Import/export HS code 330741: Incense sticks

Agarbatti and other fragrant products that release scent when burned

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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 £
India 8,202,994
France 1,067,994
China 1,038,953
United Arab Emirates 761,286
United States 357,655

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 4,438,657 3,764,337 -674,320
France 448,590 619,404 +170,814
China 650,120 388,833 -261,287
United Arab Emirates 537,048 224,238 -312,810
United States 177,510 180,145 +2,635
Netherlands 200,508 103,998 -96,510
Japan 112,094 191,617 +79,523
Viet Nam 95,888 191,442 +95,554
Spain 125,629 101,211 -24,418
Pakistan 118,004 95,188 -22,816

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 8,432,372
France 1,099,515
China 1,053,135
United Arab Emirates 617,169
Japan 412,581

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 4,600,206 3,832,166 -768,040
France 474,497 625,018 +150,521
China 593,788 459,347 -134,441
United Arab Emirates 401,799 215,370 -186,429
Japan 177,354 235,227 +57,873
United States 181,800 195,572 +13,772
Viet Nam 95,958 207,490 +111,532
Thailand 180,865 33,097 -147,768
Pakistan 120,286 80,475 -39,811
Spain 123,279 45,122 -78,157

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 37
Inner London - West 24
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - East and North East 16
West Midlands 14

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 23 30 +7
Inner London - West 13 17 +4
Inner London - East 13 12 -1
Outer London - East and North East 9 15 +6
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0

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) 9,930,428
Air transport 1,648,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,501,605
Other 465,259
Road transport 52,635

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) 5,349,576 4,580,852 -768,724
Air transport 801,094 847,883 +46,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 706,583 795,022 +88,439
Other 437,619 27,640 -409,979
Road transport 21,092 31,543 +10,451

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,221,806
Southampton 2,617,029
London Gateway Port 1,647,130
London Heathrow Airport 737,605
Dover 726,841

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 3,252,649 1,969,157 -1,283,492
Southampton 1,375,305 1,241,724 -133,581
London Gateway Port 539,491 1,107,639 +568,148
London Heathrow Airport 388,800 348,805 -39,995
Dover 298,875 427,966 +129,091
000 437,619 27,640 -409,979
Eurotunnel 209,670 194,163 -15,507
London 154,367 141,462 -12,905
East Midlands Airport 145,034 134,756 -10,278
Birmingham Airport 91,059 177,322 +86,263

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 113
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 108
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Food and beverage service activities 7
Other personal service activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 20
2026-02 20
2026-01 34
2025-12 29

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 86
0-1m 58
54m+ 34
Other 22
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 £
Ghana 887,230
United States 769,722
Nigeria 461,057
Ireland 453,666
Denmark 414,082

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 £
Ghana 81,191 806,039 +724,848
United States 252,523 517,199 +264,676
Nigeria 23,982 437,075 +413,093
Ireland 353,001 100,665 -252,336
Denmark 216,485 197,597 -18,888
Netherlands 89,083 188,921 +99,838
Germany 142,711 98,127 -44,584
Poland 66,582 73,964 +7,382
France 55,869 71,590 +15,721
Switzerland 81,220 39,886 -41,334

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 20,967
Ireland 1,657
China 248

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 16,968 3,999 -12,969
Ireland 170 1,487 +1,317
China 48 200 +152

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) 2,660,572
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,923,361
Air transport 517,798
Other 23,275

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) 600,317 2,060,255 +1,459,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,054,390 868,971 -185,419
Air transport 238,303 279,495 +41,192
Other 17,187 6,088 -11,099

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,593,834
Dover / Eurotunnel 964,716
Southampton 656,953
Immingham Docks 454,598
Holyhead 289,703

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 268,228 1,325,606 +1,057,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 525,566 439,150 -86,416
Southampton 193,261 463,692 +270,431
Immingham Docks 224,729 229,869 +5,140
Holyhead 212,561 77,142 -135,419
London Heathrow Airport 61,564 164,388 +102,824
Felixstowe 104,357 119,539 +15,182
Liverpool Docks 53,595 148,932 +95,337
East Midlands Airport 108,805 63,637 -45,168
Dover 50,601 37,595 -13,006

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