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 1,280,640
Spain 790,457
Morocco 518,374
Italy 481,167
Egypt 449,200

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 586,250 694,390 +108,140
Spain 464,238 326,219 -138,019
Morocco 212,093 306,281 +94,188
Italy 131,115 350,052 +218,937
Egypt 216,576 232,624 +16,048
Netherlands 36,580 232,898 +196,318
Kenya 147,838 58,305 -89,533
Uganda 79,336 86,004 +6,668
Belgium 75,408 79,788 +4,380
Turkey 56,355 63,825 +7,470

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 1,417,580
Spain 806,432
Morocco 549,603
Italy 473,558
Poland 456,236

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 538,089 879,491 +341,402
Spain 494,078 312,354 -181,724
Morocco 214,718 334,885 +120,167
Italy 111,798 361,760 +249,962
Poland 377,027 79,209 -297,818
Kenya 147,838 58,305 -89,533
Uganda 79,336 86,004 +6,668
Turkey 45,580 79,699 +34,119
France 26,632 61,530 +34,898
Israel 3,211 68,969 +65,758

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 8
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - East and North East 6
Greater Manchester 5

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 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 2 6 +4
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Suffolk 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,087,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,099,895
Air transport 447,909
Other 126,404
Road transport 9,365

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) 1,409,929 1,677,904 +267,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 506,580 593,315 +86,735
Air transport 237,272 210,637 -26,635
Other 20,293 106,111 +85,818
Road transport 0 9,365 +9,365

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,219,059
Eurotunnel 869,439
Felixstowe 699,554
Portsmouth 526,309
London Gateway Port 326,073

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 448,496 770,563 +322,067
Eurotunnel 389,814 479,625 +89,811
Felixstowe 398,062 301,492 -96,570
Portsmouth 322,302 204,007 -118,295
London Gateway Port 97,781 228,292 +130,511
London Heathrow Airport 111,642 113,797 +2,155
Harwich 97,951 120,664 +22,713
London Gatwick Airport 79,336 84,060 +4,724
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,063 63,531 -15,532
000 20,293 106,111 +85,818

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
42
Manufacture of food products
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
7
Food and beverage service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 21
2026-03 18
2026-02 17
2026-01 22

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 31
54m+ 17
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
Other 5

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 309,444
Thailand 30,785
United Arab Emirates 20,730
Poland 17,350
Saudi Arabia 16,040

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 155,876 153,568 -2,308
Thailand 8,025 22,760 +14,735
United Arab Emirates 16,409 4,321 -12,088
Poland 0 17,350 +17,350
Saudi Arabia 16,040 0 -16,040
Guyana 15,624 0 -15,624
Maldives 13,696 0 -13,696
Netherlands 4,253 8,651 +4,398
Germany 0 5,721 +5,721
France 5,268 0 -5,268

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 14,145
Morocco 276
Italy 267
Malaysia 210
Saudi Arabia 158

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 900 13,245 +12,345
Morocco 0 276 +276
Italy 0 267 +267
Malaysia 70 140 +70
Saudi Arabia 78 80 +2
Ireland 0 10 +10
Thailand 0 10 +10

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) 323,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,438
Air transport 50,971
Other 26,623

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) 161,006 162,669 +1,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,058 28,380 -11,678
Air transport 46,206 4,765 -41,441
Other 5,971 20,652 +14,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 143,400
Liverpool Docks 107,406
London Heathrow Airport 40,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,713
London Gateway Port 28,528

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 63,162 80,238 +17,076
Liverpool Docks 59,419 47,987 -11,432
London Heathrow Airport 40,805 0 -40,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,537 24,176 +10,639
London Gateway Port 24,434 4,094 -20,340
000 5,971 20,652 +14,681
Southampton 0 24,286 +24,286
Dover 20,892 0 -20,892
Milford 11,782 0 -11,782
ZLC 5,401 4,765 -636

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