Import/export HS code 030711: Live, fresh, or chilled molluscs

Molluscs that are live, fresh, or chilled, including those in shell or not

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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 3,339,356
France 2,934,006
Spain 5,451
Germany 2,207
Netherlands 253

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 1,152,202 2,187,154 +1,034,952
France 1,457,985 1,476,021 +18,036
Spain 5,451 0 -5,451
Germany 2,207 0 -2,207
Netherlands 253 0 -253

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 3,149,859
France 2,837,051
Jersey 101,045
Iceland 1,361

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 1,082,349 2,067,510 +985,161
France 1,361,030 1,476,021 +114,991
Jersey 101,045 0 -101,045
Iceland 1,361 0 -1,361

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3
Inner London - West 2
West Central Scotland 2
Cheshire 1
Essex 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
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Essex 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,735,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,259,904
Other 191,957
Air transport 88,279
Road transport 5,740

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) 1,955,557 2,779,836 +824,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 545,144 714,760 +169,616
Other 72,313 119,644 +47,331
Air transport 45,084 43,195 -1,889
Road transport 0 5,740 +5,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,408,226
Eurotunnel 1,810,037
Jersey 918,099
Ayr Harbour 341,805
000 191,957

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 £
Holyhead 575,092 1,833,134 +1,258,042
Eurotunnel 1,017,102 792,935 -224,167
Jersey 328,907 589,192 +260,285
Ayr Harbour 216,237 125,568 -90,669
000 72,313 119,644 +47,331
Portsmouth 83,225 62,301 -20,924
Liverpool Docks 78,996 33,073 -45,923
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,392 31,593 -27,799
Belfast Port 61,773 27,317 -34,456
London Heathrow Airport 45,084 43,195 -1,889

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Food and beverage service activities 2
Dormant Company 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 6
2025-07 7

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 5
0-1m 3
15m-54m 2
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 4,903,401
Ireland 1,401,225
Netherlands 574,385
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,107
Malaysia 11,906

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 1,946,584 2,956,817 +1,010,233
Ireland 749,560 651,665 -97,895
Netherlands 270,627 303,758 +33,131
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,327 5,780 -3,547
Malaysia 8,960 2,946 -6,014
South Africa 0 6,450 +6,450
Singapore 1,349 0 -1,349

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 4,120,152
XU 1,834
Ireland 38

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 1,830,753 2,289,399 +458,646
XU 1,834 0 -1,834
Ireland 19 19 +0

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,122,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,257,708
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 499,279
Air transport 34,812

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 £
Other 1,832,606 2,289,418 +456,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 915,460 1,342,248 +426,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 218,705 280,574 +61,869
Air transport 19,636 15,176 -4,460

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,122,024
Jersey 2,239,605
Portsmouth 357,931
Plymouth 106,594
Eurotunnel 52,857

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 £
000 1,832,606 2,289,418 +456,812
Jersey 897,357 1,342,248 +444,891
Portsmouth 138,636 219,295 +80,659
Plymouth 52,192 54,402 +2,210
Eurotunnel 45,980 6,877 -39,103
London Heathrow Airport 18,392 15,176 -3,216
Edinburgh Airport 1,244 0 -1,244

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030711

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

Description: Molluscs that are live, fresh, or chilled, including those in shell or not