Import/export HS code 030481: Pacific and Atlantic salmon

Fish of the species Oncorhynchus spp. and Salmo salar, used for food

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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 £
Norway 64,542,243
China 26,013,965
Canada 21,753,679
Poland 8,233,804
Ireland 6,172,772

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 £
Norway 31,300,739 33,241,504 +1,940,765
China 12,383,467 13,630,498 +1,247,031
Canada 10,149,686 11,603,993 +1,454,307
Poland 4,300,134 3,933,670 -366,464
Ireland 1,931,276 4,241,496 +2,310,220
Chile 3,683,822 505,369 -3,178,453
United States 1,625,534 1,949,523 +323,989
Sweden 2,066,718 1,232,305 -834,413
Netherlands 1,382,846 1,282,337 -100,509
Viet Nam 2,180,166 0 -2,180,166

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 £
Norway 73,102,440
China 26,196,731
United States 25,312,550
Poland 8,263,645
Chile 5,016,721

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 £
Norway 35,002,454 38,099,986 +3,097,532
China 12,239,548 13,957,183 +1,717,635
United States 11,659,834 13,652,716 +1,992,882
Poland 4,318,750 3,944,895 -373,855
Chile 4,401,421 615,300 -3,786,121
Viet Nam 2,331,797 16,174 -2,315,623
Faroe Islands 1,064,961 1,061,013 -3,948
Sweden 944,018 990,037 +46,019
Ireland 761,489 742,207 -19,282
Denmark 481,555 199,699 -281,856

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 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Lancashire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,898,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,600,185
Other 516,287
Road transport 65,306
Air transport 29,711

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) 54,560,856 46,337,489 -8,223,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,214,448 27,385,737 +8,171,289
Other 255,813 260,474 +4,661
Road transport 65,306 0 -65,306
Air transport 9,043 20,668 +11,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 49,580,765
Southampton 24,123,427
Felixstowe 23,019,491
Hull 13,611,732
Grimsby 9,657,783

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 23,591,171 25,989,594 +2,398,423
Southampton 10,205,191 13,918,236 +3,713,045
Felixstowe 13,727,927 9,291,564 -4,436,363
Hull 7,618,039 5,993,693 -1,624,346
Grimsby 4,667,539 4,990,244 +322,705
London 3,802,529 2,988,271 -814,258
Holyhead 1,605,060 4,005,262 +2,400,202
Eurotunnel 1,516,228 2,451,118 +934,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,703,246 947,647 -1,755,599
Dover 2,334,515 1,157,316 -1,177,199

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 30
Manufacture of food products 16
Food and beverage service activities 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 14
2025-09 18
2025-08 14

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
54m+ 19
15m-54m 12
1m-15m 11
Other 5
0-1m 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 £
France 2,862,840
United States 1,984,961
Ireland 1,636,993
Netherlands 826,555
Philippines 713,553

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 1,495,493 1,367,347 -128,146
United States 1,748,084 236,877 -1,511,207
Ireland 788,313 848,680 +60,367
Netherlands 485,738 340,817 -144,921
Philippines 128,868 584,685 +455,817
Denmark 373,648 177,081 -196,567
Norway 532,196 13,370 -518,826
Latvia 279,342 32,335 -247,007
Poland 81,542 224,941 +143,399
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 135,653 91,514 -44,139

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 10,314
XI 2,926
China 915
Iceland 388

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 6,802 3,512 -3,290
XI 836 2,090 +1,254
China 915 0 -915
Iceland 54 334 +280

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) 7,078,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,881,991
Air transport 182,380
Other 112,563

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) 3,802,939 3,275,959 -526,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,780,601 1,101,390 -1,679,211
Air transport 12,503 169,877 +157,374
Other 32,325 80,238 +47,913

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,094,589
Immingham Docks 2,662,859
Liverpool Docks 1,534,693
Southampton 1,214,604
Eurotunnel 1,214,519

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 1,604,091 1,490,498 -113,593
Immingham Docks 2,431,845 231,014 -2,200,831
Liverpool Docks 779,880 754,813 -25,067
Southampton 461,024 753,580 +292,556
Eurotunnel 518,960 695,559 +176,599
Dover 542,454 200,104 -342,350
London Gateway Port 115,073 164,896 +49,823
London Heathrow Airport 12,503 169,877 +157,374
000 32,325 80,238 +47,913
Felixstowe 65,096 34,683 -30,413

Quick facts

HS code: 030481

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

Description: Fish of the species Oncorhynchus spp. and Salmo salar, used for food