Import/export HS code 13023290: Guar seed thickeners

Thickeners made from guar seeds, commonly used in food and industrial products

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 £
India 9,923,830
Germany 2,143,066
France 727,787
China 420,826
Netherlands 414,941

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 £
India 6,625,671 3,298,159 -3,327,512
Germany 1,298,139 844,927 -453,212
France 289,990 437,797 +147,807
China 200,122 220,704 +20,582
Netherlands 160,044 254,897 +94,853
Italy 127,907 260,415 +132,508
Pakistan 317,096 44,053 -273,043
Belgium 150,657 53,270 -97,387
Slovakia 177,254 6,396 -170,858
Morocco 61,401 76,790 +15,389

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 £
India 11,658,425
China 764,736
Italy 440,497
Germany 433,574
United States 395,776

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 £
India 7,583,873 4,074,552 -3,509,321
China 358,863 405,873 +47,010
Italy 158,907 281,590 +122,683
Germany 301,014 132,560 -168,454
United States 216,910 178,866 -38,044
Netherlands 106,703 263,165 +156,462
Pakistan 319,508 47,854 -271,654
France 76,830 143,658 +66,828
Indonesia 131,519 15,830 -115,689
Slovakia 145,886 0 -145,886

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 6
Greater Manchester 4
Outer London - South 4
West Yorkshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Kent 3 0 -3
Merseyside 2 3 +1
North Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -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) 10,973,871
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,896,893
Air transport 548,531
Other 167,368
Road transport 1,003

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) 7,455,001 3,518,870 -3,936,131
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,912,937 1,983,956 +71,019
Air transport 239,935 308,596 +68,661
Other 166,034 1,334 -164,700
Road transport 1,003 0 -1,003

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,614,596
London Gateway Port 2,229,773
Dover 1,837,514
Belfast Port 1,530,331
Immingham Docks 563,742

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 4,621,776 1,992,820 -2,628,956
London Gateway Port 1,508,489 721,284 -787,205
Dover 932,256 905,258 -26,998
Belfast Port 1,084,424 445,907 -638,517
Immingham Docks 176,813 386,929 +210,116
Southampton 250,658 273,292 +22,634
Eurotunnel 217,296 200,666 -16,630
Liverpool Docks 177,712 217,301 +39,589
Leeds Bradford Airport 115,244 103,700 -11,544
Harwich 122,629 82,989 -39,640

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 9
2025-10 13
2025-09 12
2025-08 9

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
54m+ 28
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 10
0-1m 3
Other 2

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 663,025
Denmark 399,889
Hungary 107,640
Poland 99,249
United States 66,684

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 352,089 310,936 -41,153
Denmark 25,843 374,046 +348,203
Hungary 89,700 17,940 -71,760
Poland 77,250 21,999 -55,251
United States 52,905 13,779 -39,126
Sweden 18,347 40,641 +22,294
Germany 37,624 12,187 -25,437
Italy 18,065 24,455 +6,390
United Arab Emirates 36,000 942 -35,058
Brazil 17,056 17,217 +161

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 £
India 355,296
XI 3,064

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 £
India 248,590 106,706 -141,884
XI 2,979 85 -2,894

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) 1,032,562
Other 360,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 291,463
Air transport 88,573

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) 373,666 658,896 +285,230
Other 251,569 109,200 -142,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,322 124,141 -43,181
Air transport 67,013 21,560 -45,453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 596,216
000 360,769
Heysham 150,830
Tyne 105,651
Holyhead 101,929

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 224,984 371,232 +146,248
000 251,569 109,200 -142,369
Heysham 34,261 116,569 +82,308
Tyne 0 105,651 +105,651
Holyhead 66,259 35,670 -30,589
Liverpool Docks 58,055 15,798 -42,257
Southampton 59,983 12,574 -47,409
Immingham Docks 38,467 31,607 -6,860
Manchester Airport 44,127 12,358 -31,769
Felixstowe 32,183 18,627 -13,556

Quick facts

HS code: 13023290

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

Description: Thickeners made from guar seeds, commonly used in food and industrial products