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 3,675,375
Madagascar 1,347,435
Netherlands 1,140,416
United States 1,097,771
Australia 540,944

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 2,003,991 1,671,384 -332,607
Madagascar 867,739 479,696 -388,043
Netherlands 667,623 472,793 -194,830
United States 867,649 230,122 -637,527
Australia 349,870 191,074 -158,796
Germany 142,363 227,967 +85,604
Uganda 244,604 125,655 -118,949
Papua New Guinea 77,364 17,755 -59,609
Sweden 0 71,853 +71,853
Belgium 52,992 17,076 -35,916

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 4,790,654
France 1,241,595
United States 949,883
Uganda 894,630
Papua New Guinea 623,501

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 2,758,194 2,032,460 -725,734
France 628,186 613,409 -14,777
United States 825,063 124,820 -700,243
Uganda 490,476 404,154 -86,322
Papua New Guinea 432,398 191,103 -241,295
United Kingdom 52,791 56,643 +3,852
Netherlands 58,475 42,103 -16,372
French Polynesia 33,257 30,531 -2,726
Indonesia 51,717 11,341 -40,376
India 30,207 31,070 +863

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 5 +0
Inner London - East 0 4 +4
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 3 +2
Essex 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +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) 3,608,675
Air transport 3,511,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,048,198
Road transport 33,749
Other 21,684

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) 1,970,891 1,637,784 -333,107
Air transport 2,108,891 1,402,550 -706,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,449,861 598,337 -851,524
Road transport 25,045 8,704 -16,341
Other 10,800 10,884 +84
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 2,263,274
London Heathrow Airport 1,953,637
London Gateway Port 1,349,349
East Midlands Airport 882,355
Harwich 371,688

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 1,249,751 1,013,523 -236,228
London Heathrow Airport 1,316,880 636,757 -680,123
London Gateway Port 1,193,516 155,833 -1,037,683
East Midlands Airport 429,479 452,876 +23,397
Harwich 222,101 149,587 -72,514
Immingham Docks 51,960 245,693 +193,733
Thamesport 109,759 187,235 +77,476
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,887 123,304 -37,583
London Gatwick Airport 239,881 22,358 -217,523
Eurotunnel 142,268 100,734 -41,534

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 34
Manufacture of food products 20
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
2026-04 12
2026-03 9
2026-02 16
2026-01 6
2025-12 12

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+ 19
0-1m 15
15m-54m 4
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 517,836
Netherlands 479,532
France 88,745
Australia 74,756
Germany 60,873

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 434,745 83,091 -351,654
Netherlands 410,058 69,474 -340,584
France 64,556 24,189 -40,367
Australia 36,666 38,090 +1,424
Germany 15,699 45,174 +29,475
Taiwan 0 48,245 +48,245
Ireland 9,355 16,875 +7,520
United Arab Emirates 9,172 15,522 +6,350
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 513

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 1,721 1,816 +95
XI 209 304 +95

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 807,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 570,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,915
Other 5,012

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 585,809 222,177 -363,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 440,379 129,854 -310,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,961 29,954 -3,007
Other 2,258 2,754 +496

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 510,454
London Heathrow Airport 493,988
East Midlands Airport 204,185
ZLC 50,991
Felixstowe 50,762

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 403,030 107,424 -295,606
London Heathrow Airport 382,958 111,030 -271,928
East Midlands Airport 162,314 41,871 -120,443
ZLC 33,798 17,193 -16,605
Felixstowe 41,401 9,361 -32,040
Manchester Airport 1,224 48,245 +47,021
Southampton 10,800 14,588 +3,788
London Gateway Port 6,936 12,922 +5,986
Holyhead 1,935 11,593 +9,658
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