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 21,183,770
China 11,199,177
India 3,020,317
France 2,340,047
Germany 2,154,278

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 2,715,304 18,468,466 +15,753,162
China 4,584,670 6,614,507 +2,029,837
India 1,751,474 1,268,843 -482,631
France 951,335 1,388,712 +437,377
Germany 938,490 1,215,788 +277,298
Sri Lanka 940,890 850,217 -90,673
Netherlands 448,412 806,876 +358,464
Viet Nam 519,455 715,482 +196,027
Italy 729,950 236,568 -493,382
Poland 319,337 150,393 -168,944

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 23,398,954
China 11,655,960
India 3,215,503
France 1,993,703
Sri Lanka 1,670,967

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 3,933,440 19,465,514 +15,532,074
China 4,740,754 6,915,206 +2,174,452
India 1,808,300 1,407,203 -401,097
France 723,418 1,270,285 +546,867
Sri Lanka 945,288 725,679 -219,609
Viet Nam 584,636 776,694 +192,058
Germany 456,882 713,862 +256,980
Poland 356,467 162,487 -193,980
Taiwan 292,785 209,721 -83,064
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 18
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 9 13 +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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 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) 29,092,250
Air transport 12,510,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,270,651
Other 369,253
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) 9,132,364 19,959,886 +10,827,522
Air transport 3,185,646 9,324,783 +6,139,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,342,853 3,927,798 +584,945
Other 235,320 133,933 -101,387
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 13,126,757
Felixstowe 10,362,278
London Heathrow Airport 10,196,507
Eurotunnel 3,296,008
Tyne 2,973,754

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 1,574,832 11,551,925 +9,977,093
Felixstowe 4,386,526 5,975,752 +1,589,226
London Heathrow Airport 2,100,392 8,096,115 +5,995,723
Eurotunnel 1,310,823 1,985,185 +674,362
Tyne 1,522,937 1,450,817 -72,120
Dover 1,372,932 799,014 -573,918
London Gateway Port 1,120,042 755,897 -364,145
London Stansted Airport 475,768 462,616 -13,152
East Midlands Airport 429,085 291,896 -137,189
Thamesport 353,427 340,153 -13,274

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
61
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Manufacture of food products
31
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 51
0-1m 42
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 2,183,385
Netherlands 509,558
United States 481,825
Germany 381,769
Ireland 367,985

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 1,143,879 1,039,506 -104,373
Netherlands 239,367 270,191 +30,824
United States 266,592 215,233 -51,359
Germany 235,068 146,701 -88,367
Ireland 213,175 154,810 -58,365
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,084 185,594 +123,510
Canada 60,126 44,292 -15,834
Thailand 29,905 41,432 +11,527
Sweden 925 69,848 +68,923
Belgium 62,071 1,035 -61,036

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 42,548
XI 17,507
Spain 16,664
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 19,100 23,448 +4,348
XI 3,282 14,225 +10,943
Spain 16,551 113 -16,438
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) 3,662,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,330,652
Air transport 377,007
Other 81,331

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) 2,000,969 1,661,297 -339,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 704,340 626,312 -78,028
Air transport 220,602 156,405 -64,197
Other 42,273 39,058 -3,215

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,763,809
Felixstowe 545,892
Southampton 436,664
Liverpool Docks 357,619
London Gateway Port 264,237

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 1,574,815 1,188,994 -385,821
Felixstowe 335,216 210,676 -124,540
Southampton 158,079 278,585 +120,506
Liverpool Docks 239,218 118,401 -120,817
London Gateway Port 236,176 28,061 -208,115
Harwich 11,712 181,915 +170,203
Holyhead 89,394 97,438 +8,044
London Heathrow Airport 63,788 115,654 +51,866
East Midlands Airport 127,974 30,385 -97,589
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