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 4,400,557
United States 3,044,508
Ireland 2,878,495
France 2,868,723
Germany 1,677,920

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 1,717,535 2,683,022 +965,487
United States 1,430,784 1,613,724 +182,940
Ireland 1,194,797 1,683,698 +488,901
France 1,660,440 1,208,283 -452,157
Germany 1,063,994 613,926 -450,068
Canada 415,119 344,650 -70,469
Poland 195,040 1,316 -193,724
Turkey 112,730 34,238 -78,492
Belgium 37,154 96,822 +59,668
Australia 112,644 14,311 -98,333

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 4,060,086
United States 3,163,414
France 2,860,987
Germany 1,745,157
Canada 757,588

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 1,537,990 2,522,096 +984,106
United States 1,528,922 1,634,492 +105,570
France 1,651,926 1,209,061 -442,865
Germany 1,091,158 653,999 -437,159
Canada 391,675 365,913 -25,762
Poland 240,283 54,058 -186,225
Ireland 21,333 116,384 +95,051
Australia 116,496 14,311 -102,185
Turkey 115,427 14,255 -101,172
Belgium 40,354 78,455 +38,101

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 4 4 +0
Norfolk 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
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) 7,346,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,940,124
Other 2,738,675
Rail transport 1,807,428
Air transport 15,240

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) 3,758,505 3,587,691 -170,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,389,746 2,550,378 +160,632
Other 1,172,327 1,566,348 +394,021
Rail transport 727,269 1,080,159 +352,890
Air transport 13,083 2,157 -10,926

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,227,832
Southampton 3,077,080
Eurotunnel 2,919,304
000 2,738,675
Felixstowe 856,641

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 2,173,427 2,054,405 -119,022
Southampton 1,289,236 1,787,844 +498,608
Eurotunnel 1,204,468 1,714,836 +510,368
000 1,172,327 1,566,348 +394,021
Felixstowe 606,261 250,380 -355,881
Killingholme 294,981 270,936 -24,045
Immingham Docks 96,479 466,876 +370,397
Harwich 349,400 161,880 -187,520
London Gateway Port 457,317 20,706 -436,611
Liverpool Docks 115,426 131,650 +16,224

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 4
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 6
2025-09 9
2025-08 5

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 19
54m+ 8
0-1m 6
15m-54m 6
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 1,992,367
Ireland 1,332,508
Malta 840,266
United Arab Emirates 650,674
Indonesia 448,155

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 886,015 1,106,352 +220,337
Ireland 756,838 575,670 -181,168
Malta 522,853 317,413 -205,440
United Arab Emirates 339,190 311,484 -27,706
Indonesia 131,546 316,609 +185,063
Malaysia 111,925 209,976 +98,051
Spain 28,387 286,037 +257,650
Italy 78,747 119,306 +40,559
United States 18,650 179,260 +160,610
Germany 159,238 29,406 -129,832

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 159,924
Ireland 36,188
Germany 21,912
United States 3,260

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 94,810 65,114 -29,696
Ireland 20,094 16,094 -4,000
Germany 11,565 10,347 -1,218
United States 2,138 1,122 -1,016

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) 4,055,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,824,925
Other 409,479
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) 1,958,520 2,097,206 +138,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,316,786 1,508,139 +191,353
Other 221,450 188,029 -33,421
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 1,402,997
London Gateway Port 1,270,458
Felixstowe 878,744
Portsmouth 662,694
Southampton 410,891

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 446,623 956,374 +509,751
London Gateway Port 448,828 821,630 +372,802
Felixstowe 549,814 328,930 -220,884
Portsmouth 323,404 339,290 +15,886
Southampton 210,903 199,988 -10,915
000 221,450 188,029 -33,421
Holyhead 245,296 116,228 -129,068
Immingham Docks 249,964 97,311 -152,653
Eurotunnel 257,291 22,981 -234,310
Liverpool Docks 120,340 155,665 +35,325

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