Import/export HS code 090710: Whole cloves

Cloves that are neither crushed nor ground, often used in cooking and traditional 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 £
Madagascar 2,587,634
Sri Lanka 1,501,455
Netherlands 912,374
Indonesia 777,418
France 665,772

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 1,269,881 1,317,753 +47,872
Sri Lanka 783,098 718,357 -64,741
Netherlands 504,857 407,517 -97,340
Indonesia 265,259 512,159 +246,900
France 294,455 371,317 +76,862
India 205,757 271,654 +65,897
United Republic of Tanzania 155,871 83,830 -72,041
Viet Nam 50,658 23,581 -27,077
Ireland 31,778 38,828 +7,050
Lebanon 38,987 29,265 -9,722

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 3,027,483
Sri Lanka 1,633,746
Indonesia 1,353,200
Netherlands 506,824
India 463,704

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 1,483,771 1,543,712 +59,941
Sri Lanka 847,547 786,199 -61,348
Indonesia 505,672 847,528 +341,856
Netherlands 338,372 168,452 -169,920
India 190,013 273,691 +83,678
United Republic of Tanzania 155,871 83,830 -72,041
Lebanon 38,987 29,265 -9,722
China 21,026 30,193 +9,167
Comoros 0 47,834 +47,834
Viet Nam 26,294 19,707 -6,587

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 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Outer London - East and North East 6
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 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 - West and North West 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
Outer London - East and North East 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 0 3 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Essex 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,918,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,518,121
Air transport 85,090
Other 70,677
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) 2,795,308 3,122,776 +327,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 770,561 747,560 -23,001
Air transport 83,120 1,970 -81,150
Other 31,778 38,899 +7,121
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 4,196,595
London Gateway Port 1,056,232
Dover 681,950
Southampton 493,109
Eurotunnel 372,683

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 2,054,133 2,142,462 +88,329
London Gateway Port 619,300 436,932 -182,368
Dover 447,740 234,210 -213,530
Southampton 74,449 418,660 +344,211
Eurotunnel 111,555 261,128 +149,573
Harwich 127,483 230,030 +102,547
London 31,631 64,012 +32,381
Immingham Docks 28,639 58,803 +30,164
000 31,778 38,899 +7,121
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,789 19,862 -23,927

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
49
Manufacture of food products
16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
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
2026-05 9
2026-04 9
2026-03 9
2026-02 12
2026-01 5

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
0-1m 15
54m+ 15
15m-54m 12
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 £
Netherlands 2,284,446
Ireland 737,443
Germany 116,046
Sri Lanka 105,717
Trinidad and Tobago 43,260

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 1,349,048 935,398 -413,650
Ireland 335,793 401,650 +65,857
Germany 0 116,046 +116,046
Sri Lanka 0 105,717 +105,717
Trinidad and Tobago 0 43,260 +43,260
Spain 2,875 27,227 +24,352
Sweden 6,575 11,603 +5,028
France 4,393 6,065 +1,672
Australia 3,223 4,156 +933
Italy 7,310 0 -7,310

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 1,664
Belgium 653

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 1,664 +1,664
Belgium 53 600 +547

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) 3,155,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,709
Other 62,417

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) 1,682,291 1,473,365 -208,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,223 156,486 +153,263
Other 31,758 30,659 -1,099

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,507,746
Dover / Eurotunnel 691,524
Holyhead 495,316
Harwich 221,641
London Gateway Port 159,709

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 899,543 608,203 -291,340
Dover / Eurotunnel 395,073 296,451 -98,622
Holyhead 204,937 290,379 +85,442
Harwich 83,640 138,001 +54,361
London Gateway Port 3,223 156,486 +153,263
Liverpool Docks 62,702 68,903 +6,201
000 31,758 30,659 -1,099
Immingham Docks 0 38,948 +38,948
Heysham 25,580 11,709 -13,871
Dover 0 20,771 +20,771

Quick facts

HS code: 090710

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

Description: Cloves that are neither crushed nor ground, often used in cooking and traditional medicine