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 25,766,185
France 12,039,241
India 9,770,826
Spain 9,515,109
Ireland 7,860,594

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 13,649,648 12,116,537 -1,533,111
France 5,847,115 6,192,126 +345,011
India 5,737,152 4,033,674 -1,703,478
Spain 5,388,740 4,126,369 -1,262,371
Ireland 3,959,998 3,900,596 -59,402
United States 3,683,491 3,132,194 -551,297
Italy 2,137,377 1,625,153 -512,224
Germany 1,887,137 1,368,892 -518,245
Slovakia 1,197,021 1,973,593 +776,572
Netherlands 1,540,494 1,552,759 +12,265

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 31,637,103
India 15,010,996
France 12,009,267
Spain 9,035,891
United States 5,600,181

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 16,747,794 14,889,309 -1,858,485
India 8,352,374 6,658,622 -1,693,752
France 5,866,199 6,143,068 +276,869
Spain 4,725,859 4,310,032 -415,827
United States 3,045,297 2,554,884 -490,413
Australia 1,795,377 1,779,220 -16,157
Italy 1,746,770 1,573,280 -173,490
Slovakia 1,197,021 1,973,593 +776,572
Germany 1,428,872 768,110 -660,762
Slovenia 1,260,539 882,423 -378,116

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 17
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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

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 46,367,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,188,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,537,487
Other 5,781,348
Road transport 992,734

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 £
Air transport 25,556,536 20,811,121 -4,745,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,221,265 15,967,271 -253,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,243,490 9,293,997 +1,050,507
Other 4,315,770 1,465,578 -2,850,192
Road transport 263,417 729,317 +465,900
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 27,814,309
Dover 13,379,344
East Midlands Airport 8,158,123
London 7,959,496
Felixstowe 7,732,541

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 15,572,383 12,241,926 -3,330,457
Dover 6,335,434 7,043,910 +708,476
East Midlands Airport 4,842,242 3,315,881 -1,526,361
London 3,918,323 4,041,173 +122,850
Felixstowe 4,123,816 3,608,725 -515,091
000 4,315,770 1,465,578 -2,850,192
Eurotunnel 2,701,649 1,853,966 -847,683
Holyhead 2,038,410 2,335,794 +297,384
London Stansted Airport 1,666,830 1,389,742 -277,088
Thamesport 1,435,784 1,047,294 -388,490

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 94
Manufacture of food products 60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 64
2025-10 55
2025-09 60
2025-08 58

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 113
54m+ 59
0-1m 38
15m-54m 24
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 3,239,427
South Korea 2,843,107
Netherlands 2,058,949
Ireland 2,002,335
Indonesia 1,724,148

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 2,098,294 1,141,133 -957,161
South Korea 1,475,455 1,367,652 -107,803
Netherlands 1,527,414 531,535 -995,879
Ireland 1,191,141 811,194 -379,947
Indonesia 959,733 764,415 -195,318
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,189,293 404,400 -784,893
Australia 1,021,699 564,083 -457,616
Georgia 764,619 637,402 -127,217
China 620,132 614,903 -5,229
Poland 525,447 673,162 +147,715

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 558
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 321 237 -84
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 13,096,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,005,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,833,092
Other 20,087
Road transport 4,775

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 6,941,896 6,155,102 -786,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,950,921 5,054,954 -1,895,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,113,486 3,719,606 -2,393,880
Other 19,059 1,028 -18,031
Road transport 4,775 0 -4,775

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,868,301
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,686,190
London Gateway Port 5,054,900
Southampton 3,183,572
East Midlands Airport 1,701,197

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 4,307,651 4,560,650 +252,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,020,681 3,665,509 -1,355,172
London Gateway Port 3,057,131 1,997,769 -1,059,362
Southampton 2,129,917 1,053,655 -1,076,262
East Midlands Airport 1,199,121 502,076 -697,045
Holyhead 846,448 545,024 -301,424
ZLC 924,513 448,768 -475,745
Liverpool Docks 659,525 403,495 -256,030
London Stansted Airport 259,459 415,975 +156,516
Felixstowe 222,029 293,543 +71,514

Quick facts

HS code: 13021970

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

Description: Miscellaneous plant extracts not specifically categorized