Import/export HS code 090210: Green tea in small packages

Green tea that is not fermented, sold in small packages weighing 3 kg or less

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 £
Japan 13,584,066
Netherlands 4,483,989
China 3,793,751
Germany 3,386,465
Sri Lanka 2,956,923

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 £
Japan 3,680,431 9,903,635 +6,223,204
Netherlands 2,419,970 2,064,019 -355,951
China 823,495 2,970,256 +2,146,761
Germany 2,049,149 1,337,316 -711,833
Sri Lanka 1,620,201 1,336,722 -283,479
United States 1,191,300 851,680 -339,620
Poland 841,021 542,002 -299,019
Turkey 406,311 468,306 +61,995
Singapore 290,599 434,941 +144,342
Italy 296,638 409,063 +112,425

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 £
Japan 15,930,784
China 5,734,332
Germany 3,404,217
Poland 3,213,102
Sri Lanka 2,974,222

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 £
Japan 4,292,337 11,638,447 +7,346,110
China 1,613,517 4,120,815 +2,507,298
Germany 2,475,020 929,197 -1,545,823
Poland 2,000,559 1,212,543 -788,016
Sri Lanka 1,549,584 1,424,638 -124,946
United States 1,184,495 715,714 -468,781
Turkey 406,311 468,306 +61,995
Singapore 290,599 424,299 +133,700
Taiwan 441,614 190,154 -251,460
India 284,499 223,960 -60,539

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 22
Outer London - West and North West 21
Inner London - West 14
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - South 9

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
Outer London - East and North East 21 13 -8
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 8 12 +4
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - South 7 8 +1
Kent 3 3 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3

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) 17,426,168
Air transport 13,136,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,720,426
Other 259,211
Road transport 100,260

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) 8,788,363 8,637,805 -150,558
Air transport 2,710,659 10,425,754 +7,715,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,230,646 3,489,780 -740,866
Other 160,822 98,389 -62,433
Road transport 20,484 79,776 +59,292

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,552,372
Southampton 6,304,970
Felixstowe 5,810,472
Harwich 2,563,578
London Gateway Port 2,377,745

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,851,756 8,700,616 +6,848,860
Southampton 2,757,035 3,547,935 +790,900
Felixstowe 3,049,782 2,760,690 -289,092
Harwich 1,703,219 860,359 -842,860
London Gateway Port 1,449,612 928,133 -521,479
Dover 815,845 1,505,605 +689,760
London 1,789,283 524,011 -1,265,272
Eurotunnel 402,371 881,370 +478,999
London Stansted Airport 411,448 787,195 +375,747
East Midlands Airport 248,420 674,171 +425,751

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 77
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 25
2025-10 33
2025-09 26
2025-08 17

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 54
54m+ 31
0-1m 24
15m-54m 22
Other 6

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 7,342,372
France 6,667,183
United States 4,226,990
Ireland 3,103,938
Canada 2,157,066

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 3,307,698 4,034,674 +726,976
France 3,751,211 2,915,972 -835,239
United States 2,676,653 1,550,337 -1,126,316
Ireland 1,732,891 1,371,047 -361,844
Canada 1,196,188 960,878 -235,310
United Arab Emirates 539,053 1,026,668 +487,615
Italy 679,214 604,781 -74,433
Saudi Arabia 225,346 443,388 +218,042
Switzerland 219,820 260,704 +40,884
Germany 286,153 139,509 -146,644

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 £
Ireland 1,197,245
XI 125,615
India 30,633
Kenya 14,245
Sri Lanka 13,315

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 £
Ireland 843,753 353,492 -490,261
XI 75,129 50,486 -24,643
India 16,701 13,932 -2,769
Kenya 7,794 6,451 -1,343
Sri Lanka 4,814 8,501 +3,687
Belgium 6,921 6,061 -860
Japan 3,450 4,220 +770
Poland 5,995 879 -5,116
Germany 2,127 4,180 +2,053
China 3,478 2,084 -1,394

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) 18,759,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,487,458
Air transport 2,409,782
Other 1,640,202
Rail transport 3,390

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) 9,473,265 9,285,798 -187,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,700,810 3,786,648 -1,914,162
Air transport 616,064 1,793,718 +1,177,654
Other 1,096,238 543,964 -552,274
Rail transport 3,390 0 -3,390

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,219,174
Dover 5,647,292
Liverpool Docks 5,025,490
Eurotunnel 3,625,059
London Gateway Port 2,028,705

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,559,494 3,659,680 +100,186
Dover 2,898,649 2,748,643 -150,006
Liverpool Docks 2,877,113 2,148,377 -728,736
Eurotunnel 1,906,186 1,718,873 -187,313
London Gateway Port 1,084,032 944,673 -139,359
000 1,096,238 543,964 -552,274
Southampton 1,057,123 317,984 -739,139
London Heathrow Airport 338,574 929,606 +591,032
Holyhead 312,050 572,540 +260,490
Felixstowe 625,060 125,205 -499,855

Quick facts

HS code: 090210

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

Description: Green tea that is not fermented, sold in small packages weighing 3 kg or less