Import/export HS code 1103: Cereal groats, meal, and pellets

Processed cereal products like cracked grains, coarse meal, and pellets for cooking and animal feed

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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 £
France 25,106,584
Belgium 13,946,134
Italy 8,083,589
Spain 3,315,767
South Africa 3,206,768

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 £
France 12,560,349 12,546,235 -14,114
Belgium 6,399,983 7,546,151 +1,146,168
Italy 4,027,411 4,056,178 +28,767
Spain 1,835,265 1,480,502 -354,763
South Africa 1,782,247 1,424,521 -357,726
Germany 1,370,322 1,669,978 +299,656
Ireland 741,146 1,233,997 +492,851
Netherlands 614,836 1,221,787 +606,951
Poland 504,602 856,757 +352,155
Lithuania 546,208 536,289 -9,919

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 £
France 25,331,617
Italy 12,799,488
Belgium 10,348,588
Spain 3,357,521
South Africa 3,180,583

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 £
France 12,773,127 12,558,490 -214,637
Italy 6,476,151 6,323,337 -152,814
Belgium 4,048,950 6,299,638 +2,250,688
Spain 1,832,463 1,525,058 -307,405
South Africa 1,765,686 1,414,897 -350,789
Poland 517,565 868,704 +351,139
Lithuania 534,372 535,357 +985
Germany 314,358 535,353 +220,995
Ukraine 374,604 244,752 -129,852
Luxembourg 0 580,692 +580,692

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 31
Outer London - East and North East 22
Inner London - East 17
Inner London - West 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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
Outer London - West and North West 23 22 -1
Outer London - East and North East 19 16 -3
Inner London - East 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 14 12 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Essex 8 6 -2
West Midlands 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,169,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,317,945
Other 4,036,584
Air transport 96,496

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,289,268 25,880,279 +2,591,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,126,888 6,191,057 -935,831
Other 1,702,425 2,334,159 +631,734
Air transport 43,000 53,496 +10,496

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 19,949,888
Dover 15,132,951
London Gateway Port 5,970,993
London 5,724,499
000 4,036,584

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 £
Eurotunnel 10,666,710 9,283,178 -1,383,532
Dover 5,556,460 9,576,491 +4,020,031
London Gateway Port 3,091,285 2,879,708 -211,577
London 2,196,872 3,527,627 +1,330,755
000 1,702,425 2,334,159 +631,734
Immingham Docks 1,556,085 1,753,818 +197,733
Liverpool Docks 1,363,172 1,328,159 -35,013
Purfleet 2,280,505 282,229 -1,998,276
Felixstowe 1,067,720 767,695 -300,025
WAT 520,459 526,787 +6,328

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 126
Manufacture of food products 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Food and beverage service activities 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 61
2025-10 56
2025-09 62
2025-08 61
2025-07 57

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 101
0-1m 42
54m+ 35
15m-54m 27
Other 5

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 £
United States 3,690,890
Ireland 2,164,679
Netherlands 1,939,391
Portugal 1,184,975
Poland 866,252

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 £
United States 2,355,444 1,335,446 -1,019,998
Ireland 1,041,250 1,123,429 +82,179
Netherlands 1,093,444 845,947 -247,497
Portugal 607,750 577,225 -30,525
Poland 369,382 496,870 +127,488
Australia 481,955 224,545 -257,410
France 226,380 333,455 +107,075
Germany 235,531 236,670 +1,139
Spain 134,690 138,441 +3,751
Italy 143,938 99,989 -43,949

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 £
Ireland 715,991
XI 212,086
XU 4,520

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 £
Ireland 399,047 316,944 -82,103
XI 139,983 72,103 -67,880
XU 1,740 2,780 +1,040

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,975,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,841,736
Other 932,597
Air transport 36,002

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,890,107 3,085,653 +195,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,609,458 2,232,278 -1,377,180
Other 540,770 391,827 -148,943
Air transport 19,180 16,822 -2,358

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,519,862
Felixstowe 2,512,318
London Gateway Port 2,257,345
Liverpool Docks 1,312,157
000 932,597

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,954,905 1,564,957 -389,948
Felixstowe 754,658 1,757,660 +1,003,002
London Gateway Port 2,189,043 68,302 -2,120,741
Liverpool Docks 582,423 729,734 +147,311
000 540,770 391,827 -148,943
Holyhead 218,104 281,251 +63,147
Harwich 186,463 255,266 +68,803
Heysham 181,892 197,145 +15,253
Dover 145,433 200,220 +54,787
Southampton 149,206 111,427 -37,779

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1103

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

Description: Processed cereal products like cracked grains, coarse meal, and pellets for cooking and animal feed