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 171,301,834
Netherlands 12,807,343
Ireland 5,587,291
Germany 3,753,236
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 74,548,049 96,753,785 +22,205,736
Netherlands 7,436,016 5,371,327 -2,064,689
Ireland 2,050,664 3,536,627 +1,485,963
Germany 1,516,249 2,236,987 +720,738
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
Belgium 307,153 377,164 +70,011
United States 203,982 412,645 +208,663

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 169,761,919
Netherlands 12,878,626
Finland 2,666,826
Germany 2,397,220
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 74,548,049 95,213,870 +20,665,821
Netherlands 6,627,344 6,251,282 -376,062
Finland 2,666,826 0 -2,666,826
Germany 793,767 1,603,453 +809,686
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 527,412 642,576 +115,164
United States 241,354 403,728 +162,374
Poland 47,051 591,963 +544,912

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) 184,110,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,585,703
Other 7,085,352
Air transport 48,313

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) 79,608,399 104,502,261 +24,893,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,854,082 6,731,621 -122,461
Other 3,025,146 4,060,206 +1,035,060
Air transport 22,847 25,466 +2,619

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 49,090,766
Dundee 42,749,426
Immingham Docks 41,622,643
Avonmouth Docks 21,765,161
Swansea 13,922,174

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 21,097,179 27,993,587 +6,896,408
Dundee 19,668,897 23,080,529 +3,411,632
Immingham Docks 18,375,233 23,247,410 +4,872,177
Avonmouth Docks 10,700,548 11,064,613 +364,065
Swansea 6,189,382 7,732,792 +1,543,410
Ayr Harbour 3,986,501 8,048,632 +4,062,131
000 3,025,146 4,060,206 +1,035,060
Felixstowe 1,736,212 1,732,020 -4,192
Liverpool Docks 2,979,496 270,696 -2,708,800
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
2025-11 9
2025-10 12
2025-09 9
2025-08 10
2025-07 12

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 18
54m+ 17
15m-54m 4
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 24,334,952
Netherlands 8,302,989
Iceland 5,375,132
India 4,474,820
Germany 3,168,853

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 11,447,390 12,887,562 +1,440,172
Netherlands 4,488,622 3,814,367 -674,255
Iceland 2,358,580 3,016,552 +657,972
India 2,398,042 2,076,778 -321,264
Germany 1,652,033 1,516,820 -135,213
China 1,556,008 715,159 -840,849
Brazil 873,988 799,519 -74,469
Saudi Arabia 579,371 759,781 +180,410
Austria 771,226 446,841 -324,385
Senegal 645,617 481,916 -163,701

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 16,608,980
XI 2,943,900
Ireland 1,790,421
Belgium 40,656
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 8,224,210 8,384,770 +160,560
XI 1,219,878 1,724,022 +504,144
Ireland 488,718 1,301,703 +812,985
Belgium 40,656 0 -40,656
Netherlands 10,291 19,538 +9,247
XU 5,230 6,256 +1,026
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) 28,905,944
Other 21,426,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,958,886
Air transport 31,924
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) 16,826,461 12,079,483 -4,746,978
Other 9,989,736 11,436,289 +1,446,553
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,823,395 10,135,491 +1,312,096
Air transport 21,434 10,490 -10,944
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 21,426,025
Immingham Docks 11,395,288
London Gateway Port 9,644,269
Felixstowe 6,482,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,775,681

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 9,989,736 11,436,289 +1,446,553
Immingham Docks 5,941,935 5,453,353 -488,582
London Gateway Port 4,533,785 5,110,484 +576,699
Felixstowe 4,353,509 2,129,030 -2,224,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,998,272 2,777,409 -220,863
Montrose 2,350,995 3,010,111 +659,116
Southampton 1,741,754 945,990 -795,764
Dover 778,320 586,005 -192,315
London 803,669 522,702 -280,967
Liverpool Docks 803,041 464,899 -338,142

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