Import/export HS code 090720: Crushed or ground cloves

Cloves that have been crushed or ground into powder for use in recipes and remedies

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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 £
Spain 405,645
France 394,513
Indonesia 243,245
Viet Nam 223,400
India 167,787

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 £
Spain 241,676 163,969 -77,707
France 236,031 158,482 -77,549
Indonesia 169,519 73,726 -95,793
Viet Nam 113,586 109,814 -3,772
India 105,050 62,737 -42,313
Netherlands 93,209 57,533 -35,676
Italy 46,316 31,543 -14,773
Sri Lanka 28,989 23,077 -5,912
Germany 29,189 3,085 -26,104
Lebanon 7,853 7,681 -172

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 £
Indonesia 588,813
Spain 424,981
Viet Nam 232,781
Madagascar 174,968
India 116,176

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 £
Indonesia 390,655 198,158 -192,497
Spain 252,989 171,992 -80,997
Viet Nam 113,586 119,195 +5,609
Madagascar 74,018 100,950 +26,932
India 82,231 33,945 -48,286
Sri Lanka 53,077 43,601 -9,476
Netherlands 34,528 16,380 -18,148
Italy 27,575 21,982 -5,593
Germany 41,882 0 -41,882
Lebanon 7,853 7,681 -172

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Merseyside 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Merseyside 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Essex 1 0 -1

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) 940,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 760,881
Air transport 111,824
Other 1,498

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) 550,757 389,365 -161,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 458,925 301,956 -156,969
Air transport 76,474 35,350 -41,124
Other 699 799 +100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 443,812
Felixstowe 323,372
Dover 266,582
London Gateway Port 163,048
Southampton 115,542

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 £
Eurotunnel 253,889 189,923 -63,966
Felixstowe 241,118 82,254 -158,864
Dover 208,024 58,558 -149,466
London Gateway Port 80,070 82,978 +2,908
Southampton 11,485 104,057 +92,572
Portsmouth 58,341 50,078 -8,263
London Stansted Airport 63,430 13,689 -49,741
Liverpool Docks 66,865 9,146 -57,719
London 17,044 36,482 +19,438
Harwich 16,223 31,627 +15,404

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 14
Manufacture of food products 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 6
2026-02 5
2026-01 4
2025-12 1

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 9
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
0-1m 2
Other 1

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 £
Ireland 136,049
Netherlands 48,967
Germany 44,205
Belgium 15,988
Spain 2,621

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 £
Ireland 73,877 62,172 -11,705
Netherlands 47,436 1,531 -45,905
Germany 0 44,205 +44,205
Belgium 11,773 4,215 -7,558
Spain 0 2,621 +2,621
Sweden 2,583 0 -2,583
Australia 0 2,271 +2,271
Jamaica 0 1,980 +1,980
Norway 941 0 -941

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) 247,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,251
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) 133,086 114,744 -18,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 4,251 +4,251
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,566
Holyhead 103,473
Liverpool Docks 21,470
Heysham 6,249
Milford 4,857

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 59,209 48,357 -10,852
Holyhead 61,071 42,402 -18,669
Liverpool Docks 4,795 16,675 +11,880
Heysham 3,154 3,095 -59
Milford 4,857 0 -4,857
London Gateway Port 0 4,251 +4,251
Dover 0 4,215 +4,215
ZLC 2,583 0 -2,583
East Midlands Airport 941 0 -941

Quick facts

HS code: 090720

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

Description: Cloves that have been crushed or ground into powder for use in recipes and remedies