Import/export HS code 2308: Vegetable materials and waste for animal feed

Includes vegetable residues, by-products, and pellets used for feeding animals, not specified elsewhere

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Argentina 163,984,988
Ireland 19,511,471
United States 15,231,682
Netherlands 11,657,240
India 11,401,247

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 £
Argentina 81,450,010 82,534,978 +1,084,968
Ireland 8,615,418 10,896,053 +2,280,635
United States 4,630,838 10,600,844 +5,970,006
Netherlands 6,178,283 5,478,957 -699,326
India 6,444,566 4,956,681 -1,487,885
Sweden 885,860 8,779,798 +7,893,938
Germany 3,906,073 4,157,271 +251,198
Portugal 3,692,641 0 -3,692,641
France 727,083 2,665,473 +1,938,390
Switzerland 41,023 2,977,172 +2,936,149

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 £
Argentina 161,670,543
United States 15,360,978
India 13,829,034
Sweden 9,665,658
Paraguay 7,999,523

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 £
Argentina 81,746,098 79,924,445 -1,821,653
United States 4,641,501 10,719,477 +6,077,976
India 7,863,718 5,965,316 -1,898,402
Sweden 885,860 8,779,798 +7,893,938
Paraguay 0 7,999,523 +7,999,523
Germany 2,933,891 4,185,566 +1,251,675
Netherlands 3,442,644 1,772,545 -1,670,099
France 608,945 1,842,063 +1,233,118
Ireland 0 1,100,000 +1,100,000
Switzerland 49,635 728,386 +678,751

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Yorkshire 6
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Suffolk 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
North Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Suffolk 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 216,908,540
Other 25,101,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,651,988
Road transport 767,097
Air transport 510,723

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) 98,018,289 118,890,251 +20,871,962
Other 14,172,343 10,928,845 -3,243,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,007,611 4,644,377 -363,234
Road transport 38,711 728,386 +689,675
Air transport 291,272 219,451 -71,821

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 112,786,933
000 25,101,188
Liverpool Docks 23,282,106
Avonmouth Docks 19,122,070
Grangemouth Docks 13,799,575

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 £
Belfast Port 55,319,137 57,467,796 +2,148,659
000 14,172,343 10,928,845 -3,243,498
Liverpool Docks 9,472,010 13,810,096 +4,338,086
Avonmouth Docks 3,847,722 15,274,348 +11,426,626
Grangemouth Docks 7,835,494 5,964,081 -1,871,413
WEY 6,567,460 5,969,193 -598,267
Middlesbrough 5,354,662 7,116,554 +1,761,892
Immingham Docks 7,324,834 4,456,155 -2,868,679
Glasgow 2,201,072 2,895,512 +694,440
Montrose 0 3,106,128 +3,106,128

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
4
Other manufacturing
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 19
2026-04 18
2026-03 14
2026-02 19
2026-01 16

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+ 23
1m-15m 13
Other 8
15m-54m 5
0-1m 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 21,301,103
Ghana 171,646
Belgium 123,792
Poland 82,286
United Arab Emirates 80,225

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 10,891,560 10,409,543 -482,017
Ghana 89,607 82,039 -7,568
Belgium 27,353 96,439 +69,086
Poland 34,215 48,071 +13,856
United Arab Emirates 22,740 57,485 +34,745
China 72,347 0 -72,347
Faroe Islands 64,947 0 -64,947
Italy 26,416 29,342 +2,926
Qatar 31,765 21,480 -10,285
Germany 27,893 21,527 -6,366

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 17,306,696
Argentina 2,176,596
Germany 838,178
Netherlands 202,025
Italy 4,967

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 8,171,587 9,135,109 +963,522
Argentina 1,345,945 830,651 -515,294
Germany 838,167 11 -838,156
Netherlands 202,025 0 -202,025
Italy 2,673 2,294 -379
United States 355 0 -355
Ireland 92 126 +34

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 20,754,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 745,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 710,409
Air transport 122,304

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 10,681,891 10,072,539 -609,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 365,222 380,493 +15,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 304,691 405,718 +101,027
Air transport 53,719 68,585 +14,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 20,754,430
Holyhead 246,669
Liverpool Docks 221,618
Immingham Docks 204,317
London Gateway Port 194,132

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 10,681,891 10,072,539 -609,352
Holyhead 124,550 122,119 -2,431
Liverpool Docks 65,682 155,936 +90,254
Immingham Docks 97,520 106,797 +9,277
London Gateway Port 78,920 115,212 +36,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,640 83,236 -4,404
London 84,724 68,658 -16,066
Southampton 67,640 23,725 -43,915
Birmingham Airport 19,492 54,250 +34,758
Heysham 19,437 51,100 +31,663

Quick facts

HS code: 2308

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

Description: Includes vegetable residues, by-products, and pellets used for feeding animals, not specified elsewhere