Import/export HS code 33012949: Various essential oils

Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in various industries like perfumery and cosmetics

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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 £
China 39,933,299
France 38,542,990
Indonesia 11,473,943
United States 9,224,888
Hungary 8,953,353

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 £
China 22,882,271 17,051,028 -5,831,243
France 19,321,531 19,221,459 -100,072
Indonesia 5,876,330 5,597,613 -278,717
United States 5,078,639 4,146,249 -932,390
Hungary 3,903,316 5,050,037 +1,146,721
India 3,851,404 4,990,636 +1,139,232
Brazil 2,421,926 3,252,722 +830,796
Egypt 2,704,879 2,086,904 -617,975
Netherlands 1,763,683 1,671,287 -92,396
Turkey 2,066,307 1,169,269 -897,038

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 42,149,093
France 28,952,102
Indonesia 12,606,014
India 9,673,962
Hungary 9,526,879

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 23,973,464 18,175,629 -5,797,835
France 14,393,199 14,558,903 +165,704
Indonesia 6,276,236 6,329,778 +53,542
India 4,467,509 5,206,453 +738,944
Hungary 4,352,228 5,174,651 +822,423
United States 3,728,240 3,050,674 -677,566
Egypt 3,497,899 2,916,033 -581,866
Brazil 2,356,923 3,201,533 +844,610
Spain 2,411,321 2,578,983 +167,662
Switzerland 1,288,289 1,772,838 +484,549

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8

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 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Kent 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Outer London - South 5 4 -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) 64,399,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,027,003
Air transport 32,489,224
Other 3,389,184
Road transport 827,173

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) 35,255,922 29,143,907 -6,112,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,538,755 30,488,248 -1,050,507
Air transport 15,455,719 17,033,505 +1,577,786
Other 2,324,713 1,064,471 -1,260,242
Road transport 408,329 418,844 +10,515

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 42,236,936
Southampton 34,209,635
London Heathrow Airport 16,419,943
Felixstowe 9,696,448
Thamesport 8,031,633

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 19,800,350 22,436,586 +2,636,236
Southampton 21,111,225 13,098,410 -8,012,815
London Heathrow Airport 7,672,155 8,747,788 +1,075,633
Felixstowe 4,990,291 4,706,157 -284,134
Thamesport 4,339,976 3,691,657 -648,319
London Stansted Airport 3,767,121 3,895,736 +128,615
London Gateway Port 2,918,823 4,725,451 +1,806,628
London 3,553,744 3,425,796 -127,948
Poole 3,500,935 1,948,350 -1,552,585
East Midlands Airport 1,714,508 1,700,979 -13,529

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 45
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 33
Manufacture of food products 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 48
2025-10 45
2025-09 46
2025-08 44

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 42
54m+ 34
0-1m 24
15m-54m 23
Other 8

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 19,346,334
Ireland 14,864,936
France 6,474,376
Germany 4,794,407
Netherlands 4,577,770

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 9,078,229 10,268,105 +1,189,876
Ireland 4,558,104 10,306,832 +5,748,728
France 3,060,504 3,413,872 +353,368
Germany 3,011,246 1,783,161 -1,228,085
Netherlands 3,118,593 1,459,177 -1,659,416
Spain 1,210,025 1,203,806 -6,219
Switzerland 1,497,063 909,202 -587,861
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,182,862 1,078,447 -104,415
United Arab Emirates 1,298,448 784,631 -513,817
Japan 1,034,839 641,330 -393,509

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) 42,847,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,524,267
Air transport 15,801,793
Road transport 14,384
Other 89

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) 20,619,018 22,228,668 +1,609,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,011,321 13,512,946 +501,625
Air transport 8,264,393 7,537,400 -726,993
Road transport 14,384 0 -14,384
Other 89 0 -89

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,405,332
Milford 13,297,021
Southampton 10,969,046
London Heathrow Airport 9,350,930
London Gateway Port 7,713,357

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 13,776,956 10,628,376 -3,148,580
Milford 3,789,589 9,507,432 +5,717,843
Southampton 1,996,622 8,972,424 +6,975,802
London Heathrow Airport 4,510,794 4,840,136 +329,342
London Gateway Port 6,094,665 1,618,692 -4,475,973
Liverpool Docks 3,572,692 1,724,665 -1,848,027
London Stansted Airport 1,583,266 1,056,741 -526,525
Immingham Docks 2,082,300 367,675 -1,714,625
Felixstowe 685,075 866,315 +181,240
Manchester Airport 894,652 602,162 -292,490

Quick facts

HS code: 33012949

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

Description: Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in various industries like perfumery and cosmetics