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 124,502,813
Egypt 105,162,722
Netherlands 94,668,222
Finland 94,364,013
Germany 67,128,867

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 45,037,430 79,465,383 +34,427,953
Egypt 61,643,145 43,519,577 -18,123,568
Netherlands 40,467,940 54,200,282 +13,732,342
Finland 53,159,491 41,204,522 -11,954,969
Germany 22,720,714 44,408,153 +21,687,439
Poland 28,638,686 24,859,860 -3,778,826
France 15,689,937 13,822,176 -1,867,761
Nigeria 1,639,296 24,184,266 +22,544,970
Ireland 7,515,839 3,719,468 -3,796,371
Belgium 3,079,845 3,265,096 +185,251

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 126,553,024
Egypt 109,463,722
Russia 94,473,787
Germany 84,246,154
Netherlands 65,355,843

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 42,140,293 84,412,731 +42,272,438
Egypt 65,784,877 43,678,845 -22,106,032
Russia 53,269,265 41,204,522 -12,064,743
Germany 32,235,194 52,010,960 +19,775,766
Netherlands 32,729,180 32,626,663 -102,517
Poland 23,305,972 21,292,465 -2,013,507
France 15,561,009 13,769,824 -1,791,185
Nigeria 1,639,296 24,184,266 +22,544,970
China 153,419 6,716,798 +6,563,379
United States 2,783,526 2,037,768 -745,758

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 6
Inner London - West 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 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) 584,086,381
Other 31,237,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,431,134
Road transport 354,619
Air transport 213,780

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) 262,170,741 321,915,640 +59,744,899
Other 16,719,396 14,518,020 -2,201,376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,676,807 7,754,327 -2,922,480
Road transport 0 354,619 +354,619
Air transport 176,200 37,580 -138,620
Rail transport 0 28,619 +28,619

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 143,989,991
Liverpool Docks 100,002,204
Avonmouth Docks 51,685,196
Sunderland 44,704,923
Ipswich Dock 34,469,051

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 66,601,767 77,388,224 +10,786,457
Liverpool Docks 51,844,034 48,158,170 -3,685,864
Avonmouth Docks 18,858,583 32,826,613 +13,968,030
Sunderland 21,109,422 23,595,501 +2,486,079
Ipswich Dock 12,477,176 21,991,875 +9,514,699
Newport 13,997,907 19,686,355 +5,688,448
000 16,719,396 14,518,020 -2,201,376
Boston 11,737,324 12,310,547 +573,223
London 10,318,052 10,931,751 +613,699
Hull 7,755,346 13,465,998 +5,710,652

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
20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 28
2026-03 38
2026-02 27
2026-01 25

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+ 46
1m-15m 27
Other 8
15m-54m 5
0-1m 4

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 18,183,892
France 8,570,688
India 767,175
Netherlands 758,165
Norway 680,238

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 8,734,176 9,449,716 +715,540
France 544,308 8,026,380 +7,482,072
India 310,487 456,688 +146,201
Netherlands 491,973 266,192 -225,781
Norway 375,519 304,719 -70,800
Sweden 117,573 85,421 -32,152
United States 117,631 77,989 -39,642
Luxembourg 90,389 85,218 -5,171
Germany 47,562 88,113 +40,551
Denmark 92,261 20,002 -72,259

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 8,554,419
Netherlands 4,443,260
Algeria 1,552,700
Ireland 727,387
Germany 55,917

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 2,840,982 5,713,437 +2,872,455
Netherlands 2,230,227 2,213,033 -17,194
Algeria 1,552,700 0 -1,552,700
Ireland 313,365 414,022 +100,657
Germany 36,173 19,744 -16,429
France 14,698 2,996 -11,702
Hungary 2,936 0 -2,936
Czechia 403 0 -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 15,608,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,530,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,304,711
Air transport 149,232

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 7,123,530 8,485,328 +1,361,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,111,461 8,418,817 +7,307,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,078,765 2,225,946 -852,819
Air transport 58,502 90,730 +32,228

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 15,608,858
Immingham Docks 8,584,305
Liverpool Docks 1,922,252
Holyhead 1,237,769
London Gateway Port 766,825

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 7,123,530 8,485,328 +1,361,798
Immingham Docks 727,204 7,857,101 +7,129,897
Liverpool Docks 960,144 962,108 +1,964
Holyhead 792,361 445,408 -346,953
London Gateway Port 341,685 425,140 +83,455
Felixstowe 467,895 245,301 -222,594
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,062 222,208 +49,146
Southampton 207,274 121,760 -85,514
Heysham 127,769 123,928 -3,841
London Heathrow Airport 45,199 74,942 +29,743

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