Import/export HS code 090220: Various green tea

Green tea that is not fermented, sold in larger packages or bulk quantities

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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 21,394,414
China 11,578,111
India 3,081,663
France 2,415,158
Germany 2,276,809

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 2,339,711 19,054,703 +16,714,992
China 4,576,656 7,001,455 +2,424,799
India 1,680,843 1,400,820 -280,023
France 980,753 1,434,405 +453,652
Germany 950,965 1,325,844 +374,879
Sri Lanka 963,366 931,898 -31,468
Netherlands 448,343 816,889 +368,546
Viet Nam 460,982 773,955 +312,973
Italy 653,621 385,250 -268,371
Poland 283,020 193,710 -89,310

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 23,694,697
China 12,101,702
India 3,276,849
France 2,065,265
Sri Lanka 1,769,400

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 3,413,441 20,281,256 +16,867,815
China 4,789,125 7,312,577 +2,523,452
India 1,737,669 1,539,180 -198,489
France 752,835 1,312,430 +559,595
Sri Lanka 962,040 807,360 -154,680
Viet Nam 536,027 835,167 +299,140
Germany 500,583 727,289 +226,706
Taiwan 305,497 215,283 -90,214
Poland 314,232 205,804 -108,428
Romania 203,680 217,249 +13,569

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 19
Outer London - West and North West 15
Kent 10
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 8

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
Inner London - East 10 14 +4
Outer London - West and North West 12 8 -4
Kent 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 9 4 -5
Outer London - East and North East 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 6 +6
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0

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) 29,770,204
Air transport 12,729,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,478,361
Other 385,393
Road transport 179,389

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) 9,057,163 20,713,041 +11,655,878
Air transport 2,779,070 9,950,138 +7,171,068
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,204,774 4,273,587 +1,068,813
Other 243,744 141,649 -102,095
Road transport 79,882 99,507 +19,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 13,205,983
Felixstowe 10,618,683
London Heathrow Airport 10,343,945
Eurotunnel 3,400,489
Tyne 3,160,108

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 £
Southampton 1,429,899 11,776,084 +10,346,185
Felixstowe 4,320,150 6,298,533 +1,978,383
London Heathrow Airport 1,684,673 8,659,272 +6,974,599
Eurotunnel 1,341,478 2,059,011 +717,533
Tyne 1,575,798 1,584,310 +8,512
Dover 1,243,188 1,041,582 -201,606
London Gateway Port 1,175,587 778,341 -397,246
London Stansted Airport 452,191 505,255 +53,064
East Midlands Airport 451,337 303,817 -147,520
Thamesport 320,801 389,145 +68,344

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
63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Manufacture of food products
32
Food and beverage service activities
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 19
2026-04 21
2026-03 22
2026-02 21
2026-01 24

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 55
0-1m 43
54m+ 16
15m-54m 15
Other 9

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 £
Poland 2,241,764
Netherlands 515,795
United States 508,062
Germany 394,810
Ireland 373,100

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 £
Poland 1,107,780 1,133,984 +26,204
Netherlands 245,604 270,191 +24,587
United States 285,617 222,445 -63,172
Germany 235,713 159,097 -76,616
Ireland 212,384 160,716 -51,668
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 67,002 188,269 +121,267
Canada 46,900 58,434 +11,534
Thailand 33,738 46,190 +12,452
Sweden 925 69,848 +68,923
Belgium 59,047 4,059 -54,988

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 £
France 44,198
Spain 18,590
XI 17,812
Poland 52
United States 7

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 £
France 17,897 26,301 +8,404
Spain 18,438 152 -18,286
XI 3,039 14,773 +11,734
Poland 0 52 +52
United States 7 0 -7

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) 3,751,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,407,177
Air transport 411,137
Other 85,224

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) 1,977,221 1,774,546 -202,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 750,397 656,780 -93,617
Air transport 241,861 169,276 -72,585
Other 42,699 42,525 -174

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,830,937
Felixstowe 561,042
Southampton 453,813
Liverpool Docks 383,578
London Gateway Port 277,607

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 1,543,529 1,287,408 -256,121
Felixstowe 335,411 225,631 -109,780
Southampton 167,562 286,251 +118,689
Liverpool Docks 248,841 134,737 -114,104
London Gateway Port 246,871 30,736 -216,135
Harwich 19,822 181,915 +162,093
Holyhead 86,955 99,877 +12,922
London Heathrow Airport 66,705 118,442 +51,737
East Midlands Airport 148,131 32,495 -115,636
Immingham Docks 13,629 90,729 +77,100

Quick facts

HS code: 090220

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

Description: Green tea that is not fermented, sold in larger packages or bulk quantities