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 253,482,701
China 243,998,135
Netherlands 74,346,091
Norway 62,984,643
Faroe Islands 60,185,239

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 122,830,482 130,652,219 +7,821,737
China 115,036,442 128,961,693 +13,925,251
Netherlands 36,034,865 38,311,226 +2,276,361
Norway 31,585,908 31,398,735 -187,173
Faroe Islands 33,926,966 26,258,273 -7,668,693
Viet Nam 9,583,680 11,491,313 +1,907,633
Poland 7,996,802 12,191,625 +4,194,823
Denmark 6,284,878 10,092,723 +3,807,845
Canada 5,986,442 8,525,169 +2,538,727
France 5,806,137 6,186,872 +380,735

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 247,936,610
Iceland 235,065,969
Faroe Islands 59,047,608
Russia 52,352,677
Greenland 47,543,538

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 116,393,643 131,542,967 +15,149,324
Iceland 104,528,754 130,537,215 +26,008,461
Faroe Islands 31,389,956 27,657,652 -3,732,304
Russia 31,049,612 21,303,065 -9,746,547
Greenland 29,349,984 18,193,554 -11,156,430
Norway 22,030,458 16,250,678 -5,779,780
Germany 11,791,717 23,660,482 +11,868,765
Viet Nam 10,362,100 11,482,666 +1,120,566
Poland 8,513,668 13,178,976 +4,665,308
Canada 5,640,725 8,534,887 +2,894,162

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 12 +1
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
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) 663,215,131
Other 82,939,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,916,292

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) 315,090,853 348,124,278 +33,033,425
Other 50,510,409 32,429,177 -18,081,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,293,388 39,622,904 +20,329,516

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 486,754,547
Felixstowe 88,872,193
000 82,939,586
Grimsby 57,348,433
Southampton 22,877,033

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 247,027,521 239,727,026 -7,300,495
Felixstowe 30,259,312 58,612,881 +28,353,569
000 50,510,409 32,429,177 -18,081,232
Grimsby 21,987,037 35,361,396 +13,374,359
Southampton 9,899,702 12,977,331 +3,077,629
Hull 7,599,750 9,060,712 +1,460,962
Dover 6,243,232 4,884,539 -1,358,693
Grangemouth Docks 0 7,534,745 +7,534,745
499 0 6,508,790 +6,508,790
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 41
Manufacture of food products 21
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
2025-11 21
2025-10 21
2025-09 20
2025-08 18
2025-07 23

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+ 21
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 2,315,118
Poland 1,417,602
Spain 1,015,759
Japan 764,774
Netherlands 472,258

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 1,141,437 1,173,681 +32,244
Poland 0 1,417,602 +1,417,602
Spain 316,543 699,216 +382,673
Japan 764,774 0 -764,774
Netherlands 103,045 369,213 +266,168
Norway 317,343 0 -317,343
China 186,165 100,233 -85,932
Germany 199,460 62,370 -137,090
Gibraltar 210,423 0 -210,423
Iceland 1,752 121,205 +119,453

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 £
XU 1,291,378
China 225,957
XI 50,456
Ireland 49,456
Iceland 35,121

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 £
XU 641,523 649,855 +8,332
China 111,754 114,203 +2,449
XI 6,135 44,321 +38,186
Ireland 39,218 10,238 -28,980
Iceland 12,448 22,673 +10,225
Belgium 28,485 0 -28,485
Norway 16,171 1,073 -15,098
Turkey 9,203 4,627 -4,576
Netherlands 8,148 1,463 -6,685
Spain 4,066 5,110 +1,044

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) 3,896,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,940,065
Other 1,757,407
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) 976,906 2,919,370 +1,942,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,603,484 336,581 -1,266,903
Other 902,731 854,676 -48,055
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 1,995,946
000 1,757,407
Felixstowe 824,137
Immingham Docks 662,984
Holyhead 427,162

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 425,055 1,570,891 +1,145,836
000 902,731 854,676 -48,055
Felixstowe 684,004 140,133 -543,871
Immingham Docks 113,827 549,157 +435,330
Holyhead 99,989 327,173 +227,184
Portsmouth 237,223 173,384 -63,839
Eurotunnel 0 406,511 +406,511
Grimsby 317,343 0 -317,343
Southampton 292,317 18,174 -274,143
London 210,423 0 -210,423

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