Import/export HS code 090931: Whole fennel seeds

Fennel seeds in their whole form, not crushed or ground, commonly used in cooking and herbal 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 £
India 22,483,565
Viet Nam 1,561,255
Pakistan 534,183
Turkey 377,878
Netherlands 273,313

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 £
India 13,170,923 9,312,642 -3,858,281
Viet Nam 525,183 1,036,072 +510,889
Pakistan 212,736 321,447 +108,711
Turkey 305,382 72,496 -232,886
Netherlands 180,353 92,960 -87,393
China 240,144 22,095 -218,049
France 91,929 62,427 -29,502
Sri Lanka 23,182 88,262 +65,080
Egypt 35,417 64,582 +29,165
Syrian Arab Republic 30,476 0 -30,476

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 £
India 22,986,468
Viet Nam 1,561,255
Pakistan 563,556
Turkey 368,063
China 123,699

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 £
India 13,568,468 9,418,000 -4,150,468
Viet Nam 525,183 1,036,072 +510,889
Pakistan 212,736 350,820 +138,084
Turkey 298,186 69,877 -228,309
China 101,604 22,095 -79,509
Sri Lanka 23,182 88,262 +65,080
Egypt 35,417 64,582 +29,165
Syrian Arab Republic 30,476 2,619 -27,857
Spain 26,211 5,327 -20,884
United Kingdom 20,639 9,846 -10,793

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 23
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 10
Greater Manchester 7
Outer London - East and North East 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 17 15 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 11 +2
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
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) 25,172,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 722,141
Air transport 124,550
Other 9,515
Road transport 3,489

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) 14,462,897 10,709,834 -3,753,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 408,160 313,981 -94,179
Air transport 33,718 90,832 +57,114
Other 1,425 8,090 +6,665
Road transport 3,489 0 -3,489

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 19,935,184
London Gateway Port 3,294,388
Southampton 2,106,020
Dover 253,703
Liverpool Docks 100,423

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 11,821,312 8,113,872 -3,707,440
London Gateway Port 1,591,414 1,702,974 +111,560
Southampton 1,115,060 990,960 -124,100
Dover 179,057 74,646 -104,411
Liverpool Docks 67,856 32,567 -35,289
London Heathrow Airport 13,580 77,348 +63,768
Harwich 25,904 61,151 +35,247
Eurotunnel 31,886 34,428 +2,542
London Stansted Airport 20,138 7,884 -12,254
London 19,488 7,781 -11,707

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 72
Manufacture of food products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 13
2026-02 13
2026-01 18
2025-12 18

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 41
0-1m 22
15m-54m 20
54m+ 16
Other 7

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 959,790
Ireland 251,540
France 69,556
Guyana 67,233
United States 51,152

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 731,009 228,781 -502,228
Ireland 118,251 133,289 +15,038
France 37,968 31,588 -6,380
Guyana 0 67,233 +67,233
United States 30,916 20,236 -10,680
Czechia 26,693 23,132 -3,561
Sweden 27,221 19,955 -7,266
India 35,053 0 -35,053
Spain 13,254 11,001 -2,253
Poland 16,142 4,807 -11,335

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 £
XI 6,531

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 £
XI 6,531 0 -6,531

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) 1,450,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,578
Other 56,606
Air transport 8,343

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) 993,849 456,767 -537,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,324 111,254 +42,930
Other 22,310 34,296 +11,986
Air transport 8,343 0 -8,343

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,139,069
Liverpool Docks 81,022
Holyhead 79,867
Dover 68,984
Immingham Docks 67,152

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 808,544 330,525 -478,019
Liverpool Docks 36,380 44,642 +8,262
Holyhead 37,522 42,345 +4,823
Dover 1,751 67,233 +65,482
Immingham Docks 46,580 20,572 -26,008
Felixstowe 63,640 2,980 -60,660
Heysham 34,914 28,809 -6,105
000 22,310 34,296 +11,986
London Gateway Port 12,885 22,850 +9,965
Harwich 10,023 0 -10,023

Quick facts

HS code: 090931

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

Description: Fennel seeds in their whole form, not crushed or ground, commonly used in cooking and herbal remedies