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 5,256,678
Ireland 3,293,551
France 2,971,857
United States 2,607,546
Germany 1,862,733

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 1,861,091 3,395,587 +1,534,496
Ireland 1,412,556 1,880,995 +468,439
France 1,268,829 1,703,028 +434,199
United States 1,103,778 1,503,768 +399,990
Germany 1,013,938 848,795 -165,143
Canada 455,521 313,797 -141,724
Italy 920 247,762 +246,842
Belgium 38,243 167,732 +129,489
Poland 158,394 0 -158,394
Turkey 132,713 14,255 -118,458

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 5,030,119
France 2,914,816
United States 2,688,425
Germany 1,873,819
Canada 767,137

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 1,827,431 3,202,688 +1,375,257
France 1,244,297 1,670,519 +426,222
United States 1,161,806 1,526,619 +364,813
Germany 939,068 934,751 -4,317
Canada 438,889 328,248 -110,641
Ireland 10,652 335,806 +325,154
Italy 10,554 247,746 +237,192
Poland 219,109 29,732 -189,377
Belgium 41,443 149,365 +107,922
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
Suffolk 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Norfolk 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
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
Suffolk 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Norfolk 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3
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 1 -1
Inner London - West 0 2 +2

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) 8,549,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,559,404
Other 2,945,114
Rail transport 2,216,320
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) 3,293,799 5,255,510 +1,961,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,264,619 2,294,785 +30,166
Other 1,401,930 1,543,184 +141,254
Rail transport 838,139 1,378,181 +540,042
Road transport 0 23,612 +23,612
Air transport 6,783 2,157 -4,626

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,709,469
Eurotunnel 3,598,716
000 2,945,114
Southampton 2,880,579
Felixstowe 771,564

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 2,116,169 2,593,300 +477,131
Eurotunnel 1,260,720 2,337,996 +1,077,276
000 1,401,930 1,543,184 +141,254
Southampton 1,196,198 1,684,381 +488,183
Felixstowe 497,950 273,614 -224,336
Harwich 294,633 458,372 +163,739
Immingham Docks 228,276 399,319 +171,043
Killingholme 211,827 281,942 +70,115
Liverpool Docks 207,999 68,302 -139,697
London Gateway Port 214,805 14,311 -200,494

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 16
Manufacture of food products 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 8
2026-02 13
2026-01 8
2025-12 9

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 19
54m+ 8
0-1m 6
15m-54m 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 2,251,494
Ireland 1,274,527
Malta 730,354
United Arab Emirates 635,473
Indonesia 561,617

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 1,037,071 1,214,423 +177,352
Ireland 682,283 592,244 -90,039
Malta 402,219 328,135 -74,084
United Arab Emirates 337,043 298,430 -38,613
Indonesia 122,218 439,399 +317,181
Spain 108,121 248,173 +140,052
Malaysia 254,725 84,964 -169,761
United States 51,019 187,638 +136,619
Italy 107,169 92,061 -15,108
Netherlands 103,920 78,087 -25,833

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 173,602
Ireland 37,167
Germany 22,967
United States 2,915

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 85,840 87,762 +1,922
Ireland 18,969 18,198 -771
Germany 11,251 11,716 +465
United States 2,040 875 -1,165

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) 4,242,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,867,710
Other 455,966
Air transport 15,681
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) 2,161,533 2,081,324 -80,209
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,296,491 1,571,219 +274,728
Other 217,649 238,317 +20,668
Air transport 10,229 5,452 -4,777
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 1,564,450
London Gateway Port 1,463,927
Felixstowe 891,699
Portsmouth 690,766
000 455,966

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 675,339 889,111 +213,772
London Gateway Port 509,722 954,205 +444,483
Felixstowe 506,616 385,083 -121,533
Portsmouth 321,067 369,699 +48,632
000 217,649 238,317 +20,668
Southampton 227,678 98,335 -129,343
Immingham Docks 250,208 66,128 -184,080
Holyhead 184,793 111,410 -73,383
Eurotunnel 280,272 0 -280,272
Liverpool Docks 131,016 146,851 +15,835

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