Import/export HS code 293621: Vitamin A and derivatives

Vitamin A and its related compounds, used for eye health and immune support

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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 £
Germany 6,938,117
Netherlands 2,690,226
Switzerland 2,373,496
United States 2,244,122
France 756,674

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 £
Germany 3,934,916 3,003,201 -931,715
Netherlands 1,474,347 1,215,879 -258,468
Switzerland 2,261,565 111,931 -2,149,634
United States 971,175 1,272,947 +301,772
France 319,067 437,607 +118,540
China 435,773 267,346 -168,427
Denmark 171,713 46,334 -125,379
Spain 107,782 68,134 -39,648
India 96,244 15,800 -80,444
Ireland 98,784 6,400 -92,384

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 £
Switzerland 6,567,721
Germany 3,763,268
United States 2,204,368
China 2,192,456
France 516,037

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 £
Switzerland 5,854,150 713,571 -5,140,579
Germany 952,149 2,811,119 +1,858,970
United States 973,959 1,230,409 +256,450
China 1,297,883 894,573 -403,310
France 321,865 194,172 -127,693
Italy 37,285 406,619 +369,334
Denmark 86,930 45,882 -41,048
India 96,244 15,800 -80,444
South Korea 57,048 34,277 -22,771
Netherlands 41,434 34,827 -6,607

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 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Cheshire 4
Inner London - East 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 5 1 -4
Cheshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,237,525
Air transport 3,352,814
Road transport 1,430,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,209,474
Other 328,856

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,120,124 4,117,401 -2,002,723
Air transport 1,395,851 1,956,963 +561,112
Road transport 1,429,268 1,631 -1,427,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 841,630 367,844 -473,786
Other 225,304 103,552 -121,752

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,877,503
Harwich 2,215,707
ZLC 2,163,365
Immingham Docks 1,959,688
East Midlands Airport 1,065,345

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 £
Dover 2,194,992 1,682,511 -512,481
Harwich 1,236,408 979,299 -257,109
ZLC 2,163,365 0 -2,163,365
Immingham Docks 1,403,525 556,163 -847,362
East Midlands Airport 287,051 778,294 +491,243
Felixstowe 527,551 401,665 -125,886
London Heathrow Airport 367,567 423,467 +55,900
Leeds Bradford Airport 329,730 302,118 -27,612
Thamesport 431,538 189,466 -242,072
Eurotunnel 278,606 241,844 -36,762

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 27
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 13
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 10

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+ 27
1m-15m 25
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
Other 6

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 £
France 6,306,143
Switzerland 2,175,768
Kenya 528,934
Germany 382,391
Viet Nam 268,193

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 £
France 3,421,224 2,884,919 -536,305
Switzerland 2,175,768 0 -2,175,768
Kenya 528,934 0 -528,934
Germany 241,669 140,722 -100,947
Viet Nam 250,190 18,003 -232,187
Ireland 146,486 75,046 -71,440
China 1,822 72,458 +70,636
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 31,375 35,479 +4,104
Netherlands 46,593 15,926 -30,667
Malaysia 0 58,775 +58,775

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 146,954

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 93,694 53,260 -40,434

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) 8,972,267
Air transport 1,285,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,953
Other 146,954

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) 5,914,565 3,057,702 -2,856,863
Air transport 1,018,742 267,056 -751,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,916 88,037 -111,879
Other 93,694 53,260 -40,434

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,910,197
London Heathrow Airport 986,578
East Midlands Airport 185,575
000 146,954
London Gateway Port 144,510

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 5,876,293 3,033,904 -2,842,389
London Heathrow Airport 801,740 184,838 -616,902
East Midlands Airport 153,174 32,401 -120,773
000 93,694 53,260 -40,434
London Gateway Port 117,791 26,719 -91,072
Portsmouth 64,403 61,318 -3,085
ZLC 31,175 23,069 -8,106
London Stansted Airport 12,903 16,073 +3,170
Heysham 17,031 7,089 -9,942
Harwich 9,322 13,979 +4,657

Quick facts

HS code: 293621

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

Description: Vitamin A and its related compounds, used for eye health and immune support