Import/export HS code 03049923: Herring fish

Fish of the species Clupea harengus and Clupea pallasii, 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 465,140
Iceland 15,904

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 251,239 213,901 -37,338
Iceland 15,904 0 -15,904

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 451,490
Iceland 15,904
United Kingdom 13,650

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 237,589 213,901 -23,688
Iceland 15,904 0 -15,904
United Kingdom 13,650 0 -13,650

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - South 1

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 - South 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) 481,044

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) 267,143 213,901 -53,242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grimsby 419,653
Hull 35,359
Immingham Docks 15,904
Grangemouth Docks 10,128

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 £
Grimsby 205,752 213,901 +8,149
Hull 35,359 0 -35,359
Immingham Docks 15,904 0 -15,904
Grangemouth Docks 10,128 0 -10,128

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 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-02 1

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
15m-54m 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 £
Germany 19,718,050
Netherlands 8,522,847
Latvia 2,392,072
Lithuania 2,296,053
Poland 1,978,835

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 £
Germany 11,852,773 7,865,277 -3,987,496
Netherlands 1,976,295 6,546,552 +4,570,257
Latvia 2,390,582 1,490 -2,389,092
Lithuania 0 2,296,053 +2,296,053
Poland 33,777 1,945,058 +1,911,281

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,723,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,184,738

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,890,250 14,832,869 -1,057,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 363,177 3,821,561 +3,458,384

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 17,375,721
Peterhead 8,768,681
Tyne 3,039,685
Aberdeen Docks 2,471,404
499 1,167,766

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 9,189,505 8,186,216 -1,003,289
Peterhead 5,532,979 3,235,702 -2,297,277
Tyne 93,870 2,945,815 +2,851,945
Aberdeen Docks 0 2,471,404 +2,471,404
499 1,167,766 0 -1,167,766
Lerwick 0 939,547 +939,547
Dover / Eurotunnel 241,205 644,906 +403,701
Dover 0 138,197 +138,197
Hull 28,102 91,153 +63,051
Middlesbrough 0 1,490 +1,490

Quick facts

HS code: 03049923

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

Description: Fish of the species Clupea harengus and Clupea pallasii, used for food