Import/export HS code 33012991: 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 2,318,922
France 1,981,237
India 1,454,391
Brazil 1,263,579
United States 1,036,094

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 1,591,172 727,750 -863,422
France 1,206,799 774,438 -432,361
India 775,133 679,258 -95,875
Brazil 1,211,428 52,151 -1,159,277
United States 606,141 429,953 -176,188
Singapore 470,563 499,356 +28,793
Australia 301,307 557,668 +256,361
Indonesia 203,531 548,606 +345,075
Spain 176,094 250,920 +74,826
Netherlands 73,750 142,426 +68,676

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 2,497,614
France 1,758,908
India 1,523,489
Brazil 1,277,739
Indonesia 1,175,891

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 1,664,504 833,110 -831,394
France 1,134,451 624,457 -509,994
India 835,010 688,479 -146,531
Brazil 1,211,428 66,311 -1,145,117
Indonesia 455,921 719,970 +264,049
United States 567,705 368,933 -198,772
Australia 327,077 591,374 +264,297
Singapore 181,564 318,159 +136,595
Spain 153,523 256,643 +103,120
Morocco 87,830 206,715 +118,885

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - East 8
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Suffolk 4 5 +1
Essex 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,004,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,841,034
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,420,876
Other 70,582
Road transport 11,049

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 £
Air transport 3,541,545 2,462,713 -1,078,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,534,008 2,307,026 -1,226,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,327 794,549 +168,222
Other 40,171 30,411 -9,760
Road transport 2,852 8,197 +5,345

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,066,855
London Stansted Airport 1,948,346
East Midlands Airport 1,502,064
London Heathrow Airport 1,450,407
London Gateway Port 1,249,088

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 £
Felixstowe 1,129,026 937,829 -191,197
London Stansted Airport 1,293,334 655,012 -638,322
East Midlands Airport 709,681 792,383 +82,702
London Heathrow Airport 749,694 700,713 -48,981
London Gateway Port 1,210,281 38,807 -1,171,474
Thamesport 664,857 521,870 -142,987
Dover 379,581 483,702 +104,121
London 345,011 412,652 +67,641
Southampton 201,329 427,527 +226,198
Birmingham Airport 324,528 177,166 -147,362

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 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 26
Manufacture of food products 12
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 25
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 27

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 52
54m+ 29
0-1m 26
15m-54m 17
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 £
United States 675,579
Ireland 384,027
Trinidad and Tobago 275,733
France 260,014
Netherlands 240,590

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 199,394 476,185 +276,791
Ireland 288,563 95,464 -193,099
Trinidad and Tobago 116,230 159,503 +43,273
France 111,095 148,919 +37,824
Netherlands 130,104 110,486 -19,618
China 177,366 54,022 -123,344
Germany 52,393 146,894 +94,501
Spain 105,612 58,099 -47,513
Indonesia 15,888 118,738 +102,850
Barbados 83,437 43,515 -39,922

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 £
United States 553

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 £
United States 553 0 -553

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,543,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,319,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,076,263
Other 7,039
Road transport 3,225

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 £
Air transport 715,911 827,236 +111,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,243 573,893 -171,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 501,778 574,485 +72,707
Other 7,039 0 -7,039
Road transport 3,225 0 -3,225

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 893,545
London Heathrow Airport 656,846
London Gateway Port 513,372
London Stansted Airport 444,594
Liverpool Docks 338,170

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 447,129 446,416 -713
London Heathrow Airport 257,073 399,773 +142,700
London Gateway Port 264,531 248,841 -15,690
London Stansted Airport 238,355 206,239 -32,116
Liverpool Docks 119,549 218,621 +99,072
Holyhead 224,106 86,250 -137,856
East Midlands Airport 127,231 83,666 -43,565
ZLC 64,180 98,543 +34,363
Portsmouth 91,717 45,945 -45,772
Southampton 63,276 64,965 +1,689

Quick facts

HS code: 33012991

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