Import/export HS code 33030010: Perfumes

Luxury fragrances used for personal scenting, often containing high concentrations of aromatic compounds

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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 £
France 700,293,809
Spain 317,935,593
United States 172,304,128
Netherlands 170,605,156
Italy 150,754,404

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 £
France 388,816,085 311,477,724 -77,338,361
Spain 167,401,951 150,533,642 -16,868,309
United States 98,343,888 73,960,240 -24,383,648
Netherlands 98,875,070 71,730,086 -27,144,984
Italy 82,133,376 68,621,028 -13,512,348
Switzerland 53,670,370 45,217,642 -8,452,728
United Arab Emirates 35,542,304 44,239,901 +8,697,597
China 29,115,980 30,009,708 +893,728
Czechia 35,879,517 21,201,402 -14,678,115
Belgium 24,305,533 29,067,200 +4,761,667

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 £
France 993,152,729
Spain 321,893,594
Italy 184,608,579
United States 184,470,704
United Arab Emirates 73,648,562

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 £
France 557,325,112 435,827,617 -121,497,495
Spain 173,103,062 148,790,532 -24,312,530
Italy 101,386,663 83,221,916 -18,164,747
United States 104,896,911 79,573,793 -25,323,118
United Arab Emirates 29,348,047 44,300,515 +14,952,468
Switzerland 36,682,216 33,144,590 -3,537,626
China 32,776,120 32,403,420 -372,700
United Kingdom 29,999,524 27,200,303 -2,799,221
Poland 26,022,266 17,484,293 -8,537,973
India 15,701,566 12,865,202 -2,836,364

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 114
Outer London - West and North West 65
Greater Manchester 56
Inner London - East 42
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38

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 86 88 +2
Outer London - West and North West 44 46 +2
Greater Manchester 39 39 +0
Inner London - East 36 26 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 29 -1
Outer London - East and North East 19 25 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 20 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 16 +4
West Midlands 11 18 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 6 -7

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) 1,432,884,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 458,369,012
Air transport 193,059,263
Other 39,992,550
Road transport 11,742,745

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) 793,339,506 639,545,045 -153,794,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 241,593,155 216,775,857 -24,817,298
Air transport 100,560,030 92,499,233 -8,060,797
Other 27,348,232 12,644,318 -14,703,914
Road transport 4,437,490 7,305,255 +2,867,765
Rail transport 1,409 0 -1,409

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 604,851,669
Eurotunnel 586,401,703
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,474,716
Southampton 136,177,614
London Heathrow Airport 115,984,710

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 £
Dover 326,312,875 278,538,794 -47,774,081
Eurotunnel 342,402,851 243,998,852 -98,403,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,583,449 77,891,267 +13,307,818
Southampton 70,868,900 65,308,714 -5,560,186
London Heathrow Airport 64,168,684 51,816,026 -12,352,658
Felixstowe 50,667,323 32,843,162 -17,824,161
ZLC 39,180,570 36,602,436 -2,578,134
Harwich 42,289,478 25,136,208 -17,153,270
000 27,348,232 12,644,318 -14,703,914
Liverpool Docks 18,218,133 15,607,890 -2,610,243

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 261
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 253
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 31
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 145
2025-11 173
2025-10 184
2025-09 166
2025-08 158

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 210
0-1m 143
54m+ 139
15m-54m 61
Other 47

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 176,457,011
Netherlands 110,849,875
Belgium 110,090,138
United States 95,200,891
United Arab Emirates 54,921,125

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 101,579,590 74,877,421 -26,702,169
Netherlands 57,657,224 53,192,651 -4,464,573
Belgium 62,869,218 47,220,920 -15,648,298
United States 60,616,421 34,584,470 -26,031,951
United Arab Emirates 31,140,617 23,780,508 -7,360,109
Poland 29,929,283 20,689,650 -9,239,633
Germany 25,683,362 16,812,894 -8,870,468
Czechia 19,893,470 20,008,935 +115,465
France 19,094,246 13,463,053 -5,631,193
Australia 18,323,545 13,476,012 -4,847,533

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 £
XI 10,157,221
France 6,298,855
Spain 3,727,402
United States 922,494
Italy 813,041

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 £
XI 4,061,397 6,095,824 +2,034,427
France 4,231,796 2,067,059 -2,164,737
Spain 2,264,875 1,462,527 -802,348
United States 740,167 182,327 -557,840
Italy 544,121 268,920 -275,201
Germany 435,891 295,124 -140,767
China 245,090 184,233 -60,857
Turkey 197,308 83,851 -113,457
Switzerland 137,141 97,950 -39,191
Poland 18,927 31,318 +12,391

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) 633,500,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,871,666
Air transport 122,130,087
Other 28,552,425
Rail transport 72,877

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) 345,341,925 288,158,574 -57,183,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 158,279,168 103,592,498 -54,686,670
Air transport 69,959,971 52,170,116 -17,789,855
Other 16,366,440 12,185,985 -4,180,455
Rail transport 72,877 0 -72,877
Road transport 10,792 0 -10,792

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 373,847,336
Holyhead 127,999,578
London Gateway Port 105,603,277
Harwich 96,703,787
London Heathrow Airport 89,185,004

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 201,417,056 172,430,280 -28,986,776
Holyhead 70,227,638 57,771,940 -12,455,698
London Gateway Port 60,323,530 45,279,747 -15,043,783
Harwich 59,085,938 37,617,849 -21,468,089
London Heathrow Airport 52,804,046 36,380,958 -16,423,088
Southampton 44,845,623 29,083,409 -15,762,214
Immingham Docks 18,398,526 15,652,030 -2,746,496
000 16,366,440 12,185,985 -4,180,455
East Midlands Airport 12,341,200 11,239,502 -1,101,698
Liverpool Docks 14,661,219 8,092,307 -6,568,912

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 33030010

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

Description: Luxury fragrances used for personal scenting, often containing high concentrations of aromatic compounds