Import/export HS code 1214: Animal feed products

Includes swedes, mangolds, hay, alfalfa, clover, and other forage products, sold loose or as pellets

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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 £
Italy 11,286,192
Netherlands 8,411,043
France 4,994,994
United States 3,457,865
Ireland 3,280,025

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 £
Italy 5,906,181 5,380,011 -526,170
Netherlands 3,543,808 4,867,235 +1,323,427
France 2,441,103 2,553,891 +112,788
United States 1,675,506 1,782,359 +106,853
Ireland 1,847,650 1,432,375 -415,275
Germany 999,457 764,461 -234,996
Canada 449,724 299,922 -149,802
Belgium 43,096 167,528 +124,432
Turkey 132,713 14,255 -118,458
Poland 135,522 0 -135,522

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 £
Italy 11,286,206
Netherlands 8,188,864
France 4,921,298
United States 3,528,843
Germany 1,777,101

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 £
Italy 5,906,211 5,379,995 -526,216
Netherlands 3,535,746 4,653,118 +1,117,372
France 2,401,876 2,519,422 +117,546
United States 1,723,633 1,805,210 +81,577
Germany 908,092 869,009 -39,083
Canada 449,809 307,787 -142,022
Ireland 0 386,043 +386,043
Poland 197,024 17,212 -179,812
Belgium 39,710 154,200 +114,490
Hungary 45,158 90,290 +45,132

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Norfolk 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Suffolk 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Norfolk 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 1 4 +3
Suffolk 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,764,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,030,187
Other 2,892,003
Rail transport 2,537,315
Air transport 27,206

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) 10,045,628 8,718,996 -1,326,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,643,558 6,386,629 +1,743,071
Other 1,847,676 1,044,327 -803,349
Rail transport 1,065,672 1,471,643 +405,971
Air transport 7,567 19,639 +12,072
Road transport 0 23,612 +23,612

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,829,343
Sharpness Docks 5,479,735
Dover 5,113,756
Avonmouth Docks 3,987,817
Southampton 3,296,613

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 2,435,665 3,393,678 +958,013
Sharpness Docks 3,105,158 2,374,577 -730,581
Dover 2,500,555 2,613,201 +112,646
Avonmouth Docks 1,350,926 2,636,891 +1,285,965
Southampton 1,338,543 1,958,070 +619,527
Immingham Docks 1,676,589 1,583,722 -92,867
000 1,847,676 1,044,327 -803,349
Newport 1,382,397 0 -1,382,397
Harwich 246,581 449,581 +203,000
Felixstowe 430,573 230,914 -199,659

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
20
Manufacture of food products
13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 7
2026-03 13
2026-02 15
2026-01 10

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 20
54m+ 13
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 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 £
France 2,270,728
Ireland 1,156,133
Malta 677,618
United Arab Emirates 602,827
Indonesia 574,778

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 £
France 1,157,153 1,113,575 -43,578
Ireland 628,371 527,762 -100,609
Malta 397,793 279,825 -117,968
United Arab Emirates 361,218 241,609 -119,609
Indonesia 131,536 443,242 +311,706
Malaysia 271,501 146,488 -125,013
Spain 102,583 248,173 +145,590
Germany 197,048 36,296 -160,752
United States 103,265 129,502 +26,237
Italy 109,792 86,540 -23,252

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 175,776
Ireland 34,708
Germany 21,716
United States 2,543

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 93,073 82,703 -10,370
Ireland 18,060 16,648 -1,412
Germany 10,889 10,827 -62
United States 1,879 664 -1,215

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) 4,232,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,920,066
Other 458,254
Air transport 14,241
Rail transport 7,402

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) 2,267,012 1,965,280 -301,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,397,535 1,522,531 +124,996
Other 227,302 230,952 +3,650
Air transport 7,844 6,397 -1,447
Rail transport 7,402 0 -7,402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,585,735
London Gateway Port 1,489,025
Felixstowe 886,163
Portsmouth 659,026
000 458,254

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 732,001 853,734 +121,733
London Gateway Port 608,132 880,893 +272,761
Felixstowe 475,369 410,794 -64,575
Portsmouth 336,005 323,021 -12,984
000 227,302 230,952 +3,650
Southampton 280,414 91,263 -189,151
Immingham Docks 267,277 92,022 -175,255
Dover 65,704 270,178 +204,474
Eurotunnel 280,272 0 -280,272
Holyhead 155,629 86,309 -69,320

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1214

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

Description: Includes swedes, mangolds, hay, alfalfa, clover, and other forage products, sold loose or as pellets