Import/export HS code 1005: Maize (corn)

All types of maize (corn), including those used for food, animal feed, or industrial 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 £
France 238,132,189
Canada 234,658,196
United States 190,960,717
Poland 133,886,919
Ireland 117,949,774

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 £
France 112,498,429 125,633,760 +13,135,331
Canada 167,850,411 66,807,785 -101,042,626
United States 66,237,325 124,723,392 +58,486,067
Poland 104,285,891 29,601,028 -74,684,863
Ireland 61,977,942 55,971,832 -6,006,110
Argentina 39,559,924 44,512,415 +4,952,491
Ukraine 22,345,012 26,173,174 +3,828,162
Romania 38,646,249 4,932,726 -33,713,523
Germany 12,794,278 17,728,521 +4,934,243
Netherlands 12,131,510 15,076,645 +2,945,135

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 £
France 228,716,772
Canada 227,280,266
United States 198,532,211
Poland 119,739,353
Argentina 73,155,497

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 £
France 104,829,509 123,887,263 +19,057,754
Canada 163,956,547 63,323,719 -100,632,828
United States 70,281,835 128,250,376 +57,968,541
Poland 98,752,035 20,987,318 -77,764,717
Argentina 32,596,315 40,559,182 +7,962,867
Ukraine 29,785,716 26,871,704 -2,914,012
Brazil 10,368,303 25,284,740 +14,916,437
Spain 10,034,011 13,108,223 +3,074,212
Romania 17,719,080 5,142,547 -12,576,533
Bulgaria 21,342,983 0 -21,342,983

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 23
Outer London - West and North West 20
Greater Manchester 13
Inner London - East 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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 - East and North East 16 14 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 17 +5
Greater Manchester 5 12 +7
Inner London - East 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
West Midlands 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Essex 7 5 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +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) 949,296,307
Other 159,788,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,351,829
Air transport 96,809
Road transport 18,823

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) 531,201,105 418,095,202 -113,105,903
Other 77,905,102 81,883,441 +3,978,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,353,416 49,998,413 +4,644,997
Air transport 17,297 79,512 +62,215
Road transport 6,291 12,532 +6,241

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 201,879,776
Liverpool Docks 183,585,138
Middlesbrough 165,720,514
000 159,788,543
Dover 71,652,533

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 106,582,056 95,297,720 -11,284,336
Liverpool Docks 98,447,454 85,137,684 -13,309,770
Middlesbrough 118,901,007 46,819,507 -72,081,500
000 77,905,102 81,883,441 +3,978,339
Dover 34,113,768 37,538,765 +3,424,997
ROS 39,850,423 19,911,385 -19,939,038
Immingham Docks 24,994,991 22,584,582 -2,410,409
Glasgow 20,393,306 26,024,635 +5,631,329
Avonmouth Docks 17,561,042 23,303,601 +5,742,559
Newport 18,131,190 16,684,396 -1,446,794

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 107
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of food products 21
Food and beverage service activities 14
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 34
2026-03 50
2026-02 31
2026-01 44
2025-12 36

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 67
0-1m 47
54m+ 32
15m-54m 23
Other 10

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 73,562,080
France 2,743,554
Germany 1,798,011
Poland 1,333,640
Netherlands 486,626

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 33,681,897 39,880,183 +6,198,286
France 1,362,514 1,381,040 +18,526
Germany 463,839 1,334,172 +870,333
Poland 0 1,333,640 +1,333,640
Netherlands 367,620 119,006 -248,614
Belgium 105,858 0 -105,858
United States 63,268 12,400 -50,868
Norway 24,322 3,971 -20,351
Spain 8,200 16,400 +8,200
Switzerland 993 4,176 +3,183

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 42,060,273
Canada 14,863,466
France 7,254,447
Brazil 5,241,188
Poland 1,381,870

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 17,812,562 24,247,711 +6,435,149
Canada 7,829,465 7,034,001 -795,464
France 4,596,309 2,658,138 -1,938,171
Brazil 1,381,972 3,859,216 +2,477,244
Poland 1,381,870 0 -1,381,870
United States 182,495 919,786 +737,291
Ireland 11,806 493,121 +481,315
Germany 274,984 0 -274,984

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 73,141,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,499,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,519,549
Air transport 21,196

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 £
Other 33,505,441 39,636,078 +6,130,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,435,543 3,063,471 +627,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 140,179 1,379,370 +1,239,191
Air transport 6,096 15,100 +9,004

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 73,141,519
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,195,854
Liverpool Docks 1,541,190
Dover 359,793
Holyhead 252,677

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 33,505,441 39,636,078 +6,130,637
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,525,238 2,670,616 +1,145,378
Liverpool Docks 133,894 1,407,296 +1,273,402
Dover 359,793 0 -359,793
Holyhead 60,390 192,287 +131,897
Eurotunnel 231,657 8,179 -223,478
Felixstowe 74,935 45,988 -28,947
Poole 0 60,102 +60,102
Immingham Docks 51,111 8,442 -42,669
Heysham 15,949 39,980 +24,031

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1005

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

Description: All types of maize (corn), including those used for food, animal feed, or industrial purposes