Import/export HS code 2703: Peat, natural or pressed

Peat, a soil-like material, either in its natural state or pressed into blocks, often used for fuel or gardening

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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 £
Ireland 37,039,098
Netherlands 19,516,397
Latvia 3,538,689
Spain 2,346,820
Estonia 1,975,153

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 £
Ireland 18,591,477 18,447,621 -143,856
Netherlands 11,063,201 8,453,196 -2,610,005
Latvia 1,882,138 1,656,551 -225,587
Spain 1,051,871 1,294,949 +243,078
Estonia 764,915 1,210,238 +445,323
China 978,944 891,510 -87,434
Belgium 578,315 174,750 -403,565
France 354,364 235,509 -118,855
Denmark 232,137 27,002 -205,135
Canada 131,641 102,487 -29,154

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 £
Ireland 24,871,702
Netherlands 14,537,057
Belgium 5,137,528
China 1,869,709
Spain 1,704,397

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 £
Ireland 11,545,752 13,325,950 +1,780,198
Netherlands 8,305,450 6,231,607 -2,073,843
Belgium 2,807,348 2,330,180 -477,168
China 969,309 900,400 -68,909
Spain 1,031,193 673,204 -357,989
Estonia 752,470 679,185 -73,285
Latvia 958,918 358,590 -600,328
Germany 624,479 643,168 +18,689
United Kingdom 1,140,076 3,454 -1,136,622
Lithuania 121,339 118,741 -2,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Kent 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 4 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Kent 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,019,428
Other 14,345,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,082,933
Air transport 82,534
Road transport 28,726

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,304,130 20,715,298 -3,588,832
Other 7,092,214 7,252,948 +160,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,342,863 4,740,070 +397,207
Air transport 74,359 8,175 -66,184
Road transport 21,235 7,491 -13,744

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,301,320
000 14,345,162
Holyhead 8,149,635
Liverpool Docks 7,797,086
Heysham 5,459,971

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 £
Felixstowe 7,900,579 7,400,741 -499,838
000 7,092,214 7,252,948 +160,734
Holyhead 4,527,191 3,622,444 -904,747
Liverpool Docks 3,656,327 4,140,759 +484,432
Heysham 2,585,309 2,874,662 +289,353
Fishguard 1,201,017 1,762,042 +561,025
Eurotunnel 1,997,957 930,726 -1,067,231
Immingham Docks 1,745,040 965,534 -779,506
Harwich 1,291,862 705,827 -586,035
Milford 708,702 962,075 +253,373

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
28
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Scientific research and development
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
2026-05 17
2026-04 20
2026-03 23
2026-02 23
2026-01 17

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
1m-15m 37
15m-54m 14
54m+ 7
Other 7
0-1m 6

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 12,994,050
France 950,470
Spain 471,106
Japan 442,784
Oman 380,088

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 8,755,707 4,238,343 -4,517,364
France 229,395 721,075 +491,680
Spain 61,817 409,289 +347,472
Japan 195,672 247,112 +51,440
Oman 211,680 168,408 -43,272
Saudi Arabia 90,873 225,963 +135,090
Germany 307,079 5,564 -301,515
Malaysia 81,028 102,376 +21,348
Netherlands 14,134 129,874 +115,740
Israel 118,763 13,528 -105,235

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 12,567,399
Nicaragua 1,729,557
Ireland 311,058
Spain 7,094
France 4,307

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 8,287,087 4,280,312 -4,006,775
Nicaragua 961,638 767,919 -193,719
Ireland 46,775 264,283 +217,508
Spain 7,094 0 -7,094
France 0 4,307 +4,307
Germany 659 1,104 +445
Latvia 1,220 0 -1,220

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 14,624,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,664,888
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 287,420
Air transport 23,516

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 9,305,632 5,319,165 -3,986,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,315,605 1,349,283 +33,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 77,520 209,900 +132,380
Air transport 14,340 9,176 -5,164

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,624,797
Belfast Port 2,488,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 261,774
Greenock 109,986
East Midlands Airport 22,516

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 9,305,632 5,319,165 -3,986,467
Belfast Port 1,173,469 1,315,488 +142,019
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,699 199,075 +136,376
Greenock 109,986 0 -109,986
East Midlands Airport 14,340 8,176 -6,164
Southampton 17,310 0 -17,310
Grangemouth Docks 4,375 12,001 +7,626
Immingham Docks 6,963 5,155 -1,808
Felixstowe 10,547 1,359 -9,188
Liverpool Docks 0 9,712 +9,712

Quick facts

HS code: 2703

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

Description: Peat, a soil-like material, either in its natural state or pressed into blocks, often used for fuel or gardening