Import/export HS code 293920: Cinchona alkaloids

Alkaloids from cinchona bark and their chemically altered forms

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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 1,754,574
Netherlands 549,677
Portugal 365,804
Rwanda 271,368
India 67,295

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 947,068 807,506 -139,562
Netherlands 235,700 313,977 +78,277
Portugal 365,804 0 -365,804
Rwanda 271,368 0 -271,368
India 29,885 37,410 +7,525
Italy 45,065 0 -45,065
Slovenia 21,658 0 -21,658
United States 13,931 0 -13,931
China 3,692 5,670 +1,978
Poland 883 0 -883

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 £
Germany 2,120,378
Madagascar 307,047
India 277,932
Democratic Republic of the Congo 271,368
Indonesia 76,877

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 £
Germany 1,312,872 807,506 -505,366
Madagascar 104,995 202,052 +97,057
India 138,964 138,968 +4
Democratic Republic of the Congo 271,368 0 -271,368
Indonesia 76,877 0 -76,877
China 10,238 5,670 -4,568
United States 13,931 0 -13,931
Netherlands 2,526 10,367 +7,841
Italy 2,400 0 -2,400
Poland 883 0 -883

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 2
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Devon 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1

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) 2,539,909
Air transport 442,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,211

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) 1,519,590 1,020,319 -499,271
Air transport 385,032 57,465 -327,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,432 86,779 +56,347

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,764,361
Eurotunnel 629,765
London Heathrow Airport 333,518
Harwich 95,217
London 60,182

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 930,914 833,447 -97,467
Eurotunnel 459,754 170,011 -289,743
London Heathrow Airport 307,501 26,017 -281,484
Harwich 95,217 0 -95,217
London 30,832 29,350 -1,482
Birmingham Airport 45,065 4,172 -40,893
Felixstowe 8,536 25,690 +17,154
Leeds Bradford Airport 17,646 12,333 -5,313
London Gateway Port 11,332 15,012 +3,680
Immingham Docks 0 19,813 +19,813

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 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Manufacture of beverages 2
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 4

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 9
54m+ 4
0-1m 2
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
Spain 133,316
Germany 57,759
Netherlands 56,769
Australia 47,871
Thailand 28,446

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 £
Spain 70,194 63,122 -7,072
Germany 29,273 28,486 -787
Netherlands 8,817 47,952 +39,135
Australia 15,134 32,737 +17,603
Thailand 6,331 22,115 +15,784
United States 1,643 21,641 +19,998
India 0 7,335 +7,335
Ireland 3,050 3,832 +782
Cyprus 6,616 0 -6,616
France 2,646 3,259 +613

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) 227,925
Air transport 120,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,413

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) 95,002 132,923 +37,921
Air transport 63,212 57,614 -5,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 45,413 +45,413

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 222,143
London Heathrow Airport 59,880
Felixstowe 33,787
East Midlands Airport 33,477
ZLC 15,024

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 93,052 129,091 +36,039
London Heathrow Airport 21,465 38,415 +16,950
Felixstowe 0 33,787 +33,787
East Midlands Airport 28,794 4,683 -24,111
ZLC 5,117 9,907 +4,790
London Gateway Port 0 11,626 +11,626
London Stansted Airport 5,495 3,259 -2,236
Holyhead 1,950 1,847 -103
Manchester Airport 2,341 1,350 -991
Eurotunnel 0 1,985 +1,985

Quick facts

HS code: 293920

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

Description: Alkaloids from cinchona bark and their chemically altered forms