Import/export HS code 33021040: Various scented mixtures for food/drink

Additional odoriferous mixtures used in food and drink production, not specified in other categories

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  • 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 1,292,243,083
Germany 25,649,421
Netherlands 19,465,522
France 11,332,236
Thailand 8,153,367

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 691,101,018 601,142,065 -89,958,953
Germany 13,449,586 12,199,835 -1,249,751
Netherlands 13,605,783 5,859,739 -7,746,044
France 6,975,523 4,356,713 -2,618,810
Thailand 3,812,549 4,340,818 +528,269
United States 1,883,876 2,481,264 +597,388
Austria 946,196 973,795 +27,599
Switzerland 951,370 118,552 -832,818
Indonesia 15,910 974,095 +958,185
Mexico 0 974,790 +974,790

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 1,131,380,668
Germany 23,903,168
United States 21,105,673
Thailand 8,549,590
Switzerland 4,739,860

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 603,557,126 527,823,542 -75,733,584
Germany 12,743,332 11,159,836 -1,583,496
United States 13,331,950 7,773,723 -5,558,227
Thailand 4,208,772 4,340,818 +132,046
Switzerland 4,345,619 394,241 -3,951,378
France 2,889,297 1,823,439 -1,065,858
Malaysia 1,114 1,453,229 +1,452,115
Czechia 639,831 114,515 -525,316
Belgium 299,255 383,502 +84,247
Italy 213,928 456,181 +242,253

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Merseyside 5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5

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 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Merseyside 4 4 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
North Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Kent 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +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) 1,051,977,407
Other 167,742,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 145,869,915
Air transport 2,802,397
Road transport 2,382

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) 515,556,702 536,420,705 +20,864,003
Other 89,892,073 77,850,859 -12,041,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,062,895 18,807,020 -108,255,875
Air transport 1,080,072 1,722,325 +642,253
Road transport 2,382 0 -2,382

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 630,741,749
Liverpool Docks 343,287,782
000 167,742,932
Milford 107,584,193
Fishguard 37,091,635

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 328,540,740 302,201,009 -26,339,731
Liverpool Docks 180,503,833 162,783,949 -17,719,884
000 89,892,073 77,850,859 -12,041,214
Milford 62,124,694 45,459,499 -16,665,195
Fishguard 26,927,509 10,164,126 -16,763,383
Dover 13,569,892 11,556,294 -2,013,598
Felixstowe 6,912,438 9,094,875 +2,182,437
Ayr Harbour 7,444,911 7,555,449 +110,538
Immingham Docks 9,085,315 291,344 -8,793,971
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,779,761 907,507 -872,254

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 28
Manufacture of food products 24
Manufacture of beverages 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 25
2025-10 29
2025-09 30
2025-08 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
54m+ 48
1m-15m 27
15m-54m 12
Other 6
0-1m 1

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 £
Ireland 3,171,201
Netherlands 1,642,441
France 1,232,881
United States 1,168,476
Spain 1,050,554

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 £
Ireland 2,199,731 971,470 -1,228,261
Netherlands 410,483 1,231,958 +821,475
France 715,067 517,814 -197,253
United States 862,147 306,329 -555,818
Spain 488,825 561,729 +72,904
Iraq 486,614 476,059 -10,555
Germany 229,738 552,495 +322,757
South Africa 456,717 215,380 -241,337
United Arab Emirates 130,945 199,846 +68,901
Poland 20,269 297,466 +277,197

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 1,236,887
XI 180

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 1,215,816 21,071 -1,194,745
XI 180 0 -180

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) 8,042,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,163,010
Air transport 2,149,024
Other 1,242,916
Road transport 7,417

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) 3,466,144 4,576,275 +1,110,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,357,520 805,490 -552,030
Air transport 1,217,809 931,215 -286,594
Other 1,220,282 22,634 -1,197,648
Road transport 7,417 0 -7,417

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,327,052
Holyhead 1,475,562
000 1,242,916
London Heathrow Airport 1,057,151
Dover 1,024,362

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 2,253,600 2,073,452 -180,148
Holyhead 762,670 712,892 -49,778
000 1,220,282 22,634 -1,197,648
London Heathrow Airport 518,896 538,255 +19,359
Dover 115,831 908,531 +792,700
Southampton 668,661 88,522 -580,139
London Gateway Port 437,664 218,994 -218,670
Felixstowe 138,483 512,950 +374,467
Manchester Airport 365,970 239,228 -126,742
Harwich 37,617 484,257 +446,640

Quick facts

HS code: 33021040

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

Description: Additional odoriferous mixtures used in food and drink production, not specified in other categories