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 2,487,900
Sri Lanka 1,491,707
France 1,072,090
Netherlands 976,933
Indonesia 830,515

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 1,282,639 1,205,261 -77,378
Sri Lanka 662,760 828,947 +166,187
France 462,112 609,978 +147,866
Netherlands 550,411 426,522 -123,889
Indonesia 510,228 320,287 -189,941
India 251,176 267,522 +16,346
Spain 229,845 134,559 -95,286
Viet Nam 137,950 128,226 -9,724
United Republic of Tanzania 154,395 2,557 -151,838
Italy 82,688 34,621 -48,067

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 2,988,334
Indonesia 1,698,143
Sri Lanka 1,651,141
Netherlands 630,609
India 462,589

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 1,537,466 1,450,868 -86,598
Indonesia 894,894 803,249 -91,645
Sri Lanka 760,266 890,875 +130,609
Netherlands 337,558 293,051 -44,507
India 284,216 178,373 -105,843
Spain 242,987 160,711 -82,276
Viet Nam 113,586 133,733 +20,147
United Republic of Tanzania 158,510 2,557 -155,953
Germany 27,604 54,959 +27,355
Lebanon 31,926 31,815 -111

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
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - East 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 7 12 +5
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -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) 5,959,697
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,398,395
Air transport 198,567
Other 55,226

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) 3,144,897 2,814,800 -330,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,223,727 1,174,668 -49,059
Air transport 100,059 98,508 -1,551
Other 29,814 25,412 -4,402

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,283,496
London Gateway Port 1,009,671
Dover 954,715
Eurotunnel 802,855
Southampton 483,422

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 2,540,202 1,743,294 -796,908
London Gateway Port 354,003 655,668 +301,665
Dover 583,356 371,359 -211,997
Eurotunnel 284,864 517,991 +233,127
Southampton 121,516 361,906 +240,390
Harwich 118,490 162,234 +43,744
London 69,062 55,056 -14,006
Portsmouth 64,278 17,018 -47,260
London Stansted Airport 57,859 19,260 -38,599
Liverpool Docks 47,584 28,427 -19,157

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 47
Manufacture of food products 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 4
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 18
2025-09 12
2025-08 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 27
15m-54m 17
54m+ 15
0-1m 10
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 2,049,452
Ireland 746,736
Sri Lanka 105,717
Germany 53,322
Belgium 17,859

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 1,142,883 906,569 -236,314
Ireland 405,810 340,926 -64,884
Sri Lanka 0 105,717 +105,717
Germany 0 53,322 +53,322
Belgium 13,644 4,215 -9,429
Spain 2,875 14,521 +11,646
Sweden 9,257 5,475 -3,782
Australia 3,223 6,427 +3,204
Italy 4,560 2,750 -1,810
Kuwait 7,232 0 -7,232

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 797

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 144 653 +509

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) 2,873,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,850
Other 51,950
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) 1,562,063 1,311,247 -250,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,353 115,497 +104,144
Other 29,685 22,265 -7,420
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 1,307,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 669,037
Holyhead 495,145
Harwich 145,982
Liverpool Docks 139,049

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 689,265 618,566 -70,699
Dover / Eurotunnel 325,619 343,418 +17,799
Holyhead 267,126 228,019 -39,107
Harwich 145,982 0 -145,982
Liverpool Docks 64,376 74,673 +10,297
London Gateway Port 10,455 115,497 +105,042
000 29,685 22,265 -7,420
Heysham 28,950 15,969 -12,981
Immingham Docks 25,075 12,928 -12,147
Dover 0 17,674 +17,674

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