Import/export HS code 230320: Sugar production waste

Waste from sugar production, like beet-pulp and bagasse, used in animal feed or biofuel

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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 £
Egypt 21,188,499
Netherlands 9,784,163
Ireland 8,859,578
Germany 7,424,259
France 4,680,723

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 £
Egypt 5,837,994 15,350,505 +9,512,511
Netherlands 849,544 8,934,619 +8,085,075
Ireland 2,522,111 6,337,467 +3,815,356
Germany 1,249,170 6,175,089 +4,925,919
France 1,213,901 3,466,822 +2,252,921
United States 1,382,235 1,892,215 +509,980
China 1,125,488 650,341 -475,147
Poland 676,394 870,624 +194,230
Lithuania 0 594,181 +594,181
India 154,532 131,290 -23,242

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 £
Egypt 23,172,751
Netherlands 7,368,420
Germany 3,827,398
United States 3,274,450
France 3,213,789

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 £
Egypt 5,837,994 17,334,757 +11,496,763
Netherlands 842,634 6,525,786 +5,683,152
Germany 580,723 3,246,675 +2,665,952
United States 1,382,235 1,892,215 +509,980
France 1,213,901 1,999,888 +785,987
China 1,096,430 622,993 -473,437
Poland 0 870,624 +870,624
India 154,532 131,290 -23,242
Switzerland 114,200 155,471 +41,271
Indonesia 106,297 58,578 -47,719

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 4
Inner London - East 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Devon 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Devon 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Kent 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,160,280
Other 15,594,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,151,505
Air transport 12,983
Road transport 11,397

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,561,457 32,598,823 +22,037,366
Other 3,889,814 11,704,279 +7,814,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 813,928 337,577 -476,351
Air transport 5,098 7,885 +2,787
Road transport 3,211 8,186 +4,975

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 15,594,093
Belfast Port 10,134,968
Liverpool Docks 8,146,926
Avonmouth Docks 7,479,331
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,455,125

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 3,889,814 11,704,279 +7,814,465
Belfast Port 2,328,798 7,806,170 +5,477,372
Liverpool Docks 2,630,937 5,515,989 +2,885,052
Avonmouth Docks 0 7,479,331 +7,479,331
Warrenpoint Harbour 2,092,866 1,362,259 -730,607
Leith 0 1,990,863 +1,990,863
Londonderry 1,382,235 594,960 -787,275
WAT 565,380 1,169,027 +603,647
Felixstowe 1,050,420 540,134 -510,286
Plymouth 0 1,454,298 +1,454,298

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
Construction of buildings
1
Food and beverage service activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 5
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2026-01 3

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+ 10
15m-54m 2
1m-15m 2
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 £
Ireland 10,739,823
Denmark 574,149
Norway 503,783
United Arab Emirates 138,752
South Africa 124,606

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 3,752,445 6,987,378 +3,234,933
Denmark 567,947 6,202 -561,745
Norway 503,783 0 -503,783
United Arab Emirates 77,490 61,262 -16,228
South Africa 61,863 62,743 +880
Germany 52,154 37,935 -14,219
Switzerland 56,046 0 -56,046
France 20,936 25,901 +4,965
Bahrain 0 25,946 +25,946
Belgium 1,622 18,372 +16,750

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 5,498,355
Egypt 2,466,039
United States 957,992
Russia 386,019
Germany 233,506

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 1,273,467 4,224,888 +2,951,421
Egypt 550,916 1,915,123 +1,364,207
United States 957,992 0 -957,992
Russia 0 386,019 +386,019
Germany 0 233,506 +233,506
France 0 139,407 +139,407
Netherlands 0 77,406 +77,406

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 9,758,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,348,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 263,304
Air transport 1,965

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 2,782,375 6,976,349 +4,193,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,187,999 160,613 -2,027,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,009 108,295 -46,714
Air transport 0 1,965 +1,965

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,758,724
King's Lynn 1,065,299
Southampton 498,281
Ipswich Dock 468,000
London Gateway Port 316,298

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 2,782,375 6,976,349 +4,193,974
King's Lynn 1,065,299 0 -1,065,299
Southampton 498,281 0 -498,281
Ipswich Dock 468,000 0 -468,000
London Gateway Port 156,419 159,879 +3,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,068 77,254 -54,814
Immingham Docks 11,017 17,432 +6,415
Holyhead 5,135 9,936 +4,801
Dover 4,176 0 -4,176
Heysham 1,935 1,093 -842

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 230320

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

Description: Waste from sugar production, like beet-pulp and bagasse, used in animal feed or biofuel