Import/export HS code 1004: Oats

All types of oats, including those used for food, animal feed, or other purposes

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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 £
Ireland 5,217,899
Sweden 1,837,624
Finland 1,134,481
France 816,947
Latvia 705,348

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 £
Ireland 2,572,113 2,645,786 +73,673
Sweden 0 1,837,624 +1,837,624
Finland 0 1,134,481 +1,134,481
France 475,768 341,179 -134,589
Latvia 705,348 0 -705,348
Hungary 106,720 144,731 +38,011
Netherlands 61,845 91,876 +30,031
Lithuania 13,526 111,697 +98,171
Germany 32,808 76,738 +43,930
Czechia 30,880 43,365 +12,485

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 £
Sweden 1,837,624
Latvia 705,348
Hungary 629,157
France 608,109
Germany 142,283

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 £
Sweden 0 1,837,624 +1,837,624
Latvia 705,348 0 -705,348
Hungary 211,137 418,020 +206,883
France 426,730 181,379 -245,351
Germany 40,928 101,355 +60,427
Czechia 30,880 45,833 +14,953
Lithuania 13,526 40,560 +27,034
Chile 4,957 35,486 +30,529
Ireland 26,316 4,015 -22,301
Canada 17,004 6,267 -10,737

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Lincolnshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1

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
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 1 0 -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 6,322,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,861,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,364,441
Air transport 14,150

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 2,545,797 3,776,537 +1,230,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 790,204 2,071,201 +1,280,997
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 752,001 612,440 -139,561
Air transport 7,232 6,918 -314

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,322,334
Montrose 1,265,098
Dover 1,012,720
King's Lynn 705,348
Avonmouth Docks 572,526

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 2,545,797 3,776,537 +1,230,740
Montrose 0 1,265,098 +1,265,098
Dover 514,799 497,921 -16,878
King's Lynn 705,348 0 -705,348
Avonmouth Docks 0 572,526 +572,526
Eurotunnel 110,181 86,456 -23,725
Immingham Docks 40,928 83,383 +42,455
London 14,238 70,837 +56,599
Thamesport 0 52,799 +52,799
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,123 0 -42,123

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 9
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Manufacture of food products 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 3
2025-08 2

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+ 5
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 3
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 £
Belgium 12,734,559
Spain 8,772,303
Turkey 2,065,752
Sweden 2,059,880
United Arab Emirates 1,669,289

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 £
Belgium 1,920,439 10,814,120 +8,893,681
Spain 5,041,769 3,730,534 -1,311,235
Turkey 0 2,065,752 +2,065,752
Sweden 532,794 1,527,086 +994,292
United Arab Emirates 759,354 909,935 +150,581
Japan 1,412,427 0 -1,412,427
Denmark 697,197 701,573 +4,376
Netherlands 813,621 344,550 -469,071
Nigeria 119,699 420,114 +300,415
Ireland 275,924 206,843 -69,081

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 53,095
Ireland 41,153
Germany 4,789

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 35,165 17,930 -17,235
Ireland 17,583 23,570 +5,987
Germany 1,903 2,886 +983

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) 25,396,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,970,366
Air transport 292,262
Other 107,369

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) 9,024,909 16,371,426 +7,346,517
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,284,954 4,685,412 +1,400,458
Air transport 262,992 29,270 -233,722
Other 54,651 52,718 -1,933

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 7,854,398
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,288,834
Southampton 4,891,927
Immingham Docks 3,686,028
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 2,880,156

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 £
London 2,643,969 5,210,429 +2,566,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,877,943 4,410,891 +1,532,948
Southampton 2,221,813 2,670,114 +448,301
Immingham Docks 564,922 3,121,106 +2,556,184
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 0 2,880,156 +2,880,156
Grangemouth Docks 717,597 1,501,304 +783,707
Hull 639,950 662,318 +22,368
Avonmouth Docks 855,608 0 -855,608
London Gateway Port 286,299 423,767 +137,468
Portsmouth 534,250 0 -534,250

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1004

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

Description: All types of oats, including those used for food, animal feed, or other purposes