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 2,781,474
France 2,210,941
India 1,616,644
Indonesia 1,422,637
Brazil 1,129,701

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 1,413,056 1,368,418 -44,638
France 1,147,839 1,063,102 -84,737
India 697,865 918,779 +220,914
Indonesia 211,515 1,211,122 +999,607
Brazil 1,072,942 56,759 -1,016,183
United States 712,230 389,457 -322,773
Singapore 509,657 532,916 +23,259
Australia 314,052 524,848 +210,796
Spain 294,546 158,844 -135,702
Netherlands 94,367 139,131 +44,764

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 2,997,126
France 1,961,301
Indonesia 1,856,255
India 1,689,240
Brazil 1,143,861

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 1,513,852 1,483,274 -30,578
France 1,084,148 877,153 -206,995
Indonesia 538,244 1,318,011 +779,767
India 751,063 938,177 +187,114
Brazil 1,087,102 56,759 -1,030,343
United States 658,172 337,575 -320,597
Australia 361,240 532,911 +171,671
Singapore 149,016 416,498 +267,482
Spain 272,481 169,620 -102,861
Morocco 114,655 197,787 +83,132

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 8
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 6 9 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Suffolk 5 5 +0
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,932,637
Air transport 6,655,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,538,297
Other 66,062
Road transport 44,113

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) 3,127,986 3,804,651 +676,665
Air transport 3,559,701 3,095,502 -464,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 819,452 718,845 -100,607
Other 64,447 1,615 -62,832
Road transport 1,885 42,228 +40,343

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,118,336
London Stansted Airport 2,199,171
East Midlands Airport 1,701,468
London Heathrow Airport 1,566,831
Thamesport 1,178,946

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 764,045 2,354,291 +1,590,246
London Stansted Airport 1,217,087 982,084 -235,003
East Midlands Airport 736,876 964,592 +227,716
London Heathrow Airport 784,854 781,977 -2,877
Thamesport 608,318 570,628 -37,690
London Gateway Port 1,064,501 39,146 -1,025,355
Dover 482,677 451,943 -30,734
London 488,895 414,762 -74,133
Southampton 238,708 419,335 +180,627
Birmingham Airport 356,384 219,506 -136,878

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 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 27
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
2026-04 26
2026-03 19
2026-02 32
2026-01 26
2025-12 20

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+ 30
0-1m 27
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 757,745
Ireland 404,366
France 337,940
Germany 286,163
China 255,120

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 304,915 452,830 +147,915
Ireland 273,077 131,289 -141,788
France 167,151 170,789 +3,638
Germany 86,218 199,945 +113,727
China 161,919 93,201 -68,718
Netherlands 132,778 104,216 -28,562
Trinidad and Tobago 54,990 159,824 +104,834
Spain 107,576 90,711 -16,865
Indonesia 17,029 157,112 +140,083
Italy 14,549 114,744 +100,195

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 104

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 104 0 -104

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 1,747,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,584,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,100,441
Other 10,326
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 773,096 974,310 +201,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 818,074 766,488 -51,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 520,238 580,203 +59,965
Other 6,590 3,736 -2,854
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 1,125,078
London Heathrow Airport 792,829
London Gateway Port 519,551
London Stansted Airport 479,391
Liverpool Docks 339,610

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 525,314 599,764 +74,450
London Heathrow Airport 234,637 558,192 +323,555
London Gateway Port 237,101 282,450 +45,349
London Stansted Airport 232,472 246,919 +14,447
Liverpool Docks 191,081 148,529 -42,552
Holyhead 209,069 114,773 -94,296
East Midlands Airport 148,037 82,539 -65,498
ZLC 111,789 67,312 -44,477
Southampton 49,776 94,340 +44,564
Portsmouth 85,964 52,192 -33,772

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