Import/export HS code 310490: Various potassium fertilizers

Various potassium-based fertilizers not classified under specific types

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Australia 1,646,878
Netherlands 1,096,145
Germany 751,544
Ireland 236,463
France 120,992

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 £
Australia 789,541 857,337 +67,796
Netherlands 77,595 1,018,550 +940,955
Germany 510,611 240,933 -269,678
Ireland 80,323 156,140 +75,817
France 120,992 0 -120,992
India 44,000 68,670 +24,670
Israel 74,500 29,800 -44,700
United States 47,366 39,664 -7,702
Spain 29,865 33,665 +3,800
Bulgaria 7,697 50,675 +42,978

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 £
Australia 1,610,555
United Kingdom 982,432
Germany 288,701
Ireland 236,463
Netherlands 178,119

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 £
Australia 753,218 857,337 +104,119
United Kingdom 120,803 861,629 +740,826
Germany 225,930 62,771 -163,159
Ireland 80,323 156,140 +75,817
Netherlands 46,868 131,251 +84,383
Israel 131,690 35,519 -96,171
United States 100,276 39,664 -60,612
India 44,000 68,670 +24,670
Spain 29,865 33,665 +3,800
Bulgaria 7,697 50,675 +42,978

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Lancashire 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
West Central Scotland 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0

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) 2,938,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 751,098
Other 421,038
Air transport 284,701

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) 1,128,262 1,810,351 +682,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,619 451,479 +151,860
Other 240,503 180,535 -59,968
Air transport 192,493 92,208 -100,285

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,169,692
Southampton 625,008
Ipswich Dock 580,083
000 421,038
Immingham Docks 397,617

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 £
Felixstowe 653,036 516,656 -136,380
Southampton 140,865 484,143 +343,278
Ipswich Dock 0 580,083 +580,083
000 240,503 180,535 -59,968
Immingham Docks 83,006 314,611 +231,605
Holyhead 75,409 156,140 +80,731
London Heathrow Airport 149,048 64,272 -84,776
Great Yarmouth 188,049 0 -188,049
Dover 80,232 59,001 -21,231
Middlesbrough 124,538 0 -124,538

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
13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
3
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
2
Manufacture of food products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 5
2026-03 8
2026-02 5
2026-01 6

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
1m-15m 12
54m+ 9
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 £
Netherlands 57,793,755
India 28,221,151
Brazil 12,581,225
United States 12,015,938
Poland 6,344,469

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 £
Netherlands 20,276,367 37,517,388 +17,241,021
India 16,511,514 11,709,637 -4,801,877
Brazil 4,397,655 8,183,570 +3,785,915
United States 4,648,229 7,367,709 +2,719,480
Poland 3,102,272 3,242,197 +139,925
France 2,428,092 3,581,884 +1,153,792
Mexico 2,815,914 2,239,650 -576,264
Spain 2,476,348 1,742,565 -733,783
Ghana 2,595,806 0 -2,595,806
Canada 2,192,664 109,011 -2,083,653

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 £
Belgium 305,542
XI 35,216

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 £
Belgium 144,073 161,469 +17,396
XI 6,762 28,454 +21,692

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 141,796,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,485,125
Other 340,864
Air transport 24,797

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,275,157 77,520,928 +13,245,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,024,245 2,460,880 -563,365
Other 150,941 189,923 +38,982
Air transport 17,952 6,845 -11,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 138,359,738
Immingham Docks 5,115,916
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,920,964
London Gateway Port 466,877
Grangemouth Docks 403,941

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 £
Middlesbrough 61,901,134 76,458,604 +14,557,470
Immingham Docks 2,781,749 2,334,167 -447,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,057,831 863,133 -194,698
London Gateway Port 453,003 13,874 -439,129
Grangemouth Docks 379,318 24,623 -354,695
000 150,941 189,923 +38,982
Southampton 286,491 22,136 -264,355
Goole 240,687 0 -240,687
Liverpool Docks 68,848 115,846 +46,998
Felixstowe 26,162 95,785 +69,623

Quick facts

HS code: 310490

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

Description: Various potassium-based fertilizers not classified under specific types