Import/export HS code 3201: Vegetable tanning extracts

Natural tanning extracts from plants, including tannins and their derivatives

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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 £
Brazil 2,783,376
Germany 653,848
Spain 571,391
South Africa 302,546
Belgium 257,002

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 £
Brazil 1,286,093 1,497,283 +211,190
Germany 360,312 293,536 -66,776
Spain 240,318 331,073 +90,755
South Africa 232,151 70,395 -161,756
Belgium 123,913 133,089 +9,176
Netherlands 121,562 108,679 -12,883
United States 9,339 163,028 +153,689
Argentina 40,513 109,169 +68,656
Italy 38,938 72,246 +33,308
Switzerland 72,800 22,594 -50,206

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 £
Brazil 2,901,088
Spain 575,280
Argentina 487,423
South Africa 345,100
Germany 302,298

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 £
Brazil 1,295,900 1,605,188 +309,288
Spain 243,137 332,143 +89,006
Argentina 190,880 296,543 +105,663
South Africa 240,809 104,291 -136,518
Germany 181,809 120,489 -61,320
Belgium 132,425 131,253 -1,172
China 130,393 45,136 -85,257
Italy 81,865 78,623 -3,242
Slovenia 51,838 70,119 +18,281
Netherlands 74,335 33,510 -40,825

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 4
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Lancashire 2

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 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +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) 3,512,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,839,210
Air transport 406,918

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) 1,715,030 1,797,260 +82,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 904,437 934,773 +30,336
Air transport 208,949 197,969 -10,980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,544,697
London 629,000
Felixstowe 520,481
Immingham Docks 401,805
Dover 332,438

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 Gateway Port 1,277,880 1,266,817 -11,063
London 295,204 333,796 +38,592
Felixstowe 311,714 208,767 -102,947
Immingham Docks 201,188 200,617 -571
Dover 120,501 211,937 +91,436
Southampton 21,344 248,717 +227,373
Eurotunnel 194,389 67,418 -126,971
East Midlands Airport 112,238 104,622 -7,616
Liverpool Docks 72,800 104,954 +32,154
Grangemouth Docks 40,922 39,675 -1,247

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 16
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Manufacture of beverages 4
Manufacture of food products 3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 6
2026-02 5
2026-01 4
2025-12 3

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 15
54m+ 10
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
Poland 333,378
Italy 174,711
France 168,916
Netherlands 137,125
United Arab Emirates 134,665

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 £
Poland 118,307 215,071 +96,764
Italy 98,667 76,044 -22,623
France 77,777 91,139 +13,362
Netherlands 24,559 112,566 +88,007
United Arab Emirates 41,228 93,437 +52,209
Czechia 120,137 7,645 -112,492
Singapore 74,284 0 -74,284
Malaysia 0 72,666 +72,666
United States 42,203 24,458 -17,745
New Zealand 0 48,842 +48,842

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 £
Poland 20,887

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 £
Poland 7,738 13,149 +5,411

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) 953,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 453,805
Air transport 219,182
Other 20,887

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) 392,917 560,775 +167,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,049 293,756 +133,707
Air transport 175,201 43,981 -131,220
Other 7,738 13,149 +5,411

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 447,471
Immingham Docks 266,104
Southampton 165,141
East Midlands Airport 141,718
London Gateway Port 134,786

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 233,366 214,105 -19,261
Immingham Docks 102,921 163,183 +60,262
Southampton 20,713 144,428 +123,715
East Midlands Airport 134,123 7,595 -126,528
London Gateway Port 36,259 98,527 +62,268
Liverpool Docks 88,710 15,330 -73,380
Dover 18,618 68,967 +50,349
Hull 0 80,990 +80,990
Felixstowe 16,467 43,629 +27,162
London Heathrow Airport 24,927 32,747 +7,820

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3201

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

Description: Natural tanning extracts from plants, including tannins and their derivatives