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 18,958,283
France 8,177,529
Germany 4,286,093
Netherlands 2,857,658
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 16,385,450 2,572,833 -13,812,617
France 2,299,014 5,878,515 +3,579,501
Germany 603,716 3,682,377 +3,078,661
Netherlands 1,411,652 1,446,006 +34,354
Belgium 1,003,616 1,514,556 +510,940
Italy 1,115,365 496,366 -618,999
Poland 32,118 846,600 +814,482
Slovenia 385,538 365,451 -20,087
Spain 6,413 723,487 +717,074
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 19,020,182
France 13,947,235
Italy 4,304,647
United States 1,058,674
Spain 715,754

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 12,051,136 6,969,046 -5,082,090
France 7,128,334 6,818,901 -309,433
Italy 2,237,253 2,067,394 -169,859
United States 798,845 259,829 -539,016
Spain 0 715,754 +715,754
China 320,334 239,381 -80,953
Romania 0 503,200 +503,200
Slovenia 90,234 228,665 +138,431
Israel 311,207 0 -311,207
Netherlands 152,813 147,995 -4,818

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 1 +0
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) 38,499,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,258,256
Air transport 936,303
Other 34,189

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) 22,842,477 15,657,277 -7,185,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 446,809 1,811,447 +1,364,638
Air transport 241,100 695,203 +454,103
Other 18,109 16,080 -2,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 12,535,976
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,496,494
Felixstowe 8,052,656
Dover 7,656,854
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 6,325,632 6,210,344 -115,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,629,073 1,867,421 -6,761,652
Felixstowe 3,449,073 4,603,583 +1,154,510
Dover 4,002,541 3,654,313 -348,228
Birmingham Airport 212,057 693,963 +481,906
Harwich 219,009 643,679 +424,670
Killingholme 135,821 182,640 +46,819
Thamesport 237,585 0 -237,585
Immingham Docks 39,265 185,333 +146,068
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
2026-05 4
2026-04 5
2026-03 7
2026-02 6
2026-01 6

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 673,261
Italy 345,698
Germany 293,034

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 1,099,127 2,081,819 +982,692
France 604,186 239,865 -364,321
Ireland 115,468 557,793 +442,325
Italy 316,673 29,025 -287,648
Germany 277,658 15,376 -262,282
Netherlands 278,313 8,030 -270,283
Austria 244,293 14,950 -229,343
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 1,126
Ireland 426

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 916 210 -706
Ireland 426 0 -426

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) 2,850,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,488,647
Air transport 973,879
Other 1,552

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) 1,655,957 1,194,820 -461,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 632,685 1,855,962 +1,223,277
Air transport 736,811 237,068 -499,743
Other 1,342 210 -1,132

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,847,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,717,404
London Heathrow Airport 901,419
Liverpool Docks 503,785
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 1,176,964 540,440 -636,524
London Heathrow Airport 667,532 233,887 -433,645
Liverpool Docks 432,401 71,384 -361,017
Immingham Docks 317,363 45,368 -271,995
Hull 316,673 0 -316,673
Holyhead 34,574 191,865 +157,291
Heysham 10,667 182,509 +171,842
Portsmouth 0 131,621 +131,621
Manchester Airport 68,079 0 -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