Import/export HS code 091030: Turmeric (curcuma)

Turmeric, also known as curcuma, is a bright yellow spice used in cooking and natural 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 15,357,097
Netherlands 1,365,843
France 1,272,017
Viet Nam 570,402
Spain 485,950

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 7,884,864 7,472,233 -412,631
Netherlands 606,159 759,684 +153,525
France 673,168 598,849 -74,319
Viet Nam 81,545 488,857 +407,312
Spain 304,309 181,641 -122,668
Peru 162,676 181,806 +19,130
China 42,742 219,572 +176,830
Ireland 97,363 131,829 +34,466
Indonesia 148,130 48,970 -99,160
United States 102,086 63,864 -38,222

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 17,448,346
Peru 959,499
Spain 548,367
China 311,417
Viet Nam 287,788

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 8,908,117 8,540,229 -367,888
Peru 428,007 531,492 +103,485
Spain 329,623 218,744 -110,879
China 53,406 258,011 +204,605
Viet Nam 50,068 237,720 +187,652
Madagascar 142,513 100,714 -41,799
Indonesia 148,130 48,970 -99,160
Germany 107,678 63,168 -44,510
United States 102,747 51,189 -51,558
Australia 91,448 5,078 -86,370

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 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Inner London - West 10

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 16 19 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 12 +5
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
West Midlands 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Kent 3 4 +1

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) 16,440,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,474,136
Air transport 835,142
Other 254,556
Road transport 2,945

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) 8,312,189 8,128,662 -183,527
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,793,073 1,681,063 -112,010
Air transport 422,346 412,796 -9,550
Other 139,398 115,158 -24,240
Road transport 608 2,337 +1,729

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,086,770
London Gateway Port 4,365,588
Southampton 1,664,485
Dover 1,008,623
Liverpool Docks 827,069

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 4,927,133 5,159,637 +232,504
London Gateway Port 2,435,660 1,929,928 -505,732
Southampton 685,415 979,070 +293,655
Dover 555,406 453,217 -102,189
Liverpool Docks 438,291 388,778 -49,513
Eurotunnel 406,367 389,166 -17,201
London Heathrow Airport 276,691 246,409 -30,282
Harwich 160,994 167,505 +6,511
000 139,398 115,158 -24,240
London 155,106 85,127 -69,979

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 86
Manufacture of food products 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Food and beverage service activities 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 23
2026-02 22
2026-01 18
2025-12 34

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 57
54m+ 34
15m-54m 28
0-1m 25
Other 8

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 1,216,969
India 611,569
Ireland 505,658
United States 279,283
Malta 180,490

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 828,761 388,208 -440,553
India 59,356 552,213 +492,857
Ireland 254,554 251,104 -3,450
United States 110,812 168,471 +57,659
Malta 98,980 81,510 -17,470
Germany 16,964 110,154 +93,190
Poland 6,487 72,368 +65,881
Mauritius 0 33,380 +33,380
France 8,598 23,088 +14,490
Italy 0 26,970 +26,970

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 9,021
Belgium 7,929
Ireland 1,398
India 345
Thailand 259

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 2,561 6,460 +3,899
Belgium 1,132 6,797 +5,665
Ireland 709 689 -20
India 197 148 -49
Thailand 41 218 +177

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) 2,125,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 848,459
Air transport 175,465
Other 139,534

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) 1,178,697 946,791 -231,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,836 704,623 +560,787
Air transport 88,416 87,049 -1,367
Other 69,762 69,772 +10

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,604,174
London Gateway Port 507,156
Liverpool Docks 342,160
Felixstowe 140,212
000 139,534

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 903,627 700,547 -203,080
London Gateway Port 10,258 496,898 +486,640
Liverpool Docks 139,842 202,318 +62,476
Felixstowe 116,157 24,055 -92,102
000 69,762 69,772 +10
Southampton 0 114,633 +114,633
London Heathrow Airport 4,555 87,049 +82,494
Holyhead 56,555 34,117 -22,438
East Midlands Airport 79,126 0 -79,126
Immingham Docks 41,119 32,251 -8,868

Quick facts

HS code: 091030

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

Description: Turmeric, also known as curcuma, is a bright yellow spice used in cooking and natural remedies