Import/export HS code 2703: Peat, natural or pressed

Peat, a soil-like material, either in its natural state or pressed into blocks, often used for fuel or gardening

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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 £
Ireland 37,438,925
Netherlands 21,048,119
Latvia 3,390,143
Spain 2,583,278
Estonia 2,469,912

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 £
Ireland 19,215,782 18,223,143 -992,639
Netherlands 11,725,343 9,322,776 -2,402,567
Latvia 1,662,565 1,727,578 +65,013
Spain 1,347,871 1,235,407 -112,464
Estonia 1,261,045 1,208,867 -52,178
China 795,245 965,597 +170,352
France 616,148 279,803 -336,345
Belgium 385,644 449,293 +63,649
Denmark 602,154 40,493 -561,661
Germany 431,898 75,859 -356,039

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 £
Ireland 24,877,619
Netherlands 17,056,544
Belgium 4,306,422
United Kingdom 2,258,185
Latvia 2,014,803

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 £
Ireland 12,072,551 12,805,068 +732,517
Netherlands 10,004,991 7,051,553 -2,953,438
Belgium 1,798,856 2,507,566 +708,710
United Kingdom 1,851,007 407,178 -1,443,829
Latvia 1,134,378 880,425 -253,953
Spain 1,025,007 847,845 -177,162
China 785,610 974,487 +188,877
Estonia 744,901 675,886 -69,015
Germany 638,364 601,173 -37,191
Norway 355,995 7,857 -348,138

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Kent 4

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Kent 2 4 +2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 3 +3
Essex 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +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) 48,790,956
Other 14,121,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,130,200
Air transport 79,717
Road transport 29,839

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) 26,413,080 22,377,876 -4,035,204
Other 7,456,310 6,665,612 -790,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,397,383 4,732,817 +335,434
Air transport 76,609 3,108 -73,501
Road transport 23,402 6,437 -16,965

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,516,527
000 14,121,922
Holyhead 9,655,153
Liverpool Docks 7,649,325
Heysham 5,681,596

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 £
Felixstowe 8,141,069 7,375,458 -765,611
000 7,456,310 6,665,612 -790,698
Holyhead 5,594,790 4,060,363 -1,534,427
Liverpool Docks 3,644,702 4,004,623 +359,921
Heysham 2,880,513 2,801,083 -79,430
Immingham Docks 2,092,297 1,263,134 -829,163
Eurotunnel 1,608,338 1,591,005 -17,333
Harwich 1,807,523 845,239 -962,284
Fishguard 887,045 1,343,208 +456,163
Ellesmere Port 1,063,041 820,646 -242,395

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Scientific research and development 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 18
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 21

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 36
15m-54m 13
54m+ 8
Other 8
0-1m 7

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 15,969,855
France 746,947
Germany 621,479
Spain 604,286
Japan 413,416

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 7,964,241 8,005,614 +41,373
France 383,868 363,079 -20,789
Germany 463,652 157,827 -305,825
Spain 365,893 238,393 -127,500
Japan 187,779 225,637 +37,858
Oman 178,649 173,119 -5,530
Saudi Arabia 73,295 180,317 +107,022
Qatar 116,718 41,876 -74,842
Malaysia 53,182 91,983 +38,801
Thailand 111,549 21,882 -89,667

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 15,026,958
Nicaragua 2,260,011
Ireland 197,590
Spain 23,434
Latvia 5,615

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 7,199,008 7,827,950 +628,942
Nicaragua 1,455,944 804,067 -651,877
Ireland 187,048 10,542 -176,506
Spain 23,434 0 -23,434
Latvia 5,615 0 -5,615
France 0 4,307 +4,307
Germany 581 893 +312

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 17,522,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,581,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 448,807
Air transport 21,208

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 8,873,432 8,648,975 -224,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,221,598 1,359,641 +138,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 286,256 162,551 -123,705
Air transport 0 21,208 +21,208

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 17,522,407
Belfast Port 2,228,364
Poole 214,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,713
Portsmouth 119,334

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 8,873,432 8,648,975 -224,457
Belfast Port 971,497 1,256,867 +285,370
Poole 214,562 0 -214,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,162 153,551 +110,389
Portsmouth 119,334 0 -119,334
Greenock 43,736 66,250 +22,514
Southampton 57,320 0 -57,320
East Midlands Airport 0 20,208 +20,208
Immingham Docks 12,112 7,844 -4,268
Felixstowe 15,955 1,359 -14,596

Quick facts

HS code: 2703

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

Description: Peat, a soil-like material, either in its natural state or pressed into blocks, often used for fuel or gardening