Import/export HS code 3805: Oils from pine trees and similar plants

Natural oils made by processing pine or coniferous woods, including turpentine, dipentene, and pine oil

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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 £
India 4,604,752
China 494,450
France 341,482
Netherlands 201,538
Germany 199,058

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 2,491,721 2,113,031 -378,690
China 379,249 115,201 -264,048
France 218,833 122,649 -96,184
Netherlands 70,504 131,034 +60,530
Germany 90,402 108,656 +18,254
Portugal 69,043 72,826 +3,783
Belgium 112,372 22,660 -89,712
Spain 71,666 62,549 -9,117
United States 102,816 26,583 -76,233
Brazil 24,680 74,394 +49,714

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 4,604,752
China 535,482
United States 485,337
Spain 298,152
France 210,703

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 2,491,721 2,113,031 -378,690
China 381,271 154,211 -227,060
United States 303,326 182,011 -121,315
Spain 156,494 141,658 -14,836
France 139,269 71,434 -67,835
Portugal 89,652 83,359 -6,293
Germany 78,517 62,918 -15,599
Brazil 32,260 54,851 +22,591
New Zealand 0 85,986 +85,986
Argentina 0 50,218 +50,218

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Merseyside 3
Cheshire 2
Essex 2
Kent 2

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Merseyside 1 3 +2
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 0 2 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +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) 5,658,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 954,134
Air transport 116,119
Other 52

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) 3,087,792 2,571,156 -516,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 569,714 384,420 -185,294
Air transport 63,224 52,895 -10,329
Other 52 0 -52

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,296,091
Felixstowe 1,020,481
Dover 425,099
Immingham Docks 170,341
London 141,104

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,322,552 1,973,539 -349,013
Felixstowe 555,190 465,291 -89,899
Dover 190,109 234,990 +44,881
Immingham Docks 93,064 77,277 -15,787
London 139,486 1,618 -137,868
Thamesport 21,559 87,066 +65,507
Middlesbrough 107,331 0 -107,331
Portsmouth 68,215 22,564 -45,651
Liverpool Docks 84,719 0 -84,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,071 0 -56,071

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Other manufacturing 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 2
2026-01 2
2025-11 2

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 9
54m+ 9
15m-54m 4
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 144,867
France 108,593
United States 98,603
South Korea 86,812
Ireland 67,889

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 £
Netherlands 141,578 3,289 -138,289
France 65,701 42,892 -22,809
United States 87,616 10,987 -76,629
South Korea 65,686 21,126 -44,560
Ireland 28,167 39,722 +11,555
Saint Lucia 23,479 17,135 -6,344
Nigeria 7,239 23,097 +15,858
Italy 0 25,355 +25,355
Trinidad and Tobago 16,821 5,500 -11,321
Spain 8,235 9,251 +1,016

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 1,424
China 930

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 1,045 379 -666
China 930 0 -930

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) 397,336
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 349,608
Air transport 57,892
Other 7,109

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) 278,480 118,856 -159,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 239,220 110,388 -128,832
Air transport 16,205 41,687 +25,482
Other 5,108 2,001 -3,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 291,451
London Gateway Port 246,457
Portsmouth 53,807
ZLC 30,340
Heysham 28,834

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 231,288 60,163 -171,125
London Gateway Port 200,171 46,286 -153,885
Portsmouth 30,105 23,702 -6,403
ZLC 7,230 23,110 +15,880
Heysham 14,904 13,930 -974
Dover 17,670 8,646 -9,024
Southampton 3,888 18,676 +14,788
Holyhead 5,329 14,292 +8,963
Liverpool Docks 4,635 13,635 +9,000
London Heathrow Airport 6,350 10,323 +3,973

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3805

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

Description: Natural oils made by processing pine or coniferous woods, including turpentine, dipentene, and pine oil