Import/export HS code 310221: Ammonium sulfate fertilizers

Fertilizers containing ammonium sulfate, used to add nitrogen and sulfur to soil

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Belgium 35,011,271
Netherlands 12,994,469
Germany 9,270,727
Portugal 6,432,585
Spain 4,534,859

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 £
Belgium 13,992,692 21,018,579 +7,025,887
Netherlands 5,948,527 7,045,942 +1,097,415
Germany 5,029,001 4,241,726 -787,275
Portugal 1,853,957 4,578,628 +2,724,671
Spain 4,518,014 16,845 -4,501,169
Finland 1,067,592 508,618 -558,974
Lithuania 25,308 1,478,604 +1,453,296
Ireland 427,095 460,153 +33,058
China 140,266 737,065 +596,799
Poland 749,745 13,729 -736,016

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 25,916,547
Belgium 17,785,422
Germany 6,978,007
China 6,330,687
Portugal 5,327,953

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 11,797,506 14,119,041 +2,321,535
Belgium 8,321,893 9,463,529 +1,141,636
Germany 3,687,563 3,290,444 -397,119
China 141,462 6,189,225 +6,047,763
Portugal 749,325 4,578,628 +3,829,303
Spain 5,219,185 41,572 -5,177,613
Finland 1,067,592 508,618 -558,974
Latvia 653,863 862,813 +208,950
Poland 749,745 3,265 -746,480
France 418,963 0 -418,963

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Norfolk 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
West Yorkshire 3
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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Norfolk 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 68,720,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,554,795
Other 2,094,525
Air transport 36,014
Rail transport 1,712

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) 30,739,741 37,980,426 +7,240,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,325,186 1,229,609 -1,095,577
Other 918,069 1,176,456 +258,387
Air transport 28,590 7,424 -21,166
Rail transport 1,712 0 -1,712

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,535,303
Southampton 11,787,019
Goole 11,013,978
Ipswich Dock 7,344,600
Hull 3,205,417

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 9,594,565 8,940,738 -653,827
Southampton 6,198,447 5,588,572 -609,875
Goole 6,274,342 4,739,636 -1,534,706
Ipswich Dock 3,419,728 3,924,872 +505,144
Hull 648,751 2,556,666 +1,907,915
Dundee 661,852 1,880,666 +1,218,814
Newport 1,062,288 1,464,359 +402,071
Montrose 916,829 1,593,115 +676,286
000 918,069 1,176,456 +258,387
Avonmouth Docks 726,452 1,310,210 +583,758

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 12
2025-09 9
2025-08 8
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+ 20
1m-15m 10
Other 3
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 901,565
Egypt 208,875
Germany 40,163
South Korea 22,793
Netherlands 7,455

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 96,855 804,710 +707,855
Egypt 53,008 155,867 +102,859
Germany 31,103 9,060 -22,043
South Korea 22,793 0 -22,793
Netherlands 2,214 5,241 +3,027
Sweden 0 3,969 +3,969
France 0 3,642 +3,642
Austria 0 3,363 +3,363
Iceland 1,296 1,080 -216
Falkland Islands 1,830 0 -1,830

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 59,977

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 59,977 0 -59,977

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,020,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,987
Other 59,977
Air transport 3,984

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,927 941,926 +862,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,981 45,006 -22,975
Other 59,977 0 -59,977
Air transport 2,214 1,770 -444

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 775,866
Liverpool Docks 101,099
Felixstowe 100,457
London Gateway Port 61,372
000 59,977

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 £
Ipswich Dock 0 775,866 +775,866
Liverpool Docks 83,497 17,602 -65,895
Felixstowe 0 100,457 +100,457
London Gateway Port 1,830 59,542 +57,712
000 59,977 0 -59,977
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,867 7,005 -21,862
Southampton 22,793 0 -22,793
Ayr Harbour 0 9,113 +9,113
Eurotunnel 0 9,060 +9,060
Holyhead 6,389 0 -6,389

Quick facts

HS code: 310221

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

Description: Fertilizers containing ammonium sulfate, used to add nitrogen and sulfur to soil