Import/export HS code 121490: Various forage products

Various animal feed products not listed elsewhere, such as forage kale and lupines

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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 £
Netherlands 4,131,208
France 2,991,762
United States 2,904,155
Ireland 2,768,103
Germany 1,674,319

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 £
Netherlands 1,685,849 2,445,359 +759,510
France 1,822,447 1,169,315 -653,132
United States 1,415,428 1,488,727 +73,299
Ireland 973,402 1,794,701 +821,299
Germany 1,011,469 662,850 -348,619
Canada 413,702 371,033 -42,669
Poland 248,462 2,261 -246,201
Australia 68,658 78,210 +9,552
Turkey 83,612 49,101 -34,511
Belgium 43,416 86,576 +43,160

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 £
Netherlands 3,766,484
United States 3,048,596
France 3,012,006
Germany 1,721,965
Canada 765,747

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 £
Netherlands 1,497,576 2,268,908 +771,332
United States 1,519,059 1,529,537 +10,478
France 1,810,292 1,201,714 -608,578
Germany 1,028,522 693,443 -335,079
Canada 393,493 372,254 -21,239
Poland 302,777 55,003 -247,774
Australia 72,510 78,210 +5,700
Italy 124,441 24,886 -99,555
Turkey 101,624 29,118 -72,506
Spain 69,888 43,286 -26,602

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Suffolk 5
Norfolk 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - West and North West 3

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
Suffolk 3 4 +1
Norfolk 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,400,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,833,271
Other 2,694,232
Rail transport 1,639,437
Air transport 20,790

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) 4,088,545 3,311,849 -776,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,351,812 2,481,459 +129,647
Other 950,932 1,743,300 +792,368
Rail transport 587,574 1,051,863 +464,289
Air transport 18,633 2,157 -16,476

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,377,064
Southampton 2,968,650
Eurotunnel 2,794,773
000 2,694,232
Felixstowe 848,055

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 £
Dover 2,365,680 2,011,384 -354,296
Southampton 1,280,316 1,688,334 +408,018
Eurotunnel 1,189,196 1,605,577 +416,381
000 950,932 1,743,300 +792,368
Felixstowe 616,698 231,357 -385,341
Immingham Docks 94,906 450,670 +355,764
Killingholme 313,309 221,072 -92,237
Harwich 350,948 157,287 -193,661
London Gateway Port 454,028 23,995 -430,033
Liverpool Docks 54,872 189,218 +134,346

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 17
Manufacture of food products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 6
2025-09 9
2025-08 5
2025-07 9

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 20
54m+ 10
0-1m 6
15m-54m 5
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 £
France 1,957,100
Ireland 1,347,881
Malta 833,851
United Arab Emirates 635,752
Indonesia 416,155

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 £
France 833,762 1,123,338 +289,576
Ireland 751,981 595,900 -156,081
Malta 522,907 310,944 -211,963
United Arab Emirates 301,126 334,626 +33,500
Indonesia 131,546 284,609 +153,063
Malaysia 111,925 223,976 +112,051
Spain 28,387 256,630 +228,243
Germany 138,204 71,140 -67,064
Italy 84,977 110,961 +25,984
Netherlands 121,670 55,002 -66,668

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 £
XU 184,835
XI 162,087
Ireland 36,580
Germany 21,354
United States 3,416

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 £
XU 93,125 91,710 -1,415
XI 82,654 79,433 -3,221
Ireland 20,790 15,790 -5,000
Germany 11,277 10,077 -1,200
United States 2,287 1,129 -1,158

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) 4,007,450
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,823,093
Other 408,272
Air transport 14,328
Rail transport 7,402

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) 1,859,885 2,147,565 +287,680
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,343,222 1,479,871 +136,649
Other 210,133 198,139 -11,994
Air transport 9,560 4,768 -4,792
Rail transport 0 7,402 +7,402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,360,944
London Gateway Port 1,250,933
Felixstowe 855,757
Portsmouth 669,110
Southampton 447,780

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 438,003 922,941 +484,938
London Gateway Port 438,161 812,772 +374,611
Felixstowe 517,216 338,541 -178,675
Portsmouth 299,428 369,682 +70,254
Southampton 233,792 213,988 -19,804
000 210,133 198,139 -11,994
Immingham Docks 246,738 128,225 -118,513
Holyhead 251,199 122,595 -128,604
Eurotunnel 228,892 51,380 -177,512
Liverpool Docks 111,988 164,017 +52,029

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 121490

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

Description: Various animal feed products not listed elsewhere, such as forage kale and lupines