Import/export HS code 310490: Various potassium fertilizers

Various potassium-based fertilizers not classified under specific types

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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 £
Australia 1,453,462
Germany 986,232
Netherlands 857,347
Ireland 205,438
France 122,710

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 £
Australia 709,059 744,403 +35,344
Germany 793,004 193,228 -599,776
Netherlands 717,332 140,015 -577,317
Ireland 75,858 129,580 +53,722
France 117,604 5,106 -112,498
India 15,049 88,372 +73,323
United States 41,422 57,491 +16,069
Israel 0 89,400 +89,400
Spain 33,488 36,758 +3,270
Denmark 35,533 17,446 -18,087

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 £
Australia 1,417,139
Netherlands 750,620
Germany 386,529
Ireland 212,198
Israel 203,168

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 £
Australia 672,736 744,403 +71,667
Netherlands 717,332 33,288 -684,044
Germany 316,477 70,052 -246,425
Ireland 82,618 129,580 +46,962
Israel 108,868 94,300 -14,568
United Kingdom 111,803 76,908 -34,895
United States 74,016 77,807 +3,791
India 15,049 88,372 +73,323
Spain 29,228 36,758 +7,530
Denmark 35,533 17,446 -18,087

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
West Midlands 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Lancashire 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) 2,581,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 701,117
Other 506,257
Air transport 324,324

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) 1,636,741 944,630 -692,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 337,571 363,546 +25,975
Other 366,046 140,211 -225,835
Air transport 201,012 123,312 -77,700

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,159,986
Immingham Docks 822,167
000 506,257
Southampton 368,883
Great Yarmouth 262,951

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 £
Felixstowe 599,553 560,433 -39,120
Immingham Docks 747,588 74,579 -673,009
000 366,046 140,211 -225,835
Southampton 0 368,883 +368,883
Great Yarmouth 262,951 0 -262,951
London Heathrow Airport 179,397 74,482 -104,915
Holyhead 73,958 126,566 +52,608
Dover 139,455 41,990 -97,465
Middlesbrough 104,222 20,316 -83,906
London Gateway Port 0 59,600 +59,600

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 5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 4
2025-07 7

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
1m-15m 12
54m+ 5
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
Netherlands 49,707,002
India 27,013,136
Brazil 11,451,527
United States 11,258,627
France 7,701,849

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 £
Netherlands 16,025,459 33,681,543 +17,656,084
India 11,032,319 15,980,817 +4,948,498
Brazil 5,631,497 5,820,030 +188,533
United States 8,443,127 2,815,500 -5,627,627
France 3,845,469 3,856,380 +10,911
Poland 3,085,810 4,076,339 +990,529
China 5,529,002 23,800 -5,505,202
Mexico 2,815,914 1,451,839 -1,364,075
Spain 2,084,668 2,028,220 -56,448
Ghana 2,595,806 0 -2,595,806

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 £
Belgium 238,687
XI 174,077
XU 335

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 £
Belgium 63,327 175,360 +112,033
XI 166,377 7,700 -158,677
XU 229 106 -123

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) 138,064,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,612,672
Other 413,099
Air transport 31,112
Road transport 928

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) 67,397,202 70,667,572 +3,270,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,114,129 2,498,543 +384,414
Other 229,933 183,166 -46,767
Air transport 13,130 17,982 +4,852
Road transport 928 0 -928

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 131,879,916
Immingham Docks 5,275,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,531,621
Dover 986,126
London Gateway Port 730,395

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 £
Middlesbrough 62,958,458 68,921,458 +5,963,000
Immingham Docks 2,702,639 2,573,258 -129,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 785,270 746,351 -38,919
Dover 980,137 5,989 -974,148
London Gateway Port 286,208 444,187 +157,979
Killingholme 413,320 0 -413,320
000 229,933 183,166 -46,767
Southampton 232,315 174,995 -57,320
Grangemouth Docks 331,383 72,558 -258,825
Felixstowe 192,160 80,522 -111,638

Quick facts

HS code: 310490

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

Description: Various potassium-based fertilizers not classified under specific types