Import/export HS code 0905: Vanilla products

Includes all types of vanilla, such as whole vanilla beans and crushed or ground vanilla

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 £
France 3,328,108
Netherlands 1,171,588
United States 1,078,908
Madagascar 984,141
Australia 518,494

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 £
France 1,776,286 1,551,822 -224,464
Netherlands 669,493 502,095 -167,398
United States 870,576 208,332 -662,244
Madagascar 631,337 352,804 -278,533
Australia 300,352 218,142 -82,210
Germany 146,482 206,970 +60,488
Uganda 254,679 85,553 -169,126
Belgium 51,346 22,197 -29,149
Sweden 0 71,853 +71,853
Papua New Guinea 49,428 17,755 -31,673

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 £
Madagascar 4,065,105
France 1,189,716
United States 949,923
Uganda 870,094
Papua New Guinea 556,084

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 £
Madagascar 2,245,256 1,819,849 -425,407
France 638,219 551,497 -86,722
United States 836,447 113,476 -722,971
Uganda 522,680 347,414 -175,266
Papua New Guinea 340,432 215,652 -124,780
Netherlands 63,871 89,413 +25,542
United Kingdom 50,733 51,326 +593
French Polynesia 34,737 31,841 -2,896
India 34,956 23,320 -11,636
Indonesia 35,571 6,350 -29,221

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - West 6
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
West Yorkshire 4

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 - West and North West 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 3 +2
Essex 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,539,156
Air transport 2,750,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,991,916
Road transport 33,749
Other 21,559

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,912,273 1,626,883 -285,390
Air transport 1,607,406 1,143,376 -464,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,397,124 594,792 -802,332
Road transport 25,045 8,704 -16,341
Other 10,719 10,840 +121
Rail transport 1,008 2,196 +1,188

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,261,346
London Gateway Port 1,319,490
London Heathrow Airport 1,311,128
East Midlands Airport 811,792
Harwich 381,436

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 £
Dover 1,252,847 1,008,499 -244,348
London Gateway Port 1,191,473 128,017 -1,063,456
London Heathrow Airport 823,369 487,759 -335,610
East Midlands Airport 443,265 368,527 -74,738
Harwich 191,404 190,032 -1,372
Thamesport 91,418 184,840 +93,422
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,895 125,387 -24,508
Immingham Docks 79,330 189,491 +110,161
London Gatwick Airport 229,696 22,358 -207,338
Felixstowe 39,515 212,145 +172,630

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
31
Manufacture of food products
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 12
2026-03 9
2026-02 16
2026-01 6

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 28
54m+ 17
0-1m 13
15m-54m 5
Other 2

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 £
United States 489,912
Netherlands 395,089
Germany 96,790
France 88,745
Australia 71,144

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 £
United States 428,705 61,207 -367,498
Netherlands 325,615 69,474 -256,141
Germany 18,592 78,198 +59,606
France 76,035 12,710 -63,325
Australia 40,304 30,840 -9,464
Taiwan 0 48,245 +48,245
Ireland 11,916 16,125 +4,209
United Arab Emirates 7,770 15,522 +7,752
India 20,227 994 -19,233
Poland 14,875 5,749 -9,126

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 £
Madagascar 3,537
XI 565

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 £
Madagascar 2,263 1,274 -989
XI 214 351 +137

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 764,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 528,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,858
Other 5,095

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 £
Air transport 586,802 177,379 -409,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 370,477 158,232 -212,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,059 29,799 -4,260
Other 2,825 2,270 -555

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 500,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 463,758
East Midlands Airport 164,024
Felixstowe 53,107
Manchester Airport 49,469

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 417,187 83,551 -333,636
Dover / Eurotunnel 324,387 139,371 -185,016
East Midlands Airport 131,622 32,402 -99,220
Felixstowe 47,104 6,003 -41,101
Manchester Airport 1,224 48,245 +47,021
ZLC 31,254 9,343 -21,911
Southampton 13,300 12,088 -1,212
London Gateway Port 5,534 12,922 +7,388
Holyhead 3,483 12,817 +9,334
London Stansted Airport 5,515 3,838 -1,677

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0905

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

Description: Includes all types of vanilla, such as whole vanilla beans and crushed or ground vanilla