Import/export HS code 1103: Cereal groats, meal, and pellets

Processed cereal products like cracked grains, coarse meal, and pellets for cooking and animal feed

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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 25,500,928
Belgium 15,495,142
Italy 9,230,216
Germany 4,578,104
Spain 3,880,146

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 12,935,294 12,565,634 -369,660
Belgium 7,223,741 8,271,401 +1,047,660
Italy 4,181,730 5,048,486 +866,756
Germany 1,167,204 3,410,900 +2,243,696
Spain 1,706,457 2,173,689 +467,232
South Africa 1,550,394 1,860,550 +310,156
Lithuania 535,700 2,664,447 +2,128,747
Ireland 1,082,705 1,498,826 +416,121
Netherlands 866,305 1,509,326 +643,021
Poland 533,984 1,282,355 +748,371

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 25,512,250
Italy 13,509,306
Belgium 13,087,823
Spain 3,921,757
South Africa 3,388,943

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 12,980,892 12,531,358 -449,534
Italy 6,862,436 6,646,870 -215,566
Belgium 5,125,169 7,962,654 +2,837,485
Spain 1,712,472 2,209,285 +496,813
South Africa 1,524,209 1,864,734 +340,525
Lithuania 529,435 2,662,704 +2,133,269
Germany 290,963 1,950,608 +1,659,645
Poland 549,008 1,294,733 +745,725
Luxembourg 219,146 646,636 +427,490
Ukraine 371,206 244,073 -127,133

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 31
Outer London - East and North East 22
Inner London - East 16
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 22 25 +3
Outer London - East and North East 17 14 -3
Inner London - East 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Essex 8 5 -3
Outer London - South 6 5 -1
West Midlands 6 8 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,854,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,119,229
Other 4,836,758
Air transport 98,430
Road transport 355

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,957,718 28,897,098 +3,939,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,764,447 10,354,782 +3,590,335
Other 1,866,296 2,970,462 +1,104,166
Air transport 54,279 44,151 -10,128
Road transport 0 355 +355

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 20,731,121
Dover 16,773,569
London Gateway Port 6,629,191
London 6,165,701
000 4,836,758

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 £
Eurotunnel 10,575,552 10,155,569 -419,983
Dover 7,118,831 9,654,738 +2,535,907
London Gateway Port 3,002,485 3,626,706 +624,221
London 3,173,712 2,991,989 -181,723
000 1,866,296 2,970,462 +1,104,166
Immingham Docks 1,481,818 2,990,148 +1,508,330
Liverpool Docks 1,382,521 1,743,864 +361,343
Felixstowe 998,223 2,024,832 +1,026,609
Purfleet 1,406,813 231,477 -1,175,336
WAT 520,459 1,083,192 +562,733

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
123
Manufacture of food products
46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Food and beverage service activities
27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 62
2026-04 55
2026-03 65
2026-02 54
2026-01 48

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 100
0-1m 41
54m+ 36
15m-54m 28
Other 6

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 £
United States 3,596,999
Ireland 2,719,140
Netherlands 2,005,681
Portugal 1,234,795
Poland 1,022,985

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 £
United States 2,020,868 1,576,131 -444,737
Ireland 1,155,020 1,564,120 +409,100
Netherlands 1,037,410 968,271 -69,139
Portugal 551,286 683,509 +132,223
Poland 423,573 599,412 +175,839
Australia 358,536 365,566 +7,030
France 327,389 195,593 -131,796
Germany 203,157 188,958 -14,199
Italy 148,491 115,452 -33,039
Spain 164,582 93,377 -71,205

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 £
Ireland 753,785
XI 171,318

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 £
Ireland 375,147 378,638 +3,491
XI 102,568 68,750 -33,818

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,573,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,998,774
Other 930,528
Air transport 33,140

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,231,360 3,342,362 +111,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,040,542 2,958,232 -82,310
Other 480,328 450,200 -30,128
Air transport 16,850 16,290 -560

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,550,899
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,244,424
Liverpool Docks 1,879,329
London Gateway Port 1,371,661
000 930,528

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 £
Felixstowe 1,362,784 2,188,115 +825,331
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,957,434 1,286,990 -670,444
Liverpool Docks 641,421 1,237,908 +596,487
London Gateway Port 1,257,631 114,030 -1,143,601
000 480,328 450,200 -30,128
Harwich 149,170 534,409 +385,239
Holyhead 263,155 281,581 +18,426
Heysham 232,679 286,762 +54,083
Dover 133,209 105,688 -27,521
Southampton 124,248 95,887 -28,361

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1103

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

Description: Processed cereal products like cracked grains, coarse meal, and pellets for cooking and animal feed