Import/export HS code 030471: Cod fish

Fish of the species Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, and Gadus macrocephalus

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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 £
Iceland 255,785,117
China 246,939,519
Netherlands 71,010,868
Norway 63,976,972
Faroe Islands 55,154,744

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 £
Iceland 120,104,872 135,680,245 +15,575,373
China 117,035,804 129,903,715 +12,867,911
Netherlands 35,458,595 35,552,273 +93,678
Norway 35,088,053 28,888,919 -6,199,134
Faroe Islands 27,401,319 27,753,425 +352,106
Poland 8,103,646 12,925,627 +4,821,981
Viet Nam 9,561,905 10,682,315 +1,120,410
Denmark 6,684,471 10,528,455 +3,843,984
Canada 6,328,971 8,353,101 +2,024,130
France 5,976,047 6,317,280 +341,233

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 £
China 250,733,619
Iceland 242,221,040
Faroe Islands 54,017,113
Russia 48,748,033
Greenland 45,830,637

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 £
China 118,205,427 132,528,192 +14,322,765
Iceland 107,621,530 134,599,510 +26,977,980
Faroe Islands 24,896,267 29,120,846 +4,224,579
Russia 29,275,133 19,472,900 -9,802,233
Greenland 23,927,612 21,903,025 -2,024,587
Norway 21,476,101 15,169,095 -6,307,006
Germany 15,369,058 20,502,849 +5,133,791
Poland 8,620,512 14,307,572 +5,687,060
Viet Nam 10,340,325 10,673,668 +333,343
Canada 5,983,254 8,362,819 +2,379,565

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 13
Inner London - East 9
Inner London - West 4
Lancashire 4
Greater Manchester 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Kent 3 1 -2
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0

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) 665,336,529
Other 77,100,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,017,757
Road transport 566,732
Air transport 3,232

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) 312,295,334 353,041,195 +40,745,861
Other 50,059,827 27,040,391 -23,019,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,006,970 42,010,787 +23,003,817
Road transport 0 566,732 +566,732
Air transport 0 3,232 +3,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 487,543,964
Felixstowe 90,456,918
000 77,100,218
Grimsby 56,462,030
Southampton 23,105,310

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 240,029,967 247,513,997 +7,484,030
Felixstowe 30,375,398 60,081,520 +29,706,122
000 50,059,827 27,040,391 -23,019,436
Grimsby 25,935,951 30,526,079 +4,590,128
Southampton 11,007,353 12,097,957 +1,090,604
Hull 6,788,871 9,566,656 +2,777,785
Dover 5,828,731 5,346,222 -482,509
499 0 8,462,785 +8,462,785
Grangemouth Docks 0 8,138,856 +8,138,856
Portsmouth 1,527,670 4,697,179 +3,169,509

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 42
Manufacture of food products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Fishing and aquaculture 3
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 21
2025-10 21
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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 22
54m+ 22
15m-54m 11
Other 7
0-1m 5

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 £
Ireland 2,303,947
Poland 1,501,069
Spain 969,079
Japan 764,774
Netherlands 632,928

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 £
Ireland 1,129,260 1,174,687 +45,427
Poland 232,226 1,268,843 +1,036,617
Spain 271,200 697,879 +426,679
Japan 764,774 0 -764,774
Netherlands 103,045 529,883 +426,838
Norway 317,343 0 -317,343
China 186,165 120,697 -65,468
Germany 163,407 62,370 -101,037
Cyprus 1,121 183,928 +182,807
Gibraltar 169,623 0 -169,623

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 £
China 222,484
XI 53,734
Ireland 50,105
Iceland 38,933
Belgium 28,485

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 £
China 112,635 109,849 -2,786
XI 7,825 45,909 +38,084
Ireland 39,209 10,896 -28,313
Iceland 12,435 26,498 +14,063
Belgium 28,485 0 -28,485
Turkey 9,392 3,784 -5,608
Norway 11,004 1,181 -9,823
Spain 4,555 5,441 +886
Netherlands 7,426 1,301 -6,125
Poland 7,821 0 -7,821

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) 3,965,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,073,992
Other 1,747,628
Air transport 5,815

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) 1,042,273 2,923,509 +1,881,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,565,516 508,476 -1,057,040
Other 893,283 854,345 -38,938
Air transport 5,815 0 -5,815

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,004,030
000 1,747,628
Felixstowe 849,927
Immingham Docks 823,654
Holyhead 425,770

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 589,670 1,414,360 +824,690
000 893,283 854,345 -38,938
Felixstowe 684,004 165,923 -518,081
Immingham Docks 113,827 709,827 +596,000
Holyhead 98,597 327,173 +228,576
Eurotunnel 0 406,511 +406,511
Grimsby 317,343 0 -317,343
Portsmouth 139,367 173,384 +34,017
Southampton 294,446 12,672 -281,774
London Gateway Port 63,062 208,676 +145,614

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030471

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

Description: Fish of the species Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, and Gadus macrocephalus