Import/export HS code 330741: Incense sticks

Agarbatti and other fragrant products that release scent when burned

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 £
India 7,705,148
France 990,556
China 880,722
United Arab Emirates 689,758
United States 312,248

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 £
India 4,245,944 3,459,204 -786,740
France 442,667 547,889 +105,222
China 578,323 302,399 -275,924
United Arab Emirates 547,560 142,198 -405,362
United States 179,070 133,178 -45,892
Netherlands 213,405 71,198 -142,207
Japan 127,692 123,952 -3,740
Pakistan 121,323 88,666 -32,657
Spain 115,782 92,224 -23,558
Thailand 182,022 18,192 -163,830

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 £
India 7,878,902
France 1,034,201
China 910,023
United Arab Emirates 545,333
Japan 345,705

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 £
India 4,323,443 3,555,459 -767,984
France 476,536 557,665 +81,129
China 605,174 304,849 -300,325
United Arab Emirates 412,311 133,022 -279,289
Japan 192,487 153,218 -39,269
United States 186,299 147,379 -38,920
Thailand 181,437 27,183 -154,254
Pakistan 123,605 73,953 -49,652
Viet Nam 97,699 67,524 -30,175
Spain 114,909 42,553 -72,356

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 35
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - East and North East 13
West Midlands 13

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
Outer London - West and North West 24 25 +1
Inner London - West 12 11 -1
Inner London - East 14 11 -3
Outer London - East and North East 9 12 +3
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Outer London - South 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1

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) 9,120,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,429,517
Air transport 1,411,394
Other 487,636
Road transport 36,022

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) 5,138,942 3,981,966 -1,156,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 711,107 718,410 +7,303
Air transport 824,624 586,770 -237,854
Other 446,117 41,519 -404,598
Road transport 21,092 14,930 -6,162

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,170,157
Southampton 2,342,718
London Gateway Port 1,235,061
Dover 672,708
London Heathrow Airport 667,380

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 3,188,754 1,981,403 -1,207,351
Southampton 1,313,217 1,029,501 -283,716
London Gateway Port 429,643 805,418 +375,775
Dover 268,127 404,581 +136,454
London Heathrow Airport 417,740 249,640 -168,100
000 446,117 41,519 -404,598
Eurotunnel 234,266 167,923 -66,343
London 159,428 121,839 -37,589
Thamesport 159,107 93,496 -65,611
East Midlands Airport 141,266 91,412 -49,854

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 107
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 97
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Food and beverage service activities 6
Other personal service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 41
2025-10 31
2025-09 29
2025-08 36

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 78
0-1m 54
54m+ 31
Other 20
15m-54m 18

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 713,929
Ghana 633,308
Ireland 443,075
Denmark 414,082
Nigeria 350,290

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 260,861 453,068 +192,207
Ghana 54,841 578,467 +523,626
Ireland 356,152 86,923 -269,229
Denmark 175,773 238,309 +62,536
Nigeria 15,816 334,474 +318,658
Netherlands 93,723 158,599 +64,876
Germany 141,163 73,205 -67,958
France 57,386 57,010 -376
Switzerland 82,209 22,498 -59,711
Poland 66,582 37,216 -29,366

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 21,866
Ireland 698
China 214

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 18,139 3,727 -14,412
Ireland 142 556 +414
China 48 166 +118

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,068,572
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,791,789
Air transport 472,182
Other 22,788

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 535,894 1,532,678 +996,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,050,690 741,099 -309,591
Air transport 256,065 216,117 -39,948
Other 18,330 4,458 -13,872

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,179,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 859,865
Southampton 585,688
Immingham Docks 454,642
Holyhead 282,456

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 £
London Gateway Port 229,472 950,112 +720,640
Dover / Eurotunnel 570,346 289,519 -280,827
Southampton 190,350 395,338 +204,988
Immingham Docks 186,899 267,743 +80,844
Holyhead 207,237 75,219 -132,018
Felixstowe 93,190 111,750 +18,560
London Heathrow Airport 66,584 132,085 +65,501
East Midlands Airport 99,678 52,131 -47,547
Liverpool Docks 37,929 70,117 +32,188
Dover 52,913 32,270 -20,643

Quick facts

HS code: 330741

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

Description: Agarbatti and other fragrant products that release scent when burned