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 19,526,973
China 11,181,127
India 3,115,917
France 2,462,727
Germany 2,230,707

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 1,859,550 17,667,423 +15,807,873
China 4,630,445 6,550,682 +1,920,237
India 1,796,596 1,319,321 -477,275
France 971,516 1,491,211 +519,695
Germany 976,547 1,254,160 +277,613
Sri Lanka 1,097,021 921,719 -175,302
Viet Nam 460,982 743,166 +282,184
Netherlands 343,348 714,677 +371,329
Italy 374,469 664,402 +289,933
Poland 275,440 183,024 -92,416

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 21,634,516
China 11,900,662
India 3,312,528
France 2,110,228
Sri Lanka 1,892,876

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 2,475,526 19,158,990 +16,683,464
China 4,998,274 6,902,388 +1,904,114
India 1,853,422 1,459,106 -394,316
France 750,500 1,359,728 +609,228
Sri Lanka 1,095,695 797,181 -298,514
Viet Nam 554,923 804,378 +249,455
Germany 544,188 639,080 +94,892
Taiwan 297,632 216,498 -81,134
Poland 311,706 190,064 -121,642
Romania 150,299 270,630 +120,331

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
Inner London - West 9
Kent 9
Outer London - East and North East 7

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 9 14 +5
Outer London - West and North West 12 8 -4
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Kent 7 6 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 7 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 6 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 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) 27,857,552
Air transport 12,677,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,262,103
Other 386,655
Road transport 166,728

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) 9,435,962 18,421,590 +8,985,628
Air transport 2,225,707 10,452,050 +8,226,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,763,538 4,498,565 +1,735,027
Other 240,219 146,436 -93,783
Road transport 60,010 106,718 +46,708

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,085,956
London Heathrow Airport 10,315,613
Felixstowe 9,756,069
Eurotunnel 3,207,634
Tyne 3,145,251

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 1,312,093 10,773,863 +9,461,770
London Heathrow Airport 1,343,742 8,971,871 +7,628,129
Felixstowe 4,754,074 5,001,995 +247,921
Eurotunnel 1,223,474 1,984,160 +760,686
Tyne 1,446,862 1,698,389 +251,527
Dover 950,659 1,335,779 +385,120
London Gateway Port 1,297,501 712,956 -584,545
London Stansted Airport 328,755 592,605 +263,850
East Midlands Airport 390,730 367,845 -22,885
Thamesport 332,436 363,814 +31,378

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 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of food products 31
Food and beverage service activities 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 22
2026-02 21
2026-01 24
2025-12 21

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
0-1m 42
54m+ 16
15m-54m 15
Other 8

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 2,217,774
Netherlands 514,926
United States 490,438
Germany 391,860
Ireland 347,426

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 1,015,293 1,202,481 +187,188
Netherlands 250,065 264,861 +14,796
United States 281,145 209,293 -71,852
Germany 231,529 160,331 -71,198
Ireland 211,987 135,439 -76,548
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,480 185,087 +122,607
Canada 53,632 58,434 +4,802
Thailand 42,827 37,833 -4,994
Sweden 6,912 70,773 +63,861
Bahrain 59,572 9,210 -50,362

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 42,859
Spain 19,362
XI 17,820
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 16,725 26,134 +9,409
Spain 19,226 136 -19,090
XI 2,406 15,414 +13,008
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) 3,705,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,380,577
Air transport 418,137
Other 84,655

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) 1,876,599 1,828,553 -48,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 737,463 643,114 -94,349
Air transport 236,271 181,866 -54,405
Other 41,674 42,981 +1,307

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,848,067
Felixstowe 557,810
Southampton 447,986
Liverpool Docks 363,427
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 1,430,912 1,417,155 -13,757
Felixstowe 336,343 221,467 -114,876
Southampton 166,759 281,227 +114,468
Liverpool Docks 254,849 108,578 -146,271
London Gateway Port 238,899 38,708 -200,191
East Midlands Airport 149,772 36,627 -113,145
London Heathrow Airport 61,090 122,049 +60,959
Harwich 24,283 150,046 +125,763
Holyhead 86,389 83,403 -2,986
Immingham Docks 20,541 89,502 +68,961

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