Import/export HS code 0907: Cloves (whole or stems)

Whole cloves and clove stems, used as spices or for their essential oils

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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 £
Madagascar 2,758,754
Sri Lanka 1,579,852
France 1,130,538
Netherlands 1,050,092
Indonesia 1,044,723

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 £
Madagascar 1,372,376 1,386,378 +14,002
Sri Lanka 753,898 825,954 +72,056
France 582,084 548,454 -33,630
Netherlands 578,833 471,259 -107,574
Indonesia 458,838 585,885 +127,047
India 298,230 341,444 +43,214
Spain 245,071 215,889 -29,182
Viet Nam 164,244 123,568 -40,676
United Republic of Tanzania 155,871 83,830 -72,041
Italy 86,101 31,543 -54,558

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 3,399,065
Indonesia 1,985,208
Sri Lanka 1,765,682
Netherlands 576,388
India 574,356

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 1,674,123 1,724,942 +50,819
Indonesia 920,867 1,064,341 +143,474
Sri Lanka 851,598 914,084 +62,486
Netherlands 313,823 262,565 -51,258
India 334,831 239,525 -95,306
Spain 258,213 184,602 -73,611
Viet Nam 139,880 129,075 -10,805
United Republic of Tanzania 159,986 83,830 -76,156
Germany 59,528 28,723 -30,805
Lebanon 41,304 38,968 -2,336

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 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Outer London - East and North East 7
Inner London - West 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
Outer London - East and North East 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2

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) 6,840,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,587,654
Air transport 197,914
Other 71,776
Road transport 1,176

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) 3,373,290 3,467,251 +93,961
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,361,866 1,225,788 -136,078
Air transport 101,466 96,448 -5,018
Other 32,116 39,660 +7,544
Road transport 0 1,176 +1,176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,740,615
London Gateway Port 1,199,398
Dover 976,210
Eurotunnel 861,440
Southampton 626,403

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 2,441,150 2,299,465 -141,685
London Gateway Port 641,967 557,431 -84,536
Dover 642,913 333,297 -309,616
Eurotunnel 392,819 468,621 +75,802
Southampton 112,551 513,852 +401,301
Harwich 132,182 232,909 +100,727
London 70,423 96,980 +26,557
Portsmouth 58,341 50,078 -8,263
Immingham Docks 28,431 68,355 +39,924
London Stansted Airport 63,430 13,689 -49,741

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 56
Manufacture of food products 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 12
2026-02 15
2026-01 8
2025-12 19

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 31
15m-54m 19
0-1m 16
54m+ 16
Other 3

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 2,341,377
Ireland 879,175
Germany 158,587
Sri Lanka 105,717
Spain 27,723

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 1,311,304 1,030,073 -281,231
Ireland 395,639 483,536 +87,897
Germany 0 158,587 +158,587
Sri Lanka 0 105,717 +105,717
Spain 2,875 24,848 +21,973
Trinidad and Tobago 0 21,630 +21,630
Sweden 9,257 8,349 -908
Belgium 11,773 4,215 -7,558
Australia 3,223 6,427 +3,204
France 4,393 3,955 -438

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 £
Indonesia 1,483
Belgium 683

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 £
Indonesia 0 1,483 +1,483
Belgium 57 626 +569

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) 3,405,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 149,562
Other 64,346
Air transport 3,524

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) 1,719,212 1,686,274 -32,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,455 139,107 +128,652
Other 31,022 33,324 +2,302
Air transport 3,524 0 -3,524

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,537,483
Dover / Eurotunnel 798,803
Holyhead 600,464
Harwich 173,608
Liverpool Docks 150,301

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 £
Felixstowe 813,837 723,646 -90,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 370,599 428,204 +57,605
Holyhead 257,401 343,063 +85,662
Harwich 145,084 28,524 -116,560
Liverpool Docks 58,258 92,043 +33,785
London Gateway Port 10,455 139,107 +128,652
000 31,022 33,324 +2,302
Immingham Docks 25,075 32,366 +7,291
Heysham 33,285 15,106 -18,179
Dover 0 23,322 +23,322

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0907

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

Description: Whole cloves and clove stems, used as spices or for their essential oils