Countries

Greenland: trade by HS code

  • US$1.6bnExports 2024
  • US$991.6mImports 2024
  • 1,103HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Greenland came to US$1.6bn and imports to US$991.6m.

Its main exports were frozen cold-water shrimps (0306.16), halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides… (0303.31) and other prepared shrimp (airtight) (1605.29).

Its largest customer was Denmark and its largest supplier Denmark.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £76.3m from Greenland (+32% on the year before), above all other prepared shrimp (airtight), frozen cod fillets and prepared shrimp (not airtight), and exported £2.5m to it.

Greenland has no preferential arrangement with the UK: its goods pay the standard third-country rates.

Greenland and the UK

UK imports£76.3m+32% · last 12 months
UK exports£2.5m+206% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK—no preferential rates recorded

What the UK imports from Greenland

  1. 1605.29Other prepared shrimp (airtight)£51.1m
  2. 0304.71Frozen cod fillets£22.1m
  3. 1605.21Prepared shrimp (not airtight)£2.6m
  4. 0304.72Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae: haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)£173.2k
  5. 8518.40Audio amplifiers£132.3k
  6. 0303.31Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)£59.7k
  7. 0303.82Rays and skates (Rajidae)£32.5k
  8. 0304.83Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)£25.7k
  9. 8537.10Electric control panels, up to 1000 V£24.5k
  10. 0306.14Frozen crabs£24k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Greenland and the EU

EU imports€845.7m+15% · last 12 months
EU exports€904.5m+9% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU97%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)

What the EU imports from Greenland

  1. 0306.16Frozen cold-water shrimps€193m
  2. 0303.31Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)€174.1m
  3. 0303.63Frozen whole cod€165.9m
  4. 1605.29Other prepared shrimp (airtight)€131.5m
  5. 0303.54Frozen mackerel€29.5m
  6. 0304.71Frozen cod fillets€27.6m
  7. 0304.83Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)€26m
  8. 0303.99Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other: other€22.2m
  9. 0306.14Frozen crabs€17.6m
  10. 0305.62Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)€5.6m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 0306.16Frozen cold-water shrimpsUS$470.4m
  2. 0303.31Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)US$366.3m
  3. 1605.29Other prepared shrimp (airtight)US$201.8m
  4. 0303.63Frozen whole codUS$124.2m
  5. 0304.71Frozen cod filletsUS$67.2m
  6. 8902.00Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery productsUS$59.5m
  7. 0303.99Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other: otherUS$47.3m
  8. 0304.83Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)US$44.5m
  9. 0306.14Frozen crabsUS$37.5m
  10. 1605.21Prepared shrimp (not airtight)US$34.6m
  11. 0303.54Frozen mackerelUS$21.1m
  12. 0304.99Other frozen fish meatUS$16.1m
  13. 0305.20Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brineUS$9.5m
  14. 0303.89Other frozen fish (whole)US$8.9m
  15. 0302.56Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)US$7m
  16. 0305.62Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)US$5.9m
  17. 0304.89Other frozen fish filletsUS$5.9m
  18. 2529.10Feldspar: feldsparUS$3.2m
  19. 0307.22Scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae: frozenUS$2.7m
  20. 0305.32Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and MuraenolepididaeUS$2.5m

Top imports

  1. 8308.90Other buckles, clasps and eyeletsUS$17m
  2. 2202.10Sweetened or flavoured waters (soft drinks)US$14.7m
  3. 1905.90Other bakery productsUS$11.9m
  4. 8207.90Other interchangeable toolsUS$11.1m
  5. 2203.00BeerUS$11m
  6. 8473.30Computer parts and accessoriesUS$9.9m
  7. 7308.90Other steel structures and partsUS$7.9m
  8. 8467.29Other hand-held electric power toolsUS$7.7m
  9. 0306.35Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)US$7.7m
  10. 2106.90Other food preparationsUS$7.7m
  11. 2402.20Cigarettes containing tobaccoUS$7m
  12. 4819.20Folding cartons (non-corrugated board)US$6.9m
  13. 8802.11Helicopters up to 2,000 kgUS$6.7m
  14. 9403.60Other wooden furnitureUS$6.6m
  15. 2713.20Petroleum bitumenUS$6.2m
  16. 1601.00Sausages and similar productsUS$5.9m
  17. 8431.49Parts of excavators, cranes and earthmoversUS$5.9m
  18. 8708.99Other motor vehicle partsUS$5.8m
  19. 0203.29Other frozen porkUS$5.7m
  20. 8705.90Other special purpose vehiclesUS$5.6m

Main buyers from Greenland

  1. Denmark US$702.9m
  2. China US$375.9m
  3. United Kingdom US$86.6m
  4. Japan US$76.1m
  5. Iceland US$61.1m
  6. Germany US$41.5m
  7. Taiwan US$36.6m
  8. Norway US$33.7m
  9. United States US$29.7m
  10. Morocco US$17.5m

Main suppliers of Greenland

  1. Denmark US$381.3m
  2. Canada US$13m
  3. Norway US$10.4m
  4. United States US$6.1m
  5. Iceland US$5.6m
  6. Netherlands US$4.9m
  7. Austria US$3.9m
  8. Sweden US$3.9m
  9. Germany US$3.1m
  10. Finland US$1.9m

Questions and answers

What does Greenland export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was frozen cold-water shrimps (HS 0306.16), worth US$470.4m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Greenland?

No preferential rates are recorded for Greenland in the UK tariff, so the standard third-country duty applies, plus any anti-dumping or other measures that cover its goods.