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 44,598,218
China 42,435,970
Indonesia 12,816,650
United States 10,829,946
India 10,757,728

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 22,591,398 22,006,820 -584,578
China 24,521,328 17,914,642 -6,606,686
Indonesia 6,575,804 6,240,846 -334,958
United States 5,910,289 4,919,657 -990,632
India 4,834,816 5,922,912 +1,088,096
Hungary 4,414,659 5,742,838 +1,328,179
Turkey 4,644,953 2,864,361 -1,780,592
Brazil 3,641,737 3,311,820 -329,917
Egypt 2,809,425 2,144,183 -665,242
Netherlands 2,162,151 2,001,239 -160,912

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 44,907,222
France 33,257,994
Indonesia 14,569,098
India 11,617,384
Hungary 10,761,714

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 25,746,895 19,160,327 -6,586,568
France 16,941,538 16,316,456 -625,082
Indonesia 7,359,321 7,209,777 -149,544
India 5,519,146 6,098,238 +579,092
Hungary 4,863,571 5,898,143 +1,034,572
Turkey 4,661,160 3,595,621 -1,065,539
United States 4,404,835 3,530,885 -873,950
Brazil 3,574,397 3,329,829 -244,568
Egypt 3,614,659 3,012,671 -601,988
Spain 2,569,479 2,835,626 +266,147

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - East 14
Inner London - West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Suffolk 7 7 +0

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) 71,894,523
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,953,935
Air transport 46,453,504
Other 3,583,693
Road transport 895,795

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) 39,659,885 32,234,638 -7,425,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,468,778 34,485,157 -983,621
Air transport 23,009,480 23,444,024 +434,544
Other 2,449,273 1,134,420 -1,314,853
Road transport 450,397 445,398 -4,999

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,876,780
Southampton 34,931,032
London Heathrow Airport 22,795,588
Felixstowe 12,454,140
London Stansted Airport 11,585,984

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 22,465,079 25,411,701 +2,946,622
Southampton 21,364,806 13,566,226 -7,798,580
London Heathrow Airport 11,344,318 11,451,270 +106,952
Felixstowe 6,443,341 6,010,799 -432,542
London Stansted Airport 5,714,231 5,871,753 +157,522
Thamesport 5,196,349 4,421,719 -774,630
London Gateway Port 4,194,153 4,767,718 +573,565
London 4,034,564 3,889,983 -144,581
Poole 4,008,837 2,102,880 -1,905,957
East Midlands Airport 2,688,227 2,730,241 +42,014

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 40
Manufacture of food products 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 62
2025-11 64
2025-10 67
2025-09 63
2025-08 59

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 73
54m+ 52
0-1m 41
15m-54m 29
Other 10

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 20,722,194
Ireland 15,498,230
France 7,067,255
Germany 5,154,366
Netherlands 5,049,087

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 9,673,969 11,048,225 +1,374,256
Ireland 4,962,241 10,535,989 +5,573,748
France 3,373,340 3,693,915 +320,575
Germany 3,147,404 2,006,962 -1,140,442
Netherlands 3,356,123 1,692,964 -1,663,159
China 1,738,701 1,741,153 +2,452
Switzerland 1,626,289 1,162,960 -463,329
Spain 1,346,884 1,292,776 -54,108
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,276,413 1,153,085 -123,328
United Arab Emirates 1,416,490 855,454 -561,036

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 2,038
United States 553
Ireland 546
India 120

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 0 7,406 +7,406
Czechia 0 2,038 +2,038
United States 553 0 -553
Ireland 141 405 +264
India 110 10 -100

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) 45,672,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,839,937
Air transport 21,113,753
Road transport 21,229
Other 20,962

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) 22,086,813 23,585,886 +1,499,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,486,092 15,353,845 +867,753
Air transport 10,962,925 10,150,828 -812,097
Road transport 21,229 0 -21,229
Other 9,365 11,597 +2,232

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,504,390
Milford 13,297,021
London Heathrow Airport 12,574,140
Southampton 12,195,768
London Gateway Port 9,152,924

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 14,794,075 11,710,315 -3,083,760
Milford 3,789,589 9,507,432 +5,717,843
London Heathrow Airport 6,130,725 6,443,415 +312,690
Southampton 2,345,536 9,850,232 +7,504,696
London Gateway Port 6,949,783 2,203,141 -4,746,642
Liverpool Docks 3,725,141 1,959,476 -1,765,665
London Stansted Airport 2,047,425 1,482,802 -564,623
Immingham Docks 2,145,142 421,803 -1,723,339
Manchester Airport 968,929 672,206 -296,723
Felixstowe 693,741 905,158 +211,417

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