Import/export HS code 09109933: Various spices not listed

A range of spices not specifically mentioned, available in whole, crushed, or ground forms

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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 £
France 1,083,311
Spain 756,265
Morocco 484,939
Egypt 367,583
Italy 291,673

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 £
France 529,759 553,552 +23,793
Spain 425,830 330,435 -95,395
Morocco 250,894 234,045 -16,849
Egypt 173,757 193,826 +20,069
Italy 121,405 170,268 +48,863
Netherlands 85,642 187,629 +101,987
Kenya 132,771 62,956 -69,815
Belgium 102,271 75,253 -27,018
Turkey 62,719 91,922 +29,203
Uganda 8,135 121,143 +113,008

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 £
Egypt 1,134,636
Spain 796,459
Morocco 513,806
Poland 462,191
Italy 344,904

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 £
Egypt 463,175 671,461 +208,286
Spain 464,673 331,786 -132,887
Morocco 255,587 258,219 +2,632
Poland 302,838 159,353 -143,485
Italy 170,843 174,061 +3,218
Kenya 132,771 62,956 -69,815
Uganda 8,135 121,143 +113,008
Turkey 52,617 74,114 +21,497
France 26,632 44,195 +17,563
Belgium 41,685 24,352 -17,333

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 7
Greater Manchester 5
Suffolk 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Inner London - West 4

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 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Suffolk 1 4 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Essex 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Kent 2 2 +0

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) 2,666,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,018,881
Air transport 383,526
Other 128,454

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) 1,350,755 1,315,356 -35,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 519,004 499,877 -19,127
Air transport 149,486 234,040 +84,554
Other 23,152 105,302 +82,150

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 922,015
Eurotunnel 756,030
Felixstowe 722,967
Portsmouth 517,313
London Gateway Port 258,919

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 £
Dover 453,207 468,808 +15,601
Eurotunnel 306,207 449,823 +143,616
Felixstowe 401,520 321,447 -80,073
Portsmouth 330,517 186,796 -143,721
London Gateway Port 111,679 147,240 +35,561
Harwich 83,275 108,519 +25,244
London Heathrow Airport 91,947 89,311 -2,636
London Gatwick Airport 11,289 119,199 +107,910
000 23,152 105,302 +82,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,090 55,126 -964

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 37
Manufacture of food products 19
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Food and beverage service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 17
2025-10 17
2025-09 10
2025-08 6

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 26
15m-54m 16
54m+ 16
0-1m 6
Other 4

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 287,826
Thailand 41,505
United Arab Emirates 20,730
Saudi Arabia 16,040
Guyana 15,624

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 172,347 115,479 -56,868
Thailand 41,505 0 -41,505
United Arab Emirates 7,830 12,900 +5,070
Saudi Arabia 7,543 8,497 +954
Guyana 15,624 0 -15,624
Maldives 13,696 0 -13,696
Gambia 11,449 0 -11,449
France 8,195 0 -8,195
Nigeria 5,104 0 -5,104
Netherlands 4,253 0 -4,253

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 £
India 1,763
Saudi Arabia 194
Malaysia 140
Italy 50

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 £
India 964 799 -165
Saudi Arabia 116 78 -38
Malaysia 0 140 +140
Italy 0 50 +50

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) 300,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,607
Air transport 49,103
Other 9,991

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) 178,295 122,030 -56,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,408 14,199 -62,209
Air transport 38,698 10,405 -28,293
Other 6,303 3,688 -2,615

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 148,892
Liverpool Docks 95,311
London Heathrow Airport 40,805
London Gateway Port 39,977
Southampton 35,006

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 £
Holyhead 72,548 76,344 +3,796
Liverpool Docks 67,528 27,783 -39,745
London Heathrow Airport 32,308 8,497 -23,811
London Gateway Port 27,304 12,673 -14,631
Southampton 33,480 1,526 -31,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,687 13,313 -1,374
Dover 20,892 0 -20,892
Milford 11,782 0 -11,782
Heysham 6,482 4,590 -1,892
000 6,303 3,688 -2,615

Quick facts

HS code: 09109933

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

Description: A range of spices not specifically mentioned, available in whole, crushed, or ground forms