Import/export HS code 310230: Ammonium nitrate fertilizers

Ammonium nitrate, a strong nitrogen fertilizer, available in solid or liquid form

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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 £
Lithuania 83,333,963
Poland 22,951,928
Spain 7,777,067
France 2,920,638
Sweden 1,263,909

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 £
Lithuania 37,120,019 46,213,944 +9,093,925
Poland 12,687,862 10,264,066 -2,423,796
Spain 2,875,803 4,901,264 +2,025,461
France 1,110,290 1,810,348 +700,058
Sweden 705,648 558,261 -147,387
Austria 1,093,045 0 -1,093,045
Netherlands 556,730 377,409 -179,321
Belgium 759,156 3,334 -755,822
Germany 276,870 187,552 -89,318
Ireland 281,961 24,677 -257,284

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 £
Lithuania 84,437,946
Poland 22,951,928
France 2,876,979
Sweden 1,343,601
Netherlands 827,608

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 £
Lithuania 37,120,019 47,317,927 +10,197,908
Poland 12,687,862 10,264,066 -2,423,796
France 2,170,614 706,365 -1,464,249
Sweden 736,615 606,986 -129,629
Netherlands 504,126 323,482 -180,644
Belgium 787,016 0 -787,016
Germany 280,372 241,479 -38,893
Ireland 84,262 13,004 -71,258
Spain 0 15,414 +15,414
Finland 11,735 0 -11,735

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 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2
Lincolnshire 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Midlands 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) 112,927,991
Other 7,958,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 957,674
Air transport 7,303

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) 53,799,797 59,128,194 +5,328,397
Other 3,085,594 4,872,883 +1,787,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 592,707 364,967 -227,740
Air transport 7,303 0 -7,303

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 37,509,716
Newport 20,984,253
Sharpness Docks 9,352,006
000 7,958,477
Goole 7,588,397

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 16,252,837 21,256,879 +5,004,042
Newport 8,399,926 12,584,327 +4,184,401
Sharpness Docks 5,470,249 3,881,757 -1,588,492
000 3,085,594 4,872,883 +1,787,289
Goole 4,241,832 3,346,565 -895,267
Silloth Dock 2,736,564 4,289,585 +1,553,021
Ipswich Dock 2,181,398 3,032,169 +850,771
Grimsby 5,136,477 0 -5,136,477
Hull 2,819,536 1,965,236 -854,300
Tyne 0 3,750,061 +3,750,061

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 8
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Manufacture of beverages 1
Manufacture of furniture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 1
2025-08 3

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+ 12
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 10,072,636
Saudi Arabia 2,407,013
Netherlands 684,648
Saint Lucia 103,041
Barbados 98,864

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 4,554,983 5,517,653 +962,670
Saudi Arabia 2,407,013 0 -2,407,013
Netherlands 456,118 228,530 -227,588
Saint Lucia 26,575 76,466 +49,891
Barbados 62,073 36,791 -25,282
France 30,800 66,705 +35,905
Dominica 25,972 29,909 +3,937
Denmark 24,820 29,147 +4,327
Jamaica 22,266 31,480 +9,214
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 37,056 +37,056

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 3,136,584
Ireland 59,224

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 1,319,403 1,817,181 +497,778
Ireland 0 59,224 +59,224

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,913,340
Other 3,195,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,605,605
Air transport 4,839

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,149,635 3,763,705 -1,385,930
Other 1,319,403 1,876,405 +557,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,163,271 442,334 -720,937
Air transport 4,839 0 -4,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,921,374
000 3,195,808
Middlesbrough 2,391,621
Heysham 869,221
Immingham Docks 723,524

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,918,638 3,002,736 +84,098
000 1,319,403 1,876,405 +557,002
Middlesbrough 2,391,621 0 -2,391,621
Heysham 241,297 627,924 +386,627
Immingham Docks 482,042 241,482 -240,560
Portsmouth 114,620 180,222 +65,602
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,350 74,707 +62,357
Holyhead 75,645 10,588 -65,057
Dover 30,800 36,900 +6,100
London Gateway Port 22,266 31,480 +9,214

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 310230

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

Description: Ammonium nitrate, a strong nitrogen fertilizer, available in solid or liquid form