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 14,736,880
Netherlands 1,411,140
France 1,222,866
Viet Nam 585,622
Spain 424,316

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 8,707,639 6,029,241 -2,678,398
Netherlands 738,273 672,867 -65,406
France 626,045 596,821 -29,224
Viet Nam 319,516 266,106 -53,410
Spain 272,156 152,160 -119,996
Peru 171,734 200,133 +28,399
China 91,033 181,011 +89,978
Ireland 99,050 128,343 +29,293
Indonesia 162,670 34,430 -128,240
United States 103,117 68,395 -34,722

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 £
India 16,804,947
Peru 1,027,228
Spain 466,927
China 321,147
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 9,866,736 6,938,211 -2,928,525
Peru 464,765 562,463 +97,698
Spain 275,308 191,619 -83,689
China 103,868 217,279 +113,411
Viet Nam 187,762 100,026 -87,736
Madagascar 140,018 91,154 -48,864
Indonesia 162,670 34,430 -128,240
Germany 141,018 28,819 -112,199
United States 103,778 50,158 -53,620
Netherlands 57,471 47,113 -10,358

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 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Inner London - East 9

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 14 19 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 6 -5
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 4 8 +4
Inner London - West 5 7 +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) 15,831,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,374,178
Air transport 842,374
Other 252,108
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) 9,350,777 6,480,794 -2,869,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,824,243 1,549,935 -274,308
Air transport 476,890 365,484 -111,406
Other 159,265 92,843 -66,422
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 9,831,966
London Gateway Port 3,989,207
Southampton 1,675,560
Dover 961,503
Liverpool Docks 854,637

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 5,836,109 3,995,857 -1,840,252
London Gateway Port 2,367,786 1,621,421 -746,365
Southampton 918,358 757,202 -161,156
Dover 574,082 387,421 -186,661
Liverpool Docks 500,049 354,588 -145,461
Eurotunnel 386,687 396,691 +10,004
London Heathrow Airport 313,452 230,325 -83,127
Harwich 172,221 166,980 -5,241
000 159,265 92,843 -66,422
London 138,428 86,193 -52,235

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
82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Manufacture of food products
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
2026-05 23
2026-04 26
2026-03 24
2026-02 22
2026-01 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 53
54m+ 34
15m-54m 27
0-1m 24
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 1,097,373
India 611,569
Ireland 496,461
United States 291,479
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 722,746 374,627 -348,119
India 59,356 552,213 +492,857
Ireland 274,835 221,626 -53,209
United States 127,304 164,175 +36,871
Malta 125,950 54,540 -71,410
Germany 22,081 105,037 +82,956
Poland 7,690 69,686 +61,996
Mauritius 33,380 0 -33,380
France 7,839 24,823 +16,984
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 9,523
Belgium 7,909
Ireland 1,398
Thailand 279
India 180

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 3,141 6,382 +3,241
Belgium 1,069 6,840 +5,771
Ireland 709 689 -20
Thailand 75 204 +129
India 32 148 +116
Peru 0 22 +22

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) 1,996,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 860,466
Air transport 164,190
Other 137,244

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) 1,132,027 864,080 -267,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 193,885 666,581 +472,696
Air transport 85,039 79,151 -5,888
Other 72,084 65,160 -6,924

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,495,222
London Gateway Port 509,460
Liverpool Docks 346,126
000 137,244
Southampton 133,724

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 850,446 644,776 -205,670
London Gateway Port 44,881 464,579 +419,698
Liverpool Docks 180,452 165,674 -14,778
000 72,084 65,160 -6,924
Southampton 1,410 132,314 +130,904
Felixstowe 108,824 22,000 -86,824
London Heathrow Airport 24,768 71,367 +46,599
Holyhead 49,989 37,717 -12,272
Immingham Docks 41,119 32,251 -8,868
East Midlands Airport 58,426 7,784 -50,642

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