Import/export HS code 34012090: Various soap forms

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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 £
Thailand 7,049,201
China 5,963,739
Germany 4,331,847
Poland 4,253,751
United States 4,214,316

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 3,177,084 3,872,117 +695,033
China 2,865,144 3,098,595 +233,451
Germany 2,222,604 2,109,243 -113,361
Poland 2,658,222 1,595,529 -1,062,693
United States 2,044,340 2,169,976 +125,636
Belgium 2,039,855 2,024,967 -14,888
Sweden 1,985,000 1,777,854 -207,146
Netherlands 1,986,772 1,438,880 -547,892
Spain 1,424,311 1,262,574 -161,737
Colombia 1,099,308 1,169,396 +70,088

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 6,978,241
China 6,326,276
Poland 5,918,019
United States 4,240,486
Germany 4,003,280

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 3,106,124 3,872,117 +765,993
China 3,137,673 3,188,603 +50,930
Poland 3,721,333 2,196,686 -1,524,647
United States 2,052,746 2,187,740 +134,994
Germany 2,067,567 1,935,713 -131,854
Sweden 1,923,509 1,851,407 -72,102
Spain 1,564,593 1,332,116 -232,477
Netherlands 1,786,986 859,768 -927,218
Belgium 827,405 1,504,204 +676,799
Colombia 1,107,868 1,175,946 +68,078

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Inner London - East 25
Greater Manchester 24
Outer London - West and North West 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18

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 27 24 -3
Inner London - East 20 16 -4
Greater Manchester 16 18 +2
Outer London - West and North West 16 13 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 12 -1
Outer London - East and North East 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 11 +1
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
West Midlands 8 6 -2

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) 24,998,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,455,996
Air transport 2,096,042
Other 1,506,226
Road transport 45,990

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) 13,571,668 11,426,691 -2,144,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,080,555 11,375,441 -705,114
Air transport 1,232,758 863,284 -369,474
Other 883,483 622,743 -260,740
Road transport 31,150 14,840 -16,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,018,197
Felixstowe 9,082,677
Southampton 7,455,427
London Gateway Port 3,399,756
Harwich 3,277,808

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 5,266,909 4,751,288 -515,621
Felixstowe 4,704,101 4,378,576 -325,525
Southampton 3,028,822 4,426,605 +1,397,783
London Gateway Port 2,435,464 964,292 -1,471,172
Harwich 2,158,968 1,118,840 -1,040,128
Dover 1,384,403 1,510,761 +126,358
Grangemouth Docks 1,118,467 1,243,279 +124,812
Middlesbrough 746,274 998,747 +252,473
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,008,106 609,732 -398,374
000 883,483 622,743 -260,740

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 149
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Other personal service activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 55
2025-10 68
2025-09 56
2025-08 61

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 99
54m+ 83
0-1m 69
15m-54m 37
Other 16

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 4,914,106
Poland 4,205,462
Ireland 3,188,026
Saudi Arabia 2,024,499
Netherlands 1,993,215

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 2,593,912 2,320,194 -273,718
Poland 2,404,210 1,801,252 -602,958
Ireland 1,761,904 1,426,122 -335,782
Saudi Arabia 856,853 1,167,646 +310,793
Netherlands 1,457,543 535,672 -921,871
Germany 729,346 742,384 +13,038
France 889,262 417,289 -471,973
Canada 557,884 535,116 -22,768
Belgium 583,522 286,282 -297,240
Australia 291,621 213,984 -77,637

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 231,758
Italy 86,170
China 62,987
Netherlands 62,705
Sweden 61,227

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 177,791 53,967 -123,824
Italy 61,895 24,275 -37,620
China 5,847 57,140 +51,293
Netherlands 49,189 13,516 -35,673
Sweden 47,293 13,934 -33,359
India 11,854 12,310 +456
Ireland 17,982 1,336 -16,646
Germany 5,850 4,088 -1,762
South Korea 9,647 0 -9,647
France 8,132 115 -8,017

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) 16,029,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,375,631
Air transport 1,002,210
Other 874,164
Road transport 100,722

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) 9,350,138 6,679,310 -2,670,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,398,161 5,977,470 -1,420,691
Air transport 635,369 366,841 -268,528
Other 518,850 355,314 -163,536
Road transport 100,722 0 -100,722

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,663,918
London Gateway Port 4,993,945
Immingham Docks 4,465,790
Southampton 4,122,198
Liverpool Docks 3,231,279

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 5,143,971 3,519,947 -1,624,024
London Gateway Port 2,874,566 2,119,379 -755,187
Immingham Docks 2,644,628 1,821,162 -823,466
Southampton 1,898,860 2,223,338 +324,478
Liverpool Docks 1,686,699 1,544,580 -142,119
Felixstowe 1,038,108 351,694 -686,414
000 518,850 355,314 -163,536
Holyhead 412,546 333,650 -78,896
London Heathrow Airport 388,279 249,210 -139,069
Dover 433,032 148,694 -284,338

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