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United Kingdom (GBR) to Sri Lanka (LKA) fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate (HS6 310250)

A country-to-country view of reported fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United Kingdom (GBR)Importer Sri Lanka (LKA)HS6 310250One-way tradeCoverage 2001-2013Growing
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3-year buyer projection

$798.8KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+12.5%Full available history

Suppliers in market

3Latest reported count

Observed history

13 yearsLast year: 2013

Reported observations

What this fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate lane shows for HS 310250

Core values for United Kingdom (GBR) → Sri Lanka (LKA) in HS 310250.

Buyer market

Latest imports$424.2K
Five-year projection$1.2M
Buyer CAGR+23.5%
Latest annual change+2,531,313.2%

Exporter position

Latest exports$21.4
Market share0.1%
Share change-0.3 pp
Best observed share99%

Market structure

Reported suppliers3
Concentration index9,802.3
Share gap+98.9 pp
SignalGrowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$424.2KSri Lanka (LKA)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$21.4United Kingdom (GBR)'s exports to Sri Lanka (LKA)
Exporter market share0.1%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+23.5%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+12.5%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$798.8KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$1.2MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$50.8KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$503.4KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$270.1Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$3.3KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-0.3 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers3Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$84.5BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$3.8KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population22,156 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate29.7%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education88.7%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance8,725 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time8 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility3.2Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown100%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history13 yearsCoverage through 2013

Research reading

Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate demand and the United Kingdom (GBR) to Sri Lanka (LKA) lane

Sri Lanka (LKA) reported $424.2K of fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate imports in 2013. United Kingdom (GBR) accounted for 0.1% of the observed market and reported $21.4 in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +23.5% buyer growth and +12.5% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 310250 include?

HS 310250 covers Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 31 and heading 3102. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a medium price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 310250 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Sri Lanka (LKA), the exporter position of United Kingdom (GBR), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about United Kingdom (GBR) to Sri Lanka (LKA) fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 310250, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Sri Lanka (LKA) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, sodium nitrate.

How strong is United Kingdom (GBR) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 13 observed years through 2013. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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