Import/export HS code 330129: Various essential oils

Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in perfumes, cosmetics, and aromatherapy

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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 £
France 49,738,166
China 39,430,372
Indonesia 14,426,328
India 13,455,684
Hungary 11,981,306

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 £
France 23,793,802 25,944,364 +2,150,562
China 18,794,647 20,635,725 +1,841,078
Indonesia 7,474,712 6,951,616 -523,096
India 5,184,193 8,271,491 +3,087,298
Hungary 5,027,001 6,954,305 +1,927,304
United States 6,072,036 5,376,447 -695,589
Turkey 4,601,518 3,313,315 -1,288,203
Brazil 3,809,035 3,047,593 -761,442
Egypt 2,790,520 2,694,271 -96,249
Switzerland 2,482,852 2,599,469 +116,617

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 £
China 42,380,054
France 37,701,177
Indonesia 16,215,436
India 14,572,399
Hungary 12,588,287

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 £
China 20,080,020 22,300,034 +2,220,014
France 18,035,584 19,665,593 +1,630,009
Indonesia 8,289,728 7,925,708 -364,020
India 5,932,063 8,640,336 +2,708,273
Hungary 5,449,194 7,139,093 +1,689,899
Turkey 4,757,885 4,120,746 -637,139
United States 4,423,881 3,916,480 -507,401
Egypt 3,679,221 3,792,336 +113,115
Brazil 3,762,464 3,128,523 -633,941
Spain 2,918,067 2,952,039 +33,972

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Inner London - East 14
Inner London - West 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 10 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 11 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 5 8 +3
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Suffolk 8 7 -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) 77,600,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,623,109
Air transport 54,370,969
Other 3,251,531
Road transport 777,692

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) 37,872,815 39,727,556 +1,854,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,687,979 36,935,130 +2,247,151
Air transport 24,465,374 29,905,595 +5,440,221
Other 2,489,552 761,979 -1,727,573
Road transport 191,416 586,276 +394,860

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 55,185,155
Southampton 29,713,400
London Heathrow Airport 26,912,990
Felixstowe 15,712,703
London Stansted Airport 13,754,873

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 25,534,228 29,650,927 +4,116,699
Southampton 15,341,947 14,371,453 -970,494
London Heathrow Airport 12,078,249 14,834,741 +2,756,492
Felixstowe 6,246,174 9,466,529 +3,220,355
London Stansted Airport 6,223,262 7,531,611 +1,308,349
Thamesport 5,354,960 4,680,292 -674,668
London Gateway Port 4,573,381 4,988,429 +415,048
London 4,253,646 3,751,975 -501,671
East Midlands Airport 2,731,118 3,388,792 +657,674
Poole 4,431,177 1,429,737 -3,001,440

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 75
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 42
Manufacture of food products 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 56
2026-03 59
2026-02 68
2026-01 62
2025-12 51

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 80
54m+ 54
0-1m 43
15m-54m 29
Other 11

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 20,251,098
Ireland 16,226,342
France 8,398,214
Germany 5,222,794
Netherlands 4,709,693

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 7,201,169 13,049,929 +5,848,760
Ireland 3,915,979 12,310,363 +8,394,384
France 3,839,603 4,558,611 +719,008
Germany 2,975,222 2,247,572 -727,650
Netherlands 3,015,154 1,694,539 -1,320,615
China 1,756,521 2,372,926 +616,405
Switzerland 1,681,777 1,192,565 -489,212
Spain 1,560,319 1,289,350 -270,969
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,261,772 1,180,530 -81,242
United Arab Emirates 1,395,261 957,034 -438,227

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 £
China 7,406
Czechia 3,345
Ireland 528
United States 104
India 72

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 £
China 409 6,997 +6,588
Czechia 0 3,345 +3,345
Ireland 510 18 -492
United States 104 0 -104
India 72 0 -72
XI 0 39 +39

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) 48,457,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,997,716
Air transport 23,033,803
Other 26,432
Road transport 15,439

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) 21,068,157 27,389,253 +6,321,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,632,232 18,365,484 +6,733,252
Air transport 10,952,703 12,081,100 +1,128,397
Other 10,551 15,881 +5,330
Road transport 15,439 0 -15,439

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,479,917
London Heathrow Airport 14,122,140
Milford 14,079,404
Southampton 13,642,906
London Gateway Port 8,076,625

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 15,659,006 13,820,911 -1,838,095
London Heathrow Airport 5,874,395 8,247,745 +2,373,350
Milford 3,030,373 11,049,031 +8,018,658
Southampton 2,460,685 11,182,221 +8,721,536
London Gateway Port 4,876,179 3,200,446 -1,675,733
Liverpool Docks 3,094,488 2,009,846 -1,084,642
London Stansted Airport 2,014,083 1,784,710 -229,373
Felixstowe 448,465 1,484,643 +1,036,178
Immingham Docks 1,512,231 339,555 -1,172,676
ZLC 782,956 906,763 +123,807

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 330129

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

Description: Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in perfumes, cosmetics, and aromatherapy