Import/export HS code 030616: Cold-water shrimp and prawns

Cold-water shrimp and prawns, including Pandalus spp. and Crangon crangon

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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 £
Canada 2,308,859
Norway 1,660,962
Denmark 737,537
Netherlands 702,324
Ireland 498,750

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 £
Canada 1,599,136 709,723 -889,413
Norway 935,663 725,299 -210,364
Denmark 312,544 424,993 +112,449
Netherlands 523,513 178,811 -344,702
Ireland 260,554 238,196 -22,358
Iceland 82,560 231,400 +148,840
China 3,949 130,282 +126,333
Germany 49,692 391 -49,301
France 27,276 14,749 -12,527
Spain 6,897 0 -6,897

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 £
Canada 2,438,426
Lithuania 647,619
Norway 575,919
China 488,013
Estonia 468,283

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 £
Canada 1,605,747 832,679 -773,068
Lithuania 371,134 276,485 -94,649
Norway 341,642 234,277 -107,365
China 223,379 264,634 +41,255
Estonia 238,280 230,003 -8,277
Germany 275,674 75,140 -200,534
Greenland 215,021 128,886 -86,135
Iceland 0 197,675 +197,675
Netherlands 97,383 30,816 -66,567
Latvia 82,560 0 -82,560

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 5
Outer London - South 3
Inner London - East 2
Kent 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 - West and North West 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
West Midlands 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) 4,994,575
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 911,883
Other 499,141
Air transport 52,636

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) 2,915,236 2,079,339 -835,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 603,256 308,627 -294,629
Other 260,554 238,587 -21,967
Air transport 24,415 28,221 +3,806

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,367,204
Grimsby 1,584,873
000 499,141
Southampton 236,011
Middlesbrough 203,849

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 1,891,067 1,476,137 -414,930
Grimsby 918,041 666,832 -251,209
000 260,554 238,587 -21,967
Southampton 234,495 1,516 -232,979
Middlesbrough 170,124 33,725 -136,399
Liverpool Docks 191,787 0 -191,787
Felixstowe 0 128,766 +128,766
Hull 17,622 58,467 +40,845
London Heathrow Airport 24,415 28,221 +3,806
Jersey 27,276 14,749 -12,527

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 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 1
2025-06 3

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 7
1m-15m 6
54m+ 4
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 3,731,916
Denmark 129,034
Viet Nam 68,368
Spain 57,531
France 54,605

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 £
Netherlands 2,108,926 1,622,990 -485,936
Denmark 0 129,034 +129,034
Viet Nam 68,368 0 -68,368
Spain 57,531 0 -57,531
France 42,980 11,625 -31,355
Ireland 33,438 20,868 -12,570
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 25,303 21,042 -4,261
Singapore 3,214 0 -3,214
United Arab Emirates 1,364 0 -1,364

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 £
Ireland 22,678
XU 15,839
Germany 7,325
Viet Nam 2,864
Netherlands 2,541

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 £
Ireland 17,373 5,305 -12,068
XU 9,525 6,314 -3,211
Germany 3,434 3,891 +457
Viet Nam 97 2,767 +2,670
Netherlands 0 2,541 +2,541
XI 0 47 +47
China 0 3 +3

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) 3,767,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 327,448
Other 51,297

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) 2,004,289 1,763,649 -240,640
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 306,406 21,042 -285,364
Other 30,429 20,868 -9,561

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,905,300
Eurotunnel 667,558
Felixstowe 256,845
Southampton 102,430
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,852

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,852,411 1,052,889 -799,522
Eurotunnel 213,643 453,915 +240,272
Felixstowe 0 256,845 +256,845
Southampton 96,885 5,545 -91,340
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,852 0 -85,852
Poole 57,531 0 -57,531
000 30,429 20,868 -9,561
London Gateway Port 1,364 15,497 +14,133
Holyhead 3,009 0 -3,009

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 030616

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

Description: Cold-water shrimp and prawns, including Pandalus spp. and Crangon crangon