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 193,188,311
Netherlands 16,150,103
France 9,744,053
Ireland 6,722,863
Germany 5,297,084

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 92,813,763 100,374,548 +7,560,785
Netherlands 8,282,180 7,867,923 -414,257
France 4,383,383 5,360,670 +977,287
Ireland 4,401,553 2,321,310 -2,080,243
Germany 2,963,958 2,333,126 -630,832
Poland 1,399,995 2,514,725 +1,114,730
Morocco 1,791,010 1,568,279 -222,731
Italy 6,381 2,849,278 +2,842,897
Portugal 1,966,278 0 -1,966,278
Greece 0 1,939,245 +1,939,245

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 191,661,304
Netherlands 16,059,897
France 9,349,814
Germany 4,167,691
Poland 3,895,076

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 91,286,756 100,374,548 +9,087,792
Netherlands 8,703,846 7,356,051 -1,347,795
France 4,078,456 5,271,358 +1,192,902
Germany 2,646,429 1,521,262 -1,125,167
Poland 1,531,091 2,363,985 +832,894
Morocco 1,791,010 1,568,279 -222,731
Italy 6,381 2,016,772 +2,010,391
Portugal 1,966,278 0 -1,966,278
Greece 9,696 1,939,245 +1,929,549
Finland 1,827,169 18,256 -1,808,913

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
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 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Kent 4 3 -1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
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) 216,702,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,663,999
Other 8,505,682
Air transport 594,128

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) 103,405,733 113,297,055 +9,891,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,015,953 13,648,046 -1,367,907
Other 4,836,947 3,668,735 -1,168,212
Air transport 278,709 315,419 +36,710

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 59,499,492
Belfast Port 50,396,238
Dundee 50,182,647
Avonmouth Docks 24,811,100
Swansea 16,054,609

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 28,755,168 30,744,324 +1,989,156
Belfast Port 24,496,645 25,899,593 +1,402,948
Dundee 24,024,752 26,157,895 +2,133,143
Avonmouth Docks 11,956,159 12,854,941 +898,782
Swansea 6,395,267 9,659,342 +3,264,075
Ayr Harbour 6,727,304 8,819,186 +2,091,882
000 4,836,947 3,668,735 -1,168,212
Felixstowe 3,219,900 2,164,147 -1,055,753
Dover 2,950,720 778,679 -2,172,041
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
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
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
2026-05 24
2026-04 28
2026-03 30
2026-02 25
2026-01 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 37
54m+ 19
0-1m 13
15m-54m 10
Other 5

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 41,914,662
Netherlands 10,622,413
Iceland 7,345,435
India 4,545,455
China 4,372,834

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 20,456,689 21,457,973 +1,001,284
Netherlands 5,432,607 5,189,806 -242,801
Iceland 4,382,667 2,962,768 -1,419,899
India 2,976,594 1,568,861 -1,407,733
China 2,604,331 1,768,503 -835,828
Germany 2,265,416 1,732,941 -532,475
Saudi Arabia 1,188,104 419,984 -768,120
Austria 978,597 563,409 -415,188
Denmark 809,686 591,870 -217,816
Brazil 862,078 460,885 -401,193

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 16,572,298
XI 15,391,098
Ireland 2,341,038
Finland 395,754
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 8,000,270 8,572,028 +571,758
XI 7,672,816 7,718,282 +45,466
Ireland 1,175,365 1,165,673 -9,692
Finland 74,488 321,266 +246,778
Netherlands 15,828 8,460 -7,368
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 34,737,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,529,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,909,157
Air transport 101,686

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 16,944,284 17,792,923 +848,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,399,537 17,129,641 -269,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,919,390 12,989,767 -7,929,623
Air transport 90,079 11,607 -78,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 34,737,207
Immingham Docks 15,105,771
London Gateway Port 11,370,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,867,322
Felixstowe 7,146,185

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 16,944,284 17,792,923 +848,639
Immingham Docks 7,778,666 7,327,105 -451,561
London Gateway Port 7,153,545 4,217,089 -2,936,456
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,899,157 5,968,165 +1,069,008
Felixstowe 4,257,025 2,889,160 -1,367,865
Montrose 3,010,111 2,945,410 -64,701
Southampton 2,970,058 1,729,312 -1,240,746
Liverpool Docks 1,454,428 1,460,279 +5,851
Heysham 1,336,256 1,273,109 -63,147
Holyhead 1,233,696 939,510 -294,186

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