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EU–United Kingdom trade in fish & seafood
In May 2026, the EU exported €26M of fish & seafood to the United Kingdom and imported €115M — a €89M deficit in this category.
The EU's fish & seafood deficit with the United Kingdom has widened by about 20% over the past year, from €74M to €89M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 5% of the EU's extra-EU imports of fish & seafood in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€26M
EU imports
€115M
Balance
−€89M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 0304Fish fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh, chilled or frozen€10M
- 0302Fish, fresh or chilled (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€5.1M
- 0305Fish, fit for human consumption, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, fit for human consumption, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption€2.9M
- 0303Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€2.8M
- 0306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, incl. crustaceans in shell cooked by steaming or by boiling in water; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption€2.6M
← EU imports
- 0302Fish, fresh or chilled (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€57M
- 0307Molluscs, fit for human consumption, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption€21M
- 0306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, incl. crustaceans in shell cooked by steaming or by boiling in water; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption€19M
- 0304Fish fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh, chilled or frozen€8.4M
- 0303Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€6.5M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €26M | €115M | −€89M |
| April 2026 | €29M | €106M | −€77M |
| March 2026 | €35M | €135M | −€100M |
| February 2026 | €25M | €101M | −€75M |
| January 2026 | €24M | €97M | −€73M |
| December 2025 | €28M | €141M | −€113M |
| November 2025 | €27M | €148M | −€121M |
| October 2025 | €25M | €110M | −€85M |
| September 2025 | €26M | €93M | −€67M |
| August 2025 | €24M | €105M | −€81M |
| July 2025 | €34M | €118M | −€84M |
| June 2025 | €34M | €112M | −€78M |
| May 2025 | €31M | €105M | −€74M |
| April 2025 | €31M | €120M | −€89M |
| March 2025 | €30M | €139M | −€109M |
| February 2025 | €28M | €112M | −€85M |
| January 2025 | €21M | €110M | −€89M |
| December 2024 | €24M | €140M | −€116M |
| November 2024 | €25M | €152M | −€127M |
| October 2024 | €30M | €138M | −€108M |
| September 2024 | €26M | €100M | −€75M |
| August 2024 | €22M | €111M | −€89M |
| July 2024 | €25M | €120M | −€95M |
| June 2024 | €24M | €122M | −€98M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.