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

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 1,374,221,752
Germany 27,761,531
Netherlands 18,924,900
France 11,491,215
Thailand 11,183,828

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 681,121,868 693,099,884 +11,978,016
Germany 13,516,892 14,244,639 +727,747
Netherlands 14,471,658 4,453,242 -10,018,416
France 6,664,055 4,827,160 -1,836,895
Thailand 5,416,615 5,767,213 +350,598
United States 1,846,836 3,805,574 +1,958,738
Austria 1,066,054 1,476,821 +410,767
Switzerland 890,657 144,953 -745,704
Indonesia 23,852 969,752 +945,900
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 1,197,025,692
Germany 25,423,351
United States 21,569,462
Thailand 11,580,051
France 4,732,879

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 593,953,906 603,071,786 +9,117,880
Germany 12,392,546 13,030,805 +638,259
United States 14,315,382 7,254,080 -7,061,302
Thailand 5,812,838 5,767,213 -45,625
France 2,815,230 1,917,649 -897,581
Switzerland 3,687,179 452,956 -3,234,223
Malaysia 1,114 1,453,229 +1,452,115
Belgium 333,623 559,901 +226,278
Italy 248,249 636,476 +388,227
Czechia 530,145 185,901 -344,244

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Merseyside 5
North Yorkshire 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 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Merseyside 4 4 +0
North Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
East Central Scotland 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Kent 4 3 -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) 1,144,583,452
Other 186,089,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,567,050
Air transport 3,000,116

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) 531,993,697 612,589,755 +80,596,058
Other 90,544,853 95,544,622 +4,999,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,395,567 21,171,483 -81,224,084
Air transport 986,539 2,013,577 +1,027,038

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 668,266,702
Liverpool Docks 365,945,373
000 186,089,475
Milford 109,437,395
Fishguard 40,095,333

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 323,304,984 344,961,718 +21,656,734
Liverpool Docks 175,754,240 190,191,133 +14,436,893
000 90,544,853 95,544,622 +4,999,769
Milford 59,194,120 50,243,275 -8,950,845
Fishguard 30,654,955 9,440,378 -21,214,577
Dover 13,418,103 13,167,210 -250,893
Felixstowe 10,610,943 6,680,344 -3,930,599
Ayr Harbour 6,083,980 8,827,337 +2,743,357
Immingham Docks 7,632,342 328,566 -7,303,776
London Gateway Port 752,492 5,015,016 +4,262,524

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 35
Manufacture of food products 25
Manufacture of beverages 22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 27
2026-03 26
2026-02 24
2026-01 24
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
54m+ 51
1m-15m 31
15m-54m 11
Other 7
0-1m 2

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 3,338,054
Netherlands 1,718,985
Spain 1,221,185
France 1,221,124
United States 1,105,117

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 2,232,080 1,105,974 -1,126,106
Netherlands 499,159 1,219,826 +720,667
Spain 459,446 761,739 +302,293
France 859,602 361,522 -498,080
United States 714,786 390,331 -324,455
Iraq 583,615 449,413 -134,202
Senegal 0 904,170 +904,170
South Africa 518,462 232,477 -285,985
Germany 339,535 391,098 +51,563
Poland 45,630 361,922 +316,292

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 1,246,798
France 2,087
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 1,216,385 30,413 -1,185,972
France 0 2,087 +2,087
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) 9,822,207
Air transport 2,355,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,091,162
Other 1,256,041

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) 3,756,365 6,065,842 +2,309,477
Air transport 1,422,165 933,396 -488,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,228,455 862,707 -365,748
Other 1,220,851 35,190 -1,185,661

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,565,593
Holyhead 1,638,408
Dover 1,334,088
000 1,256,041
London Heathrow Airport 1,218,575

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 2,249,412 3,316,181 +1,066,769
Holyhead 677,703 960,705 +283,002
Dover 279,965 1,054,123 +774,158
000 1,220,851 35,190 -1,185,661
London Heathrow Airport 641,898 576,677 -65,221
London Gateway Port 434,084 299,504 -134,580
Southampton 411,674 260,582 -151,092
Manchester Airport 446,591 206,710 -239,881
Harwich 37,617 526,389 +488,772
Felixstowe 397,152 141,802 -255,350

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