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 24,626,453
Belgium 12,832,188
Canada 8,606,780
Netherlands 4,573,966
Germany 2,429,826

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 10,515,873 14,110,580 +3,594,707
Belgium 12,590,407 241,781 -12,348,626
Canada 4,280,225 4,326,555 +46,330
Netherlands 2,270,316 2,303,650 +33,334
Germany 1,148,014 1,281,812 +133,798
France 277,960 352,545 +74,585
Ireland 267,673 306,918 +39,245
Switzerland 162,225 188,602 +26,377
Norway 103,335 86,227 -17,108
Spain 55,436 97,861 +42,425

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 28,678,557
Norway 11,209,993
Canada 8,350,993
Netherlands 2,419,499
Germany 1,726,992

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 13,921,492 14,757,065 +835,573
Norway 10,705,222 504,771 -10,200,451
Canada 4,024,438 4,326,555 +302,117
Netherlands 996,980 1,422,519 +425,539
Germany 695,687 1,031,305 +335,618
Switzerland 157,801 188,602 +30,801
United States 255,787 0 -255,787
United Kingdom 85,867 81,610 -4,257
France 40,665 119,040 +78,375
Denmark 71,278 3,037 -68,241

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
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,853,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,670,208
Other 1,725,093
Air transport 94,061

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) 14,042,033 17,811,411 +3,769,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,025,681 4,644,527 -12,381,154
Other 845,206 879,887 +34,681
Air transport 8,962 85,099 +76,137

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 19,569,664
Eurotunnel 10,043,247
London 9,256,066
Southampton 8,530,864
Immingham Docks 2,229,417

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 7,007,287 12,562,377 +5,555,090
Eurotunnel 5,550,750 4,492,497 -1,058,253
London 9,174,553 81,513 -9,093,040
Southampton 4,285,508 4,245,356 -40,152
Immingham Docks 2,094,718 134,699 -1,960,019
000 845,206 879,887 +34,681
Middlesbrough 1,306,804 16,946 -1,289,858
Hull 601,986 509,135 -92,851
Dover 691,945 187,428 -504,517
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,076 67,631 -93,445

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
2026-01 4
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 9
2025-08 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 37,318,402
United States 11,264,866
Canada 4,784,921
Italy 2,485,184
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,155,916

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 22,383,171 14,935,231 -7,447,940
United States 5,312,356 5,952,510 +640,154
Canada 2,190,164 2,594,757 +404,593
Italy 1,592,312 892,872 -699,440
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,317,163 838,753 -478,410
Turkey 378,677 1,402,612 +1,023,935
Ireland 862,102 494,195 -367,907
Greece 217,352 630,600 +413,248
Denmark 149,169 237,825 +88,656
Barbados 239,111 90,636 -148,475

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 £
Norway 37,809
XI 36,505
Ireland 8,527

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 £
Norway 23,145 14,664 -8,481
XI 20,077 16,428 -3,649
Ireland 5,871 2,656 -3,215

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) 41,396,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,669,187
Air transport 5,528,884
Other 541,595

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) 24,489,572 16,907,190 -7,582,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,909,069 8,760,118 +851,049
Air transport 2,636,921 2,891,963 +255,042
Other 349,668 191,927 -157,741

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,535,189
Grangemouth Docks 9,750,177
Eurotunnel 5,417,987
London Heathrow Airport 5,365,879
Felixstowe 3,541,791

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 19,832,990 13,702,199 -6,130,791
Grangemouth Docks 6,674,707 3,075,470 -3,599,237
Eurotunnel 2,555,180 2,862,807 +307,627
London Heathrow Airport 2,488,280 2,877,599 +389,319
Felixstowe 13,394 3,528,397 +3,515,003
Dover 1,868,252 21,000 -1,847,252
Greenock 310,472 1,165,642 +855,170
Liverpool Docks 295,083 661,342 +366,259
Southampton 416,397 139,829 -276,568
000 349,668 191,927 -157,741

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