Import/export HS code 030462: Catfish

Fish of the species Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., and Ictalurus 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 £
Viet Nam 82,881,447
China 524,635
Netherlands 505,383
Singapore 341,450
Germany 151,726

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 £
Viet Nam 42,877,509 40,003,938 -2,873,571
China 39,967 484,668 +444,701
Netherlands 337,300 168,083 -169,217
Singapore 125,844 215,606 +89,762
Germany 0 151,726 +151,726
Ecuador 0 150,354 +150,354
Poland 56,682 28,325 -28,357
Myanmar 46,360 0 -46,360
Morocco 39,945 0 -39,945
Ireland 20,477 8,910 -11,567

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 £
Viet Nam 83,868,061
China 628,945
Germany 89,040
Poland 58,954
Myanmar 46,360

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 £
Viet Nam 43,253,025 40,615,036 -2,637,989
China 165,086 463,859 +298,773
Germany 0 89,040 +89,040
Poland 56,682 2,272 -54,410
Myanmar 46,360 0 -46,360
United Kingdom 0 22,917 +22,917
Netherlands 3,369 11,181 +7,812
Latvia 4,488 2,190 -2,298
Lithuania 1,369 0 -1,369

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 10
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - East 6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 4

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
Outer London - East and North East 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 78,391,804
Other 6,158,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 217,056

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) 39,570,033 38,821,771 -748,262
Other 3,911,679 2,246,514 -1,665,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,503 147,553 +78,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 34,777,950
Immingham Docks 19,843,188
Felixstowe 19,548,678
000 6,158,193
London Gateway Port 2,987,614

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 £
Southampton 15,787,475 18,990,475 +3,203,000
Immingham Docks 12,477,277 7,365,911 -5,111,366
Felixstowe 10,268,688 9,279,990 -988,698
000 3,911,679 2,246,514 -1,665,165
London Gateway Port 569,142 2,418,472 +1,849,330
499 164,573 767,159 +602,586
Liverpool Docks 306,251 76,330 -229,921
ZLC 43,644 22,917 -20,727
Grimsby 0 27,253 +27,253
Dover 17,127 7,446 -9,681

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 46
Manufacture of food products 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 16
2025-08 18
2025-07 21

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 24
54m+ 17
15m-54m 12
0-1m 5
Other 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 £
Poland 280,454
Ireland 222,199
Netherlands 124,935
Viet Nam 72,519
France 50,108

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 £
Poland 186,011 94,443 -91,568
Ireland 147,944 74,255 -73,689
Netherlands 119,765 5,170 -114,595
Viet Nam 35,303 37,216 +1,913
France 0 50,108 +50,108
Spain 0 1,674 +1,674
Norway 1,617 0 -1,617
Cyprus 0 796 +796
Portugal 0 491 +491

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 £
Ireland 11,916
Viet Nam 6,522

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 £
Ireland 10,448 1,468 -8,980
Viet Nam 358 6,164 +5,806

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) 662,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,136
Other 18,438

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) 442,914 219,305 -223,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,920 37,216 +296
Other 10,806 7,632 -3,174

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,055
Liverpool Docks 191,182
Dover 166,442
Felixstowe 35,303
London Gateway Port 32,741

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,334 149,721 +10,387
Liverpool Docks 137,138 54,044 -83,094
Dover 166,442 0 -166,442
Felixstowe 35,303 0 -35,303
London Gateway Port 0 32,741 +32,741
000 10,806 7,632 -3,174
Holyhead 0 15,540 +15,540
Southampton 0 4,475 +4,475
Immingham Docks 1,617 0 -1,617

Quick facts

HS code: 030462

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

Description: Fish of the species Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., and Ictalurus spp.