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 13,747,018
Netherlands 4,721,367
China 3,868,825
Germany 3,433,177
Sri Lanka 2,979,296

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 3,599,305 10,147,713 +6,548,408
Netherlands 2,514,014 2,207,353 -306,661
China 895,341 2,973,484 +2,078,143
Germany 1,976,254 1,456,923 -519,331
Sri Lanka 1,556,276 1,423,020 -133,256
United States 1,150,837 1,005,366 -145,471
Poland 927,875 566,150 -361,725
Turkey 399,431 491,180 +91,749
Singapore 338,144 440,517 +102,373
Belgium 281,484 447,453 +165,969

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 16,168,255
China 5,863,961
Germany 3,524,141
Poland 3,376,656
Sri Lanka 2,996,595

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 4,242,903 11,925,352 +7,682,449
China 1,715,199 4,148,762 +2,433,563
Germany 2,419,639 1,104,502 -1,315,137
Poland 2,126,796 1,249,860 -876,936
Sri Lanka 1,485,659 1,510,936 +25,277
United States 1,144,388 870,389 -273,999
Turkey 399,431 491,180 +91,749
Singapore 338,144 429,875 +91,731
Taiwan 441,579 221,605 -219,974
India 267,910 274,882 +6,972

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 22
Inner London - West 12
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - South 10

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 21 13 -8
Outer London - West and North West 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 6 10 +4
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Outer London - South 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Kent 3 3 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
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) 18,001,672
Air transport 13,241,750
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,090,855
Other 274,497
Road transport 100,260

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) 8,948,732 9,052,940 +104,208
Air transport 2,556,278 10,685,472 +8,129,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,324,537 3,766,318 -558,219
Other 166,204 108,293 -57,911
Road transport 17,381 82,879 +65,498

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,620,001
Southampton 6,448,993
Felixstowe 6,152,033
Harwich 2,723,100
London Gateway Port 2,503,961

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 1,748,772 8,871,229 +7,122,457
Southampton 2,743,710 3,705,283 +961,573
Felixstowe 3,183,548 2,968,485 -215,063
Harwich 1,853,211 869,889 -983,322
London Gateway Port 1,532,651 971,310 -561,341
Dover 822,232 1,514,679 +692,447
London 1,744,225 591,709 -1,152,516
Eurotunnel 380,249 947,494 +567,245
London Stansted Airport 408,978 816,000 +407,022
East Midlands Airport 201,603 725,117 +523,514

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 42
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 15
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
2026-01 27
2025-11 25
2025-10 33
2025-09 26
2025-08 17

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 55
54m+ 33
15m-54m 25
0-1m 23
Other 6

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 7,645,386
France 7,026,834
United States 4,338,926
Ireland 3,259,202
Canada 2,343,099

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 3,279,202 4,366,184 +1,086,982
France 3,690,309 3,336,525 -353,784
United States 2,640,914 1,698,012 -942,902
Ireland 1,764,425 1,494,777 -269,648
Canada 1,288,753 1,054,346 -234,407
United Arab Emirates 494,351 1,099,161 +604,810
Italy 680,400 654,053 -26,347
Saudi Arabia 227,414 443,388 +215,974
Switzerland 177,794 306,480 +128,686
Germany 299,049 141,352 -157,697

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 1,289,614
XI 133,523
India 32,250
Kenya 14,805
Sri Lanka 13,903

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 891,558 398,056 -493,502
XI 78,279 55,244 -23,035
India 17,087 15,163 -1,924
Kenya 7,529 7,276 -253
Sri Lanka 4,932 8,971 +4,039
Belgium 6,666 6,720 +54
Japan 3,405 4,265 +860
Poland 4,356 2,518 -1,838
Germany 1,800 4,579 +2,779
China 3,584 2,167 -1,417

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) 19,559,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,936,644
Air transport 2,447,706
Other 1,751,388
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) 9,304,859 10,254,891 +950,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,750,818 4,185,826 -1,564,992
Air transport 585,773 1,861,933 +1,276,160
Other 1,134,420 616,968 -517,452
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 7,592,061
Dover 5,851,447
Liverpool Docks 5,196,332
Eurotunnel 3,803,360
London Gateway Port 2,056,480

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 3,614,658 3,977,403 +362,745
Dover 2,792,630 3,058,817 +266,187
Liverpool Docks 2,821,990 2,374,342 -447,648
Eurotunnel 1,970,379 1,832,981 -137,398
London Gateway Port 966,780 1,089,700 +122,920
000 1,134,420 616,968 -517,452
Southampton 1,199,011 337,513 -861,498
London Heathrow Airport 307,342 976,661 +669,319
Holyhead 296,028 596,421 +300,393
Felixstowe 550,964 216,479 -334,485

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