Import/export HS code 121410: Alfalfa meal and pellets

Dried and processed alfalfa, used as animal feed, often in pellet form

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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 11,003,633
Netherlands 3,279,613
France 2,244,825
United States 843,057
Hungary 39,548

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 4,362,151 6,641,482 +2,279,331
Netherlands 1,812,481 1,467,132 -345,349
France 1,212,075 1,032,750 -179,325
United States 430,775 412,282 -18,493
Hungary 39,548 0 -39,548
Germany 5,904 15,349 +9,445
China 1,180 0 -1,180
Belgium 0 386 +386

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 11,003,633
Netherlands 3,237,725
France 2,244,825
United States 843,057
Hungary 54,035

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 4,362,151 6,641,482 +2,279,331
Netherlands 1,785,768 1,451,957 -333,811
France 1,212,075 1,032,750 -179,325
United States 430,775 412,282 -18,493
Hungary 41,645 12,390 -29,255
Austria 21,154 18,134 -3,020
Germany 9,366 0 -9,366
China 1,180 0 -1,180
United Kingdom 0 386 +386

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Norfolk 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
South Yorkshire 1 0 -1
Suffolk 1 1 +0

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) 14,298,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,823,500
Rail transport 309,148
Air transport 2,091

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) 6,168,332 8,130,424 +1,962,092
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,511,342 1,312,158 -199,184
Rail transport 182,349 126,799 -55,550
Air transport 2,091 0 -2,091

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Sharpness Docks 5,479,735
Avonmouth Docks 3,979,950
Immingham Docks 2,602,245
Eurotunnel 2,275,763
Newport 1,382,397

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 £
Sharpness Docks 1,569,629 3,910,106 +2,340,477
Avonmouth Docks 1,350,926 2,629,024 +1,278,098
Immingham Docks 1,418,018 1,184,227 -233,791
Eurotunnel 1,184,676 1,091,087 -93,589
Newport 1,382,397 0 -1,382,397
Dover 369,412 199,852 -169,560
London Gateway Port 430,775 0 -430,775
Southampton 0 412,282 +412,282
Purfleet 42,797 45,173 +2,376
Hull 37,782 25,617 -12,165

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 10
Manufacture of food products 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 2
2025-12 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+ 7
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 89,385
Germany 69,174
Malaysia 56,200
Sweden 39,204
Ireland 23,080

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 65,353 24,032 -41,321
Germany 34,504 34,670 +166
Malaysia 0 56,200 +56,200
Sweden 21,282 17,922 -3,360
Ireland 5,059 18,021 +12,962
India 1,100 19,794 +18,694
Belgium 7,655 9,332 +1,677
Netherlands 0 16,715 +16,715
United Arab Emirates 2,000 14,200 +12,200
Israel 0 11,645 +11,645

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) 262,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,672
Other 6,987
Air transport 945

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) 142,810 119,662 -23,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,942 110,730 +106,788
Other 3,862 3,125 -737
Air transport 0 945 +945

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,457
Dover 88,336
Immingham Docks 64,411
Felixstowe 56,200
London Gateway Port 43,814

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 45,303 43,154 -2,149
Dover 65,353 22,983 -42,370
Immingham Docks 28,005 36,406 +8,401
Felixstowe 0 56,200 +56,200
London Gateway Port 3,100 40,714 +37,614
Holyhead 1,197 11,858 +10,661
Southampton 0 12,766 +12,766
000 3,862 3,125 -737
London 3,794 901 -2,893
Heysham 0 3,038 +3,038

Quick facts

HS code: 121410

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

Description: Dried and processed alfalfa, used as animal feed, often in pellet form