Import/export HS code 310490: Various potassium fertilizers

Various potassium-based fertilizers not classified under specific types

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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 1,436,402
Australia 1,421,435
Germany 797,868
Ireland 207,833
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 £
Netherlands 716,584 719,818 +3,234
Australia 677,032 744,403 +67,371
Germany 756,203 41,665 -714,538
Ireland 73,318 134,515 +61,197
France 117,604 5,106 -112,498
India 15,049 88,372 +73,323
United States 67,620 33,111 -34,509
Israel 44,700 44,700 +0
Spain 36,607 35,417 -1,190
Denmark 22,368 17,446 -4,922

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 1,385,112
Netherlands 853,040
United Kingdom 665,346
Germany 374,830
Ireland 214,593

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 640,709 744,403 +103,694
Netherlands 716,584 136,456 -580,128
United Kingdom 111,803 553,543 +441,740
Germany 311,230 63,600 -247,630
Ireland 80,078 134,515 +54,437
Israel 148,328 44,700 -103,628
United States 120,530 33,111 -87,419
India 15,049 88,372 +73,323
Spain 32,347 35,417 +3,070
Denmark 22,368 17,446 -4,922

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 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 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) 3,157,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 678,255
Other 339,732
Air transport 289,313

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) 1,674,305 1,482,954 -191,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 337,734 340,521 +2,787
Other 339,732 0 -339,732
Air transport 198,651 90,662 -107,989

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,154,930
Immingham Docks 803,192
Ipswich Dock 580,083
Southampton 368,883
000 339,732

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 599,397 555,533 -43,864
Immingham Docks 728,613 74,579 -654,034
Ipswich Dock 0 580,083 +580,083
Southampton 0 368,883 +368,883
000 339,732 0 -339,732
Great Yarmouth 262,951 0 -262,951
London Heathrow Airport 173,568 48,284 -125,284
Holyhead 68,404 134,515 +66,111
Dover 133,837 39,246 -94,591
Middlesbrough 124,538 0 -124,538

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 11
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
2026-01 6
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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 11
54m+ 7
15m-54m 3
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 50,974,805
India 22,113,584
Brazil 13,632,280
United States 11,258,627
Poland 7,615,914

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 16,618,613 34,356,192 +17,737,579
India 11,896,215 10,217,369 -1,678,846
Brazil 5,632,677 7,999,603 +2,366,926
United States 8,854,211 2,404,416 -6,449,795
Poland 3,864,128 3,751,786 -112,342
France 2,539,125 3,856,380 +1,317,255
China 5,491,392 23,800 -5,467,592
Mexico 2,815,914 1,451,839 -1,364,075
Spain 1,677,559 2,293,808 +616,249
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 237,235
XI 174,077

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 65,163 172,072 +106,909
XI 166,377 7,700 -158,677

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) 135,304,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,860,979
Other 411,647
Air transport 32,492
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) 67,979,628 67,325,242 -654,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,364,464 2,496,515 +132,051
Other 231,769 179,878 -51,891
Air transport 14,310 18,182 +3,872
Road transport 928 0 -928

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 129,199,816
Immingham Docks 5,465,449
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,572,542
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 63,209,129 65,990,687 +2,781,558
Immingham Docks 2,920,628 2,544,821 -375,807
Dover / Eurotunnel 826,399 746,143 -80,256
Dover 980,137 5,989 -974,148
London Gateway Port 698,466 31,929 -666,537
000 231,769 179,878 -51,891
Grangemouth Docks 331,383 72,558 -258,825
Killingholme 378,181 0 -378,181
Southampton 196,300 173,400 -22,900
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