Import/export HS code 310560: Phosphorus-potassium fertilizers

Fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium, used for crops needing these nutrients

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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 £
Netherlands 4,261,769
China 2,890,648
Ireland 1,017,307
France 525,872
Canada 437,882

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 3,518,103 743,666 -2,774,437
China 1,237,243 1,653,405 +416,162
Ireland 428,585 588,722 +160,137
France 276,142 249,730 -26,412
Canada 347,169 90,713 -256,456
United States 198,533 147,736 -50,797
Germany 50,693 120,674 +69,981
Malaysia 0 47,594 +47,594
Belgium 14,605 23,842 +9,237
Israel 30,808 0 -30,808

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 £
Netherlands 4,522,949
China 2,890,648
Canada 428,921
United States 399,221
France 278,289

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 £
Netherlands 3,694,193 828,756 -2,865,437
China 1,237,243 1,653,405 +416,162
Canada 338,208 90,713 -247,495
United States 213,071 186,150 -26,921
France 82,013 196,276 +114,263
Ireland 0 223,261 +223,261
Germany 50,693 14,683 -36,010
Belgium 25,046 23,842 -1,204
Malaysia 0 47,594 +47,594
Israel 30,808 3,402 -27,406

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
West Midlands 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Norfolk 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 4,751,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,163,818
Other 826,295
Air transport 100,574

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) 3,469,415 1,281,984 -2,187,431
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,187,993 1,975,825 -212,168
Other 428,585 397,710 -30,875
Air transport 55,602 44,972 -10,630

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,333,361
Felixstowe 1,351,391
000 826,295
Blyth Harbour 770,252
Montrose 762,892

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 1,907,292 1,426,069 -481,223
Felixstowe 635,063 716,328 +81,265
000 428,585 397,710 -30,875
Blyth Harbour 770,252 0 -770,252
Montrose 762,892 0 -762,892
Dundee 532,325 0 -532,325
Dover 273,817 141,433 -132,384
Hull 119,072 286,384 +167,312
Liverpool Docks 264,625 23,839 -240,786
Southampton 175,963 99,165 -76,798

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 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
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 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 9

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
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
Other 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 7,488,233
Spain 2,375,452
Germany 1,656,304
Netherlands 1,137,895
China 1,137,705

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 3,876,301 3,611,932 -264,369
Spain 1,146,886 1,228,566 +81,680
Germany 671,921 984,383 +312,462
Netherlands 636,835 501,060 -135,775
China 611,967 525,738 -86,229
Costa Rica 696,696 265,684 -431,012
France 280,962 632,868 +351,906
Egypt 512,939 372,949 -139,990
Poland 305,455 506,610 +201,155
Canada 374,438 434,217 +59,779

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 7,151,847
Netherlands 97,873
Ireland 30,262
China 1,343

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 3,732,151 3,419,696 -312,455
Netherlands 50,409 47,464 -2,945
Ireland 394 29,868 +29,474
China 1,343 0 -1,343

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) 10,007,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,802,114
Other 7,281,325
Air transport 55,228

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) 5,626,663 4,380,962 -1,245,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,968,954 5,833,160 +1,864,206
Other 3,784,297 3,497,028 -287,269
Air transport 27,218 28,010 +792

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,281,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,965,974
London Gateway Port 4,597,071
Immingham Docks 3,722,384
Felixstowe 2,449,173

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 3,784,297 3,497,028 -287,269
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,943,593 3,022,381 +1,078,788
London Gateway Port 2,940,101 1,656,970 -1,283,131
Immingham Docks 1,479,494 2,242,890 +763,396
Felixstowe 1,373,530 1,075,643 -297,887
Southampton 607,097 1,160,645 +553,548
Liverpool Docks 508,059 570,662 +62,603
Portsmouth 389,999 291,823 -98,176
Holyhead 66,409 59,614 -6,795
Dover 37,454 64,844 +27,390

Quick facts

HS code: 310560

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

Description: Fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium, used for crops needing these nutrients