Import/export HS code 030449: Various fish, fresh, chilled, or frozen

Fresh, chilled, or frozen fish not listed elsewhere, including a wide variety of species for diverse culinary uses

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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 £
Turkey 39,613,865
Spain 6,546,508
Sri Lanka 3,963,528
Japan 3,515,686
Seychelles 2,226,467

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 £
Turkey 18,609,951 21,003,914 +2,393,963
Spain 3,688,215 2,858,293 -829,922
Sri Lanka 1,854,837 2,108,691 +253,854
Japan 1,616,341 1,899,345 +283,004
Seychelles 1,266,709 959,758 -306,951
Greece 698,871 327,238 -371,633
India 458,197 480,683 +22,486
Iceland 356,786 521,650 +164,864
Netherlands 213,046 597,256 +384,210
Ireland 159,944 579,979 +420,035

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 £
Turkey 40,314,529
Spain 6,533,634
Sri Lanka 3,970,796
Japan 3,571,928
Seychelles 2,215,519

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 £
Turkey 18,934,533 21,379,996 +2,445,463
Spain 3,678,801 2,854,833 -823,968
Sri Lanka 1,861,065 2,109,731 +248,666
Japan 1,646,488 1,925,440 +278,952
Seychelles 1,256,801 958,718 -298,083
Greece 698,871 327,238 -371,633
India 458,197 480,683 +22,486
Iceland 356,786 521,650 +164,864
Australia 273,292 302,900 +29,608
Netherlands 74,653 228,828 +154,175

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - East and North East 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - East 7 10 +3
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Norfolk 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,445,279
Air transport 12,470,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,837,694
Other 729,594
Rail transport 5,233

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,262,238 23,183,041 +920,803
Air transport 6,037,925 6,432,321 +394,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,198,313 1,639,381 +441,068
Other 159,944 569,650 +409,706
Rail transport 3,748 1,485 -2,263

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 31,927,503
Eurotunnel 14,615,112
London Heathrow Airport 11,544,948
Harwich 1,068,517
East Midlands Airport 772,535

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 £
Felixstowe 13,807,166 18,120,337 +4,313,171
Eurotunnel 8,384,604 6,230,508 -2,154,096
London Heathrow Airport 5,702,846 5,842,102 +139,256
Harwich 1,068,517 0 -1,068,517
East Midlands Airport 263,082 509,453 +246,371
000 159,944 569,650 +409,706
Dover 44,677 295,400 +250,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 154,014 81,024 -72,990
London Gatwick Airport 9,391 73,135 +63,744
London Stansted Airport 61,671 0 -61,671

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Food and beverage service activities 8
Manufacture of food products 7
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
2025-08 23
2025-07 25

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 19
0-1m 12
15m-54m 7
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 5,934,432
Netherlands 5,105,849
United Arab Emirates 1,008,058
Switzerland 885,889
Italy 161,089

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 3,202,662 2,731,770 -470,892
Netherlands 2,818,185 2,287,664 -530,521
United Arab Emirates 179,313 828,745 +649,432
Switzerland 181,900 703,989 +522,089
Italy 10,127 150,962 +140,835
Ireland 75,857 57,419 -18,438
Philippines 0 68,664 +68,664
Denmark 6,873 24,955 +18,082
Norway 20,092 0 -20,092
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,183 6,464 +2,281

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 286,872
XU 90,765

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 127,708 159,164 +31,456
XU 50,923 39,842 -11,081

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) 10,252,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,457,482
Air transport 1,289,528
Other 377,637

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) 4,619,832 5,632,767 +1,012,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,373,852 83,630 -1,290,222
Air transport 334,541 954,987 +620,446
Other 178,631 199,006 +20,375

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,347,885
Tyne 4,787,037
London Heathrow Airport 1,289,528
Dover / Eurotunnel 794,707
000 377,637

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 2,529,881 2,818,004 +288,123
Tyne 2,575,060 2,211,977 -363,083
London Heathrow Airport 334,541 954,987 +620,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 292,563 502,144 +209,581
000 178,631 199,006 +20,375
Dover 350,663 0 -350,663
Immingham Docks 85,137 70,134 -15,003
Hull 62,729 40,266 -22,463
Killingholme 93,468 0 -93,468
Southampton 4,183 68,664 +64,481

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030449

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

Description: Fresh, chilled, or frozen fish not listed elsewhere, including a wide variety of species for diverse culinary uses