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 2,123,558
India 1,879,087
Germany 313,963
Italy 253,417
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 952,167 1,171,391 +219,224
India 1,060,326 818,761 -241,565
Germany 313,963 0 -313,963
Italy 90,610 162,807 +72,197
France 75,476 136,915 +61,439
Ireland 103,888 30,305 -73,583
Denmark 0 19,076 +19,076
Netherlands 14,782 0 -14,782
Norway 1,966 0 -1,966
Pakistan 1,861 0 -1,861

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 2,123,558
India 1,879,087
United Kingdom 602,271
Ireland 104,679
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 952,167 1,171,391 +219,224
India 1,060,326 818,761 -241,565
United Kingdom 381,832 220,439 -161,393
Ireland 50,359 54,320 +3,961
Tunisia 36,731 0 -36,731
France 7,607 21,091 +13,484
Italy 3,520 19,127 +15,607
Netherlands 14,782 0 -14,782
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
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Inner London - East 1
Inner London - West 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
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1
Outer London - South 0 1 +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) 4,004,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 813,629
Other 134,193
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) 2,014,354 1,990,152 -24,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 494,831 318,798 -176,033
Other 103,888 30,305 -73,583
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 1,571,215
Belfast Port 1,461,384
Felixstowe 877,779
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 966,949 604,266 -362,683
Belfast Port 836,400 624,984 -211,416
Felixstowe 178,936 698,843 +519,907
Eurotunnel 94,023 276,090 +182,067
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,963 0 -313,963
000 103,888 30,305 -73,583
Dover 72,063 42,708 -29,355
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
2025-11 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 1
2025-07 1
2025-06 2

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 65,022,912
Italy 25,973,649
Spain 17,550,798
Viet Nam 7,078,768
India 6,138,036

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 31,416,018 33,606,894 +2,190,876
Italy 11,135,106 14,838,543 +3,703,437
Spain 8,718,173 8,832,625 +114,452
Viet Nam 3,010,025 4,068,743 +1,058,718
India 5,302,255 835,781 -4,466,474
Denmark 3,569,078 2,125,641 -1,443,437
China 2,249,657 2,957,822 +708,165
Ireland 1,496,801 1,103,810 -392,991
Germany 919,760 607,224 -312,536
Netherlands 443,915 619,416 +175,501

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 4,702,655
Italy 45,146
XU 35,133
Ireland 164

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 1,767,382 2,935,273 +1,167,891
Italy 45,146 0 -45,146
XU 18,584 16,549 -2,035
Ireland 164 0 -164

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) 113,420,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,695,625
Other 4,783,098
Rail transport 96,077
Air transport 14,532

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) 55,095,192 58,325,351 +3,230,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,137,322 9,558,303 -3,579,019
Other 1,831,276 2,951,822 +1,120,546
Rail transport 49,103 46,974 -2,129
Air transport 1,032 13,500 +12,468

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 54,728,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,647,896
Belfast Port 11,575,563
Grangemouth Docks 7,003,755
Portsmouth 6,957,188

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 25,935,518 28,793,279 +2,857,761
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,650,642 23,997,254 +4,346,612
Belfast Port 7,669,049 3,906,514 -3,762,535
Grangemouth Docks 2,968,103 4,035,652 +1,067,549
Portsmouth 3,836,455 3,120,733 -715,722
000 1,831,276 2,951,822 +1,120,546
Dover 4,594,579 0 -4,594,579
Immingham Docks 851,376 1,879,132 +1,027,756
Holyhead 1,226,782 212,021 -1,014,761
Greenock 634,054 257,500 -376,554

Quick facts

HS code: 030615

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

Description: Live or processed Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)