Import/export HS code 31021090: Various urea fertilizers

Urea fertilizers with nitrogen content not exceeding 45%, used for general farming

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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 33,503,289
Ireland 8,867,527
United States 4,392,770
Algeria 4,347,015
Belgium 2,981,661

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 12,124,961 21,378,328 +9,253,367
Ireland 4,495,162 4,372,365 -122,797
United States 2,315,953 2,076,817 -239,136
Algeria 0 4,347,015 +4,347,015
Belgium 1,248,669 1,732,992 +484,323
Egypt 1,580,063 224,961 -1,355,102
United Arab Emirates 1,101,992 293,548 -808,444
Lithuania 1,090,412 83,090 -1,007,322
Poland 792,686 85,275 -707,411
Germany 581,613 157,418 -424,195

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 27,304,914
United States 4,619,860
Algeria 4,347,015
Ireland 4,084,907
Belgium 2,794,862

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 10,318,185 16,986,729 +6,668,544
United States 2,480,447 2,139,413 -341,034
Algeria 0 4,347,015 +4,347,015
Ireland 1,593,091 2,491,816 +898,725
Belgium 1,202,158 1,592,704 +390,546
Poland 1,198,848 1,207,412 +8,564
Lithuania 1,796,528 145,229 -1,651,299
Egypt 1,580,063 224,961 -1,355,102
United Arab Emirates 1,101,992 293,548 -808,444
Germany 379,796 183,212 -196,584

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
East Central Scotland 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 4 +2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern 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) 39,568,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,477,400
Other 8,925,418
Air transport 130,942
Road transport 2,832

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) 15,750,287 23,818,268 +8,067,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,305,197 6,172,203 -132,994
Other 3,743,220 5,182,198 +1,438,978
Air transport 84,993 45,949 -39,044
Road transport 0 2,832 +2,832

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,588,167
000 8,925,418
Southampton 7,829,723
Avonmouth Docks 6,161,813
Dundee 3,066,260

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 7,622,770 8,965,397 +1,342,627
000 3,743,220 5,182,198 +1,438,978
Southampton 1,205,123 6,624,600 +5,419,477
Avonmouth Docks 648,554 5,513,259 +4,864,705
Dundee 1,236,135 1,830,125 +593,990
Dover 1,267,215 1,575,650 +308,435
Liverpool Docks 2,013,310 588,934 -1,424,376
Heysham 761,719 1,837,687 +1,075,968
Holyhead 1,323,998 1,137,792 -186,206
London Gateway Port 2,099,541 293,548 -1,805,993

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 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 9
2025-10 12
2025-09 11
2025-08 12

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+ 19
1m-15m 14
Other 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2

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 7,005,087
Netherlands 1,139,229
India 644,827
France 570,032
Norway 526,439

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 3,400,816 3,604,271 +203,455
Netherlands 781,459 357,770 -423,689
India 241,137 403,690 +162,553
France 119,576 450,456 +330,880
Norway 285,533 240,906 -44,627
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
Sweden 2,548 117,573 +115,025

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 £
Netherlands 3,250,265
XI 1,777,601
Ireland 742,480
Germany 9,781
France 3,158

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 £
Netherlands 1,441,004 1,809,261 +368,257
XI 707,577 1,070,024 +362,447
Ireland 547,388 195,092 -352,296
Germany 9,781 0 -9,781
France 3,158 0 -3,158
Czechia 0 403 +403

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,851,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,266,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,559,667
Air transport 272,860

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 2,751,000 3,100,066 +349,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,681,691 1,584,752 -96,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,632,853 926,814 -706,039
Air transport 195,806 77,054 -118,752

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,851,066
Felixstowe 920,254
Liverpool Docks 849,166
Immingham Docks 797,356
London Gateway Port 795,558

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 2,751,000 3,100,066 +349,066
Felixstowe 577,538 342,716 -234,822
Liverpool Docks 211,001 638,165 +427,164
Immingham Docks 557,350 240,006 -317,344
London Gateway Port 437,872 357,686 -80,186
Holyhead 490,050 277,658 -212,392
Southampton 395,083 164,177 -230,906
Dover / Eurotunnel 195,564 159,490 -36,074
London Heathrow Airport 185,583 66,616 -118,967
Harwich 138,541 1,986 -136,555

Quick facts

HS code: 31021090

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

Description: Urea fertilizers with nitrogen content not exceeding 45%, used for general farming