Import/export HS code 090210: Green tea in small packages

Green tea that is not fermented, sold in small packages weighing 3 kg or less

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Japan 13,207,006
Netherlands 4,620,787
Germany 3,654,683
Sri Lanka 3,115,543
China 2,867,116

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 £
Japan 3,334,129 9,872,877 +6,538,748
Netherlands 2,464,867 2,155,920 -308,947
Germany 2,122,768 1,531,915 -590,853
Sri Lanka 1,710,152 1,405,391 -304,761
China 897,565 1,969,551 +1,071,986
United States 1,108,377 1,146,307 +37,930
Poland 1,108,148 539,990 -568,158
Turkey 408,961 482,665 +73,704
Singapore 339,324 440,517 +101,193
Belgium 283,368 447,453 +164,085

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 £
Japan 15,578,543
China 4,881,558
Germany 3,790,126
Poland 3,368,902
Sri Lanka 3,138,564

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 £
Japan 3,873,485 11,705,058 +7,831,573
China 1,629,844 3,251,714 +1,621,870
Germany 2,641,519 1,148,607 -1,492,912
Poland 2,296,496 1,072,406 -1,224,090
Sri Lanka 1,697,372 1,441,192 -256,180
United States 1,096,935 1,020,393 -76,542
Turkey 408,961 482,665 +73,704
Singapore 339,324 429,875 +90,551
Taiwan 446,066 229,854 -216,212
India 293,067 234,217 -58,850

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 22
Outer London - West and North West 21
Inner London - West 12
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - South 8

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
Outer London - East and North East 20 15 -5
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Kent 4 3 -1
West Midlands 5 1 -4
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3

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) 16,950,863
Air transport 13,073,871
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,221,971
Other 288,279
Road transport 59,648

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) 9,017,060 7,933,803 -1,083,257
Air transport 2,580,702 10,493,169 +7,912,467
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,390,832 3,831,139 -559,693
Other 182,450 105,829 -76,621
Road transport 14,445 45,203 +30,758

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,510,607
Felixstowe 6,178,506
Southampton 5,324,136
Harwich 2,950,688
London Gateway Port 2,482,573

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 Heathrow Airport 1,802,456 8,708,151 +6,905,695
Felixstowe 3,294,524 2,883,982 -410,542
Southampton 2,356,705 2,967,431 +610,726
Harwich 2,168,725 781,963 -1,386,762
London Gateway Port 1,540,343 942,230 -598,113
London 1,750,434 573,503 -1,176,931
Dover 798,137 1,456,753 +658,616
Eurotunnel 376,536 962,255 +585,719
London Stansted Airport 390,556 791,519 +400,963
East Midlands Airport 189,783 720,952 +531,169

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 80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 33
2025-09 26
2025-08 17
2025-07 25

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 58
54m+ 32
0-1m 23
15m-54m 23
Other 5

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 7,709,808
France 7,047,754
United States 4,403,461
Ireland 3,346,373
Canada 2,357,950

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 3,315,187 4,394,621 +1,079,434
France 3,732,362 3,315,392 -416,970
United States 2,584,160 1,819,301 -764,859
Ireland 1,872,568 1,473,805 -398,763
Canada 1,285,899 1,072,051 -213,848
United Arab Emirates 483,618 1,131,165 +647,547
Italy 676,448 655,855 -20,593
Saudi Arabia 227,414 421,682 +194,268
Switzerland 207,364 290,995 +83,631
Germany 313,495 156,683 -156,812

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 £
Ireland 1,337,621
XU 207,235
XI 137,459
India 32,810
Kenya 14,577

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 £
Ireland 993,471 344,150 -649,321
XU 103,587 103,648 +61
XI 83,000 54,459 -28,541
India 16,207 16,603 +396
Kenya 7,232 7,345 +113
Sri Lanka 5,085 8,600 +3,515
Germany 9,352 4,207 -5,145
Belgium 6,673 6,530 -143
Poland 9,343 3,794 -5,549
Japan 2,127 5,467 +3,340

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) 19,625,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,011,371
Air transport 2,450,258
Other 1,822,912
Rail transport 3,390

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) 9,382,112 10,243,795 +861,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,669,579 4,341,792 -1,327,787
Air transport 592,197 1,858,061 +1,265,864
Other 1,254,823 568,089 -686,734
Rail transport 3,390 0 -3,390

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,854,626
Dover 5,727,317
Liverpool Docks 5,186,924
Eurotunnel 3,769,233
London Gateway Port 2,046,737

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 3,841,652 4,012,974 +171,322
Dover 2,725,250 3,002,067 +276,817
Liverpool Docks 2,651,417 2,535,507 -115,910
Eurotunnel 1,923,002 1,846,231 -76,771
London Gateway Port 943,097 1,103,640 +160,543
000 1,254,823 568,089 -686,734
Southampton 1,246,034 349,748 -896,286
London Heathrow Airport 292,080 1,009,376 +717,296
Holyhead 301,384 586,905 +285,521
Felixstowe 558,985 191,163 -367,822

Quick facts

HS code: 090210

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

Description: Green tea that is not fermented, sold in small packages weighing 3 kg or less