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 29,258,301
Ireland 20,145,076
France 11,499,339
Lithuania 8,187,632
Poland 6,836,444

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 22,761,828 6,496,473 -16,265,355
Ireland 7,501,708 12,643,368 +5,141,660
France 387,791 11,111,548 +10,723,757
Lithuania 4,976,938 3,210,694 -1,766,244
Poland 3,771,421 3,065,023 -706,398
Denmark 1,916,394 2,434,186 +517,792
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 4,350,580
France 516,388
Germany 370,470
Lithuania 369,107
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 1,916,394 2,434,186 +517,792
France 379,495 136,893 -242,602
Germany 222,897 147,573 -75,324
Lithuania 369,107 0 -369,107
Romania 0 241,327 +241,327
Canada 20,394 113,859 +93,465
Czechia 74,176 0 -74,176
Ukraine 72,656 0 -72,656
Netherlands 70,640 896 -69,744
Poland 64,502 1,106 -63,396

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 3
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 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
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 80,238,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,923,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,565,802
Road transport 72,656
Air transport 62,931

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 39,732,189 40,505,849 +773,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,004,075 2,919,688 +915,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,252,614 313,188 -939,426
Road transport 72,656 0 -72,656
Air transport 25,132 37,799 +12,667

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 80,238,038
Blyth Harbour 3,771,409
Dover 848,201
Immingham Docks 698,124
Eurotunnel 399,782

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 39,732,189 40,505,849 +773,660
Blyth Harbour 1,350,892 2,420,517 +1,069,625
Dover 694,836 153,365 -541,471
Immingham Docks 682,559 15,565 -666,994
Eurotunnel 265,806 133,976 -131,830
Sharpness Docks 0 241,327 +241,327
Liverpool Docks 17,251 107,166 +89,915
Felixstowe 34,302 52,997 +18,695
ZLC 72,656 0 -72,656
London Gateway Port 13,542 41,784 +28,242

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
2025-10 2
2025-09 6
2025-08 4
2025-07 3
2025-06 1

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 15
54m+ 13
0-1m 3
15m-54m 1
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 79,098,503
Belgium 58,380,869
Netherlands 42,961,979
Portugal 23,907,763
Spain 17,916,079

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 32,890,941 46,207,562 +13,316,621
Belgium 31,685,697 26,695,172 -4,990,525
Netherlands 20,885,726 22,076,253 +1,190,527
Portugal 13,085,405 10,822,358 -2,263,047
Spain 14,411,563 3,504,516 -10,907,047
Germany 11,867,290 2,354,052 -9,513,238
Sweden 8,781,493 2,490,036 -6,291,457
Iceland 963,353 2,018,375 +1,055,022
France 1,765,478 839,527 -925,951
Denmark 718,085 1,255,020 +536,935

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 7,697,214
Germany 6,203,330
XU 4,825,193
Lithuania 2,072,957
Poland 988,700

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 3,866,394 3,830,820 -35,574
Germany 4,422,122 1,781,208 -2,640,914
XU 2,068,508 2,756,685 +688,177
Lithuania 1,000,421 1,072,536 +72,115
Poland 206,670 782,030 +575,360
France 0 430,441 +430,441
Ireland 25,286 152,653 +127,367
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) 227,666,108
Other 22,401,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,218,225
Air transport 12,470
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) 120,723,722 106,942,386 -13,781,336
Other 11,589,401 10,812,548 -776,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,798,786 2,419,439 -2,379,347
Air transport 2,567 9,903 +7,336
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 45,246,634
Avonmouth Docks 26,826,458
000 22,401,949
Southampton 20,605,461
London 20,287,441

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 23,165,909 22,080,725 -1,085,184
Avonmouth Docks 12,598,935 14,227,523 +1,628,588
000 11,589,401 10,812,548 -776,853
Southampton 13,870,507 6,734,954 -7,135,553
London 5,210,248 15,077,193 +9,866,945
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 11,033,949 7,186,372 -3,847,577
Portsmouth 8,126,355 9,157,832 +1,031,477
King's Lynn 7,989,865 7,375,822 -614,043
Immingham Docks 6,727,243 7,358,434 +631,191
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