Import/export HS code 030541: Fresh or chilled salmon

Fresh or chilled salmon, including Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube salmon

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Poland 23,979,697
Belgium 14,124,460
Canada 8,606,780
Netherlands 4,630,221
Germany 2,375,901

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 £
Poland 9,601,299 14,378,398 +4,777,099
Belgium 13,882,679 241,781 -13,640,898
Canada 4,280,225 4,326,555 +46,330
Netherlands 2,299,879 2,330,342 +30,463
Germany 1,091,353 1,284,548 +193,195
France 342,333 368,988 +26,655
Ireland 254,281 308,084 +53,803
Switzerland 171,180 186,300 +15,120
Norway 119,695 86,227 -33,468
Spain 62,150 91,894 +29,744

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 £
Poland 28,223,472
Norway 12,343,006
Canada 8,350,993
Netherlands 2,443,701
Germany 1,709,777

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 £
Poland 13,438,692 14,784,780 +1,346,088
Norway 11,577,589 765,417 -10,812,172
Canada 4,024,438 4,326,555 +302,117
Netherlands 979,147 1,464,554 +485,407
Germany 687,048 1,022,729 +335,681
Switzerland 166,756 186,300 +19,544
United States 255,787 0 -255,787
France 78,667 112,450 +33,783
United Kingdom 85,867 81,610 -4,257
Denmark 119,135 0 -119,135

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - South 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,340,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,983,283
Other 1,712,001
Air transport 94,061
Road transport 3,495

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,219,672 18,121,302 +4,901,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,333,473 4,649,810 -13,683,663
Other 836,937 875,064 +38,127
Air transport 8,962 85,099 +76,137
Road transport 3,495 0 -3,495

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 19,814,966
London 10,187,202
Eurotunnel 9,180,465
Southampton 8,530,864
Immingham Docks 2,476,178

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 £
Harwich 6,192,272 13,622,694 +7,430,422
London 10,105,689 81,513 -10,024,176
Eurotunnel 5,395,644 3,784,821 -1,610,823
Southampton 4,280,225 4,250,639 -29,586
Immingham Docks 2,340,795 135,383 -2,205,412
000 836,937 875,064 +38,127
Middlesbrough 1,440,214 16,946 -1,423,268
Hull 601,986 509,135 -92,851
Dover 721,404 195,356 -526,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,104 20,435 -152,669

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 17
Food and beverage service activities 7
Manufacture of food products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 9
2025-08 8
2025-07 8

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 14
54m+ 10
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 36,951,459
United States 11,006,873
Canada 4,431,097
Italy 2,951,258
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,195,934

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 22,050,382 14,901,077 -7,149,305
United States 5,219,742 5,787,131 +567,389
Canada 2,190,164 2,240,933 +50,769
Italy 2,014,728 936,530 -1,078,198
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,321,484 874,450 -447,034
Turkey 301,406 1,512,538 +1,211,132
Ireland 857,017 560,644 -296,373
Greece 206,673 636,485 +429,812
Denmark 109,834 250,295 +140,461
Barbados 218,889 104,547 -114,342

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 432,877
Norway 38,484
XI 36,585
Ireland 8,570

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 269,901 162,976 -106,925
Norway 22,766 15,718 -7,048
XI 19,832 16,753 -3,079
Ireland 5,583 2,987 -2,596

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) 41,027,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,920,084
Air transport 5,611,593
Other 516,516

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) 24,029,430 16,997,948 -7,031,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,714,864 8,205,220 -509,644
Air transport 2,490,987 3,120,606 +629,619
Other 318,082 198,434 -119,648

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,760,649
Grangemouth Docks 9,750,177
London Heathrow Airport 5,446,623
Eurotunnel 5,127,815
Dover 3,360,364

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 18,905,988 13,854,661 -5,051,327
Grangemouth Docks 6,674,707 3,075,470 -3,599,237
London Heathrow Airport 2,338,543 3,108,080 +769,537
Eurotunnel 2,386,654 2,741,161 +354,507
Dover 3,339,364 21,000 -3,318,364
Felixstowe 13,394 3,268,814 +3,255,420
Greenock 310,472 1,165,642 +855,170
Liverpool Docks 236,783 367,460 +130,677
Southampton 377,077 179,149 -197,928
London Gateway Port 113,275 415,642 +302,367

Quick facts

HS code: 030541

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

Description: Fresh or chilled salmon, including Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube salmon