Import/export HS code 293690: Various vitamin products

Natural vitamin concentrates and other vitamin-related products not specified elsewhere

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 £
United States 9,502,496
China 6,974,348
Netherlands 3,780,786
Germany 2,681,455
Spain 1,925,929

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 £
United States 6,688,728 2,813,768 -3,874,960
China 4,857,260 2,117,088 -2,740,172
Netherlands 1,741,122 2,039,664 +298,542
Germany 1,631,872 1,049,583 -582,289
Spain 955,712 970,217 +14,505
Denmark 1,092,484 462,957 -629,527
Ireland 818,827 652,548 -166,279
Taiwan 553,100 874,449 +321,349
India 642,287 583,951 -58,336
Italy 153,160 595,391 +442,231

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 £
United States 9,316,158
China 8,401,273
Taiwan 2,198,047
Switzerland 1,773,185
Germany 1,690,202

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 £
United States 6,371,075 2,945,083 -3,425,992
China 5,946,004 2,455,269 -3,490,735
Taiwan 623,846 1,574,201 +950,355
Switzerland 1,046,039 727,146 -318,893
Germany 892,249 797,953 -94,296
India 822,407 541,202 -281,205
Spain 335,942 488,782 +152,840
France 541,699 235,015 -306,684
Italy 129,919 593,422 +463,503
Ireland 200,567 346,682 +146,115

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Inner London - East 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Outer London - West and North West 11

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
Inner London - West 11 15 +4
Inner London - East 12 14 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Norfolk 8 6 -2
Essex 5 5 +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 13,284,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,336,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,540,952
Other 4,341,498
Road transport 68,387

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 7,890,816 5,393,855 -2,496,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,047,639 3,288,535 -3,759,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,314,873 3,226,079 -88,794
Other 2,585,430 1,756,068 -829,362
Road transport 50,261 18,126 -32,135

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,273,493
000 4,341,498
Felixstowe 3,269,330
Southampton 2,768,820
Dover 2,714,420

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 4,737,048 3,536,445 -1,200,603
000 2,585,430 1,756,068 -829,362
Felixstowe 2,285,922 983,408 -1,302,514
Southampton 2,173,245 595,575 -1,577,670
Dover 1,615,617 1,098,803 -516,814
London Gateway Port 717,008 950,158 +233,150
London Stansted Airport 923,403 365,662 -557,741
East Midlands Airport 938,700 342,904 -595,796
Thamesport 660,152 568,869 -91,283
Immingham Docks 600,378 435,231 -165,147

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of food products 37
Human health activities 18
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 39
2025-10 41
2025-09 35
2025-08 39

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 87
0-1m 75
54m+ 45
15m-54m 23
Other 12

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 9,896,155
Qatar 5,206,396
Ireland 3,320,555
Viet Nam 2,213,844
Netherlands 1,688,304

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 2,009,361 7,886,794 +5,877,433
Qatar 2,582,798 2,623,598 +40,800
Ireland 1,503,767 1,816,788 +313,021
Viet Nam 1,604,437 609,407 -995,030
Netherlands 613,090 1,075,214 +462,124
Germany 512,737 1,137,531 +624,794
United Arab Emirates 367,233 1,217,976 +850,743
India 710,272 825,000 +114,728
Thailand 892,631 444,105 -448,526
Turkey 847,935 466,679 -381,256

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 143,983
Ireland 95,014
Netherlands 48,220
Bulgaria 2,082
Norway 1,681

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 116,516 27,467 -89,049
Ireland 45,858 49,156 +3,298
Netherlands 26,466 21,754 -4,712
Bulgaria 0 2,082 +2,082
Norway 873 808 -65
Spain 1,447 0 -1,447
China 679 0 -679
Belgium 22 138 +116

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 26,418,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,668,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,170,276
Other 298,249

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 11,101,488 15,317,272 +4,215,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,691,145 4,976,903 +285,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,044,071 2,126,205 +82,134
Other 194,715 103,534 -91,181

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,622,570
Manchester Airport 4,485,758
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,198,330
London Gateway Port 2,117,091
Holyhead 2,113,378

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 8,216,901 11,405,669 +3,188,768
Manchester Airport 1,513,416 2,972,342 +1,458,926
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,959,038 1,239,292 -719,746
London Gateway Port 813,136 1,303,955 +490,819
Holyhead 858,246 1,255,132 +396,886
East Midlands Airport 1,009,582 606,369 -403,213
Dover 980,756 189,193 -791,563
Felixstowe 599,150 472,823 -126,327
Eurotunnel 83,831 798,301 +714,470
Southampton 542,610 329,622 -212,988

Quick facts

HS code: 293690

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

Description: Natural vitamin concentrates and other vitamin-related products not specified elsewhere