Import/export HS code 38089110: Pyrethroid-based insecticides

Insecticides that use pyrethroids, chemicals similar to natural compounds found in chrysanthemums

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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 £
France 11,743,225
Netherlands 5,435,406
Belgium 3,380,356
Ireland 2,319,046
Germany 793,190

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 £
France 7,427,859 4,315,366 -3,112,493
Netherlands 2,551,282 2,884,124 +332,842
Belgium 1,759,036 1,621,320 -137,716
Ireland 1,199,311 1,119,735 -79,576
Germany 595,823 197,367 -398,456
Hungary 444,421 323,018 -121,403
Italy 271,304 329,179 +57,875
Turkey 127,815 347,855 +220,040
Poland 257,526 149,796 -107,730
China 137,886 188,638 +50,752

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 £
France 10,955,804
Netherlands 5,405,995
Belgium 3,617,839
Ireland 2,050,390
Italy 834,799

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 £
France 6,936,647 4,019,157 -2,917,490
Netherlands 2,542,364 2,863,631 +321,267
Belgium 1,831,480 1,786,359 -45,121
Ireland 1,063,153 987,237 -75,916
Italy 420,349 414,450 -5,899
Hungary 444,421 323,973 -120,448
Poland 396,206 195,504 -200,702
Japan 488,621 0 -488,621
Turkey 127,815 347,855 +220,040
Germany 234,463 203,280 -31,183

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Greater Manchester 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Lancashire 3
Suffolk 3

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Suffolk 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1

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) 19,423,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,775,055
Air transport 682,869
Other 281,806

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) 11,363,738 8,059,380 -3,304,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,197,659 3,577,396 +379,737
Air transport 458,504 224,365 -234,139
Other 149,308 132,498 -16,810

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,135,094
Eurotunnel 5,861,762
Hull 4,904,191
Holyhead 2,050,390
Immingham Docks 1,433,634

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 £
Dover 4,037,978 2,097,116 -1,940,862
Eurotunnel 3,427,114 2,434,648 -992,466
Hull 2,244,555 2,659,636 +415,081
Holyhead 1,063,153 987,237 -75,916
Immingham Docks 806,291 627,343 -178,948
Felixstowe 188,820 1,209,466 +1,020,646
Killingholme 589,512 459,658 -129,854
London 738,487 86,472 -652,015
Poole 258,431 343,403 +84,972
Portsmouth 438,330 131,144 -307,186

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 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Other manufacturing 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of food products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 9
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 12

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
54m+ 15
1m-15m 13
15m-54m 11
0-1m 7
Other 4

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 £
Ireland 3,708,111
Philippines 1,406,801
Viet Nam 1,179,328
Germany 1,146,534
France 840,243

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 £
Ireland 1,967,008 1,741,103 -225,905
Philippines 1,406,801 0 -1,406,801
Viet Nam 868,362 310,966 -557,396
Germany 450,973 695,561 +244,588
France 503,472 336,771 -166,701
Italy 288,440 319,465 +31,025
Netherlands 355,325 241,503 -113,822
Morocco 450,556 128,195 -322,361
Belgium 71,596 409,835 +338,239
Spain 210,006 245,102 +35,096

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 348,137
Netherlands 30,277
Spain 9,217
Nicaragua 8,025
Ireland 7,627

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 181,561 166,576 -14,985
Netherlands 14,779 15,498 +719
Spain 9,217 0 -9,217
Nicaragua 8,025 0 -8,025
Ireland 2,858 4,769 +1,911
France 2,874 3,510 +636
Germany 73 293 +220
Switzerland 31 0 -31

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) 10,009,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,055,889
Air transport 552,198
Other 517,181

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) 5,035,402 4,974,260 -61,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,410,122 1,645,767 -2,764,355
Air transport 320,792 231,406 -89,386
Other 292,113 225,068 -67,045

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,974,314
London Gateway Port 2,709,868
Felixstowe 1,708,155
Southampton 1,619,249
Holyhead 1,539,515

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 2,469,174 2,505,140 +35,966
London Gateway Port 1,818,009 891,859 -926,150
Felixstowe 1,332,017 376,138 -955,879
Southampton 1,426,658 192,591 -1,234,067
Holyhead 740,660 798,855 +58,195
Liverpool Docks 913,669 472,320 -441,349
Dover 153,878 470,920 +317,042
Heysham 166,570 413,829 +247,259
000 292,113 225,068 -67,045
London Heathrow Airport 235,216 197,725 -37,491

Quick facts

HS code: 38089110

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

Description: Insecticides that use pyrethroids, chemicals similar to natural compounds found in chrysanthemums