Import/export HS code 030289: Various fish, fresh or chilled

Other fish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Sri Lanka 19,415,068
India 4,277,687
Faroe Islands 2,064,911
Egypt 1,860,289
France 1,743,334

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sri Lanka 9,770,139 9,644,929 -125,210
India 2,100,974 2,176,713 +75,739
Faroe Islands 1,046,627 1,018,284 -28,343
Egypt 1,163,301 696,988 -466,313
France 796,554 946,780 +150,226
Ireland 845,089 634,926 -210,163
Turkey 726,084 617,535 -108,549
Netherlands 521,889 691,569 +169,680
Denmark 248,685 621,652 +372,967
Mauritius 394,929 386,939 -7,990

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Sri Lanka 19,572,231
India 4,249,833
Faroe Islands 2,064,911
Egypt 1,860,289
France 1,522,012

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sri Lanka 9,944,646 9,627,585 -317,061
India 2,055,776 2,194,057 +138,281
Faroe Islands 1,046,627 1,018,284 -28,343
Egypt 1,163,301 696,988 -466,313
France 707,792 814,220 +106,428
Turkey 712,000 617,535 -94,465
Netherlands 534,651 793,551 +258,900
Ireland 720,461 518,683 -201,778
Mauritius 373,427 381,592 +8,165
Denmark 190,066 507,895 +317,829

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 17
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Outer London - East and North East 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - East 15 13 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 28,709,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,595,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,253,437
Other 240,543
Road transport 90,990

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 14,825,649 13,884,079 -941,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,511,711 3,083,746 +572,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,248,205 2,005,232 -242,973
Other 124,628 115,915 -8,713
Road transport 88,363 2,627 -85,736

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 26,881,915
Eurotunnel 4,048,170
Immingham Docks 1,919,563
Felixstowe 1,399,578
Ayr Harbour 1,237,333

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 13,970,130 12,911,785 -1,058,345
Eurotunnel 1,650,354 2,397,816 +747,462
Immingham Docks 821,576 1,097,987 +276,411
Felixstowe 752,595 646,983 -105,612
Ayr Harbour 720,461 516,872 -203,589
London Gatwick Airport 688,635 539,586 -149,049
Manchester Airport 159,113 429,588 +270,475
ZLC 170,891 253,533 +82,642
Inverness 383,644 0 -383,644
Dover / Eurotunnel 197,049 100,615 -96,434

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 4
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 18
2025-10 23
2025-09 21
2025-08 17

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 28
0-1m 16
15m-54m 9
54m+ 6
Other 4

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
France 62,594,686
Spain 941,607
Ireland 230,167
Belgium 29,978
Italy 27,785

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
France 33,513,950 29,080,736 -4,433,214
Spain 567,900 373,707 -194,193
Ireland 102,515 127,652 +25,137
Belgium 24,283 5,695 -18,588
Italy 23,155 4,630 -18,525
United States 19,517 5,520 -13,997
Netherlands 24,837 0 -24,837
Norway 0 8,624 +8,624
Germany 543 175 -368

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 291,335
Nicaragua 2,542
Ireland 729
France 700
XL 94

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 118,354 172,981 +54,627
Nicaragua 2,106 436 -1,670
Ireland 35 694 +659
France 700 0 -700
XL 0 94 +94

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,990,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 572,280
Other 295,400
Air transport 25,037

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,592,745 29,397,977 -4,194,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 543,243 29,037 -514,206
Other 121,195 174,205 +53,010
Air transport 19,517 5,520 -13,997

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 39,419,547
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,693,440
Portsmouth 5,902,765
Dover 500,333
000 295,400

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Eurotunnel 21,363,365 18,056,182 -3,307,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,005,815 8,687,625 -318,190
Portsmouth 3,263,726 2,639,039 -624,687
Dover 498,664 1,669 -496,995
000 121,195 174,205 +53,010
Poole 3,373 25,188 +21,815
London Heathrow Airport 19,517 5,520 -13,997
Plymouth 1,045 17,311 +16,266

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 030289

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Other fish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled