Import/export HS code 31021090: Various urea fertilizers

Urea fertilizers with nitrogen content not exceeding 45%, used for general farming

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Netherlands 40,802,251
Ireland 8,086,086
Algeria 6,097,515
United States 4,642,139
Belgium 4,067,476

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 £
Netherlands 19,141,465 21,660,786 +2,519,321
Ireland 5,185,577 2,900,509 -2,285,068
Algeria 0 6,097,515 +6,097,515
United States 2,685,347 1,956,792 -728,555
Belgium 1,733,095 2,334,381 +601,286
Egypt 1,580,063 299,959 -1,280,104
United Arab Emirates 1,395,540 0 -1,395,540
Germany 531,277 165,898 -365,379
Poland 556,773 17 -556,756
Lithuania 419,245 20,943 -398,302

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 £
Netherlands 30,413,882
Algeria 6,097,515
United States 4,783,675
Ireland 4,064,846
Belgium 3,721,700

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 £
Netherlands 14,747,916 15,665,966 +918,050
Algeria 0 6,097,515 +6,097,515
United States 2,780,835 2,002,840 -777,995
Ireland 2,198,050 1,866,796 -331,254
Belgium 1,581,982 2,139,718 +557,736
Poland 1,929,245 486,658 -1,442,587
Egypt 1,580,063 299,959 -1,280,104
United Arab Emirates 1,395,540 0 -1,395,540
Lithuania 882,420 20,943 -861,477
Germany 332,183 184,447 -147,736

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 44,157,005
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,793,955
Other 12,578,901
Air transport 91,534
Rail transport 28,619

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) 20,298,540 23,858,465 +3,559,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,636,306 5,157,649 -2,478,657
Other 5,858,994 6,719,907 +860,913
Air transport 70,024 21,510 -48,514
Rail transport 0 28,619 +28,619
Road transport 0 3,768 +3,768

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,395,723
000 12,578,901
Southampton 10,170,756
Avonmouth Docks 6,978,772
Dundee 3,779,331

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 9,928,347 8,467,376 -1,460,971
000 5,858,994 6,719,907 +860,913
Southampton 1,952,436 8,218,320 +6,265,884
Avonmouth Docks 3,031,519 3,947,253 +915,734
Dundee 1,236,135 2,543,196 +1,307,061
Dover 1,631,911 1,938,905 +306,994
Liverpool Docks 2,181,397 687,189 -1,494,208
Heysham 1,693,936 946,219 -747,717
Holyhead 1,454,473 691,890 -762,583
London Gateway Port 2,004,140 0 -2,004,140

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
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
8
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 12
2026-03 13
2026-02 13
2026-01 8

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+ 18
1m-15m 17
Other 5
0-1m 3
15m-54m 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 9,563,623
India 767,175
Netherlands 732,808
France 712,625
Norway 613,662

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 3,867,851 5,695,772 +1,827,921
India 310,487 456,688 +146,201
Netherlands 483,417 249,391 -234,026
France 342,719 369,906 +27,187
Norway 355,707 257,955 -97,752
Sweden 117,573 85,421 -32,152
United States 117,631 77,989 -39,642
Luxembourg 90,389 85,218 -5,171
Denmark 92,261 20,002 -72,259
Germany 47,562 44,799 -2,763

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 4,576,584
Netherlands 3,380,784
Ireland 494,536
Germany 9,781
France 3,167

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 1,101,226 3,475,358 +2,374,132
Netherlands 1,877,219 1,503,565 -373,654
Ireland 232,467 262,069 +29,602
Germany 9,781 0 -9,781
France 3,158 9 -3,149
Czechia 403 0 -403

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,529,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,440,556
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,719,852
Air transport 148,024

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 3,264,251 5,265,242 +2,000,991
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,882,174 1,558,382 -323,792
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 994,660 725,192 -269,468
Air transport 57,294 90,730 +33,436

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,529,493
Liverpool Docks 1,151,935
London Gateway Port 757,285
Felixstowe 686,003
Immingham Docks 670,526

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 3,264,251 5,265,242 +2,000,991
Liverpool Docks 463,487 688,448 +224,961
London Gateway Port 332,145 425,140 +92,995
Felixstowe 462,563 223,440 -239,123
Immingham Docks 517,383 153,143 -364,240
Holyhead 342,373 288,497 -53,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 164,402 175,726 +11,324
Southampton 207,274 113,475 -93,799
London Heathrow Airport 45,199 74,942 +29,743
Hartlepool 103,995 6,495 -97,500

Quick facts

HS code: 31021090

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

Description: Urea fertilizers with nitrogen content not exceeding 45%, used for general farming