Import/export HS code 34012090: Various soap forms

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  • 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 £
Thailand 7,701,012
China 6,928,173
Belgium 5,030,050
Germany 4,524,445
Sweden 4,323,603

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 £
Thailand 3,102,215 4,598,797 +1,496,582
China 3,108,137 3,820,036 +711,899
Belgium 2,130,102 2,899,948 +769,846
Germany 2,314,977 2,209,468 -105,509
Sweden 1,971,346 2,352,257 +380,911
United States 2,175,565 2,122,383 -53,182
Poland 2,886,492 1,382,083 -1,504,409
Netherlands 1,903,786 1,735,923 -167,863
Spain 1,414,455 1,524,039 +109,584
Colombia 1,072,933 1,275,034 +202,101

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 £
Thailand 7,699,991
China 7,152,086
Poland 5,968,330
Sweden 4,546,796
United States 4,455,839

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 £
Thailand 3,101,194 4,598,797 +1,497,603
China 3,233,091 3,918,995 +685,904
Poland 3,880,620 2,087,710 -1,792,910
Sweden 1,903,254 2,643,542 +740,288
United States 2,281,227 2,174,612 -106,615
Germany 2,147,373 2,124,670 -22,703
Belgium 1,088,806 2,249,566 +1,160,760
Spain 1,555,750 1,594,441 +38,691
Netherlands 1,596,136 1,003,635 -592,501
Colombia 1,088,043 1,280,754 +192,711

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
Inner London - East 28
Greater Manchester 24
Outer London - West and North West 22
Outer London - East and North East 20

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 25 28 +3
Inner London - East 16 21 +5
Greater Manchester 14 19 +5
Outer London - West and North West 12 17 +5
Outer London - East and North East 11 14 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 16 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
West Midlands 9 6 -3

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) 27,325,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,785,045
Air transport 2,268,166
Other 1,332,709
Road transport 42,385

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) 13,955,307 13,369,875 -585,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,024,590 12,760,455 +735,865
Air transport 1,140,550 1,127,616 -12,934
Other 840,477 492,232 -348,245
Road transport 30,755 11,630 -19,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 11,002,717
Felixstowe 10,846,843
Southampton 7,762,160
Harwich 3,389,270
Dover 2,907,767

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 £
Immingham Docks 5,271,192 5,731,525 +460,333
Felixstowe 5,091,258 5,755,585 +664,327
Southampton 3,142,407 4,619,753 +1,477,346
Harwich 2,291,215 1,098,055 -1,193,160
Dover 1,511,702 1,396,065 -115,637
London Gateway Port 1,913,936 862,494 -1,051,442
Grangemouth Docks 1,145,826 1,275,034 +129,208
Middlesbrough 715,978 1,273,049 +557,071
Dover / Eurotunnel 973,728 771,565 -202,163
Hull 814,156 829,398 +15,242

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
155
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
105
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 53
2026-04 54
2026-03 48
2026-02 50
2026-01 44

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 106
54m+ 90
0-1m 73
15m-54m 39
Other 19

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 5,174,783
Poland 4,974,619
Ireland 3,284,225
Saudi Arabia 3,114,569
Germany 1,570,632

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 2,080,456 3,094,327 +1,013,871
Poland 2,371,964 2,602,655 +230,691
Ireland 1,644,758 1,639,467 -5,291
Saudi Arabia 1,044,742 2,069,827 +1,025,085
Germany 711,283 859,349 +148,066
Netherlands 841,574 695,893 -145,681
France 741,504 682,910 -58,594
Canada 563,369 681,443 +118,074
Belgium 517,400 308,657 -208,743
Aruba 221,548 239,985 +18,437

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 183,746
China 75,280
Italy 68,295
Netherlands 45,339
Sweden 44,560

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 126,023 57,723 -68,300
China 5,527 69,753 +64,226
Italy 41,388 26,907 -14,481
Netherlands 35,093 10,246 -24,847
Sweden 28,367 16,193 -12,174
India 11,372 12,899 +1,527
Ireland 8,277 13,562 +5,285
Germany 6,133 5,801 -332
South Korea 9,647 47 -9,600
United States 4,605 3,467 -1,138

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) 17,199,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,782,736
Air transport 911,677
Other 858,469

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) 8,901,638 8,297,440 -604,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,523,417 8,259,319 +1,735,902
Air transport 491,857 419,820 -72,037
Other 432,534 425,935 -6,599

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,895,892
London Gateway Port 6,082,076
Immingham Docks 5,082,463
Southampton 4,954,917
Liverpool Docks 3,236,980

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 4,406,049 4,489,843 +83,794
London Gateway Port 2,535,065 3,547,011 +1,011,946
Immingham Docks 2,693,199 2,389,264 -303,935
Southampton 2,069,251 2,885,666 +816,415
Liverpool Docks 1,463,821 1,773,159 +309,338
Felixstowe 766,515 442,375 -324,140
000 432,534 425,935 -6,599
Holyhead 392,327 399,443 +7,116
London Heathrow Airport 291,397 266,201 -25,196
Dover 414,009 123,501 -290,508

Quick facts

HS code: 34012090

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

Description: Soap in shapes or forms not listed elsewhere, such as blocks or molded pieces