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 102,353,570
Algeria 99,830,349
Finland 90,403,748
Egypt 84,151,133
Germany 56,186,474

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 47,097,803 55,255,767 +8,157,964
Algeria 40,703,796 59,126,553 +18,422,757
Finland 42,661,532 47,742,216 +5,080,684
Egypt 52,524,417 31,626,716 -20,897,701
Germany 27,566,111 28,620,363 +1,054,252
Poland 22,045,135 25,542,781 +3,497,646
France 8,433,813 15,038,612 +6,604,799
Nigeria 0 14,434,643 +14,434,643
Ireland 6,545,879 6,168,708 -377,171
China 1,102,581 4,880,261 +3,777,680

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 106,567,328
Russia 89,559,602
Egypt 89,286,638
Germany 74,140,467
Netherlands 72,935,027

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 42,493,427 64,073,901 +21,580,474
Russia 41,804,341 47,755,261 +5,950,920
Egypt 57,576,314 31,710,324 -25,865,990
Germany 37,524,686 36,615,781 -908,905
Netherlands 34,014,323 38,920,704 +4,906,381
Poland 18,398,186 21,595,703 +3,197,517
France 8,345,603 14,925,697 +6,580,094
Nigeria 0 14,434,643 +14,434,643
China 1,102,581 4,872,608 +3,770,027
United States 2,520,591 2,163,397 -357,194

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 2 2 +0
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) 509,039,499
Other 30,968,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,925,958
Air transport 293,175
Road transport 217,018

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) 239,041,964 269,997,535 +30,955,571
Other 14,590,265 16,378,731 +1,788,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,222,400 8,703,558 -1,518,842
Air transport 226,028 67,147 -158,881
Road transport 0 217,018 +217,018

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 125,524,524
Liverpool Docks 92,469,101
Avonmouth Docks 42,789,591
Sunderland 40,662,470
000 30,968,996

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 65,970,170 59,554,354 -6,415,816
Liverpool Docks 43,757,063 48,712,038 +4,954,975
Avonmouth Docks 13,512,540 29,277,051 +15,764,511
Sunderland 17,978,912 22,683,558 +4,704,646
000 14,590,265 16,378,731 +1,788,466
Ipswich Dock 14,297,478 13,561,818 -735,660
Newport 10,014,159 14,383,321 +4,369,162
Hull 7,472,001 13,556,848 +6,084,847
London 10,266,683 10,166,629 -100,054
Dundee 9,948,867 9,599,521 -349,346

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
2026-01 25
2025-11 24
2025-10 34
2025-09 31
2025-08 31

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
15m-54m 6
Other 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 16,062,406
Netherlands 1,159,348
France 963,245
India 644,827
Norway 583,031

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 8,952,722 7,109,684 -1,843,038
Netherlands 787,483 371,865 -415,618
France 512,789 450,456 -62,333
India 241,137 403,690 +162,553
Norway 319,145 263,886 -55,259
Malaysia 546,964 0 -546,964
Saudi Arabia 344,592 923 -343,669
Denmark 251,059 36,642 -214,417
United States 169,730 90,273 -79,457
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 5,478,599
Netherlands 4,982,582
Algeria 1,552,700
Ireland 833,728
Germany 42,949

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 3,009,477 2,469,122 -540,355
Netherlands 3,083,355 1,899,227 -1,184,128
Algeria 308,547 1,244,153 +935,606
Ireland 618,434 215,294 -403,140
Germany 38,107 4,842 -33,265
France 7,486 12,773 +5,287
Hungary 0 2,936 +2,936
Czechia 0 403 +403
Italy 0 32 +32
China 0 18 +18

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 13,145,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,454,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,253,483
Air transport 282,006

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 7,200,806 5,944,426 -1,256,380
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,172,672 2,282,010 -890,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,228,440 1,025,043 -1,203,397
Air transport 203,744 78,262 -125,482

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,145,232
Liverpool Docks 1,793,845
Holyhead 1,356,408
Felixstowe 1,262,488
Immingham Docks 1,249,488

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 7,200,806 5,944,426 -1,256,380
Liverpool Docks 774,417 1,019,428 +245,011
Holyhead 928,530 427,878 -500,652
Felixstowe 892,579 369,909 -522,670
Immingham Docks 977,739 271,749 -705,990
London Gateway Port 437,872 367,226 -70,646
Southampton 537,122 172,462 -364,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 220,835 168,988 -51,847
Heysham 120,388 199,675 +79,287
London Heathrow Airport 187,153 66,616 -120,537

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