Import/export HS code 230320: Sugar production waste

Waste from sugar production, like beet-pulp and bagasse, used in animal feed or biofuel

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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 £
Egypt 10,654,821
Ireland 6,619,598
Netherlands 5,767,314
Germany 4,417,133
United States 2,423,935

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 £
Egypt 1,365,887 9,288,934 +7,923,047
Ireland 1,577,506 5,042,092 +3,464,586
Netherlands 235,544 5,531,770 +5,296,226
Germany 846,902 3,570,231 +2,723,329
United States 2,423,935 0 -2,423,935
China 833,627 1,019,072 +185,445
France 0 1,808,950 +1,808,950
Poland 676,394 0 -676,394
India 127,231 201,845 +74,614
Switzerland 74,523 177,772 +103,249

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 £
Egypt 12,639,073
Netherlands 3,936,045
United States 2,423,935
Germany 2,403,121
China 1,823,641

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 £
Egypt 1,365,887 11,273,186 +9,907,299
Netherlands 228,634 3,707,411 +3,478,777
United States 2,423,935 0 -2,423,935
Germany 83,442 2,319,679 +2,236,237
China 804,569 1,019,072 +214,503
France 0 1,808,950 +1,808,950
India 127,231 201,845 +74,614
Switzerland 8,682 180,321 +171,639
Indonesia 87,414 98,488 +11,074
Finland 26,424 12,773 -13,651

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Kent 1

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
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
West Central Scotland 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,691,809
Other 9,202,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,165,676
Road transport 11,397
Air transport 5,098

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,587,309 20,104,500 +15,517,191
Other 3,103,932 6,098,139 +2,994,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 622,734 542,942 -79,792
Road transport 3,211 8,186 +4,975
Air transport 0 5,098 +5,098

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,202,071
Liverpool Docks 6,320,868
Belfast Port 3,822,519
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,455,125
Londonderry 3,018,895

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 3,103,932 6,098,139 +2,994,207
Liverpool Docks 0 6,320,868 +6,320,868
Belfast Port 0 3,822,519 +3,822,519
Warrenpoint Harbour 0 3,455,125 +3,455,125
Londonderry 2,423,935 594,960 -1,828,975
Leith 1,365,887 577,656 -788,231
Felixstowe 832,471 904,840 +72,369
Immingham Docks 13,357 1,346,376 +1,333,019
WAT 0 1,140,226 +1,140,226
Milford 0 614,159 +614,159

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 8
Employment activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Food and beverage service activities 1
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 5
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
54m+ 7
1m-15m 4
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 8,790,632
Denmark 572,681
Norway 503,783
United Arab Emirates 126,312
South Africa 92,858

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 3,404,214 5,386,418 +1,982,204
Denmark 565,516 7,165 -558,351
Norway 0 503,783 +503,783
United Arab Emirates 55,357 70,955 +15,598
South Africa 0 92,858 +92,858
Germany 45,397 45,386 -11
Switzerland 0 56,046 +56,046
France 20,502 14,126 -6,376
Bahrain 0 25,946 +25,946
Belgium 1,578 18,331 +16,753

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 4,406,661
Egypt 1,537,213
United States 957,992
France 120,291
Germany 85,465

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 1,958,503 2,448,158 +489,655
Egypt 0 1,537,213 +1,537,213
United States 239,899 718,093 +478,194
France 0 120,291 +120,291
Germany 0 85,465 +85,465

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,107,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,317,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 952,175
Air transport 931

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 £
Other 2,198,402 4,909,220 +2,710,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,131,338 1,185,908 +54,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 792,968 159,207 -633,761
Air transport 931 0 -931

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,107,622
King's Lynn 1,065,299
Liverpool Docks 707,942
Southampton 498,281
Ipswich Dock 468,000

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 £
000 2,198,402 4,909,220 +2,710,818
King's Lynn 561,516 503,783 -57,733
Liverpool Docks 707,942 0 -707,942
Southampton 498,281 0 -498,281
Ipswich Dock 0 468,000 +468,000
London Gateway Port 70,842 213,391 +142,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,365 131,565 +64,200
Immingham Docks 10,415 17,933 +7,518
Holyhead 2,120 8,013 +5,893
Dover 4,397 1,245 -3,152

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 230320

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

Description: Waste from sugar production, like beet-pulp and bagasse, used in animal feed or biofuel