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 25,758,542
Belgium 15,241,952
Italy 8,913,244
Germany 4,121,334
Spain 3,799,919

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 12,853,447 12,905,095 +51,648
Belgium 6,933,039 8,308,913 +1,375,874
Italy 4,140,143 4,773,101 +632,958
Germany 1,230,904 2,890,430 +1,659,526
Spain 1,751,959 2,047,960 +296,001
South Africa 1,594,039 1,916,185 +322,146
Lithuania 537,786 2,108,042 +1,570,256
Ireland 1,095,223 1,512,259 +417,036
Netherlands 728,996 1,637,487 +908,491
Poland 531,455 1,216,742 +685,287

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 25,778,101
Italy 13,424,573
Belgium 12,591,805
Spain 3,841,530
South Africa 3,488,223

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 12,905,458 12,872,643 -32,815
Italy 6,773,070 6,651,503 -121,567
Belgium 4,740,864 7,850,941 +3,110,077
Spain 1,758,920 2,082,610 +323,690
South Africa 1,577,478 1,910,745 +333,267
Lithuania 530,540 2,106,299 +1,575,759
Poland 547,460 1,229,120 +681,660
Germany 288,825 1,476,830 +1,188,005
Luxembourg 174,558 610,648 +436,090
Ukraine 316,861 288,195 -28,666

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 18
Inner London - West 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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 18 14 -4
Inner London - East 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 14 12 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Essex 9 5 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - South 6 5 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0

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) 53,264,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,230,000
Other 4,866,061
Air transport 107,011
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) 24,525,133 28,739,846 +4,214,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,646,536 9,583,464 +2,936,928
Other 1,938,594 2,927,467 +988,873
Air transport 70,896 36,115 -34,781
Road transport 0 355 +355

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 20,639,480
Dover 16,688,671
London Gateway Port 6,583,416
London 6,260,995
000 4,866,061

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 10,525,026 10,114,454 -410,572
Dover 6,767,982 9,920,689 +3,152,707
London Gateway Port 3,063,612 3,519,804 +456,192
London 2,809,031 3,451,964 +642,933
000 1,938,594 2,927,467 +988,873
Immingham Docks 1,466,790 2,633,637 +1,166,847
Liverpool Docks 1,385,279 1,669,342 +284,063
Felixstowe 906,674 1,727,971 +821,297
Purfleet 1,595,364 243,132 -1,352,232
Plymouth 0 1,571,064 +1,571,064

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 125
Manufacture of food products 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Food and beverage service activities 28
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
2026-04 55
2026-03 65
2026-02 54
2026-01 48
2025-12 55

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 99
0-1m 42
54m+ 37
15m-54m 29
Other 7

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 3,812,147
Ireland 2,673,216
Netherlands 2,045,748
Portugal 1,199,976
Poland 986,983

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 2,310,301 1,501,846 -808,455
Ireland 1,122,842 1,550,374 +427,532
Netherlands 1,080,200 965,548 -114,652
Portugal 581,921 618,055 +36,134
Poland 415,481 571,502 +156,021
Australia 357,483 426,024 +68,541
France 324,240 217,907 -106,333
Germany 216,152 188,000 -28,152
Spain 168,119 89,723 -78,396
Italy 138,013 118,392 -19,621

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 752,175
XI 176,973

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 370,517 381,658 +11,141
XI 105,633 71,340 -34,293

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) 6,560,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,214,058
Other 934,213
Air transport 31,040

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) 3,255,339 3,305,526 +50,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,353,179 2,860,879 -492,300
Other 478,463 455,750 -22,713
Air transport 18,817 12,223 -6,594

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,479,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,353,814
Liverpool Docks 1,823,379
London Gateway Port 1,731,449
000 934,213

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 1,246,446 2,233,143 +986,697
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,036,981 1,316,833 -720,148
Liverpool Docks 654,090 1,169,289 +515,199
London Gateway Port 1,622,959 108,490 -1,514,469
000 478,463 455,750 -22,713
Harwich 149,170 477,302 +328,132
Holyhead 263,207 268,585 +5,378
Heysham 222,095 281,812 +59,717
Dover 135,879 105,688 -30,191
Southampton 124,248 62,126 -62,122

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