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 128,308,974
Iceland 91,747,060
Ireland 41,676,999
Denmark 32,781,256
Germany 11,523,534

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 64,712,414 63,596,560 -1,115,854
Iceland 53,803,287 37,943,773 -15,859,514
Ireland 19,409,290 22,267,709 +2,858,419
Denmark 11,471,441 21,309,815 +9,838,374
Germany 1,584,836 9,938,698 +8,353,862
Netherlands 2,568,974 7,161,366 +4,592,392
Faroe Islands 31,149 7,865,510 +7,834,361
Chile 1,802,062 2,356,450 +554,388
Spain 2,095,848 1,947,669 -148,179
France 2,140,217 1,155,255 -984,962

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 105,797,257
Iceland 96,607,457
Ireland 58,003,623
Denmark 40,389,598
Germany 14,055,258

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 49,574,009 56,223,248 +6,649,239
Iceland 53,803,287 42,804,170 -10,999,117
Ireland 31,801,224 26,202,399 -5,598,825
Denmark 15,043,859 25,345,739 +10,301,880
Germany 2,463,722 11,591,536 +9,127,814
Faroe Islands 31,149 7,865,510 +7,834,361
Chile 2,241,113 2,423,426 +182,313
Spain 2,124,221 2,023,489 -100,732
France 1,297,255 948,072 -349,183
United States 1,878,208 0 -1,878,208

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
Essex 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
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) 325,367,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,910,985
Air transport 120,921
Other 109,404

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) 153,741,178 171,626,384 +17,885,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,044,550 6,866,435 -2,178,115
Air transport 103,618 17,303 -86,315
Other 90,510 18,894 -71,616

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 146,122,009
Aberdeen Docks 89,746,453
Invergordon 36,162,950
Inverness 27,744,814
Ayr Harbour 8,801,964

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 62,521,414 83,600,595 +21,079,181
Aberdeen Docks 31,255,199 58,491,254 +27,236,055
Invergordon 19,876,702 16,286,248 -3,590,454
Inverness 27,744,814 0 -27,744,814
Ayr Harbour 5,269,404 3,532,560 -1,736,844
Immingham Docks 4,118,356 2,988,369 -1,129,987
Liverpool Docks 1,818,128 3,177,453 +1,359,325
Dundee 1,651,471 3,188,937 +1,537,466
London Gateway Port 1,855,436 1,144,880 -710,556
Harwich 1,196,077 1,714,234 +518,157

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 13
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
2025-11 7
2025-10 7
2025-09 10
2025-08 6
2025-07 8

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

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 4,022,172
Germany 3,062,793
Netherlands 2,235,291
Singapore 1,489,182
France 1,470,383

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 2,025,150 +28,128
Germany 0 3,062,793 +3,062,793
Netherlands 912,186 1,323,105 +410,919
Singapore 1,340,145 149,037 -1,191,108
France 56,692 1,413,691 +1,356,999
Taiwan 926,760 0 -926,760
Greece 0 893,665 +893,665
Italy 629,116 185,783 -443,333
India 323,819 229,564 -94,255
Indonesia 523,119 0 -523,119

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 £
XU 15,492
Germany 1,508
XI 736

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 £
XU 15,481 11 -15,470
Germany 1,508 0 -1,508
XI 0 736 +736

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) 12,763,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,537,965
Air transport 25,570
Other 17,736

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) 5,629,720 7,133,434 +1,503,714
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,666,940 2,871,025 +1,204,085
Air transport 8,507 17,063 +8,556
Other 16,989 747 -16,242

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grimsby 2,683,643
Southampton 2,384,340
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,164,483
Dundee 2,025,150
Montrose 1,991,022

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 £
Grimsby 0 2,683,643 +2,683,643
Southampton 1,861,200 523,140 -1,338,060
Dover / Eurotunnel 968,168 1,196,315 +228,147
Dundee 0 2,025,150 +2,025,150
Montrose 1,991,022 0 -1,991,022
Immingham Docks 564,825 1,288,070 +723,245
Aberdeen Docks 0 1,280,000 +1,280,000
Felixstowe 345,735 464,461 +118,726
Liverpool Docks 526,156 124,143 -402,013
London Gateway Port 442,308 37,181 -405,127

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