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

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  • 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 18,176,304
Netherlands 5,267,997
China 4,314,993
Germany 3,406,691
Sri Lanka 3,181,769

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 7,210,996 10,965,308 +3,754,312
Netherlands 1,897,284 3,370,713 +1,473,429
China 828,941 3,486,052 +2,657,111
Germany 1,909,170 1,497,521 -411,649
Sri Lanka 1,491,037 1,690,732 +199,695
Turkey 399,979 1,706,076 +1,306,097
United States 1,289,980 546,458 -743,522
Poland 546,757 1,049,911 +503,154
Italy 267,578 792,604 +525,026
Belgium 425,491 516,479 +90,988

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 22,471,634
China 6,579,170
Germany 3,224,531
Poland 3,145,148
Sri Lanka 3,128,283

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 7,944,988 14,526,646 +6,581,658
China 1,668,403 4,910,767 +3,242,364
Germany 2,206,537 1,017,994 -1,188,543
Poland 1,475,990 1,669,158 +193,168
Sri Lanka 1,429,743 1,698,540 +268,797
Turkey 399,979 1,706,076 +1,306,097
United States 1,272,463 394,600 -877,863
Singapore 301,350 551,225 +249,875
India 249,561 422,395 +172,834
Taiwan 351,246 282,677 -68,569

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 23
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 19 18 -1
Outer London - West and North West 17 14 -3
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) 21,557,704
Air transport 15,309,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,283,367
Other 318,760
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) 8,482,610 13,075,094 +4,592,484
Air transport 6,364,767 8,944,583 +2,579,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,777,706 6,505,661 +2,727,955
Other 182,087 136,673 -45,414
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 11,902,979
Felixstowe 8,465,044
Southampton 8,133,869
Dover 3,461,740
London Gateway Port 2,758,074

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 5,290,363 6,612,616 +1,322,253
Felixstowe 2,505,823 5,959,221 +3,453,398
Southampton 3,221,083 4,912,786 +1,691,703
Dover 869,433 2,592,307 +1,722,874
London Gateway Port 1,272,816 1,485,258 +212,442
London 1,639,290 563,774 -1,075,516
Harwich 1,031,206 1,102,171 +70,965
Eurotunnel 404,063 1,453,029 +1,048,966
London Stansted Airport 390,569 1,155,690 +765,121
East Midlands Airport 407,910 812,278 +404,368

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
81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Food and beverage service activities
23
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 61
54m+ 28
0-1m 26
15m-54m 26
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 8,485,134
France 6,621,893
United States 4,284,310
Ireland 3,040,998
Canada 2,401,196

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 3,799,369 4,685,765 +886,396
France 3,399,339 3,222,554 -176,785
United States 2,980,819 1,303,491 -1,677,328
Ireland 1,555,883 1,485,115 -70,768
Canada 1,220,529 1,180,667 -39,862
United Arab Emirates 496,302 1,500,603 +1,004,301
Italy 751,177 572,352 -178,825
Switzerland 302,775 544,570 +241,795
Saudi Arabia 97,749 447,184 +349,435
Australia 81,660 348,136 +266,476

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 980,165
XI 125,890
India 29,463
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 553,611 426,554 -127,057
XI 76,949 48,941 -28,008
India 17,508 11,955 -5,553
Japan 10,708 11,277 +569
Sri Lanka 6,134 12,521 +6,387
Kenya 7,764 9,251 +1,487
Belgium 6,880 6,562 -318
Germany 2,275 5,500 +3,225
Poland 5,871 1,381 -4,490
Czechia 2,892 4,289 +1,397

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) 20,497,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,736,569
Air transport 3,507,191
Other 1,464,425
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) 9,839,339 10,657,718 +818,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,518,932 4,217,637 -1,301,295
Air transport 750,076 2,757,115 +2,007,039
Other 812,402 652,023 -160,379
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 7,816,670
Dover 5,621,461
Liverpool Docks 5,386,660
Eurotunnel 4,160,221
London Gateway Port 2,245,508

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 3,918,100 3,898,570 -19,530
Dover 2,635,326 2,986,135 +350,809
Liverpool Docks 3,366,643 2,020,017 -1,346,626
Eurotunnel 2,034,746 2,125,475 +90,729
London Gateway Port 935,009 1,310,499 +375,490
London Heathrow Airport 402,502 1,383,645 +981,143
000 812,402 652,023 -160,379
Southampton 808,131 333,037 -475,094
Holyhead 398,432 541,003 +142,571
Manchester Airport 64,628 681,465 +616,837

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