Import/export HS code 030354: Mackerel, frozen

Frozen mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber japonicus, etc.)

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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 £
Ireland 10,464,943
Norway 1,611,082
Faroe Islands 384,255
China 332,689
Romania 319,506

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 £
Ireland 4,654,751 5,810,192 +1,155,441
Norway 786,707 824,375 +37,668
Faroe Islands 63,352 320,903 +257,551
China 159,560 173,129 +13,569
Romania 215,740 103,766 -111,974
Chile 77,003 228,879 +151,876
Spain 257,886 46,726 -211,160
Netherlands 76,672 54,613 -22,059
Bulgaria 60,615 48,682 -11,933
France 44,494 2,834 -41,660

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 £
Ireland 5,254,875
Norway 1,709,642
Faroe Islands 393,671
Spain 349,444
China 335,349

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 £
Ireland 1,880,989 3,373,886 +1,492,897
Norway 858,725 850,917 -7,808
Faroe Islands 72,768 320,903 +248,135
Spain 302,718 46,726 -255,992
China 159,560 175,789 +16,229
Chile 77,003 228,879 +151,876
Romania 86,278 94,804 +8,526
United Kingdom 89,246 27,149 -62,097
Bulgaria 50,629 34,455 -16,174
Uruguay 0 44,861 +44,861

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3

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
West Midlands 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +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) 5,735,444
Other 5,567,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,841,824

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) 1,603,664 4,131,780 +2,528,116
Other 3,130,877 2,436,306 -694,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,715,667 1,126,157 -589,510

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,567,183
Holyhead 3,099,849
Ayr Harbour 1,946,262
Immingham Docks 667,683
Dover 633,693

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 £
000 3,130,877 2,436,306 -694,571
Holyhead 1,581,384 1,518,465 -62,919
Ayr Harbour 283,735 1,662,527 +1,378,792
Immingham Docks 214,894 452,789 +237,895
Dover 492,111 141,582 -350,529
Grimsby 275,380 274,708 -672
499 0 549,667 +549,667
London Gateway Port 84,636 228,879 +144,243
Eurotunnel 177,115 23,868 -153,247
Hull 170,082 1,835 -168,247

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 25
Manufacture of food products 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Fishing and aquaculture 2
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 4
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 20
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6

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 £
Netherlands 122,177,526
Lithuania 44,166,691
Viet Nam 25,143,932
France 17,168,591
Japan 16,940,849

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 £
Netherlands 56,243,146 65,934,380 +9,691,234
Lithuania 19,765,699 24,400,992 +4,635,293
Viet Nam 12,465,401 12,678,531 +213,130
France 12,254,402 4,914,189 -7,340,213
Japan 11,206,561 5,734,288 -5,472,273
China 5,343,220 9,841,809 +4,498,589
Ukraine 5,400,528 3,717,647 -1,682,881
Canada 4,498,833 3,349,377 -1,149,456
Denmark 1,343,493 6,120,452 +4,776,959
Nigeria 3,670,972 1,312,154 -2,358,818

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 14,943,432
Ireland 6,206

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 8,049,945 6,893,487 -1,156,458
Ireland 6,206 0 -6,206

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 235,638,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,623,759
Other 14,949,638

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,155,778 124,482,285 +13,326,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,123,052 24,500,707 -4,622,345
Other 8,056,151 6,893,487 -1,162,664

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 126,325,633
Lerwick 41,018,137
Peterhead 24,564,766
000 14,949,638
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,794,883

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 58,842,574 67,483,059 +8,640,485
Lerwick 28,705,585 12,312,552 -16,393,033
Peterhead 3,220,419 21,344,347 +18,123,928
000 8,056,151 6,893,487 -1,162,664
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,904,351 4,890,532 -5,013,819
Tyne 6,121,797 8,202,084 +2,080,287
Portsmouth 9,135,483 3,446,629 -5,688,854
Middlesbrough 7,040,669 5,431,487 -1,609,182
Felixstowe 1,114,333 9,348,772 +8,234,439
Greenock 2,866,887 6,635,495 +3,768,608

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030354

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

Description: Frozen mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber japonicus, etc.)