Import/export HS code 13021970: Various plant extracts

Miscellaneous plant extracts not specifically categorized

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  • 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 £
China 31,285,235
France 15,199,808
Spain 11,044,443
India 10,676,788
Ireland 9,293,689

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 £
China 13,635,296 17,649,939 +4,014,643
France 5,946,365 9,253,443 +3,307,078
Spain 5,579,978 5,464,465 -115,513
India 5,556,455 5,120,333 -436,122
Ireland 4,318,952 4,974,737 +655,785
United States 3,774,789 4,556,127 +781,338
Slovakia 1,392,508 2,842,784 +1,450,276
Italy 1,994,038 2,109,421 +115,383
Germany 1,922,844 1,972,007 +49,163
Australia 1,467,641 2,158,254 +690,613

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 £
China 37,880,125
India 17,053,453
France 15,219,321
Spain 10,293,748
United States 6,401,489

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 £
China 16,585,088 21,295,037 +4,709,949
India 8,567,277 8,486,176 -81,101
France 5,862,632 9,356,689 +3,494,057
Spain 4,934,256 5,359,492 +425,236
United States 3,102,315 3,299,174 +196,859
Australia 1,841,118 2,523,666 +682,548
Slovakia 1,392,508 2,842,784 +1,450,276
Italy 1,683,237 1,896,466 +213,229
Canada 926,327 1,874,371 +948,044
Germany 1,418,026 1,208,909 -209,117

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 18
Inner London - West 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Inner London - East 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 10 14 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Lancashire 11 10 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 10 +6
Essex 7 7 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 55,279,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,821,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,089,854
Other 5,518,836
Road transport 1,342,600

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 £
Air transport 25,339,293 29,940,227 +4,600,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,868,525 21,952,537 +5,084,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,496,588 13,593,266 +5,096,678
Other 4,014,063 1,504,773 -2,509,290
Road transport 226,009 1,116,591 +890,582
Rail transport 229,544 0 -229,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 32,607,700
Dover 16,093,960
London 10,159,914
Felixstowe 9,051,420
East Midlands Airport 8,836,105

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 15,469,138 17,138,562 +1,669,424
Dover 6,667,338 9,426,622 +2,759,284
London 3,906,087 6,253,827 +2,347,740
Felixstowe 4,168,493 4,882,927 +714,434
East Midlands Airport 4,681,282 4,154,823 -526,459
000 4,014,063 1,504,773 -2,509,290
Eurotunnel 2,707,634 2,339,082 -368,552
Holyhead 2,437,173 2,464,875 +27,702
499 2,174 4,269,788 +4,267,614
London Stansted Airport 1,729,837 1,854,739 +124,902

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 102
Manufacture of food products 65
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 21
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 69
2026-03 55
2026-02 58
2026-01 51
2025-12 49

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 118
54m+ 65
0-1m 40
15m-54m 28
Other 17

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 3,854,907
South Korea 2,837,162
Ireland 2,303,463
Netherlands 2,093,463
Indonesia 2,028,433

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 2,015,755 1,839,152 -176,603
South Korea 1,247,573 1,589,589 +342,016
Ireland 1,126,084 1,177,379 +51,295
Netherlands 1,606,862 486,601 -1,120,261
Indonesia 888,357 1,140,076 +251,719
China 625,793 1,138,361 +512,568
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,272,159 477,580 -794,579
Australia 1,008,287 735,164 -273,123
Georgia 782,640 899,192 +116,552
Poland 578,418 842,521 +264,103

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 £
China 18,595
XI 644
United States 614
Switzerland 290

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 £
China 18,595 0 -18,595
XI 0 644 +644
United States 279 335 +56
Switzerland 143 147 +4

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 14,945,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,012,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,032,158
Other 20,143
Road transport 3,275

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 £
Air transport 7,242,613 7,703,162 +460,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,959,714 7,052,543 +92,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,807,354 5,224,804 -582,550
Other 19,017 1,126 -17,891
Road transport 3,275 0 -3,275

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,246,338
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,169,371
London Gateway Port 5,438,552
Southampton 3,495,525
East Midlands Airport 1,835,213

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,606,358 5,639,980 +1,033,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,995,431 5,173,940 +178,509
London Gateway Port 2,862,084 2,576,468 -285,616
Southampton 2,023,229 1,472,296 -550,933
East Midlands Airport 1,175,314 659,899 -515,415
ZLC 958,960 615,367 -343,593
Liverpool Docks 639,171 897,322 +258,151
Holyhead 790,553 692,756 -97,797
London Stansted Airport 240,539 466,081 +225,542
Felixstowe 254,834 376,199 +121,365

Quick facts

HS code: 13021970

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

Description: Miscellaneous plant extracts not specifically categorized