Import/export HS code 34012090: Various soap forms

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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 £
Thailand 7,333,989
China 6,879,748
Belgium 4,887,714
Germany 4,592,302
Poland 4,438,899

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 3,013,035 4,320,954 +1,307,919
China 2,869,410 4,010,338 +1,140,928
Belgium 2,091,283 2,796,431 +705,148
Germany 2,283,262 2,309,040 +25,778
Poland 2,871,760 1,567,139 -1,304,621
Sweden 2,034,306 2,330,172 +295,866
United States 2,129,805 2,185,913 +56,108
Netherlands 1,916,685 1,716,172 -200,513
Spain 1,467,340 1,570,783 +103,443
Colombia 1,026,312 1,423,577 +397,265

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 7,332,968
China 7,103,661
Poland 6,196,135
Sweden 4,527,751
United States 4,473,735

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 3,012,014 4,320,954 +1,308,940
China 2,991,081 4,112,580 +1,121,499
Poland 3,905,600 2,290,535 -1,615,065
Sweden 1,969,944 2,557,807 +587,863
United States 2,239,281 2,234,454 -4,827
Germany 2,121,593 2,192,505 +70,912
Spain 1,608,687 1,642,779 +34,092
Belgium 1,017,057 2,133,296 +1,116,239
Netherlands 1,613,775 1,016,719 -597,056
Colombia 1,034,872 1,435,847 +400,975

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 29
Greater Manchester 24
Outer London - West and North West 24
Outer London - East and North East 19

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 23 29 +6
Inner London - East 18 21 +3
Greater Manchester 14 19 +5
Outer London - West and North West 14 16 +2
Outer London - East and North East 10 13 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 16 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
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) 27,538,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,617,540
Air transport 2,237,824
Other 1,389,468
Road transport 47,023

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) 13,923,230 13,615,735 -307,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,756,176 12,861,364 +1,105,188
Air transport 1,131,668 1,106,156 -25,512
Other 841,534 547,934 -293,600
Road transport 30,456 16,567 -13,889

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 11,027,139
Felixstowe 10,656,384
Southampton 7,467,634
Harwich 3,486,670
Dover 3,066,031

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 5,251,010 5,776,129 +525,119
Felixstowe 4,908,010 5,748,374 +840,364
Southampton 3,014,703 4,452,931 +1,438,228
Harwich 2,281,166 1,205,504 -1,075,662
Dover 1,583,075 1,482,956 -100,119
London Gateway Port 1,927,968 977,338 -950,630
Grangemouth Docks 1,119,354 1,423,577 +304,223
Middlesbrough 668,755 1,145,896 +477,141
Dover / Eurotunnel 995,079 798,119 -196,960
Hull 794,870 863,594 +68,724

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 104
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
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
2026-04 54
2026-03 48
2026-02 50
2026-01 44
2025-12 57

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 37
Other 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 5,399,974
Poland 4,796,190
Ireland 3,308,489
Saudi Arabia 2,804,816
Netherlands 1,647,381

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 2,161,620 3,238,354 +1,076,734
Poland 2,339,999 2,456,191 +116,192
Ireland 1,696,169 1,612,320 -83,849
Saudi Arabia 1,089,138 1,715,678 +626,540
Netherlands 975,311 672,070 -303,241
Germany 718,822 796,426 +77,604
France 743,503 659,455 -84,048
Canada 537,245 568,949 +31,704
Belgium 571,649 312,838 -258,811
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 217,715
Italy 76,324
China 75,458
Netherlands 53,101
Sweden 52,984

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 156,173 61,542 -94,631
Italy 48,259 28,065 -20,194
China 5,936 69,522 +63,586
Netherlands 41,507 11,594 -29,913
Sweden 35,671 17,313 -18,358
India 11,257 13,109 +1,852
Ireland 8,277 13,562 +5,285
Germany 6,143 5,315 -828
South Korea 9,647 47 -9,600
United States 3,153 4,612 +1,459

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) 17,010,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,507,566
Air transport 949,716
Other 897,794
Road transport 41,872

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) 9,049,942 7,960,591 -1,089,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,625,739 7,881,827 +1,256,088
Air transport 527,471 422,245 -105,226
Other 481,645 416,149 -65,496
Road transport 41,872 0 -41,872

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,889,763
London Gateway Port 5,922,605
Southampton 5,008,907
Immingham Docks 4,847,483
Liverpool Docks 3,076,096

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 4,635,966 4,253,797 -382,169
London Gateway Port 2,862,896 3,059,709 +196,813
Southampton 1,990,623 3,018,284 +1,027,661
Immingham Docks 2,649,067 2,198,416 -450,651
Liverpool Docks 1,448,200 1,627,896 +179,696
Felixstowe 768,639 426,925 -341,714
000 481,645 416,149 -65,496
Holyhead 401,155 414,513 +13,358
London Heathrow Airport 325,498 282,845 -42,653
Dover 421,380 132,341 -289,039

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