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 4,283,468
United States 655,985
China 493,914
France 284,211
Germany 177,290

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 2,358,922 1,924,546 -434,376
United States 630,534 25,451 -605,083
China 222,014 271,900 +49,886
France 136,808 147,403 +10,595
Germany 59,406 117,884 +58,478
Belgium 112,372 22,660 -89,712
Spain 65,817 61,010 -4,807
Portugal 52,854 41,225 -11,629
Netherlands 5,976 84,222 +78,246
Brazil 51,171 35,384 -15,787

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 4,283,468
United States 908,404
China 495,936
Spain 279,261
France 167,833

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 2,358,922 1,924,546 -434,376
United States 757,344 151,060 -606,284
China 224,036 271,900 +47,864
Spain 93,734 185,527 +91,793
France 128,389 39,444 -88,945
Portugal 73,463 50,639 -22,824
Germany 42,425 73,097 +30,672
Brazil 58,751 50,566 -8,185
New Zealand 0 53,407 +53,407
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
Cheshire 2
Essex 2
Kent 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 0 -4
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 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) 5,777,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 740,877
Air transport 122,227
Other 103

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) 3,312,069 2,465,470 -846,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 435,539 305,338 -130,201
Air transport 37,676 84,551 +46,875
Other 103 0 -103

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,014,325
Felixstowe 926,718
Liverpool Docks 442,641
Dover 288,182
Hull 189,579

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 2,188,295 1,826,030 -362,265
Felixstowe 397,955 528,763 +130,808
Liverpool Docks 442,641 0 -442,641
Dover 129,192 158,990 +29,798
Hull 173,579 16,000 -157,579
London 139,486 1,618 -137,868
Thamesport 2,678 105,947 +103,269
Middlesbrough 107,331 0 -107,331
Immingham Docks 44,447 51,933 +7,486
Portsmouth 73,547 19,230 -54,317

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 6
Other manufacturing 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 1
2025-06 4

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+ 7
15m-54m 4
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
South Korea 98,917
France 97,805
United States 93,468
Ireland 64,954

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
South Korea 77,092 21,825 -55,267
France 59,902 37,903 -21,999
United States 87,616 5,852 -81,764
Ireland 35,317 29,637 -5,680
Saint Lucia 16,898 19,319 +2,421
Nigeria 5,738 24,648 +18,910
Italy 0 25,355 +25,355
New Zealand 15,503 4,866 -10,637
Spain 8,263 9,223 +960

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 1,369
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 1,045 324 -721
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) 384,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 331,564
Air transport 53,486
Other 5,699
Road transport 878

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) 277,063 107,692 -169,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,490 106,074 -119,416
Air transport 19,624 33,862 +14,238
Other 5,117 582 -4,535
Road transport 878 0 -878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 282,170
London Gateway Port 231,281
Portsmouth 47,156
Southampton 32,858
Heysham 27,738

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 235,308 46,862 -188,446
London Gateway Port 178,611 52,670 -125,941
Portsmouth 21,211 25,945 +4,734
Southampton 12,346 20,512 +8,166
Heysham 16,055 11,683 -4,372
ZLC 8,108 18,466 +10,358
Dover 6,652 17,889 +11,237
Holyhead 11,319 12,861 +1,542
London Heathrow Airport 9,769 8,141 -1,628
London 0 15,986 +15,986

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