UK seafood imports reach £4.1 billion in 2025, twice export value; salmon remains top export
Annual data from UK seafood industry body Seafish's "Seafood in Numbers" shows that in 2025 the UK exported 483,000 tonnes of seafood worth £2 billion and imported 1.18 million tonnes worth £4.1 billion; salmon ranked first in both export volume and export value.
The annual seafood trade summary "Seafood in Numbers" released by UK seafood industry body Seafish shows that in 2025 the UK exported 483,001 tonnes of seafood worth £2 billion; in the same year it imported 1.18 million tonnes of seafood worth £4.1 billion, with import value more than twice export value. The data was reported by Fish Farmer on 4 November 2026.
Compared with 2024, UK seafood export value rose 1% in 2025 while export volume fell 2%, a decrease of about 10,000 tonnes. By export destination, exports to France were worth £810 million. By species, salmon ranked first among UK seafood exports in both export volume and export value.
Seafish is a public body established in the UK to promote and develop the seafood industry, and its "Seafood in Numbers" is an annually published summary of UK seafood trade.
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