Import/export HS code 091099: Various spices

A variety of spices not listed elsewhere, including fenugreek, wild thyme, and bay leaves

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Turkey 6,642,500
India 5,053,370
Thailand 3,875,876
France 3,752,376
South Africa 3,434,593

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 £
Turkey 3,832,519 2,809,981 -1,022,538
India 2,505,767 2,547,603 +41,836
Thailand 2,308,410 1,567,466 -740,944
France 1,912,073 1,840,303 -71,770
South Africa 1,777,595 1,656,998 -120,597
Spain 1,693,425 1,476,214 -217,211
Belgium 2,034,090 934,002 -1,100,088
Germany 1,600,389 1,256,985 -343,404
Egypt 1,539,065 979,391 -559,674
Lebanon 1,316,154 1,048,830 -267,324

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 £
Turkey 8,741,448
India 5,425,334
Thailand 3,891,286
Spain 3,801,318
Egypt 3,680,080

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 £
Turkey 4,999,039 3,742,409 -1,256,630
India 2,741,917 2,683,417 -58,500
Thailand 2,311,092 1,580,194 -730,898
Spain 2,041,779 1,759,539 -282,240
Egypt 2,065,197 1,614,883 -450,314
South Africa 1,793,030 1,660,662 -132,368
Italy 1,838,087 1,387,793 -450,294
China 1,308,281 1,083,497 -224,784
Lebanon 1,208,598 1,053,125 -155,473
Belgium 1,272,050 345,678 -926,372

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 74
Outer London - East and North East 61
Inner London - East 43
Inner London - West 27
West Midlands 26

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 58 46 -12
Outer London - East and North East 51 38 -13
Inner London - East 35 28 -7
Inner London - West 19 19 +0
West Midlands 18 21 +3
Greater Manchester 16 19 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 10 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 19 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 17 +4
Outer London - South 15 8 -7

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) 27,484,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,507,970
Air transport 6,713,545
Other 2,197,646
Road transport 1,506,179

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) 14,431,258 13,053,178 -1,378,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,974,278 6,533,692 -2,440,586
Air transport 4,990,195 1,723,350 -3,266,845
Other 1,134,271 1,063,375 -70,896
Road transport 666,992 839,187 +172,195

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,065,316
London Gateway Port 7,554,890
London Heathrow Airport 5,174,673
Southampton 4,568,026
Dover 4,538,350

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 8,644,346 6,420,970 -2,223,376
London Gateway Port 3,517,607 4,037,283 +519,676
London Heathrow Airport 3,970,627 1,204,046 -2,766,581
Southampton 2,355,316 2,212,710 -142,606
Dover 2,867,100 1,671,250 -1,195,850
Eurotunnel 2,013,736 1,630,368 -383,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 890,077 1,381,359 +491,282
000 1,134,271 1,063,375 -70,896
ZLC 673,230 845,189 +171,959
Portsmouth 747,946 584,244 -163,702

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 285
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 112
Manufacture of food products 69
Food and beverage service activities 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 104
2025-11 106
2025-10 131
2025-09 98
2025-08 92

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 205
0-1m 127
54m+ 68
15m-54m 60
Other 22

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 1,933,794
Netherlands 1,516,547
Australia 1,119,091
United Arab Emirates 661,620
United States 639,236

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 1,143,795 789,999 -353,796
Netherlands 848,459 668,088 -180,371
Australia 753,566 365,525 -388,041
United Arab Emirates 332,027 329,593 -2,434
United States 521,228 118,008 -403,220
Germany 190,649 197,742 +7,093
Italy 156,457 141,840 -14,617
Singapore 116,914 104,626 -12,288
Saudi Arabia 135,728 77,233 -58,495
France 76,047 104,776 +28,729

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 £
Belgium 53,717
Ireland 29,069
Turkey 27,920
XI 27,660
France 21,636

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 £
Belgium 29,861 23,856 -6,005
Ireland 6,754 22,315 +15,561
Turkey 20,061 7,859 -12,202
XI 11,601 16,059 +4,458
France 11,416 10,220 -1,196
Spain 3,606 3,714 +108
Poland 2,372 2,534 +162
Netherlands 2,422 1,069 -1,353
India 1,462 1,828 +366
Sweden 1,192 652 -540

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) 4,077,436
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,895,350
Other 814,731
Air transport 582,271

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) 2,267,892 1,809,544 -458,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,530,005 1,365,345 -1,164,660
Other 472,813 341,918 -130,895
Air transport 407,229 175,042 -232,187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,795,435
London Gateway Port 1,671,675
Felixstowe 1,595,500
000 814,731
Southampton 741,995

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 929,877 865,558 -64,319
London Gateway Port 1,090,273 581,402 -508,871
Felixstowe 987,663 607,837 -379,826
000 472,813 341,918 -130,895
Southampton 478,917 263,078 -215,839
Holyhead 392,937 227,335 -165,602
London Heathrow Airport 335,325 137,983 -197,342
Liverpool Docks 260,934 183,796 -77,138
Harwich 204,343 141,932 -62,411
Dover 181,018 66,708 -114,310

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 091099

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

Description: A variety of spices not listed elsewhere, including fenugreek, wild thyme, and bay leaves