Import/export HS code 38089323: Urea or sulphonylurea-based herbicides

Herbicides based on derivatives of urea or sulphonylurea, effective against weeds

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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 £
Switzerland 19,637,021
France 8,244,213
Germany 4,249,565
Netherlands 2,879,246
Belgium 2,518,172

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 £
Switzerland 14,378,167 5,258,854 -9,119,313
France 2,197,187 6,047,026 +3,849,839
Germany 514,357 3,735,208 +3,220,851
Netherlands 1,443,968 1,435,278 -8,690
Belgium 938,603 1,579,569 +640,966
Italy 768,147 843,584 +75,437
Poland 32,118 819,067 +786,949
Slovenia 358,786 386,768 +27,982
Spain 6,413 667,024 +660,611
Romania 0 503,200 +503,200

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 £
Germany 19,064,100
France 14,693,982
Italy 4,321,038
United States 1,058,674
Spain 659,291

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 £
Germany 11,160,958 7,903,142 -3,257,816
France 5,896,873 8,797,109 +2,900,236
Italy 2,188,631 2,132,407 -56,224
United States 393,882 664,792 +270,910
Spain 0 659,291 +659,291
China 308,750 245,530 -63,220
Romania 0 503,200 +503,200
Slovenia 75,066 243,833 +168,767
Israel 311,207 0 -311,207
Netherlands 149,887 113,846 -36,041

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Inner London - West 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 0 1 +1
North Wales 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) 39,192,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,300,630
Air transport 936,303
Other 62,469

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) 20,250,217 18,941,826 -1,308,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 489,183 1,811,447 +1,322,264
Air transport 176,087 760,216 +584,129
Other 50,684 11,785 -38,899

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 13,351,819
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,503,283
Felixstowe 8,069,170
Dover 7,537,609
Birmingham Airport 906,020

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 £
Eurotunnel 5,177,488 8,174,331 +2,996,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,312,165 2,191,118 -6,121,047
Felixstowe 2,857,925 5,211,245 +2,353,320
Dover 3,462,681 4,074,928 +612,247
Birmingham Airport 147,044 758,976 +611,932
Harwich 216,083 609,530 +393,447
Killingholme 135,821 182,640 +46,819
Immingham Docks 63,932 188,070 +124,138
Thamesport 237,585 0 -237,585
Newhaven 132,181 3,429 -128,752

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 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
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
2026-04 5
2026-03 7
2026-02 6
2026-01 6
2025-11 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+ 10
1m-15m 4
Other 3
15m-54m 2
0-1m 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 £
United States 3,180,946
France 844,051
Ireland 677,378
Netherlands 348,529
Italy 345,698

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 1,031,048 2,149,898 +1,118,850
France 604,186 239,865 -364,321
Ireland 104,921 572,457 +467,536
Netherlands 340,499 8,030 -332,469
Italy 316,673 29,025 -287,648
Germany 277,658 15,376 -262,282
Austria 244,293 0 -244,293
Spain 0 125,418 +125,418
Romania 46,044 30,624 -15,420
Czechia 43,833 32,498 -11,335

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 1,416
Ireland 638

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 987 429 -558
Ireland 530 108 -422

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) 2,901,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,488,647
Air transport 973,879
Other 2,054

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) 1,707,421 1,194,207 -513,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 632,685 1,855,962 +1,223,277
Air transport 668,732 305,147 -363,585
Other 1,517 537 -980

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,847,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,737,290
London Heathrow Airport 901,419
Liverpool Docks 508,628
Immingham Docks 362,731

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 £
Southampton 0 1,847,932 +1,847,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,211,800 525,490 -686,310
London Heathrow Airport 667,532 233,887 -433,645
Liverpool Docks 437,244 71,384 -365,860
Immingham Docks 317,363 45,368 -271,995
Hull 316,673 0 -316,673
Holyhead 19,009 206,202 +187,193
Heysham 10,667 182,509 +171,842
Portsmouth 0 131,621 +131,621
Manchester Airport 0 68,079 +68,079

Quick facts

HS code: 38089323

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

Description: Herbicides based on derivatives of urea or sulphonylurea, effective against weeds