Import/export HS code 38089311: Phenoxy-phytohormone-based herbicides

Herbicides that use phenoxy-phytohormones to control weeds

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  • 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 £
Austria 3,515,090
France 1,967,077
Denmark 253,186
Ireland 230,489
Hungary 145,422

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 £
Austria 2,081,555 1,433,535 -648,020
France 1,233,304 733,773 -499,531
Denmark 253,186 0 -253,186
Ireland 134,607 95,882 -38,725
Hungary 53,398 92,024 +38,626
Poland 82,006 59,480 -22,526
Netherlands 0 119,281 +119,281
Belgium 26,242 48,840 +22,598
Sweden 0 74,906 +74,906
Switzerland 10,638 3,823 -6,815

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 £
Austria 3,384,528
France 1,917,421
Denmark 538,039
Belgium 172,107
Turkey 40,929

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 £
Austria 1,991,922 1,392,606 -599,316
France 1,075,435 841,986 -233,449
Denmark 418,758 119,281 -299,477
Belgium 82,575 89,532 +6,957
Turkey 0 40,929 +40,929
United States 0 17,053 +17,053
Norway 7,801 7,496 -305
United Kingdom 0 11,516 +11,516

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 1
Northern Ireland 1
North Wales 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1
West Yorkshire 1

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
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 0 1 +1
North Wales 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0

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) 6,089,394
Other 454,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,496

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) 3,576,491 2,512,903 -1,063,588
Other 306,246 148,641 -157,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 7,496 +7,496

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,946,063
Immingham Docks 1,451,704
Killingholme 1,234,854
000 454,887
Eurotunnel 160,777

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 1,670,755 1,275,308 -395,447
Immingham Docks 694,550 757,154 +62,604
Killingholme 1,061,926 172,928 -888,998
000 306,246 148,641 -157,605
Eurotunnel 57,370 103,407 +46,037
London 0 119,281 +119,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,159 0 -74,159
Newhaven 0 52,441 +52,441
Purfleet 17,731 28,364 +10,633
Holyhead 0 6,721 +6,721

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-06 3
2025-05 4
2025-04 3

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+ 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 £
France 22,129,325
Canada 12,989,592
United States 7,801,081
Ireland 6,030,565
Belgium 5,096,465

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 £
France 10,823,035 11,306,290 +483,255
Canada 8,295,591 4,694,001 -3,601,590
United States 3,460,911 4,340,170 +879,259
Ireland 3,688,037 2,342,528 -1,345,509
Belgium 3,659,560 1,436,905 -2,222,655
Germany 2,378,723 2,293,816 -84,907
Austria 2,491,901 1,609,237 -882,664
Chile 2,963,122 478,427 -2,484,695
Norway 1,279,094 0 -1,279,094
Japan 389,669 529,879 +140,210

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 162,027
Ireland 14,443
France 104

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 66,323 95,704 +29,381
Ireland 8,346 6,097 -2,249
France 104 0 -104

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) 43,003,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,673,526
Other 176,574
Air transport 3,746

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) 23,995,618 19,007,711 -4,987,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,940,676 10,732,850 -6,207,826
Other 74,773 101,801 +27,028
Air transport 3,746 0 -3,746

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 26,526,399
Liverpool Docks 18,232,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,728,553
Southampton 5,355,891
London Gateway Port 4,925,127

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 £
Immingham Docks 13,737,015 12,789,384 -947,631
Liverpool Docks 11,900,998 6,331,132 -5,569,866
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,923,778 2,804,775 -1,119,003
Southampton 994,436 4,361,455 +3,367,019
London Gateway Port 4,063,759 861,368 -3,202,391
Hull 3,517,180 716,913 -2,800,267
Heysham 1,460,566 485,232 -975,334
Felixstowe 768,469 518,027 -250,442
Holyhead 148,904 471,527 +322,623
Middlesbrough 360,991 178,268 -182,723

Quick facts

HS code: 38089311

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

Description: Herbicides that use phenoxy-phytohormones to control weeds