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 16,493,125
France 12,435,736
India 5,965,686
China 3,544,649
Germany 2,584,745

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 8,705,091 7,788,034 -917,057
France 6,248,799 6,186,937 -61,862
India 2,780,551 3,185,135 +404,584
China 1,448,967 2,095,682 +646,715
Germany 1,122,756 1,461,989 +339,233
Chad 976,335 969,426 -6,909
South Sudan 0 1,257,575 +1,257,575
United Arab Emirates 526,549 84,420 -442,129
Somalia 124,972 410,444 +285,472
Switzerland 164,444 233,819 +69,375

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 17,626,917
France 11,799,882
India 6,220,429
China 3,459,390
Chad 2,194,708

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 9,716,094 7,910,823 -1,805,271
France 6,109,935 5,689,947 -419,988
India 2,977,110 3,243,319 +266,209
China 1,351,440 2,107,950 +756,510
Chad 1,150,689 1,044,019 -106,670
Germany 404,403 990,883 +586,480
South Sudan 0 1,257,575 +1,257,575
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 596,367 620,017 +23,650
Somalia 152,259 427,623 +275,364
United States 77,748 269,895 +192,147

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
Inner London - East 11
West Midlands 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 11 +2
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Essex 5 3 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 6 +4
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) 33,758,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,357,848
Air transport 2,215,009
Other 142,451
Road transport 5,930

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) 17,030,602 16,728,100 -302,502
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,845,686 6,512,162 +666,476
Air transport 908,200 1,306,809 +398,609
Other 61,135 81,316 +20,181
Road transport 1,752 4,178 +2,426
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 13,081,629
London Gateway Port 8,393,441
Southampton 8,291,666
Newhaven 6,651,953
Portsmouth 3,062,399

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 8,264,716 4,816,913 -3,447,803
London Gateway Port 2,556,010 5,837,431 +3,281,421
Southampton 4,349,125 3,942,541 -406,584
Newhaven 3,845,681 2,806,272 -1,039,409
Portsmouth 1,342,974 1,719,425 +376,451
Dover 1,153,203 1,713,505 +560,302
Thamesport 766,771 698,696 -68,075
Liverpool Docks 39,730 915,455 +875,725
Birmingham Airport 147,281 465,013 +317,732
London Heathrow Airport 326,615 209,963 -116,652

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 61
Manufacture of food products 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 16
2026-02 24
2026-01 19
2025-12 24

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
0-1m 19
15m-54m 19
Other 11

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 2,043,578
France 1,526,827
Australia 1,038,974
Ireland 940,795
Belgium 822,022

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 745,073 1,298,505 +553,432
France 1,237,441 289,386 -948,055
Australia 342,048 696,926 +354,878
Ireland 137,602 803,193 +665,591
Belgium 471,218 350,804 -120,414
Mexico 373,824 233,426 -140,398
Germany 391,193 186,593 -204,600
Austria 0 493,334 +493,334
Italy 160,171 275,472 +115,301
Philippines 288,130 145,491 -142,639

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 1,300
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 539 761 +222
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) 6,429,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,705,449
Air transport 1,591,426
Other 7,516

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) 3,081,678 3,347,991 +266,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,237,935 2,467,514 +229,579
Air transport 955,202 636,224 -318,978
Other 1,824 5,692 +3,868

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,661,494
Southampton 2,441,511
London Gateway Port 1,657,445
London Heathrow Airport 1,352,316
Holyhead 559,092

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 2,545,462 2,116,032 -429,430
Southampton 866,642 1,574,869 +708,227
London Gateway Port 1,127,268 530,177 -597,091
London Heathrow Airport 795,874 556,442 -239,432
Holyhead 113,311 445,781 +332,470
Felixstowe 202,317 300,354 +98,037
Immingham Docks 204,429 171,365 -33,064
Liverpool Docks 22,086 352,200 +330,114
Newhaven 136,385 128,099 -8,286
Portsmouth 20,870 96,123 +75,253

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