Import/export HS code 170390: Various molasses

Molasses made from sources other than sugarcane

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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 £
Poland 28,533,305
Germany 3,352,244
United States 2,158,873
Egypt 2,038,136
Belgium 2,025,142

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 £
Poland 15,504,452 13,028,853 -2,475,599
Germany 2,508,557 843,687 -1,664,870
United States 2,116,948 41,925 -2,075,023
Egypt 4,715 2,033,421 +2,028,706
Belgium 2,012,940 12,202 -2,000,738
Netherlands 1,997,576 0 -1,997,576
Ireland 491,561 980,291 +488,730
Viet Nam 0 1,141,500 +1,141,500
France 1,042,644 0 -1,042,644
Bangladesh 203,156 166,115 -37,041

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 £
Poland 32,125,169
Germany 2,093,996
Egypt 2,035,583
Netherlands 1,979,916
France 1,252,352

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 £
Poland 18,263,363 13,861,806 -4,401,557
Germany 2,079,204 14,792 -2,064,412
Egypt 4,715 2,030,868 +2,026,153
Netherlands 1,979,916 0 -1,979,916
France 1,252,352 0 -1,252,352
Viet Nam 0 1,141,500 +1,141,500
United States 706,441 41,925 -664,516
Bangladesh 203,156 184,547 -18,609
India 172,481 100,808 -71,673
Turkey 134,328 129,342 -4,986

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 15
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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
Outer London - East and North East 11 10 -1
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1

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) 42,552,528
Other 2,381,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 105,598
Air transport 31,299
Road transport 6,917

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) 24,884,604 17,667,924 -7,216,680
Other 1,393,402 988,435 -404,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,886 53,712 +1,826
Air transport 16,100 15,199 -901
Road transport 5,879 1,038 -4,841

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,030,392
Grangemouth Docks 11,499,987
Hull 6,042,020
Avonmouth Docks 5,460,577
Liverpool Docks 4,859,643

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 7,100,919 4,929,473 -2,171,446
Grangemouth Docks 6,367,589 5,132,398 -1,235,191
Hull 2,949,515 3,092,505 +142,990
Avonmouth Docks 3,262,497 2,198,080 -1,064,417
Liverpool Docks 4,859,643 0 -4,859,643
000 1,393,402 988,435 -404,967
Belfast Port 2,290 1,907,775 +1,905,485
London Gateway Port 122,007 148,718 +26,711
Southampton 70,292 151,465 +81,173
London 52,507 88,555 +36,048

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of food products 7
Food and beverage service activities 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
2026-04 21
2026-03 12
2026-02 9
2026-01 9
2025-12 13

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 27
0-1m 23
54m+ 13
15m-54m 4
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 £
United States 220,015
Ireland 175,807
Canada 127,701
Australia 91,823
Turkey 26,971

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 207,612 12,403 -195,209
Ireland 118,321 57,486 -60,835
Canada 50,575 77,126 +26,551
Australia 46,104 45,719 -385
Turkey 0 26,971 +26,971
Singapore 10,148 7,611 -2,537
Israel 4,973 7,719 +2,746
Cyprus 0 6,568 +6,568
Iceland 5,272 0 -5,272
France 3,201 1,069 -2,132

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 £
XI 118,789
Czechia 2,250

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 £
XI 80,647 38,142 -42,505
Czechia 1,288 962 -326

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 502,044
Other 160,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,961
Air transport 4,970

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 317,927 184,117 -133,810
Other 102,704 57,486 -45,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,468 2,493 -23,975
Air transport 4,970 0 -4,970

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 332,099
000 160,190
Southampton 90,624
London Gateway Port 57,147
Felixstowe 37,791

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 £
Liverpool Docks 254,973 77,126 -177,847
000 102,704 57,486 -45,218
Southampton 34,321 56,303 +21,982
London Gateway Port 37,979 19,168 -18,811
Felixstowe 6,271 31,520 +25,249
Immingham Docks 6,696 0 -6,696
East Midlands Airport 3,485 0 -3,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,220 1,069 -151
Dover 1,981 0 -1,981
London Heathrow Airport 1,485 0 -1,485

Quick facts

HS code: 170390

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

Description: Molasses made from sources other than sugarcane