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 47,707,811
China 38,076,873
Indonesia 13,558,069
India 13,046,122
Hungary 11,159,717

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 23,324,668 24,383,143 +1,058,475
China 24,472,026 13,604,847 -10,867,179
Indonesia 8,634,261 4,923,808 -3,710,453
India 5,327,628 7,718,494 +2,390,866
Hungary 5,310,718 5,848,999 +538,281
United States 6,090,642 4,788,858 -1,301,784
Turkey 4,663,130 2,958,288 -1,704,842
Brazil 3,532,939 2,603,789 -929,150
Egypt 2,686,901 2,610,733 -76,168
Switzerland 2,457,564 2,547,560 +89,996

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 40,880,475
France 36,162,648
Indonesia 15,223,843
India 13,997,480
Hungary 11,758,617

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 25,666,583 15,213,892 -10,452,691
France 17,556,009 18,606,639 +1,050,630
Indonesia 9,483,675 5,740,168 -3,743,507
India 6,004,045 7,993,435 +1,989,390
Hungary 5,732,031 6,026,586 +294,555
Turkey 4,921,370 3,628,776 -1,292,594
United States 4,446,897 3,624,833 -822,064
Egypt 3,414,660 3,646,135 +231,475
Brazil 3,465,497 2,710,264 -755,233
Spain 3,381,470 2,408,482 -972,988

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 - West 14
Inner London - East 13
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 - West 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
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) 73,844,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,123,038
Air transport 52,551,184
Other 2,936,353
Road transport 807,518

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) 37,493,935 36,350,777 -1,143,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,601,365 27,521,673 -13,079,692
Air transport 24,932,364 27,618,820 +2,686,456
Other 2,598,100 338,253 -2,259,847
Road transport 538,161 269,357 -268,804

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 52,527,291
Southampton 28,746,914
London Heathrow Airport 26,156,086
Felixstowe 14,854,155
London Stansted Airport 13,259,086

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 24,937,824 27,589,467 +2,651,643
Southampton 20,795,513 7,951,401 -12,844,112
London Heathrow Airport 11,828,994 14,327,092 +2,498,098
Felixstowe 6,584,581 8,269,574 +1,684,993
London Stansted Airport 6,430,191 6,828,895 +398,704
Thamesport 5,655,051 3,766,257 -1,888,794
London Gateway Port 4,293,191 4,518,158 +224,967
London 4,455,121 3,115,722 -1,339,399
East Midlands Airport 2,750,558 3,140,423 +389,865
Poole 4,327,400 900,266 -3,427,134

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
40
Manufacture of food products
29
Other manufacturing
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 54
2026-04 57
2026-03 60
2026-02 68
2026-01 62

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+ 53
0-1m 45
15m-54m 30
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 19,329,497
Ireland 13,197,085
France 7,818,040
Germany 4,991,220
Netherlands 4,223,858

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 8,619,786 10,709,711 +2,089,925
Ireland 2,559,326 10,637,759 +8,078,433
France 3,900,271 3,917,769 +17,498
Germany 2,824,982 2,166,238 -658,744
Netherlands 2,783,563 1,440,295 -1,343,268
China 2,034,843 2,128,547 +93,704
Switzerland 1,646,762 1,188,091 -458,671
Spain 1,504,894 1,192,084 -312,810
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,364,618 871,399 -493,219
United Arab Emirates 1,404,844 758,570 -646,274

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 529
XI 41
India 40

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 750 6,656 +5,906
Czechia 1,781 1,564 -217
Ireland 529 0 -529
XI 2 39 +37
India 40 0 -40

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) 43,604,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,003,971
Air transport 22,102,623
Other 26,153
Road transport 11,819

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) 19,284,830 24,319,633 +5,034,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,552,549 15,451,422 +1,898,873
Air transport 11,343,288 10,759,335 -583,953
Other 12,412 13,741 +1,329
Road transport 11,819 0 -11,819

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,736,029
London Heathrow Airport 13,372,060
Southampton 13,278,908
Milford 11,057,208
London Gateway Port 7,245,135

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 15,302,094 12,433,935 -2,868,159
London Heathrow Airport 5,969,095 7,402,965 +1,433,870
Southampton 4,984,932 8,293,976 +3,309,044
Milford 1,652,241 9,404,967 +7,752,726
London Gateway Port 4,442,300 2,802,835 -1,639,465
Liverpool Docks 2,961,189 1,903,707 -1,057,482
London Stansted Airport 2,006,908 1,684,930 -321,978
Felixstowe 445,327 1,973,899 +1,528,572
Immingham Docks 1,462,594 389,781 -1,072,813
Manchester Airport 1,317,945 334,870 -983,075

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