Import/export HS code 230990: Various animal feed preparations

Animal feed products not listed in other categories

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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 224,556,050
Ireland 168,696,424
Faroe Islands 118,151,376
France 111,036,931
United States 64,211,406

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 99,989,130 124,566,920 +24,577,790
Ireland 90,123,316 78,573,108 -11,550,208
Faroe Islands 72,483,428 45,667,948 -26,815,480
France 57,851,215 53,185,716 -4,665,499
United States 33,960,022 30,251,384 -3,708,638
Germany 19,106,007 22,866,414 +3,760,407
Belgium 21,344,633 18,661,310 -2,683,323
Denmark 13,005,802 12,125,309 -880,493
Poland 7,787,225 9,460,341 +1,673,116
Italy 4,648,502 3,860,150 -788,352

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 160,886,991
Faroe Islands 116,195,256
France 91,089,385
United States 69,612,602
Germany 56,126,843

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 67,084,795 93,802,196 +26,717,401
Faroe Islands 70,527,308 45,667,948 -24,859,360
France 47,417,225 43,672,160 -3,745,065
United States 36,559,323 33,053,279 -3,506,044
Germany 25,368,742 30,758,101 +5,389,359
Ireland 23,073,733 20,672,761 -2,400,972
Belgium 15,279,369 14,726,008 -553,361
Denmark 11,502,016 10,498,756 -1,003,260
Poland 8,203,250 9,024,326 +821,076
Bulgaria 7,591,441 6,062,133 -1,529,308

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Inner London - West 19
Suffolk 19
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17
North Yorkshire 16

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 16 +1
Inner London - West 15 15 +0
Suffolk 14 16 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 14 +3
North Yorkshire 15 13 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 11 -2
Essex 11 11 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 13 +2
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Cheshire 11 11 +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) 391,627,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 309,490,515
Other 168,582,210
Air transport 11,493,192
Road transport 456,256

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) 201,998,887 189,628,895 -12,369,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,987,523 151,502,992 -6,484,531
Other 88,150,494 80,431,716 -7,718,778
Air transport 5,719,996 5,773,196 +53,200
Road transport 204,263 251,993 +47,730

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 168,582,210
Immingham Docks 145,482,058
Dover 94,357,133
Aberdeen Docks 93,015,233
Hull 36,081,103

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 88,150,494 80,431,716 -7,718,778
Immingham Docks 64,741,270 80,740,788 +15,999,518
Dover 48,556,944 45,800,189 -2,756,755
Aberdeen Docks 47,347,285 45,667,948 -1,679,337
Hull 6,936,596 29,144,507 +22,207,911
Liverpool Docks 21,250,372 14,193,785 -7,056,587
Harwich 19,219,254 14,077,735 -5,141,519
Felixstowe 16,234,572 15,408,857 -825,715
Stornoway 25,290,692 0 -25,290,692
Eurotunnel 13,258,988 10,164,708 -3,094,280

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 101
Manufacture of food products 98
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 32
Other manufacturing 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 113
2025-11 132
2025-10 144
2025-09 124
2025-08 124

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 138
54m+ 98
0-1m 75
15m-54m 46
Other 26

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 £
Norway 343,210,846
Ireland 318,608,143
Iceland 88,797,453
Netherlands 81,776,429
United States 58,742,375

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 £
Norway 160,917,241 182,293,605 +21,376,364
Ireland 169,830,649 148,777,494 -21,053,155
Iceland 56,366,479 32,430,974 -23,935,505
Netherlands 32,220,579 49,555,850 +17,335,271
United States 30,399,032 28,343,343 -2,055,689
France 18,938,772 20,792,661 +1,853,889
Saudi Arabia 16,114,726 17,163,499 +1,048,773
Belgium 15,810,757 15,329,289 -481,468
Russia 18,754,349 10,728,741 -8,025,608
Germany 13,948,914 12,152,580 -1,796,334

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 192,894,398
Ireland 11,234,001
Netherlands 1,451,936
United States 1,428,485
Belgium 698,754

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 96,614,225 96,280,173 -334,052
Ireland 4,562,553 6,671,448 +2,108,895
Netherlands 685,874 766,062 +80,188
United States 1,371,491 56,994 -1,314,497
Belgium 398,011 300,743 -97,268
Germany 303,814 290,314 -13,500
France 145,264 162,428 +17,164
Austria 243,070 0 -243,070
Malaysia 133,576 66,017 -67,559
Czechia 37,830 65,796 +27,966

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) 804,397,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 361,104,474
Other 216,649,012
Air transport 52,116,143
Road transport 1,212,866

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) 416,442,352 387,955,629 -28,486,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 180,237,410 180,867,064 +629,654
Other 110,292,994 106,356,018 -3,936,976
Air transport 20,073,210 32,042,933 +11,969,723
Road transport 881,846 331,020 -550,826

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 377,568,592
000 216,649,012
Dover / Eurotunnel 145,191,104
London Gateway Port 134,490,972
Immingham Docks 92,452,612

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 191,877,743 185,690,849 -6,186,894
000 110,292,994 106,356,018 -3,936,976
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,525,258 79,665,846 +14,140,588
London Gateway Port 69,072,671 65,418,301 -3,654,370
Immingham Docks 49,199,025 43,253,587 -5,945,438
Southampton 41,221,364 40,439,118 -782,246
London 38,866,847 35,693,387 -3,173,460
Grangemouth Docks 20,815,201 27,004,146 +6,188,945
Felixstowe 24,498,252 16,643,043 -7,855,209
London Heathrow Airport 15,033,709 25,869,333 +10,835,624

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 230990

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

Description: Animal feed products not listed in other categories