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 19,334,593
India 4,156,875
Faroe Islands 1,986,116
Egypt 1,843,684
France 1,758,428

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 9,767,718 9,566,875 -200,843
India 2,078,367 2,078,508 +141
Faroe Islands 966,549 1,019,567 +53,018
Egypt 1,076,878 766,806 -310,072
France 861,050 897,378 +36,328
Turkey 880,057 559,106 -320,951
Ireland 812,354 625,303 -187,051
Netherlands 487,369 719,582 +232,213
Denmark 246,546 590,313 +343,767
Mauritius 379,015 387,804 +8,789

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 19,490,699
India 4,130,078
Faroe Islands 1,986,116
Egypt 1,843,684
France 1,538,826

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 9,940,018 9,550,681 -389,337
India 2,032,780 2,097,298 +64,518
Faroe Islands 966,549 1,019,567 +53,018
Egypt 1,076,878 766,806 -310,072
France 762,763 776,063 +13,300
Turkey 865,973 559,106 -306,867
Netherlands 492,817 810,461 +317,644
Ireland 680,384 499,998 -180,386
Mauritius 357,513 382,457 +24,944
Denmark 189,280 475,203 +285,923

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 18
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 5
Inner London - West 4
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
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 1 -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 28,480,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,756,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,104,743
Other 256,947
Road transport 98,868

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 14,764,458 13,716,368 -1,048,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,791,786 2,964,392 +172,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,134,790 1,969,953 -164,837
Other 131,970 124,977 -6,993
Road transport 96,241 2,627 -93,614

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 26,718,162
Eurotunnel 4,081,225
Immingham Docks 1,870,423
Felixstowe 1,495,122
London Gatwick Airport 1,216,544

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 13,926,421 12,791,741 -1,134,680
Eurotunnel 1,764,135 2,317,090 +552,955
Immingham Docks 742,486 1,127,937 +385,451
Felixstowe 906,568 588,554 -318,014
London Gatwick Airport 697,894 518,650 -179,244
Ayr Harbour 680,384 498,187 -182,197
Manchester Airport 130,954 402,857 +271,903
ZLC 173,453 258,849 +85,396
Inverness 397,286 0 -397,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 193,576 104,579 -88,997

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 5
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 23
2025-09 21
2025-08 17
2025-07 19

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 29
0-1m 16
15m-54m 10
54m+ 6
Other 2

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 63,372,448
Spain 1,137,965
Ireland 228,187
Belgium 187,514
Netherlands 145,882

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 34,257,923 29,114,525 -5,143,398
Spain 757,305 380,660 -376,645
Ireland 98,984 129,203 +30,219
Belgium 180,777 6,737 -174,040
Netherlands 145,882 0 -145,882
Germany 35,856 175 -35,681
Italy 22,180 1,862 -20,318
United States 19,517 4,467 -15,050
Norway 0 8,624 +8,624

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 289,619
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 113,120 176,499 +63,379
Nicaragua 2,106 436 -1,670
Ireland 0 729 +729
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) 62,971,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,875,232
Other 293,684
Air transport 23,984

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) 33,536,786 29,434,991 -4,101,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,846,195 29,037 -1,817,158
Other 115,926 177,758 +61,832
Air transport 19,517 4,467 -15,050

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 40,260,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,853,153
Portsmouth 6,020,423
Dover 1,665,907
000 293,684

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 22,192,870 18,067,739 -4,125,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,146,974 8,706,179 +559,205
Portsmouth 3,374,481 2,645,942 -728,539
Dover 1,664,238 1,669 -1,662,569
000 115,926 177,758 +61,832
Poole 3,373 25,188 +21,815
London Heathrow Airport 19,517 4,467 -15,050
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