Import/export HS code 310210: Urea fertilizers

Urea, a common nitrogen fertilizer, available in solid form or dissolved in water

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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 101,450,311
Algeria 96,425,774
Egypt 93,590,385
Finland 88,408,009
Germany 53,462,432

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 48,829,338 52,620,973 +3,791,635
Algeria 30,355,382 66,070,392 +35,715,010
Egypt 47,160,141 46,430,244 -729,897
Finland 42,653,369 45,754,640 +3,101,271
Germany 25,899,822 27,562,610 +1,662,788
Poland 22,856,998 23,762,385 +905,387
France 8,583,789 15,021,848 +6,438,059
Ireland 5,845,822 6,789,930 +944,108
Nigeria 0 9,435,018 +9,435,018
China 1,704,851 4,618,332 +2,913,481

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 £
Algeria 109,440,518
Egypt 92,437,301
Russia 87,563,863
Germany 73,000,560
Netherlands 72,226,642

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 £
Algeria 38,422,778 71,017,740 +32,594,962
Egypt 45,934,273 46,503,028 +568,755
Russia 41,796,178 45,767,685 +3,971,507
Germany 36,192,536 36,808,024 +615,488
Netherlands 34,017,562 38,209,080 +4,191,518
Poland 18,732,447 19,389,433 +656,986
France 8,489,781 14,916,474 +6,426,693
Nigeria 0 9,435,018 +9,435,018
China 1,704,851 4,610,679 +2,905,828
United States 2,343,393 2,250,657 -92,736

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Midlands 5

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 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -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) 504,238,365
Other 30,889,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,301,039
Air transport 292,377
Road transport 156,738

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) 222,560,691 281,677,674 +59,116,983
Other 16,671,018 14,218,804 -2,452,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,150,276 9,150,763 -999,513
Air transport 216,764 75,613 -141,151
Road transport 0 156,738 +156,738

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 126,617,228
Liverpool Docks 88,687,830
Sunderland 41,617,082
Avonmouth Docks 40,558,551
000 30,889,822

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 £
Immingham Docks 53,279,931 73,337,297 +20,057,366
Liverpool Docks 40,708,075 47,979,755 +7,271,680
Sunderland 19,951,969 21,665,113 +1,713,144
Avonmouth Docks 13,742,218 26,816,333 +13,074,115
000 16,671,018 14,218,804 -2,452,214
Newport 12,814,765 15,520,506 +2,705,741
Ipswich Dock 10,559,627 11,766,244 +1,206,617
London 10,696,332 9,707,668 -988,664
Hull 7,579,106 12,414,793 +4,835,687
Dundee 8,367,720 11,180,668 +2,812,948

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 24
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 22
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 34
2025-09 31
2025-08 31
2025-07 25

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+ 45
1m-15m 26
Other 7
15m-54m 6
0-1m 3

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 15,843,479
Netherlands 1,144,761
France 936,065
Norway 580,393
India 571,526

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 8,564,328 7,279,151 -1,285,177
Netherlands 664,914 479,847 -185,067
France 477,648 458,417 -19,231
Norway 318,228 262,165 -56,063
India 238,241 333,285 +95,044
Malaysia 546,964 0 -546,964
Saudi Arabia 344,592 923 -343,669
Denmark 252,103 28,331 -223,772
United States 173,151 88,994 -84,157
Luxembourg 30,770 91,400 +60,630

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 5,152,511
Netherlands 5,102,586
Algeria 1,552,700
Ireland 827,073
XU 240,117

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 2,767,667 2,384,844 -382,823
Netherlands 3,251,114 1,851,472 -1,399,642
Algeria 0 1,552,700 +1,552,700
Ireland 609,606 217,467 -392,139
XU 128,456 111,661 -16,795
Germany 38,383 4,970 -33,413
France 7,513 12,859 +5,346
Hungary 0 2,936 +2,936
Czechia 811 403 -408
Poland 428 0 -428

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 12,943,748
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,363,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,245,579
Air transport 290,657

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 6,804,386 6,139,362 -665,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,001,268 2,362,201 -639,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,293,795 951,784 -1,342,011
Air transport 208,394 82,263 -126,131

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,943,748
Liverpool Docks 1,715,564
Holyhead 1,360,195
Felixstowe 1,266,955
Immingham Docks 1,237,498

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 6,804,386 6,139,362 -665,024
Liverpool Docks 753,350 962,214 +208,864
Holyhead 934,494 425,701 -508,793
Felixstowe 780,857 486,098 -294,759
Immingham Docks 978,422 259,076 -719,346
Southampton 583,400 166,114 -417,286
London Gateway Port 432,698 298,966 -133,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 188,221 203,335 +15,114
Heysham 129,465 198,316 +68,851
London Heathrow Airport 191,563 66,289 -125,274

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 310210

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

Description: Urea, a common nitrogen fertilizer, available in solid form or dissolved in water