Import/export HS code 1301: Natural Gums and Resins

Natural gums, resins, and similar plant extracts, such as balsams and oleoresins, used in various industries

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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 £
Sudan 15,876,198
France 11,052,395
India 5,602,778
China 3,488,597
Germany 2,533,907

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 £
Sudan 9,260,023 6,616,175 -2,643,848
France 5,737,257 5,315,138 -422,119
India 2,774,197 2,828,581 +54,384
China 1,616,707 1,871,890 +255,183
Germany 1,120,364 1,413,543 +293,179
Chad 1,207,819 522,852 -684,967
South Sudan 0 1,257,575 +1,257,575
United Arab Emirates 526,549 84,420 -442,129
Somalia 223,888 311,528 +87,640
United States 118,649 267,421 +148,772

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 £
Sudan 16,806,781
France 10,691,478
India 5,883,874
China 3,379,792
Chad 1,984,219

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 £
Sudan 10,003,705 6,803,076 -3,200,629
France 5,700,969 4,990,509 -710,460
India 2,967,433 2,916,441 -50,992
China 1,495,634 1,884,158 +388,524
Chad 1,382,173 602,046 -780,127
Germany 448,005 927,644 +479,639
South Sudan 0 1,257,575 +1,257,575
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 482,421 389,426 -92,995
Somalia 253,938 322,153 +68,215
United States 103,394 261,345 +157,951

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
West Midlands 11
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 11 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 6 +2
Essex 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 3 1 -2

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) 31,552,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,588,453
Air transport 2,168,559
Other 143,754
Road transport 5,053

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) 17,454,114 14,098,747 -3,355,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,653,451 5,935,002 +281,551
Air transport 998,845 1,169,714 +170,869
Other 77,265 66,489 -10,776
Road transport 875 4,178 +3,303
Rail transport 1,076 0 -1,076

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,617,482
London Gateway Port 8,828,052
Southampton 6,789,799
Newhaven 5,886,181
Portsmouth 2,889,989

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 8,491,189 4,126,293 -4,364,896
London Gateway Port 4,081,636 4,746,416 +664,780
Southampton 3,307,074 3,482,725 +175,651
Newhaven 3,057,363 2,828,818 -228,545
Portsmouth 1,608,421 1,281,568 -326,853
Dover 1,228,008 1,494,858 +266,850
Thamesport 640,216 485,203 -155,013
Liverpool Docks 138,646 816,539 +677,893
Birmingham Airport 186,417 364,771 +178,354
London Heathrow Airport 337,214 208,800 -128,414

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
60
Manufacture of food products
31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 26
2026-04 22
2026-03 17
2026-02 24
2026-01 19

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 49
54m+ 30
15m-54m 20
0-1m 18
Other 9

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 £
United States 2,563,750
Ireland 1,066,519
Australia 954,261
France 927,528
Belgium 781,254

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 £
United States 684,783 1,878,967 +1,194,184
Ireland 279,569 786,950 +507,381
Australia 615,146 339,115 -276,031
France 717,708 209,820 -507,888
Belgium 474,166 307,088 -167,078
Austria 385,615 298,576 -87,039
Mexico 210,060 284,426 +74,366
Italy 157,148 302,288 +145,140
Germany 318,870 135,679 -183,191
Philippines 245,330 99,097 -146,233

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 £
United States 1,702
XI 88

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 £
United States 465 1,237 +772
XI 0 88 +88

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) 5,788,188
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,722,642
Air transport 1,472,861
Other 8,490

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) 2,888,931 2,899,257 +10,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,835,241 2,887,401 +1,052,160
Air transport 929,988 542,873 -387,115
Other 2,340 6,150 +3,810

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,968,327
Southampton 2,787,096
London Gateway Port 1,523,719
London Heathrow Airport 1,279,356
Holyhead 684,244

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 2,087,550 1,880,777 -206,773
Southampton 837,323 1,949,773 +1,112,450
London Gateway Port 895,214 628,505 -266,709
London Heathrow Airport 778,716 500,640 -278,076
Holyhead 161,492 522,752 +361,260
Liverpool Docks 110,594 259,004 +148,410
Felixstowe 21,283 300,354 +279,071
Immingham Docks 186,279 107,015 -79,264
Newhaven 264,484 2,004 -262,480
Portsmouth 23,510 93,483 +69,973

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1301

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

Description: Natural gums, resins, and similar plant extracts, such as balsams and oleoresins, used in various industries