Import/export HS code 030615: Norway lobsters

Live or processed Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)

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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 £
Viet Nam 2,133,133
India 1,780,687
Germany 313,963
Italy 263,686
France 212,391

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 £
Viet Nam 935,722 1,197,411 +261,689
India 1,060,326 720,361 -339,965
Germany 313,963 0 -313,963
Italy 93,822 169,864 +76,042
France 75,476 136,915 +61,439
Ireland 104,140 28,673 -75,467
Denmark 0 19,076 +19,076
Netherlands 12,382 0 -12,382
Iceland 0 4,112 +4,112
Norway 1,966 0 -1,966

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 £
Viet Nam 2,133,133
India 1,780,687
United Kingdom 606,383
Ireland 114,948
Tunisia 36,731

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 £
Viet Nam 935,722 1,197,411 +261,689
India 1,060,326 720,361 -339,965
United Kingdom 381,832 224,551 -157,281
Ireland 52,188 62,760 +10,572
Tunisia 36,731 0 -36,731
France 7,607 21,091 +13,484
Italy 4,903 17,744 +12,841
Netherlands 12,382 0 -12,382
Norway 1,966 3,821 +1,855
Pakistan 1,861 0 -1,861

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 3
Outer London - South 2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Inner London - East 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
North Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,919,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 821,498
Other 132,813
Air transport 1,966

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) 1,997,909 1,921,884 -76,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 495,643 325,855 -169,788
Other 104,140 28,673 -75,467
Air transport 1,966 0 -1,966

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,464,221
Belfast Port 1,362,984
Felixstowe 996,060
Eurotunnel 370,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,963

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 948,104 516,117 -431,987
Belfast Port 836,400 526,584 -309,816
Felixstowe 178,936 817,124 +638,188
Eurotunnel 97,235 272,878 +175,643
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,963 0 -313,963
000 104,140 28,673 -75,467
Dover 72,063 52,977 -19,086
Grangemouth Docks 0 62,059 +62,059
London Gateway Port 44,990 0 -44,990
London Heathrow Airport 1,966 0 -1,966

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

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 1
2025-07 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
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 3
54m+ 2
0-1m 1
Other 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 65,918,320
Italy 26,337,372
Spain 17,677,717
Viet Nam 6,906,930
Denmark 5,694,719

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 32,518,789 33,399,531 +880,742
Italy 11,505,587 14,831,785 +3,326,198
Spain 8,517,791 9,159,926 +642,135
Viet Nam 3,095,281 3,811,649 +716,368
Denmark 3,734,161 1,960,558 -1,773,603
India 4,901,107 784,581 -4,116,526
China 2,249,657 3,390,180 +1,140,523
Ireland 1,497,164 1,133,120 -364,044
Germany 723,368 831,514 +108,146
Netherlands 463,179 664,649 +201,470

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 £
XI 4,751,524
Italy 45,146
Ireland 131

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 £
XI 1,784,090 2,967,434 +1,183,344
Italy 45,146 0 -45,146
Ireland 131 0 -131

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) 114,935,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,380,614
Other 4,830,051
Rail transport 96,077
Air transport 22,342

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) 56,385,031 58,550,202 +2,165,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,706,953 9,673,661 -3,033,292
Other 1,847,564 2,982,487 +1,134,923
Rail transport 49,103 46,974 -2,129
Air transport 1,032 21,310 +20,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 55,938,238
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,219,303
Belfast Port 10,951,377
Grangemouth Docks 7,057,983
Portsmouth 6,715,720

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 £
Eurotunnel 27,044,111 28,894,127 +1,850,016
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,249,565 23,969,738 +3,720,173
Belfast Port 7,301,957 3,649,420 -3,652,537
Grangemouth Docks 2,951,435 4,106,548 +1,155,113
Portsmouth 3,611,475 3,104,245 -507,230
000 1,847,564 2,982,487 +1,134,923
Dover 4,211,464 0 -4,211,464
Immingham Docks 994,289 1,960,509 +966,220
Holyhead 1,226,782 241,607 -985,175
Felixstowe 464,509 591,411 +126,902

Quick facts

HS code: 030615

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

Description: Live or processed Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)