Import/export HS code 03074331: Frozen Loligo vulgaris squid

Frozen squid from the species Loligo vulgaris

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Spain 153,995
Netherlands 76,433
Italy 46,102
Portugal 4,558

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 £
Spain 114,725 39,270 -75,455
Netherlands 14,745 61,688 +46,943
Italy 24,242 21,860 -2,382
Portugal 0 4,558 +4,558

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 £
Netherlands 76,433
Spain 72,955
Mauritania 52,697
Tunisia 40,019
Morocco 32,557

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 £
Netherlands 14,745 61,688 +46,943
Spain 62,565 10,390 -52,175
Mauritania 40,976 11,721 -29,255
Tunisia 18,159 21,860 +3,701
Morocco 15,398 17,159 +1,761
Portugal 0 4,558 +4,558
China 1,869 0 -1,869

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Midlands 1
West of England 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
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West of England 1 1 +0

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) 281,088

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) 153,712 127,376 -26,336

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 146,420
Immingham Docks 68,941
Eurotunnel 65,727

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 £
Dover 108,820 37,600 -71,220
Immingham Docks 14,745 54,196 +39,451
Eurotunnel 30,147 35,580 +5,433

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 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 3
2025-07 3
2025-06 3
2025-04 3
2025-02 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
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 2
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 £
France 7,851,933
Spain 3,423,670
Cyprus 1,201,399
Croatia 205,794
Italy 116,932

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 3,879,339 3,972,594 +93,255
Spain 1,507,627 1,916,043 +408,416
Cyprus 694,371 507,028 -187,343
Croatia 49,239 156,555 +107,316
Italy 12,165 104,767 +92,602
Slovenia 18,629 0 -18,629
Netherlands 0 10,071 +10,071

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) 11,627,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,201,399

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) 5,466,999 6,160,030 +693,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 694,371 507,028 -187,343

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,903,484
Eurotunnel 3,071,630
Portsmouth 1,512,473
Grangemouth Docks 1,128,212
Dover 1,094,349

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,444,874 3,458,610 +1,013,736
Eurotunnel 921,171 2,150,459 +1,229,288
Portsmouth 1,079,040 433,433 -645,607
Grangemouth Docks 694,371 433,841 -260,530
Dover 1,021,914 72,435 -949,479
Felixstowe 0 73,187 +73,187
Plymouth 0 35,022 +35,022
Hull 0 8,864 +8,864
Tyne 0 1,207 +1,207

Quick facts

HS code: 03074331

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

Description: Frozen squid from the species Loligo vulgaris