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 10,654,821
Ireland 7,119,181
Netherlands 5,762,358
Germany 3,572,489
France 2,525,878

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 1,365,887 9,288,934 +7,923,047
Ireland 1,851,895 5,267,286 +3,415,391
Netherlands 215,390 5,546,968 +5,331,578
Germany 683,790 2,888,699 +2,204,909
France 0 2,525,878 +2,525,878
United States 2,423,935 0 -2,423,935
China 905,111 763,715 -141,396
Poland 676,394 0 -676,394
India 111,454 205,841 +94,387
Switzerland 100,337 151,958 +51,621

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 12,639,073
Netherlands 3,931,089
France 2,525,878
United States 2,423,935
Germany 2,403,121

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 1,365,887 11,273,186 +9,907,299
Netherlands 208,480 3,722,609 +3,514,129
France 0 2,525,878 +2,525,878
United States 2,423,935 0 -2,423,935
Germany 83,442 2,319,679 +2,236,237
China 876,053 763,715 -112,338
India 111,454 205,841 +94,387
Switzerland 34,496 154,507 +120,011
Indonesia 88,599 98,673 +10,074
Ireland 0 39,001 +39,001

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Kent 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 - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
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) 25,214,453
Other 8,857,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,147,213
Road transport 11,397
Air transport 5,098

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) 4,613,862 20,600,591 +15,986,729
Other 3,219,598 5,637,412 +2,417,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 643,853 503,360 -140,493
Road transport 3,211 8,186 +4,975
Air transport 1,373 3,725 +2,352

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,857,010
Liverpool Docks 6,320,868
Belfast Port 3,822,519
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,455,125
Londonderry 3,018,895

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 3,219,598 5,637,412 +2,417,814
Liverpool Docks 0 6,320,868 +6,320,868
Belfast Port 0 3,822,519 +3,822,519
Warrenpoint Harbour 0 3,455,125 +3,455,125
Londonderry 2,423,935 594,960 -1,828,975
Leith 1,365,887 577,656 -788,231
Felixstowe 890,408 673,907 -216,501
Immingham Docks 11,780 1,391,886 +1,380,106
Teignmouth 0 1,311,977 +1,311,977
WAT 0 1,140,226 +1,140,226

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 8
Employment activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Food and beverage service activities 1
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 5

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 3
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 8,859,682
Denmark 573,415
Norway 503,783
United Arab Emirates 141,983
South Africa 92,858

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 3,985,929 4,873,753 +887,824
Denmark 566,782 6,633 -560,149
Norway 0 503,783 +503,783
United Arab Emirates 74,353 67,630 -6,723
South Africa 31,620 61,238 +29,618
Germany 47,549 33,565 -13,984
Switzerland 0 56,046 +56,046
France 20,502 15,012 -5,490
Bahrain 0 25,946 +25,946
Belgium 1,578 18,331 +16,753

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 4,420,556
Egypt 1,537,213
United States 957,992
Germany 138,505
France 120,291

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 1,706,521 2,714,035 +1,007,514
Egypt 0 1,537,213 +1,537,213
United States 605,596 352,396 -253,200
Germany 0 138,505 +138,505
France 0 120,291 +120,291

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,174,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,334,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 946,766
Air transport 931

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 2,312,117 4,862,440 +2,550,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,651,396 682,921 -968,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 798,364 148,402 -649,962
Air transport 931 0 -931

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,174,557
King's Lynn 1,065,299
Liverpool Docks 707,942
Southampton 498,281
Ipswich Dock 468,000

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 2,312,117 4,862,440 +2,550,323
King's Lynn 561,516 503,783 -57,733
Liverpool Docks 707,942 0 -707,942
Southampton 498,281 0 -498,281
Ipswich Dock 468,000 0 -468,000
London Gateway Port 122,900 178,404 +55,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,250 120,422 +50,172
Immingham Docks 11,681 17,401 +5,720
Holyhead 2,120 10,128 +8,008
Dover 5,642 0 -5,642

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