Import/export HS code 121490: Various forage products

Various animal feed products not listed elsewhere, such as forage kale and lupines

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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 £
Netherlands 5,248,491
Ireland 3,280,025
France 2,853,162
United States 2,596,238
Germany 1,741,700

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 £
Netherlands 1,794,713 3,453,778 +1,659,065
Ireland 1,847,650 1,432,375 -415,275
France 1,215,235 1,637,927 +422,692
United States 1,244,731 1,351,507 +106,776
Germany 992,090 749,610 -242,480
Canada 449,724 299,922 -149,802
Italy 920 247,762 +246,842
Belgium 43,096 167,142 +124,046
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 £
Netherlands 5,053,827
France 2,779,466
United States 2,667,216
Germany 1,767,735
Canada 757,596

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 £
Netherlands 1,805,539 3,248,288 +1,442,749
France 1,176,008 1,603,458 +427,450
United States 1,292,858 1,374,358 +81,500
Germany 898,726 869,009 -29,717
Canada 449,809 307,787 -142,022
Ireland 0 386,043 +386,043
Italy 950 247,746 +246,796
Poland 197,024 17,212 -179,812
Belgium 39,710 154,200 +114,490
New Zealand 10,480 110,508 +100,028

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Norfolk 4
Suffolk 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Norfolk 3 3 +0
Suffolk 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,382,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,466,053
Other 2,892,003
Rail transport 2,236,476
Road transport 23,612

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) 3,218,068 5,164,426 +1,946,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,334,371 2,131,682 -202,689
Other 1,847,676 1,044,327 -803,349
Rail transport 844,505 1,391,971 +547,466
Road transport 0 23,612 +23,612
Air transport 6,387 1,069 -5,318

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,597,743
Eurotunnel 3,680,417
000 2,892,003
Southampton 2,884,331
Harwich 682,139

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 £
Dover 2,146,346 2,451,397 +305,051
Eurotunnel 1,244,915 2,435,502 +1,190,587
000 1,847,676 1,044,327 -803,349
Southampton 1,338,543 1,545,788 +207,245
Harwich 241,022 441,117 +200,095
Immingham Docks 258,571 399,495 +140,924
Felixstowe 410,565 223,212 -187,353
Killingholme 158,068 292,567 +134,499
Liverpool Docks 195,061 78,422 -116,639
London Gateway Port 200,429 14,311 -186,118

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
15
Manufacture of food products
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 6
2026-03 8
2026-02 13
2026-01 8

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 18
54m+ 8
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
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 2,192,458
Ireland 1,129,133
Malta 677,618
United Arab Emirates 586,627
Indonesia 566,937

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 1,091,449 1,101,009 +9,560
Ireland 623,262 505,871 -117,391
Malta 397,793 279,825 -117,968
United Arab Emirates 359,218 227,409 -131,809
Indonesia 131,536 435,401 +303,865
Malaysia 271,501 90,288 -181,213
Spain 102,583 248,173 +145,590
United States 103,265 129,502 +26,237
Italy 102,005 85,068 -16,937
Germany 160,294 6,962 -153,332

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) 3,984,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,780,704
Other 451,327
Air transport 13,296
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) 2,123,215 1,861,595 -261,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,394,435 1,386,269 -8,166
Other 223,390 227,937 +4,547
Air transport 7,844 5,452 -2,392
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 1,500,364
London Gateway Port 1,445,211
Felixstowe 829,963
Portsmouth 659,026
000 451,327

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 683,599 816,765 +133,166
London Gateway Port 605,032 840,179 +235,147
Felixstowe 475,369 354,594 -120,775
Portsmouth 336,005 323,021 -12,984
000 223,390 227,937 +4,547
Southampton 280,414 52,965 -227,449
Immingham Docks 241,479 57,922 -183,557
Eurotunnel 280,272 0 -280,272
Dover 0 258,661 +258,661
Liverpool Docks 109,364 127,997 +18,633

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 121490

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

Description: Various animal feed products not listed elsewhere, such as forage kale and lupines