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 2,796,282
France 2,180,411
India 1,660,253
Indonesia 1,424,525
United States 1,080,731

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 1,835,718 960,564 -875,154
France 1,131,840 1,048,571 -83,269
India 660,076 1,000,177 +340,101
Indonesia 169,773 1,254,752 +1,084,979
United States 682,558 398,173 -284,385
Singapore 563,158 479,415 -83,743
Australia 356,855 579,190 +222,335
Brazil 479,010 56,759 -422,251
Spain 292,118 184,174 -107,944
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 2,986,806
France 1,927,823
Indonesia 1,858,143
India 1,732,412
Australia 991,296

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 1,921,182 1,065,624 -855,558
France 1,023,198 904,625 -118,573
Indonesia 482,873 1,375,270 +892,397
India 710,194 1,022,218 +312,024
Australia 404,043 587,253 +183,210
United States 626,533 335,226 -291,307
Singapore 195,629 369,885 +174,256
Brazil 493,170 56,759 -436,411
Spain 272,004 194,049 -77,955
Morocco 125,342 151,409 +26,067

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 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
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 6,631,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,434,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,519,621
Other 66,058
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 3,422,069 3,209,226 -212,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,033,548 3,400,598 +367,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 804,379 715,242 -89,137
Other 65,932 126 -65,806
Road transport 1,885 44,002 +42,117

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,134,115
London Stansted Airport 2,216,036
East Midlands Airport 1,712,393
London Heathrow Airport 1,560,292
Thamesport 1,201,251

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 1,086,855 2,047,260 +960,405
London Stansted Airport 1,223,680 992,356 -231,324
East Midlands Airport 705,805 1,006,588 +300,783
London Heathrow Airport 726,875 833,417 +106,542
Thamesport 661,819 539,432 -122,387
Dover 491,032 483,259 -7,773
London 613,891 310,491 -303,400
Southampton 235,638 423,843 +188,205
Birmingham Airport 359,767 224,019 -135,748
London Gateway Port 472,997 41,333 -431,664

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
25
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 26
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+ 29
0-1m 27
15m-54m 15
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 821,917
Ireland 399,751
France 389,902
China 259,691
Germany 256,950

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 301,288 520,629 +219,341
Ireland 233,175 166,576 -66,599
France 165,663 224,239 +58,576
China 173,000 86,691 -86,309
Germany 72,597 184,353 +111,756
Netherlands 135,363 103,339 -32,024
Trinidad and Tobago 37,874 159,824 +121,950
Spain 120,929 73,986 -46,943
Indonesia 17,029 172,605 +155,576
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 1,854,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,600,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,118,564
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 782,952 1,071,709 +288,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 772,305 828,134 +55,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 511,887 606,677 +94,790
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 1,147,276
London Heathrow Airport 847,193
London Gateway Port 551,114
London Stansted Airport 492,728
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 515,602 631,674 +116,072
London Heathrow Airport 244,276 602,917 +358,641
London Gateway Port 254,206 296,908 +42,702
London Stansted Airport 230,025 262,703 +32,678
Liverpool Docks 191,081 151,589 -39,492
Holyhead 169,517 148,004 -21,513
East Midlands Airport 151,224 108,957 -42,267
ZLC 111,266 76,599 -34,667
Southampton 31,995 103,296 +71,301
Portsmouth 79,201 52,192 -27,009

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