Import/export HS code 03028950: Monkfish

Fish of the species Lophius spp., used for food

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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 £
Faroe Islands 2,047,698
Ireland 1,240,883
Norway 192,874
Denmark 189,117
Iceland 105,109

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 £
Faroe Islands 1,035,093 1,012,605 -22,488
Ireland 721,059 519,824 -201,235
Norway 117,389 75,485 -41,904
Denmark 73,678 115,439 +41,761
Iceland 58,787 46,322 -12,465
France 30,799 13,121 -17,678
Netherlands 31,223 2,486 -28,737

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 £
Faroe Islands 2,047,698
Ireland 1,237,333
Norway 368,105
Iceland 138,818
United Kingdom 39,724

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 £
Faroe Islands 1,035,093 1,012,605 -22,488
Ireland 720,461 516,872 -203,589
Norway 180,930 187,175 +6,245
Iceland 90,010 48,808 -41,202
United Kingdom 27,808 11,916 -15,892
Denmark 10,137 3,749 -6,388
France 2,991 1,205 -1,786

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5
North Eastern Scotland 3
East Central Scotland 1
Inner London - East 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,377,424
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 421,472
Road transport 50,864
Other 3,550

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,814,341 1,563,083 -251,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,368 218,104 +14,736
Road transport 49,721 1,143 -48,578
Other 598 2,952 +2,354

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,743,740
Ayr Harbour 1,237,333
Inverness 373,110
ZLC 308,181
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,970

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 £
Immingham Docks 730,598 1,013,142 +282,544
Ayr Harbour 720,461 516,872 -203,589
Inverness 373,110 0 -373,110
ZLC 117,257 190,924 +73,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,054 11,916 -57,138
Grimsby 21,395 34,300 +12,905
Eurotunnel 23,043 1,205 -21,838
Hull 0 13,971 +13,971
Dover 12,512 0 -12,512
000 598 2,952 +2,354

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 9
Fishing and aquaculture 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 1

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 6
15m-54m 3
54m+ 2
0-1m 1

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 58,976,777
Spain 364,612
Ireland 171,915
Italy 26,898
Belgium 26,365

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 31,815,210 27,161,567 -4,653,643
Spain 250,799 113,813 -136,986
Ireland 79,085 92,830 +13,745
Italy 23,155 3,743 -19,412
Belgium 21,400 4,965 -16,435
Netherlands 24,837 0 -24,837
United States 8,299 1,293 -7,006
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 176,455
Nicaragua 2,106
Ireland 729
France 700

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 79,354 97,101 +17,747
Nicaragua 2,106 0 -2,106
Ireland 35 694 +659
France 700 0 -700

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) 59,046,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 373,453
Other 179,990
Air transport 9,592

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) 31,780,591 27,265,994 -4,514,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 351,700 21,753 -329,947
Other 82,195 97,795 +15,600
Air transport 8,299 1,293 -7,006

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 38,721,545
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,163,089
Portsmouth 3,006,490
Dover 492,199
000 179,990

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 21,048,542 17,673,003 -3,375,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,850,000 8,313,089 -536,911
Portsmouth 1,739,846 1,266,644 -473,202
Dover 490,530 1,669 -488,861
000 82,195 97,795 +15,600
Poole 3,373 16,031 +12,658
Plymouth 0 17,311 +17,311
London Heathrow Airport 8,299 1,293 -7,006

Quick facts

HS code: 03028950

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

Description: Fish of the species Lophius spp., used for food