Import/export HS code 1003: Barley

Barley grains, commonly used for food, animal feed, or making beer and whiskey

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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 £
Germany 24,210,389
Ireland 22,189,540
France 11,321,889
Lithuania 7,818,525
Denmark 7,251,550

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 £
Germany 19,376,741 4,833,648 -14,543,093
Ireland 9,210,258 12,979,282 +3,769,024
France 3,290,162 8,031,727 +4,741,565
Lithuania 5,378,564 2,439,961 -2,938,603
Denmark 2,354,862 4,896,688 +2,541,826
Poland 2,827,380 2,796,636 -30,744
Sweden 769,780 2,189,573 +1,419,793
Latvia 0 2,618,901 +2,618,901
Estonia 1,175,959 0 -1,175,959
Netherlands 78,762 784,574 +705,812

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 £
Denmark 4,238,530
United Kingdom 781,928
France 367,769
Germany 328,818
Romania 241,327

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 £
Denmark 2,354,862 1,883,668 -471,194
United Kingdom 0 781,928 +781,928
France 186,086 181,683 -4,403
Germany 180,132 148,686 -31,446
Romania 0 241,327 +241,327
Canada 44,376 162,424 +118,048
New Zealand 20,880 35,713 +14,833
China 32,308 21,292 -11,016
Netherlands 46,142 896 -45,246
Italy 22,079 20,699 -1,380

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Lancashire 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
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 2 0 -2
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Other 80,846,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,690,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 842,203
Air transport 63,848
Road transport 12,078

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 £
Other 41,645,690 39,201,240 -2,444,450
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,523,984 3,166,958 +642,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,375 348,828 -144,547
Air transport 34,342 29,506 -4,836
Road transport 11,747 331 -11,416

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 80,846,930
Blyth Harbour 4,201,534
Belfast Port 781,928
Eurotunnel 345,738
Dover 344,264

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 £
000 41,645,690 39,201,240 -2,444,450
Blyth Harbour 2,348,957 1,852,577 -496,380
Belfast Port 0 781,928 +781,928
Eurotunnel 219,465 126,273 -93,192
Dover 148,921 195,343 +46,422
Sharpness Docks 0 241,327 +241,327
Liverpool Docks 39,265 159,273 +120,008
Immingham Docks 69,870 19,611 -50,259
Felixstowe 35,746 49,468 +13,722
Southampton 21,732 33,325 +11,593

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 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2026-01 2
2025-12 1

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
54m+ 13
1m-15m 11
0-1m 4
15m-54m 1
Other 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 £
Ireland 91,501,008
Belgium 44,944,072
Netherlands 36,749,384
Portugal 23,450,383
Spain 12,441,864

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 41,126,223 50,374,785 +9,248,562
Belgium 30,819,972 14,124,100 -16,695,872
Netherlands 19,309,406 17,439,978 -1,869,428
Portugal 17,041,443 6,408,940 -10,632,503
Spain 7,700,522 4,741,342 -2,959,180
Germany 8,129,139 1,742,239 -6,386,900
Sweden 3,440,159 1,293,829 -2,146,330
Iceland 1,993,007 870,565 -1,122,442
Denmark 1,297,778 662,652 -635,126
France 664,631 932,323 +267,692

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 8,607,999
Germany 3,528,329
Lithuania 2,313,953
Poland 1,290,819
France 746,646

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 3,606,027 5,001,972 +1,395,945
Germany 2,708,255 820,074 -1,888,181
Lithuania 1,018,759 1,295,194 +276,435
Poland 820,066 470,753 -349,313
France 0 746,646 +746,646
Sweden 0 467,684 +467,684
Ireland 85,708 73,794 -11,914
Denmark 0 88,561 +88,561
Latvia 0 69,620 +69,620

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) 201,356,955
Other 22,462,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,301,801
Air transport 11,661

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) 116,153,215 85,203,740 -30,949,475
Other 10,461,790 12,001,115 +1,539,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,621,153 2,680,648 -2,940,505
Air transport 3,656 8,005 +4,349

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 42,115,734
Avonmouth Docks 27,508,486
000 22,462,905
London 21,896,758
Southampton 16,828,838

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 £
Ipswich Dock 24,908,514 17,207,220 -7,701,294
Avonmouth Docks 13,959,935 13,548,551 -411,384
000 10,461,790 12,001,115 +1,539,325
London 14,977,288 6,919,470 -8,057,818
Southampton 7,112,737 9,716,101 +2,603,364
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 7,661,663 9,086,883 +1,425,220
Portsmouth 7,324,969 6,758,411 -566,558
King's Lynn 6,767,085 5,485,391 -1,281,694
Great Yarmouth 5,986,080 6,233,104 +247,024
Immingham Docks 9,901,805 1,927,379 -7,974,426

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1003

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

Description: Barley grains, commonly used for food, animal feed, or making beer and whiskey