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 11,037,510
Netherlands 3,162,552
France 2,141,832
United States 861,627
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 5,905,261 5,132,249 -773,012
Netherlands 1,749,095 1,413,457 -335,638
France 1,225,868 915,964 -309,904
United States 430,775 430,852 +77
Hungary 39,548 0 -39,548
Germany 7,367 14,851 +7,484
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 11,037,510
Netherlands 3,135,037
France 2,141,832
United States 861,627
Hungary 55,000

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 5,905,261 5,132,249 -773,012
Netherlands 1,730,207 1,404,830 -325,377
France 1,225,868 915,964 -309,904
United States 430,775 430,852 +77
Hungary 43,108 11,892 -31,216
Austria 13,329 11,586 -1,743
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
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
South Yorkshire 1 0 -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) 14,298,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,647,693
Rail transport 300,839
Air transport 19,750

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) 7,711,257 6,587,314 -1,123,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,425,490 1,222,203 -203,287
Rail transport 221,167 79,672 -141,495
Air transport 1,180 18,570 +17,390

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 2,148,926
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 3,105,158 2,374,577 -730,581
Avonmouth Docks 1,350,926 2,629,024 +1,278,098
Immingham Docks 1,418,018 1,184,227 -233,791
Eurotunnel 1,190,750 958,176 -232,574
Newport 1,382,397 0 -1,382,397
Dover 354,209 161,804 -192,405
London Gateway Port 430,775 0 -430,775
Southampton 0 412,282 +412,282
Purfleet 42,797 79,050 +36,253
London 23,983 26,753 +2,770

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
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 1
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 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+ 8
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 78,270
Germany 66,088
Malaysia 56,200
India 46,426
Sweden 36,765

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 65,704 12,566 -53,138
Germany 36,754 29,334 -7,420
Malaysia 0 56,200 +56,200
India 1,100 45,326 +44,226
Sweden 21,149 15,616 -5,533
Ireland 5,109 21,891 +16,782
Netherlands 0 16,715 +16,715
United Arab Emirates 2,000 14,200 +12,200
Belgium 6,557 9,332 +2,775
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) 247,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,362
Other 6,927
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) 143,797 103,685 -40,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,100 136,262 +133,162
Other 3,912 3,015 -897
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 85,371
Dover 77,221
Immingham Docks 59,898
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 48,402 36,969 -11,433
Dover 65,704 11,517 -54,187
Immingham Docks 25,798 34,100 +8,302
Felixstowe 0 56,200 +56,200
London Gateway Port 3,100 40,714 +37,614
Southampton 0 38,298 +38,298
Holyhead 1,197 15,838 +14,641
000 3,912 3,015 -897
London 2,696 901 -1,795
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