Import/export HS code 030633: Crabs

Live or processed crabs, including all species and forms

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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 £
Ireland 4,455,061
Sri Lanka 3,172,574
France 709,140
Greece 654,868
Norway 599,973

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 £
Ireland 2,141,305 2,313,756 +172,451
Sri Lanka 1,592,699 1,579,875 -12,824
France 631,828 77,312 -554,516
Greece 343,081 311,787 -31,294
Norway 359,550 240,423 -119,127
Netherlands 263,853 0 -263,853
Canada 63,887 54,181 -9,706
Spain 70,232 28,474 -41,758
China 61,822 0 -61,822
India 35,584 3,108 -32,476

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 £
Ireland 4,334,097
Sri Lanka 3,202,769
United Kingdom 850,473
Greece 627,916
Norway 623,609

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 £
Ireland 2,137,540 2,196,557 +59,017
Sri Lanka 1,622,894 1,579,875 -43,019
United Kingdom 819,245 31,228 -788,017
Greece 334,058 293,858 -40,200
Norway 363,790 259,819 -103,971
Canada 63,887 54,181 -9,706
Spain 70,232 27,007 -43,225
China 69,519 0 -69,519
Denmark 58,421 0 -58,421
France 1,512 46,084 +44,572

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Greater Manchester 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
Inner London - East 10 4 -6
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Norfolk 2 1 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,614,799
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,356,065
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,124,867
Other 120,964

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 £
Air transport 2,429,303 2,185,496 -243,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,617,716 1,738,349 -879,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 552,027 572,840 +20,813
Other 3,765 117,199 +113,434

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,553,085
Milford 1,974,241
Holyhead 1,288,953
Eurotunnel 844,343
Fishguard 703,690

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,415,212 2,137,873 -277,339
Milford 1,015,517 958,724 -56,793
Holyhead 697,068 591,885 -105,183
Eurotunnel 815,869 28,474 -787,395
Fishguard 160,625 543,065 +382,440
Ayr Harbour 202,462 102,883 -99,579
000 3,765 117,199 +113,434
Dover 94,206 0 -94,206
Liverpool Docks 61,868 0 -61,868
Felixstowe 61,822 0 -61,822

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 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of food products 6
Food and beverage service activities 3
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 12
2025-08 10

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 19
0-1m 15
Other 4
54m+ 3
15m-54m 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 26,515,532
China 15,328,386
Spain 14,920,224
Portugal 10,627,560
Netherlands 1,207,485

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 17,214,070 9,301,462 -7,912,608
China 8,860,547 6,467,839 -2,392,708
Spain 7,770,048 7,150,176 -619,872
Portugal 4,667,205 5,960,355 +1,293,150
Netherlands 654,008 553,477 -100,531
Italy 601,283 456,881 -144,402
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 571,142 231,216 -339,926
Japan 223,336 413,427 +190,091
Viet Nam 450,003 179,270 -270,733
Ireland 361,350 250,045 -111,305

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 82,154
Singapore 1,074

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 43,899 38,255 -5,644
Singapore 393 681 +288

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) 53,328,842
Air transport 18,059,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,789,194
Other 103,969

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) 30,051,023 23,277,819 -6,773,204
Air transport 10,493,074 7,566,325 -2,926,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,197,678 591,516 -606,162
Other 65,033 38,936 -26,097

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 37,658,741
London Heathrow Airport 13,841,212
Plymouth 6,332,537
Eurotunnel 4,905,487
Manchester Airport 1,780,596

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 £
Portsmouth 22,106,126 15,552,615 -6,553,511
London Heathrow Airport 8,141,658 5,699,554 -2,442,104
Plymouth 3,267,429 3,065,108 -202,321
Eurotunnel 2,364,837 2,540,650 +175,813
Manchester Airport 975,925 804,671 -171,254
Poole 244,783 1,533,183 +1,288,400
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,173,762 513,463 -660,299
London Gatwick Airport 395,701 951,847 +556,146
Dover 1,276,037 54,595 -1,221,442
Jersey 734,897 426,707 -308,190

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030633

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

Description: Live or processed crabs, including all species and forms