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 1,968,903
Ireland 1,182,121
Norway 192,874
Denmark 189,117
Iceland 106,199

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 955,015 1,013,888 +58,873
Ireland 680,982 501,139 -179,843
Norway 117,389 75,485 -41,904
Denmark 73,678 115,439 +41,761
Iceland 64,259 41,940 -22,319
France 30,799 13,121 -17,678
Netherlands 39,113 2,486 -36,627

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 1,968,903
Ireland 1,178,571
Norway 368,105
Iceland 147,798
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 955,015 1,013,888 +58,873
Ireland 680,384 498,187 -182,197
Norway 180,930 187,175 +6,245
Iceland 103,372 44,426 -58,946
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) 3,240,957
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 429,362
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) 1,699,658 1,541,299 -158,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 211,258 218,104 +6,846
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 1,694,583
Ayr Harbour 1,178,571
Inverness 386,752
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 650,240 1,044,343 +394,103
Ayr Harbour 680,384 498,187 -182,197
Inverness 386,752 0 -386,752
ZLC 117,257 190,924 +73,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,054 11,916 -57,138
Eurotunnel 23,043 1,205 -21,838
Grimsby 21,395 0 -21,395
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
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 2

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 59,783,330
Spain 565,471
Belgium 181,702
Ireland 169,403
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 32,599,797 27,183,533 -5,416,264
Spain 451,658 113,813 -337,845
Belgium 175,833 5,869 -169,964
Ireland 77,197 92,206 +15,009
Netherlands 145,882 0 -145,882
Germany 35,313 0 -35,313
Italy 22,180 975 -21,205
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 173,943
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 76,597 97,346 +20,749
Nicaragua 2,106 0 -2,106
Ireland 0 729 +729
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) 59,130,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,604,811
Other 177,478
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) 31,845,399 27,285,192 -4,560,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,583,058 21,753 -1,561,305
Other 79,403 98,075 +18,672
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 39,571,707
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,321,948
Portsmouth 3,147,259
Dover 1,657,773
000 177,478

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 21,879,133 17,692,574 -4,186,559
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,993,158 8,328,790 +335,632
Portsmouth 1,896,689 1,250,570 -646,119
Dover 1,656,104 1,669 -1,654,435
000 79,403 98,075 +18,672
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