Import/export HS code 310210: Urea fertilizers

Urea, a common nitrogen fertilizer, available in solid form or dissolved in water

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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 £
Algeria 99,830,349
Netherlands 99,018,982
Finland 87,055,380
Egypt 79,761,093
Germany 54,642,319

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 £
Algeria 44,687,368 55,142,981 +10,455,613
Netherlands 49,828,317 49,190,665 -637,652
Finland 42,865,597 44,189,783 +1,324,186
Egypt 51,752,974 28,008,119 -23,744,855
Germany 28,376,406 26,265,913 -2,110,493
Poland 25,992,434 21,567,277 -4,425,157
France 11,091,209 11,649,250 +558,041
Nigeria 1,639,296 12,795,347 +11,156,051
Ireland 7,304,047 5,143,232 -2,160,815
China 170,659 4,871,319 +4,700,660

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 £
Algeria 106,567,328
Russia 87,165,154
Egypt 83,986,433
Germany 71,789,387
Netherlands 70,727,628

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 £
Algeria 46,476,999 60,090,329 +13,613,330
Russia 42,975,371 44,189,783 +1,214,412
Egypt 55,894,706 28,091,727 -27,802,979
Germany 38,201,897 33,587,490 -4,614,407
Netherlands 34,974,052 35,753,576 +779,524
Poland 21,856,603 18,125,497 -3,731,106
France 10,993,714 11,551,016 +557,302
Nigeria 1,639,296 12,795,347 +11,156,051
China 170,659 4,863,666 +4,693,007
United States 2,804,751 1,769,602 -1,035,149

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Midlands 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -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) 494,483,500
Other 29,840,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,101,589
Air transport 252,439
Road transport 217,018

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) 250,480,640 244,002,860 -6,477,780
Other 17,112,571 12,728,093 -4,384,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,191,155 7,910,434 -2,280,721
Air transport 201,464 50,975 -150,489
Road transport 0 217,018 +217,018

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 121,774,084
Liverpool Docks 89,603,775
Avonmouth Docks 42,789,591
Sunderland 38,524,066
000 29,840,664

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 £
Immingham Docks 68,863,384 52,910,700 -15,952,684
Liverpool Docks 47,123,586 42,480,189 -4,643,397
Avonmouth Docks 17,496,112 25,293,479 +7,797,367
Sunderland 18,891,542 19,632,524 +740,982
000 17,112,571 12,728,093 -4,384,478
Ipswich Dock 13,329,388 13,561,818 +232,430
Newport 10,014,159 14,383,321 +4,369,162
Hull 7,426,801 13,110,998 +5,684,197
London 10,641,712 9,049,915 -1,591,797
Boston 9,252,288 9,567,035 +314,747

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 24
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 22
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 24
2025-10 34
2025-09 31
2025-08 31

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+ 45
1m-15m 26
15m-54m 6
Other 6
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 14,813,496
Netherlands 1,027,793
France 962,048
India 634,179
Norway 572,556

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 9,856,423 4,957,073 -4,899,350
Netherlands 745,739 282,054 -463,685
France 564,235 397,813 -166,422
India 266,614 367,565 +100,951
Norway 322,872 249,684 -73,188
Malaysia 501,090 0 -501,090
Denmark 231,098 36,642 -194,456
United States 142,231 85,605 -56,626
Saudi Arabia 172,800 923 -171,877
Luxembourg 51,637 70,533 +18,896

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 5,089,944
Netherlands 4,348,455
Algeria 1,552,700
Ireland 820,796
Germany 42,599

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 3,137,984 1,951,960 -1,186,024
Netherlands 3,118,036 1,230,419 -1,887,617
Algeria 1,136,377 416,323 -720,054
Ireland 620,798 199,998 -420,800
Germany 37,815 4,784 -33,031
France 5,518 12,773 +7,255
Hungary 0 2,936 +2,936
Czechia 0 403 +403
Italy 0 32 +32
China 0 18 +18

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 12,100,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,205,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,827,336
Air transport 272,311

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 8,194,643 3,905,506 -4,289,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,206,745 1,998,329 -1,208,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,895,145 932,191 -962,954
Air transport 195,861 76,450 -119,411

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,100,149
Liverpool Docks 1,683,834
Holyhead 1,292,502
Immingham Docks 1,229,146
Felixstowe 1,180,591

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 8,194,643 3,905,506 -4,289,137
Liverpool Docks 736,738 947,096 +210,358
Holyhead 904,600 387,902 -516,698
Immingham Docks 992,730 236,416 -756,314
Felixstowe 900,493 280,098 -620,395
Southampton 540,346 158,209 -382,137
London Gateway Port 291,984 332,429 +40,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 205,296 153,099 -52,197
Heysham 141,695 155,859 +14,164
London Heathrow Airport 179,270 64,804 -114,466

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 310210

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

Description: Urea, a common nitrogen fertilizer, available in solid form or dissolved in water