Import/export HS code 2302: Cereal and legume processing leftovers

Leftovers from processing cereals or legumes, like bran and sharps, often used as animal feed. Can be in pellet form or loose

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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 20,163,732
France 11,762,519
Poland 11,239,619
Ireland 11,171,853
United States 5,525,734

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 12,092,190 8,071,542 -4,020,648
France 10,565,352 1,197,167 -9,368,185
Poland 4,074,384 7,165,235 +3,090,851
Ireland 5,734,204 5,437,649 -296,555
United States 2,871,490 2,654,244 -217,246
Latvia 2,702,097 2,255,921 -446,176
India 742,937 1,563,516 +820,579
Germany 611,597 1,339,243 +727,646
Belgium 1,009,520 805,370 -204,150
Lithuania 0 1,717,548 +1,717,548

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 7,061,987
Poland 6,663,249
United States 5,577,199
Germany 4,507,422
Latvia 4,502,299

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 3,529,645 3,532,342 +2,697
Poland 3,501,952 3,161,297 -340,655
United States 2,922,955 2,654,244 -268,711
Germany 3,727,026 780,396 -2,946,630
Latvia 2,247,072 2,255,227 +8,155
Belgium 2,134,458 1,072,102 -1,062,356
India 742,937 1,563,516 +820,579
Lithuania 0 1,717,548 +1,717,548
France 451,455 961,287 +509,832
Austria 568,472 539,259 -29,213

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Lincolnshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3

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 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 37,192,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,312,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,348,425
Air transport 641,397

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 £
Other 22,754,561 14,437,599 -8,316,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,154,348 16,158,114 +3,766
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,283,003 4,065,422 -217,581
Air transport 331,769 309,628 -22,141

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 37,192,160
Teignmouth 9,423,150
Dover 5,855,123
Ellesmere Port 3,904,948
Liverpool Docks 3,073,468

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 £
000 22,754,561 14,437,599 -8,316,962
Teignmouth 4,443,426 4,979,724 +536,298
Dover 2,776,026 3,079,097 +303,071
Ellesmere Port 3,265,505 639,443 -2,626,062
Liverpool Docks 2,100,180 973,288 -1,126,892
Leith 1,710,172 1,002,810 -707,362
Grangemouth Docks 743,487 1,559,475 +815,988
Milford 947,454 1,333,282 +385,828
Southampton 464,121 1,799,953 +1,335,832
Glasgow 1,015,737 454,511 -561,226

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 17
2025-10 13
2025-09 20
2025-08 6

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+ 29
1m-15m 9
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 £
Ireland 10,018,520
United States 71,129
Belgium 59,460
France 54,562
Germany 29,543

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 £
Ireland 2,893,255 7,125,265 +4,232,010
United States 4,738 66,391 +61,653
Belgium 59,460 0 -59,460
France 26,954 27,608 +654
Germany 25,729 3,814 -21,915
Denmark 8,956 8,113 -843
Japan 10,540 5,200 -5,340
Poland 0 11,040 +11,040
Spain 8,063 2,940 -5,123
Kenya 3,940 3,022 -918

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 3,786,539
Poland 2,431,073
Angola 858,344
Latvia 504,573
Netherlands 362,311

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 1,422,442 2,364,097 +941,655
Poland 533,896 1,897,177 +1,363,281
Angola 0 858,344 +858,344
Latvia 144,015 360,558 +216,543
Netherlands 360,680 1,631 -359,049
Belgium 322,837 5,261 -317,576
Ireland 0 109,571 +109,571
Germany 0 101,768 +101,768
United States 46,517 32,064 -14,453

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,595,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,365,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 312,097
Air transport 31,049

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 £
Other 2,845,845 5,749,187 +2,903,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,877 1,359,320 +1,353,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 175,433 136,664 -38,769
Air transport 20,365 10,684 -9,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,595,032
London 1,082,340
Heysham 216,509
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,915
Holyhead 95,278

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 £
000 2,845,845 5,749,187 +2,903,342
London 0 1,082,340 +1,082,340
Heysham 2,277 214,232 +211,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,917 39,998 -37,919
Holyhead 27,475 67,803 +40,328
Grangemouth Docks 0 39,742 +39,742
Southampton 0 26,649 +26,649
Immingham Docks 16,922 8,113 -8,809
Milford 8,852 10,609 +1,757
Portsmouth 11,768 5,404 -6,364

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2302

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

Description: Leftovers from processing cereals or legumes, like bran and sharps, often used as animal feed. Can be in pellet form or loose