Import/export HS code 09109991: Whole spices not listed

A variety of spices sold in their whole, unprocessed form, perfect for grinding at home

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Thailand 2,457,935
India 1,695,882
Spain 1,090,808
Turkey 1,036,961
China 1,035,582

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 £
Thailand 1,490,220 967,715 -522,505
India 883,998 811,884 -72,114
Spain 504,244 586,564 +82,320
Turkey 337,448 699,513 +362,065
China 495,721 539,861 +44,140
Belgium 399,536 386,967 -12,569
Bangladesh 83,610 501,465 +417,855
Netherlands 243,775 198,486 -45,289
Egypt 126,740 295,750 +169,010
France 186,137 160,987 -25,150

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 £
Thailand 2,495,063
India 1,731,013
China 1,172,477
Spain 1,091,661
Turkey 1,075,322

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 £
Thailand 1,503,909 991,154 -512,755
India 915,392 815,621 -99,771
China 627,794 544,683 -83,111
Spain 498,740 592,921 +94,181
Turkey 357,592 717,730 +360,138
Belgium 369,696 340,737 -28,959
Bangladesh 83,610 502,417 +418,807
Egypt 202,507 376,320 +173,813
Brazil 166,186 135,997 -30,189
Morocco 126,660 168,750 +42,090

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 23
Outer London - West and North West 22
West Midlands 17
Inner London - East 15
Greater Manchester 14

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 - East and North East 18 15 -3
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
West Midlands 13 10 -3
Inner London - East 11 7 -4
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Lincolnshire 5 5 +0

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) 6,816,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,959,276
Air transport 2,461,535
Other 207,755
Road transport 204,734

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) 3,535,594 3,280,414 -255,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,491,029 1,468,247 -22,782
Air transport 1,277,416 1,184,119 -93,297
Other 110,101 97,654 -12,447
Road transport 42,359 162,375 +120,016

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,714,019
London Heathrow Airport 2,267,842
Southampton 1,709,183
London Gateway Port 1,272,579
Portsmouth 800,644

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 1,664,363 2,049,656 +385,293
London Heathrow Airport 1,212,232 1,055,610 -156,622
Southampton 991,396 717,787 -273,609
London Gateway Port 836,168 436,411 -399,757
Portsmouth 371,179 429,465 +58,286
Dover 298,987 408,412 +109,425
Eurotunnel 339,682 327,544 -12,138
Killingholme 328,595 141,243 -187,352
000 110,101 97,654 -12,447
ZLC 42,359 162,375 +120,016

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
107
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Manufacture of food products
27
Food and beverage service activities
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 35
2026-03 35
2026-02 36
2026-01 36

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 79
15m-54m 31
0-1m 29
54m+ 26
Other 10

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 335,574
Saudi Arabia 170,492
Netherlands 158,094
Denmark 92,161
United States 87,526

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 187,656 147,918 -39,738
Saudi Arabia 117,384 53,108 -64,276
Netherlands 71,397 86,697 +15,300
Denmark 43,199 48,962 +5,763
United States 8,181 79,345 +71,164
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,260 44,212 +20,952
France 15,882 41,065 +25,183
Singapore 26,116 22,679 -3,437
Malta 44,820 0 -44,820
Switzerland 40,160 1,679 -38,481

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 £
Thailand 46,223
Turkey 18,614
Netherlands 2,757
China 993
France 565

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 £
Thailand 14,593 31,630 +17,037
Turkey 15,224 3,390 -11,834
Netherlands 1,410 1,347 -63
China 175 818 +643
France 208 357 +149
Poland 0 312 +312
Israel 46 130 +84
Sri Lanka 41 0 -41
Germany 18 17 -1
Saudi Arabia 20 13 -7

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) 533,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 471,529
Air transport 248,037
Other 166,684

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) 300,741 232,840 -67,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,650 249,879 +28,229
Air transport 191,314 56,723 -134,591
Other 83,739 82,945 -794

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 351,784
London Heathrow Airport 215,904
000 166,684
Felixstowe 161,424
Southampton 117,135

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 188,303 163,481 -24,822
London Heathrow Airport 161,470 54,434 -107,036
000 83,739 82,945 -794
Felixstowe 68,072 93,352 +25,280
Southampton 46,909 70,226 +23,317
London Gateway Port 63,470 37,339 -26,131
Immingham Docks 48,781 48,962 +181
Holyhead 67,626 25,190 -42,436
Liverpool Docks 17,406 31,988 +14,582
East Midlands Airport 23,117 2,289 -20,828

Quick facts

HS code: 09109991

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

Description: A variety of spices sold in their whole, unprocessed form, perfect for grinding at home