Import/export HS code 090611: Ceylon cinnamon

Ceylon cinnamon, also known as true cinnamon, used in cooking and medicine

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* 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 £
Sri Lanka 2,669,149
China 1,932,040
France 1,026,829
Viet Nam 298,018
Netherlands 291,313

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 £
Sri Lanka 1,255,444 1,413,705 +158,261
China 1,143,903 788,137 -355,766
France 473,140 553,689 +80,549
Viet Nam 174,001 124,017 -49,984
Netherlands 104,168 187,145 +82,977
Madagascar 136,253 99,212 -37,041
Turkey 114,260 40,956 -73,304
Belgium 61,901 75,812 +13,911
Poland 61,465 69,318 +7,853
Italy 4,767 55,606 +50,839

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 £
Sri Lanka 3,936,337
China 1,959,606
Viet Nam 409,336
Madagascar 393,957
Netherlands 158,415

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 £
Sri Lanka 1,827,548 2,108,789 +281,241
China 1,164,667 794,939 -369,728
Viet Nam 246,464 162,872 -83,592
Madagascar 196,280 197,677 +1,397
Netherlands 0 158,415 +158,415
Germany 64,853 8,221 -56,632
Turkey 21,922 41,815 +19,893
India 36,317 24,330 -11,987
Bangladesh 18,327 30,323 +11,996
Canada 33,101 9,249 -23,852

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 18
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - South 5

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 - East and North East 10 13 +3
Outer London - West and North West 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,434,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,538,177
Air transport 244,273
Road transport 86,103
Other 48,019

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) 2,831,877 2,602,346 -229,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 692,373 845,804 +153,431
Air transport 149,389 94,884 -54,505
Road transport 0 86,103 +86,103
Other 22,355 25,664 +3,309

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,199,714
London Gateway Port 948,984
Dover 787,846
Eurotunnel 475,324
Southampton 248,225

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 £
Felixstowe 2,353,643 1,846,071 -507,572
London Gateway Port 367,118 581,866 +214,748
Dover 334,097 453,749 +119,652
Eurotunnel 205,431 269,893 +64,462
Southampton 90,336 157,889 +67,553
London Heathrow Airport 111,521 50,929 -60,592
Harwich 82,465 71,085 -11,380
ZLC 0 86,103 +86,103
London 31,593 43,609 +12,016
000 22,355 25,664 +3,309

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
65
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Manufacture of food products
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Food and beverage service activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 17
2026-03 12
2026-02 12
2026-01 16

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
0-1m 33
1m-15m 31
54m+ 13
15m-54m 12
Other 6

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 £
Netherlands 566,624
Ireland 470,819
Germany 74,237
Indonesia 22,738
Sweden 20,048

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 £
Netherlands 451,719 114,905 -336,814
Ireland 249,722 221,097 -28,625
Germany 0 74,237 +74,237
Indonesia 22,738 0 -22,738
Sweden 8,193 11,855 +3,662
France 11,668 1,620 -10,048
Greece 0 10,010 +10,010
Iceland 2,134 4,294 +2,160
Finland 1,873 2,618 +745
South Africa 0 2,390 +2,390

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 £
Belgium 6,822
XI 1,413
China 39
Madagascar 15
Sri Lanka 1

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 £
Belgium 238 6,584 +6,346
XI 0 1,413 +1,413
China 20 19 -1
Madagascar 7 8 +1
Sri Lanka 0 1 +1

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) 1,111,880
Other 46,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,504

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) 706,275 405,605 -300,670
Other 22,819 23,812 +993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,872 18,632 -6,240

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 659,629
Holyhead 284,620
Liverpool Docks 122,443
000 46,631
Felixstowe 35,724

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 464,370 195,259 -269,111
Holyhead 140,632 143,988 +3,356
Liverpool Docks 73,170 49,273 -23,897
000 22,819 23,812 +993
Felixstowe 22,738 12,986 -9,752
Heysham 8,461 4,024 -4,437
Immingham Docks 4,406 7,594 +3,188
Portsmouth 10,212 0 -10,212
Middlesbrough 2,134 4,294 +2,160
Fishguard 3,409 0 -3,409

Quick facts

HS code: 090611

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

Description: Ceylon cinnamon, also known as true cinnamon, used in cooking and medicine