Import/export HS code 31052010: High-nitrogen NPK fertilizers

NPK fertilizers with over 10% nitrogen content, ideal for leafy crops

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Norway 169,177,012
Netherlands 12,883,145
Ireland 5,656,671
Germany 3,797,474
Finland 2,666,826

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 71,792,107 97,384,905 +25,592,798
Netherlands 7,297,923 5,585,222 -1,712,701
Ireland 2,101,733 3,554,938 +1,453,205
Germany 1,452,839 2,344,635 +891,796
Finland 2,666,826 0 -2,666,826
Portugal 0 1,966,278 +1,966,278
Greece 0 1,939,245 +1,939,245
Morocco 0 1,568,279 +1,568,279
United States 267,911 440,900 +172,989
Belgium 207,553 427,756 +220,203

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 167,637,097
Netherlands 12,875,510
Finland 2,666,826
Germany 2,393,271
Portugal 1,974,038

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 71,792,107 95,844,990 +24,052,883
Netherlands 6,430,085 6,445,425 +15,340
Finland 2,666,826 0 -2,666,826
Germany 763,931 1,629,340 +865,409
Portugal 7,760 1,966,278 +1,958,518
Greece 0 1,939,245 +1,939,245
Morocco 0 1,568,279 +1,568,279
Belgium 486,415 676,563 +190,148
United States 300,857 431,983 +131,126
China 289,920 351,767 +61,847

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Kent 4
Northern Ireland 3
West Midlands 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Kent 3 3 +0
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 0 -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) 182,002,504
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,538,126
Other 7,331,205
Air transport 70,086

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) 76,881,704 105,120,800 +28,239,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,571,369 6,966,757 +395,388
Other 3,032,612 4,298,593 +1,265,981
Air transport 22,847 47,239 +24,392

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 52,970,324
Immingham Docks 43,281,444
Dundee 39,241,357
Avonmouth Docks 20,532,018
Ayr Harbour 12,035,133

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 £
Belfast Port 22,861,483 30,108,841 +7,247,358
Immingham Docks 19,098,618 24,182,826 +5,084,208
Dundee 17,597,080 21,644,277 +4,047,197
Avonmouth Docks 8,538,067 11,993,951 +3,455,884
Ayr Harbour 5,048,387 6,986,746 +1,938,359
Swansea 4,998,969 6,847,784 +1,848,815
000 3,032,612 4,298,593 +1,265,981
Felixstowe 1,562,308 1,941,089 +378,781
Liverpool Docks 1,947,418 244,955 -1,702,463
Newport 0 1,939,245 +1,939,245

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 18
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Manufacture of paper and paper products 4
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 9
2025-10 12
2025-09 9
2025-08 10

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 17
54m+ 16
15m-54m 6
Other 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 24,952,711
Netherlands 8,185,877
Iceland 5,375,132
India 4,453,625
Germany 3,198,235

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 11,626,339 13,326,372 +1,700,033
Netherlands 4,065,348 4,120,529 +55,181
Iceland 2,358,580 3,016,552 +657,972
India 2,348,122 2,105,503 -242,619
Germany 1,890,670 1,307,565 -583,105
China 1,556,008 810,108 -745,900
Brazil 873,988 799,519 -74,469
Saudi Arabia 636,203 702,949 +66,746
Senegal 652,076 451,988 -200,088
Poland 590,273 500,903 -89,370

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 £
Norway 16,935,910
XI 3,207,801
Ireland 1,802,306
Finland 35,112
Netherlands 29,829

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 £
Norway 8,332,438 8,603,472 +271,034
XI 1,347,325 1,860,476 +513,151
Ireland 504,652 1,297,654 +793,002
Finland 0 35,112 +35,112
Netherlands 10,291 19,538 +9,247
Germany 753 0 -753

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) 28,112,645
Other 22,024,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,739,089
Air transport 30,857
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) 16,139,813 11,972,832 -4,166,981
Other 10,200,769 11,823,924 +1,623,155
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,054,969 10,684,120 +1,629,151
Air transport 20,367 10,490 -9,877
Rail transport 24,796 0 -24,796

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 22,024,693
Immingham Docks 11,408,244
London Gateway Port 9,788,262
Felixstowe 6,414,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,896,216

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 10,200,769 11,823,924 +1,623,155
Immingham Docks 5,814,493 5,593,751 -220,742
London Gateway Port 4,806,923 4,981,339 +174,416
Felixstowe 4,189,500 2,224,554 -1,964,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,795,775 3,100,441 +304,666
Montrose 2,350,995 3,010,111 +659,116
Southampton 1,712,953 916,293 -796,660
Dover 780,446 609,262 -171,184
London 836,696 488,640 -348,056
Liverpool Docks 778,065 481,247 -296,818

Quick facts

HS code: 31052010

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

Description: NPK fertilizers with over 10% nitrogen content, ideal for leafy crops