Import/export HS code 3105: Mixed fertilizers

Fertilizers containing two or three key nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium

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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 £
Norway 174,603,542
Morocco 94,424,630
Netherlands 40,361,615
Finland 27,230,134
France 13,615,601

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 £
Norway 74,440,617 100,162,925 +25,722,308
Morocco 48,261,184 46,163,446 -2,097,738
Netherlands 25,097,053 15,264,562 -9,832,491
Finland 12,778,926 14,451,208 +1,672,282
France 7,218,139 6,397,462 -820,677
Ireland 4,092,323 7,591,300 +3,498,977
China 3,059,770 7,711,769 +4,651,999
Spain 4,444,464 4,732,029 +287,565
United States 4,964,155 3,464,009 -1,500,146
Belgium 5,210,712 3,171,435 -2,039,277

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 £
Norway 167,682,259
Morocco 98,948,186
Netherlands 32,564,997
Finland 26,521,086
China 16,895,515

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 £
Norway 71,835,759 95,846,500 +24,010,741
Morocco 50,436,623 48,511,563 -1,925,060
Netherlands 18,291,636 14,273,361 -4,018,275
Finland 13,342,014 13,179,072 -162,942
China 8,678,455 8,217,060 -461,395
France 5,604,885 5,877,765 +272,880
Spain 4,459,487 5,110,538 +651,051
United States 5,578,403 3,663,262 -1,915,141
Belgium 3,581,489 4,026,049 +444,560
Germany 2,950,406 2,708,392 -242,014

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Kent 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
West Midlands 8

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
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Kent 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2

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) 342,268,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,916,580
Other 18,457,438
Air transport 2,356,780
Road transport 122,485

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) 157,689,999 184,578,325 +26,888,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,653,601 30,262,979 -3,390,622
Other 6,930,457 11,526,981 +4,596,524
Air transport 1,172,806 1,183,974 +11,168
Road transport 43,756 78,729 +34,973

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 81,369,541
Belfast Port 54,721,933
Dundee 47,876,490
Avonmouth Docks 25,792,649
Felixstowe 23,991,690

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 37,939,986 43,429,555 +5,489,569
Belfast Port 22,861,483 31,860,450 +8,998,967
Dundee 21,793,674 26,082,816 +4,289,142
Avonmouth Docks 10,885,883 14,906,766 +4,020,883
Felixstowe 9,730,898 14,260,792 +4,529,894
000 6,930,457 11,526,981 +4,596,524
Ayr Harbour 9,431,936 8,476,023 -955,913
Montrose 9,509,115 8,216,135 -1,292,980
Dover 8,627,694 5,000,078 -3,627,616
Swansea 6,150,381 7,406,623 +1,256,242

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 68
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 35
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 36
2025-10 41
2025-09 44
2025-08 43

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 77
54m+ 49
0-1m 24
15m-54m 15
Other 11

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 54,740,461
Netherlands 24,184,120
Germany 16,107,080
India 12,211,795
Spain 10,501,845

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 26,295,801 28,444,660 +2,148,859
Netherlands 11,682,560 12,501,560 +819,000
Germany 7,554,466 8,552,614 +998,148
India 4,727,573 7,484,222 +2,756,649
Spain 4,316,938 6,184,907 +1,867,969
Iceland 4,132,001 5,424,633 +1,292,632
China 5,200,811 3,621,455 -1,579,356
Poland 3,418,876 4,341,559 +922,683
France 3,419,246 4,267,394 +848,148
Canada 3,543,613 3,582,820 +39,207

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 21,416,045
Norway 16,935,910
Ireland 2,606,277
Finland 2,037,093
Netherlands 133,397

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 10,076,215 11,339,830 +1,263,615
Norway 8,332,438 8,603,472 +271,034
Ireland 655,909 1,950,368 +1,294,459
Finland 1,578,848 458,245 -1,120,603
Netherlands 63,621 69,776 +6,155
Spain 13,850 0 -13,850
XL 7,310 0 -7,310
Lithuania 6,279 0 -6,279
United States 3,554 1,832 -1,722
India 263 4,740 +4,477

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) 127,329,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,327,578
Other 43,205,910
Air transport 2,828,669
Rail transport 24,796

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) 67,168,443 60,161,527 -7,006,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,093,744 58,233,834 +10,140,090
Other 20,760,497 22,445,413 +1,684,916
Air transport 579,911 2,248,758 +1,668,847
Rail transport 24,796 0 -24,796
Road transport 1,346 0 -1,346

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 52,079,336
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,003,352
Immingham Docks 43,698,349
000 43,205,910
Felixstowe 27,790,937

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 £
London Gateway Port 26,093,145 25,986,191 -106,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,046,073 25,957,279 +4,911,206
Immingham Docks 19,733,099 23,965,250 +4,232,151
000 20,760,497 22,445,413 +1,684,916
Felixstowe 16,556,901 11,234,036 -5,322,865
Southampton 9,460,664 11,533,839 +2,073,175
Liverpool Docks 5,818,083 5,802,476 -15,607
Montrose 3,051,398 3,819,725 +768,327
Holyhead 2,308,924 2,060,823 -248,101
Dover 2,519,116 1,180,645 -1,338,471

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3105

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

Description: Fertilizers containing two or three key nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium