Import/export HS code 310520: NPK fertilizers

Fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, essential for plant growth

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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 £
Norway 184,912,282
Netherlands 16,990,782
France 9,716,682
Ireland 7,412,383
Germany 5,532,522

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 £
Norway 83,548,233 101,364,049 +17,815,816
Netherlands 8,676,956 8,313,826 -363,130
France 4,292,411 5,424,271 +1,131,860
Ireland 4,141,237 3,271,146 -870,091
Germany 2,962,349 2,570,173 -392,176
Poland 1,212,551 2,564,867 +1,352,316
Morocco 1,791,010 1,568,279 -222,731
Portugal 1,966,278 0 -1,966,278
Greece 0 1,939,245 +1,939,245
Finland 1,852,035 0 -1,852,035

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 £
Norway 183,385,275
Netherlands 16,735,630
France 9,288,421
Germany 4,336,567
Poland 3,756,491

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 £
Norway 82,005,739 101,379,536 +19,373,797
Netherlands 9,037,967 7,697,663 -1,340,304
France 3,991,122 5,297,299 +1,306,177
Germany 2,559,009 1,777,558 -781,451
Poland 1,314,284 2,442,207 +1,127,923
Morocco 1,791,010 1,568,279 -222,731
United States 1,231,484 747,215 -484,269
Portugal 1,966,278 0 -1,966,278
Greece 9,696 1,939,245 +1,929,549
Finland 1,852,035 0 -1,852,035

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Kent 5
West Midlands 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
Greater Manchester 7 2 -5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Kent 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Northern Ireland 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) 206,582,231
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,603,960
Other 8,479,962
Air transport 634,340

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) 93,860,494 112,721,737 +18,861,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,948,483 14,655,477 -293,006
Other 4,691,870 3,788,092 -903,778
Air transport 300,466 333,874 +33,408

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 59,214,193
Belfast Port 49,245,765
Dundee 47,621,613
Avonmouth Docks 22,566,451
Swansea 13,724,544

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 25,375,284 33,838,909 +8,463,625
Belfast Port 24,414,659 24,831,106 +416,447
Dundee 23,011,682 24,609,931 +1,598,249
Avonmouth Docks 8,584,682 13,981,769 +5,397,087
Swansea 4,698,303 9,026,241 +4,327,938
Ayr Harbour 5,957,503 7,353,151 +1,395,648
000 4,691,870 3,788,092 -903,778
Felixstowe 3,270,006 2,436,078 -833,928
Dover 3,003,381 1,058,415 -1,944,966
Montrose 927,747 1,685,027 +757,280

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 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 30
2026-02 25
2026-01 16
2025-12 16

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 36
54m+ 20
0-1m 13
15m-54m 10
Other 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 43,753,123
Netherlands 11,383,338
Iceland 7,735,742
China 4,797,970
India 4,583,229

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 19,775,939 23,977,184 +4,201,245
Netherlands 5,272,878 6,110,460 +837,582
Iceland 3,807,683 3,928,059 +120,376
China 2,955,999 1,841,971 -1,114,028
India 2,568,356 2,014,873 -553,483
Germany 2,196,352 2,053,883 -142,469
Brazil 879,103 794,404 -84,699
Austria 997,978 630,307 -367,671
Saudi Arabia 1,188,104 419,984 -768,120
Poland 785,731 664,744 -120,987

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 £
Norway 17,251,057
XI 15,937,066
Ireland 2,384,132
Finland 453,244
Netherlands 24,288

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 £
Norway 7,554,840 9,696,217 +2,141,377
XI 7,500,044 8,437,022 +936,978
Ireland 887,273 1,496,859 +609,586
Finland 167,124 286,120 +118,996
Netherlands 15,828 8,460 -7,368
Germany 291 0 -291
France 82 0 -82

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 36,061,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,030,620
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,721,526
Air transport 148,222

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 16,129,280 19,932,123 +3,802,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,613,135 15,417,485 -5,195,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,798,416 18,923,110 +2,124,694
Air transport 136,627 11,595 -125,032

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 36,061,403
Immingham Docks 15,817,452
London Gateway Port 12,014,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,958,418
Felixstowe 7,982,336

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 16,129,280 19,932,123 +3,802,843
Immingham Docks 7,162,912 8,654,540 +1,491,628
London Gateway Port 6,836,005 5,178,445 -1,657,560
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,778,048 6,180,370 +1,402,322
Felixstowe 4,961,328 3,021,008 -1,940,320
Montrose 2,594,508 2,815,122 +220,614
Southampton 3,007,936 1,885,375 -1,122,561
Liverpool Docks 1,456,814 1,536,668 +79,854
Heysham 1,314,997 1,541,490 +226,493
Holyhead 1,286,661 1,046,659 -240,002

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 310520

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

Description: Fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, essential for plant growth