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 17,904,003
Netherlands 5,055,019
China 4,251,599
Germany 3,207,048
Sri Lanka 3,114,267

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 8,989,691 8,914,312 -75,379
Netherlands 1,856,304 3,198,715 +1,342,411
China 887,146 3,364,453 +2,477,307
Germany 1,867,046 1,340,002 -527,044
Sri Lanka 1,504,219 1,610,048 +105,829
Turkey 382,574 1,691,598 +1,309,024
United States 1,335,774 411,473 -924,301
Poland 558,953 986,953 +428,000
Italy 184,733 764,572 +579,839
Belgium 419,596 513,618 +94,022

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 22,172,099
China 6,443,116
Sri Lanka 3,068,820
Germany 2,997,852
Poland 2,988,284

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 9,944,070 12,228,029 +2,283,959
China 1,773,909 4,669,207 +2,895,298
Sri Lanka 1,438,463 1,630,357 +191,894
Germany 2,073,417 924,435 -1,148,982
Poland 1,398,526 1,589,758 +191,232
Turkey 382,574 1,691,598 +1,309,024
United States 1,203,974 384,725 -819,249
Singapore 267,751 551,225 +283,474
India 237,040 418,833 +181,793
Taiwan 339,440 246,228 -93,212

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 24
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - West 18
Inner London - East 10
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 18 18 +0
Outer London - West and North West 16 14 -2
Inner London - West 8 15 +7
Inner London - East 4 8 +4
Outer London - South 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Kent 2 4 +2
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -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) 20,902,648
Air transport 15,108,748
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,861,207
Other 307,630
Road transport 227,668

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) 8,242,401 12,660,247 +4,417,846
Air transport 8,402,109 6,706,639 -1,695,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,630,504 6,230,703 +2,600,199
Other 173,013 134,617 -38,396
Road transport 20,484 207,184 +186,700

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,790,386
Felixstowe 8,315,267
Southampton 7,924,858
Dover 3,294,507
London Gateway Port 2,687,981

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 7,198,960 4,591,426 -2,607,534
Felixstowe 2,602,351 5,712,916 +3,110,565
Southampton 3,117,406 4,807,452 +1,690,046
Dover 805,359 2,489,148 +1,683,789
London Gateway Port 1,296,406 1,391,575 +95,169
London 1,459,908 550,591 -909,317
Harwich 953,330 1,025,542 +72,212
Eurotunnel 386,901 1,446,914 +1,060,013
London Stansted Airport 420,152 1,083,845 +663,693
East Midlands Airport 511,279 686,342 +175,063

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
78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
42
Food and beverage service activities
22
Manufacture of food products
14
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
2026-05 27
2026-04 29
2026-03 25
2026-02 22
2026-01 27

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 58
54m+ 28
15m-54m 26
0-1m 25
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 8,180,840
France 6,286,162
United States 4,060,836
Ireland 2,933,686
Canada 2,315,745

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 3,993,843 4,186,997 +193,154
France 3,386,334 2,899,828 -486,506
United States 2,893,135 1,167,701 -1,725,434
Ireland 1,621,294 1,312,392 -308,902
Canada 1,216,610 1,099,135 -117,475
United Arab Emirates 585,631 1,395,668 +810,037
Italy 741,534 559,681 -181,853
Switzerland 282,852 542,588 +259,736
Saudi Arabia 67,012 447,184 +380,172
Australia 84,320 342,123 +257,803

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 926,940
XI 121,469
India 28,384
Japan 21,985
Sri Lanka 18,655

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 543,575 383,365 -160,210
XI 74,613 46,856 -27,757
India 17,436 10,948 -6,488
Japan 14,282 7,703 -6,579
Sri Lanka 6,973 11,682 +4,709
Kenya 8,558 8,457 -101
Belgium 6,855 6,127 -728
Germany 2,613 5,162 +2,549
Czechia 2,892 4,289 +1,397
Poland 5,108 1,381 -3,727

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) 19,701,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,340,735
Air transport 3,439,907
Other 1,395,400
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) 10,028,533 9,672,837 -355,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,403,618 3,937,117 -1,466,501
Air transport 854,974 2,584,933 +1,729,959
Other 808,351 587,049 -221,302
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 7,597,232
Dover 5,312,592
Liverpool Docks 5,275,931
Eurotunnel 3,966,398
London Gateway Port 2,187,560

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 4,085,548 3,511,684 -573,864
Dover 2,635,521 2,677,071 +41,550
Liverpool Docks 3,466,047 1,809,884 -1,656,163
Eurotunnel 1,995,405 1,970,993 -24,412
London Gateway Port 921,419 1,266,141 +344,722
London Heathrow Airport 407,300 1,344,156 +936,856
000 808,351 587,049 -221,302
Southampton 609,372 321,844 -287,528
Holyhead 450,731 467,556 +16,825
Manchester Airport 150,041 593,091 +443,050

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