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 13,189,935
Netherlands 9,816,301
Ireland 8,965,219
Germany 7,145,226
France 4,653,801

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 3,875,602 9,314,333 +5,438,731
Netherlands 235,364 9,580,937 +9,345,573
Ireland 2,252,192 6,713,027 +4,460,835
Germany 683,790 6,461,436 +5,777,646
France 602,169 4,051,632 +3,449,463
United States 1,382,235 1,892,215 +509,980
China 1,063,682 745,756 -317,926
Poland 676,394 870,624 +194,230
Lithuania 0 594,181 +594,181
India 111,454 205,841 +94,387

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 15,174,187
Netherlands 7,400,558
Germany 3,594,860
United States 3,274,450
France 3,186,867

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 3,875,602 11,298,585 +7,422,983
Netherlands 228,454 7,172,104 +6,943,650
Germany 61,838 3,533,022 +3,471,184
United States 1,382,235 1,892,215 +509,980
France 602,169 2,584,698 +1,982,529
China 1,034,624 718,408 -316,216
Poland 0 870,624 +870,624
India 111,454 205,841 +94,387
Switzerland 87,056 177,657 +90,601
Indonesia 109,238 78,034 -31,204

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
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) 34,986,131
Other 15,699,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,205,397
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) 6,777,978 28,208,153 +21,430,175
Other 3,619,895 12,079,839 +8,459,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 775,191 430,206 -344,985
Air transport 1,373 11,610 +10,237
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 15,699,734
Liverpool Docks 8,146,926
Belfast Port 7,684,073
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,455,125
Leith 3,356,750

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 3,619,895 12,079,839 +8,459,944
Liverpool Docks 2,018,499 6,128,427 +4,109,928
Belfast Port 0 7,684,073 +7,684,073
Warrenpoint Harbour 1,093,385 2,361,740 +1,268,355
Leith 1,365,887 1,990,863 +624,976
Londonderry 1,382,235 594,960 -787,275
WAT 0 1,734,407 +1,734,407
Felixstowe 997,925 682,868 -315,057
Immingham Docks 6,910 1,439,659 +1,432,749
Teignmouth 0 1,311,977 +1,311,977

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 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Construction of buildings 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
2026-04 5
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2026-01 3
2025-12 4

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
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 10,255,136
Denmark 574,149
Norway 503,783
United Arab Emirates 139,774
South Africa 108,732

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 3,330,269 6,924,867 +3,594,598
Denmark 567,314 6,835 -560,479
Norway 503,783 0 -503,783
United Arab Emirates 77,531 62,243 -15,288
South Africa 31,620 77,112 +45,492
Germany 50,998 44,790 -6,208
Switzerland 0 56,046 +56,046
France 20,936 20,495 -441
Bahrain 0 25,946 +25,946
Belgium 2,420 19,152 +16,732

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 5,565,971
Egypt 1,953,427
United States 957,992
Russia 344,756
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 1,414,546 4,151,425 +2,736,879
Egypt 13,724 1,939,703 +1,925,979
United States 933,019 24,973 -908,046
Russia 0 344,756 +344,756
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 9,272,465
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,349,245
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 268,399
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 2,361,289 6,911,176 +4,549,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,170,631 178,614 -1,992,017
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,229 171,170 +73,941
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 9,272,465
King's Lynn 1,065,299
Southampton 498,281
Ipswich Dock 468,000
London Gateway Port 316,931

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 2,361,289 6,911,176 +4,549,887
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 139,051 177,880 +38,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,133 136,215 +62,082
Immingham Docks 11,529 18,684 +7,155
Holyhead 3,673 12,550 +8,877
Dover 4,909 0 -4,909
Harwich 678 2,207 +1,529

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