Import/export HS code 030366: Hake, frozen

Frozen hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)

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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 £
Argentina 2,608,858
Uruguay 2,127,451
Spain 859,781
Mexico 754,463
Portugal 325,168

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 £
Argentina 891,049 1,717,809 +826,760
Uruguay 800,689 1,326,762 +526,073
Spain 522,992 336,789 -186,203
Mexico 167,618 586,845 +419,227
Portugal 185,107 140,061 -45,046
Latvia 152,014 127,092 -24,922
Lithuania 57,791 68,794 +11,003
France 77,683 8,725 -68,958
Romania 44,770 35,722 -9,048
South Africa 68,907 6,015 -62,892

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 £
Argentina 3,091,795
Spain 1,721,340
Uruguay 1,150,724
Mexico 778,709
Portugal 370,695

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 £
Argentina 1,026,855 2,064,940 +1,038,085
Spain 846,624 874,716 +28,092
Uruguay 513,900 636,824 +122,924
Mexico 176,001 602,708 +426,707
Portugal 230,634 140,061 -90,573
Latvia 104,707 54,087 -50,620
South Africa 69,797 6,015 -63,782
Falkland Islands 0 43,736 +43,736
Lithuania 5,487 4,167 -1,320
Romania 6,917 2,351 -4,566

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 4
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
Outer London - South 3
Greater Manchester 2

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 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 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) 6,099,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,320,245
Other 212

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) 2,214,790 3,885,133 +1,670,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 772,353 547,892 -224,461
Other 212 0 -212

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,268,235
London Gateway Port 2,169,971
Felixstowe 1,505,619
Eurotunnel 747,766
Dover 452,477

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 778,374 1,489,861 +711,487
London Gateway Port 902,920 1,267,051 +364,131
Felixstowe 584,962 920,657 +335,695
Eurotunnel 505,472 242,294 -263,178
Dover 207,361 245,116 +37,755
Liverpool Docks 0 107,364 +107,364
Southampton 0 100,200 +100,200
Portsmouth 5,669 60,482 +54,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,385 0 -2,385
000 212 0 -212

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 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 3
Other personal service activities 1
Real estate activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 6
2025-07 5

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 11
15m-54m 7
0-1m 3
54m+ 1

Import seasonality

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

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030366

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

Description: Frozen hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)