Import/export HS code 1003: Barley

Barley grains, commonly used for food, animal feed, or making beer and whiskey

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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 £
Germany 27,863,437
Ireland 20,806,183
France 11,469,308
Lithuania 8,113,487
Poland 5,105,405

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 £
Germany 21,365,851 6,497,586 -14,868,265
Ireland 7,772,266 13,033,917 +5,261,651
France 1,540,794 9,928,514 +8,387,720
Lithuania 5,673,526 2,439,961 -3,233,565
Poland 2,040,382 3,065,023 +1,024,641
Denmark 1,440,882 2,434,186 +993,304
Latvia 0 2,618,901 +2,618,901
Sweden 246,604 1,014,676 +768,072
Estonia 1,175,959 0 -1,175,959
Finland 0 635,247 +635,247

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 £
Denmark 3,875,068
France 485,357
Germany 371,583
Lithuania 294,962
Romania 241,327

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 £
Denmark 1,440,882 2,434,186 +993,304
France 348,464 136,893 -211,571
Germany 222,897 148,686 -74,211
Lithuania 294,962 0 -294,962
Romania 0 241,327 +241,327
Canada 27,646 126,953 +99,307
Ukraine 72,656 0 -72,656
Netherlands 70,640 896 -69,744
Czechia 63,594 0 -63,594
China 19,481 28,660 +9,179

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Lincolnshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 77,821,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,463,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,403,163
Road transport 72,987
Air transport 45,897

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 £
Other 38,879,489 38,941,631 +62,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,566,950 2,896,785 +1,329,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,089,756 313,407 -776,349
Road transport 72,656 331 -72,325
Air transport 8,098 37,799 +29,701

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 77,821,120
Blyth Harbour 3,296,383
Dover 743,647
Immingham Docks 698,114
Eurotunnel 389,578

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 £
000 38,879,489 38,941,631 +62,142
Blyth Harbour 875,380 2,421,003 +1,545,623
Dover 589,282 154,365 -434,917
Immingham Docks 681,436 16,678 -664,758
Eurotunnel 257,496 132,082 -125,414
Sharpness Docks 0 241,327 +241,327
Liverpool Docks 24,503 120,260 +95,757
Felixstowe 34,302 53,973 +19,671
ZLC 72,656 331 -72,325
London Gateway Port 49,511 5,815 -43,696

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 6
2025-08 4
2025-07 3

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 14
54m+ 13
0-1m 3
15m-54m 2
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 £
Ireland 77,893,070
Belgium 53,180,934
Netherlands 40,200,480
Portugal 23,268,538
Spain 16,639,864

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 £
Ireland 33,115,714 44,777,356 +11,661,642
Belgium 29,693,670 23,487,264 -6,206,406
Netherlands 19,439,794 20,760,686 +1,320,892
Portugal 11,746,275 11,522,263 -224,012
Spain 13,233,873 3,405,991 -9,827,882
Germany 10,128,454 2,354,052 -7,774,402
Sweden 5,713,544 2,490,036 -3,223,508
Iceland 1,196,513 1,785,215 +588,702
Denmark 1,295,892 669,413 -626,479
France 667,664 840,606 +172,942

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 £
XI 7,772,939
Germany 5,182,969
Lithuania 2,072,957
Poland 1,175,134
France 542,725

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 £
XI 3,717,872 4,055,067 +337,195
Germany 3,712,749 1,470,220 -2,242,529
Lithuania 1,018,759 1,054,198 +35,439
Poland 277,155 897,979 +620,824
France 0 542,725 +542,725
Ireland 20,574 152,653 +132,079
Latvia 0 6,175 +6,175

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) 211,129,243
Other 21,967,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,169,924
Air transport 9,903
Road transport 950

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) 110,602,092 100,527,151 -10,074,941
Other 10,815,553 11,152,093 +336,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,845,794 2,324,130 -2,521,664
Air transport 0 9,903 +9,903
Road transport 950 0 -950

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 42,564,792
Avonmouth Docks 24,857,496
000 21,967,646
London 20,287,441
Southampton 19,508,211

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 £
Ipswich Dock 22,586,431 19,978,361 -2,608,070
Avonmouth Docks 10,629,973 14,227,523 +3,597,550
000 10,815,553 11,152,093 +336,540
London 6,956,455 13,330,986 +6,374,531
Southampton 12,353,104 7,155,107 -5,197,997
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 9,394,406 6,550,373 -2,844,033
Portsmouth 7,898,749 7,990,642 +91,893
King's Lynn 7,130,067 6,737,461 -392,606
Immingham Docks 7,124,486 6,131,107 -993,379
Great Yarmouth 3,852,945 8,388,700 +4,535,755

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 1003

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

Description: Barley grains, commonly used for food, animal feed, or making beer and whiskey