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 24,934,042
Ireland 20,173,069
France 11,427,928
Lithuania 7,858,213
Poland 5,067,552

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 18,438,168 6,495,874 -11,942,294
Ireland 8,130,149 12,042,920 +3,912,771
France 1,502,330 9,925,598 +8,423,268
Lithuania 5,418,252 2,439,961 -2,978,291
Poland 2,827,244 2,240,308 -586,936
Denmark 1,440,615 2,434,186 +993,571
Latvia 0 2,618,901 +2,618,901
Sweden 246,604 1,014,676 +768,072
Estonia 1,175,959 0 -1,175,959
Finland 0 635,247 +635,247

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 3,874,801
France 450,495
Germany 371,583
Romania 241,327
Canada 154,599

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 1,440,615 2,434,186 +993,571
France 317,038 133,457 -183,581
Germany 222,897 148,686 -74,211
Romania 0 241,327 +241,327
Canada 29,358 125,241 +95,883
Netherlands 70,640 896 -69,744
China 24,838 23,303 -1,535
Lithuania 39,688 0 -39,688
New Zealand 1,159 36,280 +35,121
Turkey 34,002 0 -34,002

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
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 74,228,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,458,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,042,045
Air transport 43,066
Road transport 23,234

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 37,102,863 37,125,915 +23,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,579,655 2,878,426 +1,298,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 749,887 292,158 -457,729
Air transport 6,360 36,706 +30,346
Road transport 22,903 331 -22,572

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 74,228,778
Blyth Harbour 3,296,383
Immingham Docks 662,276
Dover 465,559
Eurotunnel 368,296

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 37,102,863 37,125,915 +23,052
Blyth Harbour 875,380 2,421,003 +1,545,623
Immingham Docks 645,598 16,678 -628,920
Dover 314,110 151,449 -162,661
Eurotunnel 254,547 113,749 -140,798
Sharpness Docks 0 241,327 +241,327
Liverpool Docks 24,503 120,260 +95,757
Felixstowe 38,712 47,339 +8,627
London Gateway Port 46,790 5,815 -40,975
Southampton 20,868 15,300 -5,568

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
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
2026-01 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 6
2025-08 4
2025-07 3

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 12
54m+ 12
0-1m 3
15m-54m 2
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 74,824,236
Belgium 51,211,368
Netherlands 38,670,099
Portugal 23,268,538
Spain 14,241,115

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 34,623,253 40,200,983 +5,577,730
Belgium 30,764,044 20,447,324 -10,316,720
Netherlands 19,174,222 19,495,877 +321,655
Portugal 11,746,275 11,522,263 -224,012
Spain 12,259,197 1,981,918 -10,277,279
Germany 10,129,494 2,349,332 -7,780,162
Sweden 5,218,772 1,861,389 -3,357,383
Iceland 1,289,607 1,573,965 +284,358
Denmark 1,302,653 662,652 -640,001
France 662,631 838,431 +175,800

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 7,491,422
Germany 4,198,080
Lithuania 2,072,957
Poland 1,175,134
France 542,725

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 3,854,485 3,636,937 -217,548
Germany 2,871,579 1,326,501 -1,545,078
Lithuania 1,018,759 1,054,198 +35,439
Poland 820,066 355,068 -464,998
France 0 542,725 +542,725
Ireland 6,725 152,653 +145,928
Latvia 0 6,175 +6,175

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) 202,464,833
Other 20,687,213
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,893,562
Air transport 9,903

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) 112,498,992 89,965,841 -22,533,151
Other 10,640,055 10,047,158 -592,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,763,263 2,130,299 -2,632,964
Air transport 0 9,903 +9,903

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 40,929,790
Avonmouth Docks 23,948,614
000 20,687,213
London 20,287,441
Southampton 17,755,193

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 23,094,352 17,835,438 -5,258,914
Avonmouth Docks 10,904,591 13,044,023 +2,139,432
000 10,640,055 10,047,158 -592,897
London 8,380,480 11,906,961 +3,526,481
Southampton 11,219,224 6,535,969 -4,683,255
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 9,394,406 6,550,373 -2,844,033
Portsmouth 7,679,640 7,455,018 -224,622
Immingham Docks 7,744,200 5,507,713 -2,236,487
King's Lynn 7,002,362 6,089,285 -913,077
Great Yarmouth 4,583,659 7,657,986 +3,074,327

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