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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 2,784,863
France 2,107,028
India 1,568,971
Indonesia 1,424,525
United States 1,030,090

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 1,847,531 937,332 -910,199
France 1,191,864 915,164 -276,700
India 634,355 934,616 +300,261
Indonesia 509,748 914,777 +405,029
United States 651,612 378,478 -273,134
Singapore 556,823 429,832 -126,991
Australia 370,428 546,195 +175,767
Brazil 479,010 56,759 -422,251
Spain 298,393 162,724 -135,669
Netherlands 95,148 115,951 +20,803

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 2,942,726
France 1,830,791
Indonesia 1,802,225
India 1,640,113
Australia 970,171

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 1,902,597 1,040,129 -862,468
France 1,041,897 788,894 -253,003
Indonesia 778,950 1,023,275 +244,325
India 684,636 955,477 +270,841
Australia 415,913 554,258 +138,345
United States 594,549 319,207 -275,342
Singapore 233,192 332,322 +99,130
Brazil 493,170 56,759 -436,411
Spain 281,971 172,599 -109,372
Morocco 140,388 112,325 -28,063

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - East 7
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7

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 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 9 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Suffolk 6 5 -1
Essex 5 3 -2

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 6,336,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,277,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,463,291
Other 61,560
Road transport 45,887

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 3,439,488 2,897,476 -542,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,301,193 2,976,580 -324,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 819,875 643,416 -176,459
Other 61,434 126 -61,308
Road transport 2,825 43,062 +40,237

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,103,907
London Stansted Airport 2,057,726
East Midlands Airport 1,670,301
London Heathrow Airport 1,514,024
Thamesport 1,117,748

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 1,209,413 1,894,494 +685,081
London Stansted Airport 1,196,906 860,820 -336,086
East Midlands Airport 707,451 962,850 +255,399
London Heathrow Airport 747,141 766,883 +19,742
Thamesport 628,889 488,859 -140,030
Dover 488,814 461,809 -27,005
London 564,306 301,284 -263,022
Southampton 430,486 224,041 -206,445
Birmingham Airport 357,952 194,413 -163,539
London Gateway Port 487,790 23,586 -464,204

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
30
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
24
Manufacture of food products
14
Other manufacturing
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 27
2026-03 19
2026-02 32
2026-01 26

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 58
54m+ 27
0-1m 26
15m-54m 15
Other 4

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 818,203
Ireland 395,551
France 363,356
Germany 254,416
China 235,430

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 316,878 501,325 +184,447
Ireland 231,790 163,761 -68,029
France 182,416 180,940 -1,476
Germany 70,938 183,478 +112,540
China 150,232 85,198 -65,034
Netherlands 122,840 99,078 -23,762
Trinidad and Tobago 36,222 159,824 +123,602
Indonesia 44,944 144,690 +99,746
Spain 123,805 64,190 -59,615
India 34,810 124,355 +89,545

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 1,796,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,531,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,076,818
Other 10,222
Road transport 2,263

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 776,029 1,020,242 +244,213
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 768,367 762,976 -5,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 492,917 583,901 +90,984
Other 6,486 3,736 -2,750
Road transport 2,263 0 -2,263

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,084,199
London Heathrow Airport 813,120
London Gateway Port 529,293
London Stansted Airport 483,302
Liverpool Docks 342,670

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 511,523 572,676 +61,153
London Heathrow Airport 239,611 573,509 +333,898
London Gateway Port 241,608 287,685 +46,077
London Stansted Airport 241,586 241,716 +130
Liverpool Docks 192,276 150,394 -41,882
Holyhead 166,937 146,384 -20,553
East Midlands Airport 146,035 107,885 -38,150
ZLC 102,636 76,599 -26,037
Portsmouth 92,754 38,639 -54,115
Southampton 12,070 103,296 +91,226

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