Import/export HS code 230120: Animal feed from fish or seafood

Flours, meals, and pellets made from fish, crustaceans, or other seafood waste, used as animal feed

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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 £
Norway 122,733,827
Iceland 94,466,423
Ireland 38,170,063
Denmark 32,877,464
Germany 11,411,960

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 £
Norway 63,120,410 59,613,417 -3,506,993
Iceland 51,744,982 42,721,441 -9,023,541
Ireland 19,253,209 18,916,854 -336,355
Denmark 11,471,441 21,406,023 +9,934,582
Germany 1,567,258 9,844,702 +8,277,444
Netherlands 2,418,693 7,550,717 +5,132,024
Faroe Islands 31,149 7,865,510 +7,834,361
Chile 1,774,983 3,365,180 +1,590,197
Spain 2,149,753 1,917,748 -232,005
Peru 0 3,907,981 +3,907,981

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 £
Norway 100,286,810
Iceland 97,325,951
Ireland 54,512,773
Denmark 40,485,806
Germany 14,097,959

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 £
Norway 46,122,388 54,164,422 +8,042,034
Iceland 51,744,982 45,580,969 -6,164,013
Ireland 33,439,651 21,073,122 -12,366,529
Denmark 15,043,859 25,441,947 +10,398,088
Germany 2,554,213 11,543,746 +8,989,533
Faroe Islands 31,149 7,865,510 +7,834,361
Chile 2,214,034 3,432,156 +1,218,122
Spain 2,172,320 1,993,568 -178,752
Peru 24,063 3,907,981 +3,883,918
France 1,131,745 967,425 -164,320

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
North Yorkshire 3
Cheshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
East Central Scotland 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
North Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Essex 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 322,548,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,486,548
Other 93,318
Air transport 36,876

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) 150,018,437 172,530,125 +22,511,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,677,680 6,808,868 -1,868,812
Other 77,798 15,520 -62,278
Air transport 26,702 10,174 -16,528

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 141,459,835
Aberdeen Docks 94,351,917
Invergordon 36,162,950
Inverness 24,092,835
Ayr Harbour 8,776,616

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 60,986,132 80,473,703 +19,487,571
Aberdeen Docks 32,733,369 61,618,548 +28,885,179
Invergordon 19,876,702 16,286,248 -3,590,454
Inverness 24,092,835 0 -24,092,835
Ayr Harbour 5,427,562 3,349,054 -2,078,508
Immingham Docks 3,757,725 3,169,632 -588,093
Liverpool Docks 1,808,693 4,261,213 +2,452,520
Dundee 1,651,471 3,188,937 +1,537,466
London Gateway Port 1,828,357 1,103,269 -725,088
Harwich 1,190,692 1,695,364 +504,672

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 7
2025-10 7
2025-09 10
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 12
54m+ 12
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 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 £
Norway 6,506,588
Germany 3,062,793
Netherlands 2,395,886
France 1,470,383
Singapore 1,457,243

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 £
Norway 1,997,022 4,509,566 +2,512,544
Germany 0 3,062,793 +3,062,793
Netherlands 978,232 1,417,654 +439,422
France 56,692 1,413,691 +1,356,999
Singapore 1,457,243 0 -1,457,243
Greece 0 940,423 +940,423
Taiwan 926,760 0 -926,760
Italy 629,116 185,783 -443,333
India 323,819 276,927 -46,892
Ireland 248,972 245,458 -3,514

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 £
Germany 1,322
XI 736
Nicaragua 101

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 £
Germany 1,322 0 -1,322
XI 0 736 +736
Nicaragua 0 101 +101

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,335,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,651,734
Air transport 25,570
Other 15,355

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,601,032 9,734,940 +4,133,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,732,670 2,919,064 +1,186,394
Air transport 8,507 17,063 +8,556
Other 14,518 837 -13,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 2,764,164
Grimsby 2,683,643
Southampton 2,443,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,164,483
Immingham Docks 2,053,530

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 279,748 2,484,416 +2,204,668
Grimsby 0 2,683,643 +2,683,643
Southampton 1,907,861 535,341 -1,372,520
Dover / Eurotunnel 968,168 1,196,315 +228,147
Immingham Docks 670,911 1,382,619 +711,708
Dundee 0 2,025,150 +2,025,150
Montrose 1,991,022 0 -1,991,022
Aberdeen Docks 0 1,280,000 +1,280,000
Felixstowe 318,985 464,461 +145,476
Liverpool Docks 526,156 124,143 -402,013

Quick facts

HS code: 230120

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

Description: Flours, meals, and pellets made from fish, crustaceans, or other seafood waste, used as animal feed