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 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 41,376,280
Ireland 8,700,746
Algeria 6,097,515
United States 4,730,109
Belgium 4,031,156

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 17,773,524 23,602,756 +5,829,232
Ireland 4,885,807 3,814,939 -1,070,868
Algeria 0 6,097,515 +6,097,515
United States 2,524,489 2,205,620 -318,869
Belgium 1,275,916 2,755,240 +1,479,324
Egypt 1,580,063 299,959 -1,280,104
United Arab Emirates 1,395,540 0 -1,395,540
Lithuania 672,142 80,080 -592,062
Poland 716,626 23,143 -693,483
Germany 504,518 214,324 -290,194

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 30,543,015
Algeria 6,097,515
United States 4,855,497
Ireland 4,284,301
Belgium 3,690,009

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 13,543,249 16,999,766 +3,456,517
Algeria 0 6,097,515 +6,097,515
United States 2,600,153 2,255,344 -344,809
Ireland 2,032,970 2,251,331 +218,361
Belgium 1,143,335 2,546,674 +1,403,339
Poland 1,588,337 862,119 -726,218
Egypt 1,580,063 299,959 -1,280,104
United Arab Emirates 1,395,540 0 -1,395,540
Lithuania 1,293,257 80,080 -1,213,177
Germany 306,221 233,016 -73,205

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 2 4 +2
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) 44,605,443
Other 13,424,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,257,166
Air transport 117,100
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) 19,137,378 25,468,065 +6,330,687
Other 5,936,944 7,487,586 +1,550,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,782,630 6,474,536 -308,094
Air transport 91,638 25,462 -66,176
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 18,425,089
000 13,424,530
Southampton 10,028,310
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 8,610,118 9,814,971 +1,204,853
000 5,936,944 7,487,586 +1,550,642
Southampton 1,589,478 8,438,832 +6,849,354
Avonmouth Docks 3,031,519 3,947,253 +915,734
Dundee 1,236,135 2,543,196 +1,307,061
Dover 1,165,152 2,457,219 +1,292,067
Liverpool Docks 2,081,437 757,923 -1,323,514
Heysham 1,320,667 1,319,488 -1,179
Holyhead 1,429,669 965,375 -464,294
London Gateway Port 2,210,979 0 -2,210,979

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
2026-04 12
2026-03 13
2026-02 13
2026-01 8
2025-12 7

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+ 19
1m-15m 17
Other 5
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2

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 9,571,573
Netherlands 818,974
India 758,181
France 688,151
Norway 603,814

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 4,011,648 5,559,925 +1,548,277
Netherlands 529,921 289,053 -240,868
India 291,960 466,221 +174,261
France 233,938 454,213 +220,275
Norway 314,068 289,746 -24,322
Sweden 90,573 111,465 +20,892
United States 111,614 81,879 -29,735
Luxembourg 51,637 102,588 +50,951
Denmark 118,513 20,002 -98,511
Malaysia 88,314 2,474 -85,840

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 4,138,728
Netherlands 3,524,472
Ireland 699,752
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 933,907 3,204,821 +2,270,914
Netherlands 1,969,690 1,554,782 -414,908
Ireland 422,917 276,835 -146,082
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 8,442,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,570,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,786,579
Air transport 235,518

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 3,377,910 5,064,196 +1,686,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,846,815 1,723,359 -123,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 952,507 834,072 -118,435
Air transport 147,454 88,064 -59,390

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,442,106
Liverpool Docks 1,106,424
Felixstowe 798,054
Holyhead 753,638
London Gateway Port 740,262

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 3,377,910 5,064,196 +1,686,286
Liverpool Docks 390,593 715,831 +325,238
Felixstowe 547,944 250,110 -297,834
Holyhead 440,898 312,740 -128,158
London Gateway Port 305,589 434,673 +129,084
Immingham Docks 491,486 206,657 -284,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,069 198,222 +68,153
Southampton 184,156 142,196 -41,960
London Heathrow Airport 137,231 72,570 -64,661
Hartlepool 58,054 52,436 -5,618

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