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 33,178,144
Ireland 8,799,229
Algeria 4,347,015
United States 4,324,288
Belgium 3,043,652

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 11,027,672 22,150,472 +11,122,800
Ireland 4,151,115 4,648,114 +496,999
Algeria 0 4,347,015 +4,347,015
United States 2,162,850 2,161,438 -1,412
Belgium 1,252,099 1,791,553 +539,454
Egypt 1,580,063 224,961 -1,355,102
United Arab Emirates 887,106 508,434 -378,672
Lithuania 1,226,084 83,090 -1,142,994
Poland 809,976 85,275 -724,701
Germany 635,160 152,355 -482,805

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 26,151,026
United States 4,553,906
Algeria 4,347,015
Ireland 4,000,521
Belgium 2,844,977

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 8,419,948 17,731,078 +9,311,130
United States 2,303,249 2,250,657 -52,592
Algeria 0 4,347,015 +4,347,015
Ireland 1,445,469 2,555,052 +1,109,583
Belgium 1,211,775 1,633,202 +421,427
Poland 981,426 1,411,485 +430,059
Lithuania 1,947,587 149,901 -1,797,686
Egypt 1,580,063 224,961 -1,355,102
United Arab Emirates 887,106 508,434 -378,672
Germany 379,989 240,327 -139,662

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 1 4 +3
West Midlands 2 4 +2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +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) 38,392,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,780,275
Other 9,776,424
Air transport 133,588
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) 13,592,002 24,800,745 +11,208,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,185,510 6,594,765 +409,255
Other 4,542,341 5,234,083 +691,742
Air transport 78,158 55,430 -22,728
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 17,723,579
000 9,776,424
Southampton 7,761,241
Avonmouth Docks 4,650,104
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 6,741,168 10,982,411 +4,241,243
000 4,542,341 5,234,083 +691,742
Southampton 1,121,955 6,639,286 +5,517,331
Avonmouth Docks 0 4,650,104 +4,650,104
Dundee 1,236,135 1,830,125 +593,990
Dover 1,294,180 1,608,004 +313,824
Heysham 628,387 1,957,446 +1,329,059
Liverpool Docks 1,923,028 611,311 -1,311,717
Holyhead 1,263,756 1,195,126 -68,630
London Gateway Port 1,932,077 461,012 -1,471,065

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
2025-11 9
2025-10 12
2025-09 11
2025-08 12
2025-07 13

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 6,776,170
Netherlands 1,133,405
India 571,526
France 542,852
Norway 523,801

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 3,343,750 3,432,420 +88,670
Netherlands 658,890 474,515 -184,375
India 238,241 333,285 +95,044
France 97,170 445,682 +348,512
Norway 284,616 239,185 -45,431
Saudi Arabia 344,592 923 -343,669
Denmark 251,059 28,331 -222,728
United States 173,151 88,994 -84,157
Luxembourg 30,770 91,400 +60,630
Sweden 4,038 117,573 +113,535

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 3,261,809
XI 1,548,489
Ireland 735,800
XU 68,718
Germany 9,781

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 1,486,798 1,775,011 +288,213
XI 630,491 917,998 +287,507
Ireland 545,420 190,380 -355,040
XU 38,503 30,215 -8,288
Germany 9,781 0 -9,781
France 3,158 0 -3,158
Czechia 811 403 -408
Poland 428 0 -428
Sweden 408 0 -408

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,629,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,196,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,537,563
Air transport 281,511

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 2,715,798 2,914,007 +198,209
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,493,132 1,703,169 +210,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,684,190 853,373 -830,817
Air transport 200,456 81,055 -119,401

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,629,805
Felixstowe 909,787
Liverpool Docks 800,001
Immingham Docks 793,085
Holyhead 759,884

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 2,715,798 2,914,007 +198,209
Felixstowe 450,882 458,905 +8,023
Liverpool Docks 188,892 611,109 +422,217
Immingham Docks 564,586 228,499 -336,087
Holyhead 476,243 283,641 -192,602
London Gateway Port 432,698 289,426 -143,272
Southampton 441,361 159,607 -281,754
Dover / Eurotunnel 168,088 191,220 +23,132
London Heathrow Airport 189,993 66,289 -123,704
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