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 3,396,943
France 2,913,497
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 1,178,550 2,218,393 +1,039,843
France 1,471,271 1,442,226 -29,045
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 3,213,794
France 2,816,542
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 1,113,249 2,100,545 +987,296
France 1,374,316 1,442,226 +67,910
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) 4,783,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,255,576
Other 185,609
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) 1,967,329 2,815,818 +848,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 573,415 682,161 +108,746
Other 67,761 117,848 +50,087
Air transport 49,227 39,052 -10,175
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 2,524,377
Eurotunnel 1,789,528
Jersey 918,099
Ayr Harbour 337,477
000 185,609

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 584,272 1,940,105 +1,355,833
Eurotunnel 1,027,705 761,823 -265,882
Jersey 328,907 589,192 +260,285
Ayr Harbour 244,508 92,969 -151,539
000 67,761 117,848 +50,087
Portsmouth 83,225 62,301 -20,924
Liverpool Docks 110,876 3,153 -107,723
London Heathrow Airport 49,227 39,052 -10,175
Belfast Port 57,104 25,266 -31,838
Fishguard 53,399 0 -53,399

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
2026-01 5
2025-11 5
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 6

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 5,017,570
Ireland 1,394,979
Netherlands 596,873
Malaysia 11,906
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,787

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 2,085,117 2,932,453 +847,336
Ireland 764,661 630,318 -134,343
Netherlands 270,627 326,246 +55,619
Malaysia 8,960 2,946 -6,014
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,007 5,780 +773
South Africa 6,450 0 -6,450

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 4,221,604
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 2,043,820 2,177,784 +133,964
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 4,223,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,216,809
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 569,137
Air transport 29,143

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 2,045,673 2,177,803 +132,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 852,073 1,364,736 +512,663
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 222,659 346,478 +123,819
Air transport 20,417 8,726 -11,691

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,223,476
Jersey 2,198,706
Portsmouth 434,178
Plymouth 106,594
Eurotunnel 46,468

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 2,045,673 2,177,803 +132,130
Jersey 833,970 1,364,736 +530,766
Portsmouth 142,102 292,076 +149,974
Plymouth 52,192 54,402 +2,210
Eurotunnel 46,468 0 -46,468
London Heathrow Airport 19,173 8,726 -10,447
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