Import/export HS code 3302: Mixtures of scented substances used in industry

These are mixtures, including alcohol-based ones, used as raw materials in industries like food, beverages, and perfumes. They contain odoriferous substances for manufacturing purposes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Ireland 1,375,292,854
Germany 172,454,134
Netherlands 148,128,594
Switzerland 130,211,832
France 116,351,993

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 £
Ireland 709,658,279 665,634,575 -44,023,704
Germany 96,382,401 76,071,733 -20,310,668
Netherlands 85,259,533 62,869,061 -22,390,472
Switzerland 65,259,548 64,952,284 -307,264
France 55,726,161 60,625,832 +4,899,671
United States 27,193,865 26,217,229 -976,636
Belgium 12,791,387 14,810,237 +2,018,850
Italy 10,828,087 10,470,788 -357,299
Spain 8,383,891 9,388,914 +1,005,023
Thailand 4,733,450 5,177,314 +443,864

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 £
Ireland 1,205,101,261
Germany 150,523,518
Switzerland 136,707,025
Netherlands 123,408,170
France 85,097,144

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 £
Ireland 621,375,674 583,725,587 -37,650,087
Germany 85,257,475 65,266,043 -19,991,432
Switzerland 67,809,688 68,897,337 +1,087,649
Netherlands 67,481,660 55,926,510 -11,555,150
France 42,724,464 42,372,680 -351,784
United States 47,354,118 35,987,462 -11,366,656
Italy 11,179,613 11,503,169 +323,556
Belgium 10,136,397 8,981,962 -1,154,435
Spain 8,373,593 9,654,850 +1,281,257
Thailand 4,904,045 5,177,314 +273,269

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 56
Outer London - West and North West 43
Greater Manchester 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 37
Inner London - East 37

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
Inner London - West 36 47 +11
Outer London - West and North West 34 31 -3
Greater Manchester 27 35 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 30 +2
Inner London - East 26 26 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 29 +5
West Yorkshire 25 30 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 24 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 24 23 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 22 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,636,475,510
Other 207,019,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,700,237
Air transport 61,768,705
Road transport 15,468,584

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 824,342,380 812,133,130 -12,209,250
Other 107,559,968 99,459,263 -8,100,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 141,378,880 61,321,357 -80,057,523
Air transport 24,939,529 36,829,176 +11,889,647
Road transport 4,081,405 11,387,179 +7,305,774
Rail transport 1,195 6,758 +5,563

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 684,761,944
Liverpool Docks 360,266,541
000 207,019,231
Dover 188,384,547
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,653,258

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 £
Holyhead 335,200,443 349,561,501 +14,361,058
Liverpool Docks 187,824,858 172,441,683 -15,383,175
000 107,559,968 99,459,263 -8,100,705
Dover 89,423,653 98,960,894 +9,537,241
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,221,061 74,432,197 +6,211,136
Milford 61,226,372 40,870,640 -20,355,732
Immingham Docks 41,168,659 30,323,516 -10,845,143
Eurotunnel 22,074,607 20,020,661 -2,053,946
Fishguard 32,336,124 8,026,008 -24,310,116
London 25,316,478 11,489,137 -13,827,341

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
255
Manufacture of food products
184
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
116
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
107
Other manufacturing
51

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 253
2026-04 253
2026-03 268
2026-02 236
2026-01 229

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 286
54m+ 258
0-1m 109
15m-54m 103
Other 50

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 £
France 234,549,107
Spain 181,487,843
Italy 100,869,695
Poland 64,267,063
Netherlands 64,240,974

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 £
France 120,045,624 114,503,483 -5,542,141
Spain 84,379,192 97,108,651 +12,729,459
Italy 48,213,639 52,656,056 +4,442,417
Poland 32,656,556 31,610,507 -1,046,049
Netherlands 31,949,868 32,291,106 +341,238
United States 25,815,219 24,687,886 -1,127,333
Nigeria 22,810,648 22,715,502 -95,146
Ireland 21,939,462 19,643,243 -2,296,219
Germany 20,037,354 16,132,171 -3,905,183
United Arab Emirates 12,229,068 20,829,876 +8,600,808

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 £
Ireland 1,246,194
XI 163,773
Germany 70,270
Spain 55,354
Belgium 46,470

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 £
Ireland 1,216,845 29,349 -1,187,496
XI 95,993 67,780 -28,213
Germany 37,826 32,444 -5,382
Spain 39,310 16,044 -23,266
Belgium 17,342 29,128 +11,786
Netherlands 17,928 17,887 -41
Italy 4,625 3,690 -935
China 2,001 2,766 +765
Nicaragua 1,743 1,689 -54
United States 1,984 816 -1,168

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) 905,566,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,010,116
Air transport 138,301,983
Other 1,893,523
Road transport 28,215

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) 454,935,356 450,630,831 -4,304,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,627,092 136,383,024 -10,244,068
Air transport 67,759,706 70,542,277 +2,782,571
Other 1,581,006 312,517 -1,268,489
Road transport 28,215 0 -28,215
Rail transport 0 7,807 +7,807

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 807,697,620
London Gateway Port 159,814,788
London Heathrow Airport 97,632,566
Southampton 59,917,515
Felixstowe 47,159,821

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 406,193,433 401,504,187 -4,689,246
London Gateway Port 91,415,924 68,398,864 -23,017,060
London Heathrow Airport 46,893,763 50,738,803 +3,845,040
Southampton 29,597,219 30,320,296 +723,077
Felixstowe 19,516,138 27,643,683 +8,127,545
Holyhead 15,991,931 15,777,212 -214,719
Liverpool Docks 10,936,913 17,865,827 +6,928,914
Manchester Airport 12,818,619 12,806,874 -11,745
Dover 7,210,464 10,071,354 +2,860,890
Immingham Docks 8,777,115 6,465,133 -2,311,982

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3302

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

Description: These are mixtures, including alcohol-based ones, used as raw materials in industries like food, beverages, and perfumes. They contain odoriferous substances for manufacturing purposes