Import/export HS code 090220: Various green tea

Green tea that is not fermented, sold in larger packages or bulk quantities

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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 £
Japan 10,139,794
China 8,973,651
India 2,881,770
France 2,533,115
Germany 2,139,422

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 £
Japan 1,586,093 8,553,701 +6,967,608
China 4,341,253 4,632,398 +291,145
India 1,500,070 1,381,700 -118,370
France 1,044,394 1,488,721 +444,327
Germany 1,099,057 1,040,365 -58,692
Sri Lanka 1,332,904 595,991 -736,913
Italy 363,171 814,354 +451,183
Netherlands 353,323 507,102 +153,779
Viet Nam 400,677 446,684 +46,007
Romania 257,552 186,596 -70,956

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 12,079,996
China 9,667,147
India 2,952,409
France 2,201,124
Sri Lanka 1,986,441

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 2,140,632 9,939,364 +7,798,732
China 4,694,434 4,972,713 +278,279
India 1,506,879 1,445,530 -61,349
France 857,231 1,343,893 +486,662
Sri Lanka 1,388,460 597,981 -790,479
Germany 662,644 472,262 -190,382
Viet Nam 494,618 507,896 +13,278
Taiwan 262,932 242,860 -20,072
Poland 218,884 249,711 +30,827
Romania 258,429 186,596 -71,833

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - West 9
Kent 8
Outer London - East and North East 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
Inner London - East 10 12 +2
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Kent 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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) 18,664,796
Air transport 9,907,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,755,285
Other 351,408
Road transport 136,510

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) 8,950,026 9,714,770 +764,744
Air transport 1,941,348 7,965,727 +6,024,379
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,895,885 3,859,400 +963,515
Other 252,659 98,749 -153,910
Road transport 37,387 99,123 +61,736

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,610,179
London Heathrow Airport 7,930,146
Southampton 4,158,592
Eurotunnel 3,322,389
Tyne 2,321,258

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 £
Felixstowe 4,419,416 4,190,763 -228,653
London Heathrow Airport 1,095,697 6,834,449 +5,738,752
Southampton 1,339,932 2,818,660 +1,478,728
Eurotunnel 1,329,546 1,992,843 +663,297
Tyne 1,163,368 1,157,890 -5,478
Dover 945,865 1,241,383 +295,518
London Gateway Port 1,315,609 758,160 -557,449
London Stansted Airport 303,451 543,941 +240,490
East Midlands Airport 375,496 361,511 -13,985
Thamesport 349,244 321,711 -27,533

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 60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of food products 30
Food and beverage service activities 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 21
2025-10 25
2025-09 18
2025-08 21

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 61
0-1m 41
15m-54m 13
54m+ 13
Other 7

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 £
Poland 1,897,595
United States 564,418
Germany 372,905
Netherlands 361,099
Ireland 316,973

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 £
Poland 764,917 1,132,678 +367,761
United States 325,086 239,332 -85,754
Germany 230,457 142,448 -88,009
Netherlands 277,506 83,593 -193,913
Ireland 167,154 149,819 -17,335
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,606 127,110 +62,504
Viet Nam 94,644 3,874 -90,770
Canada 22,719 60,514 +37,795
Bahrain 62,902 17,478 -45,424
Switzerland 32,798 43,040 +10,242

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 £
France 34,675
Spain 22,213
XI 15,168
United States 7

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 £
France 16,341 18,334 +1,993
Spain 16,141 6,072 -10,069
XI 2,482 12,686 +10,204
United States 0 7 +7

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) 3,189,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,394,739
Air transport 390,840
Other 76,462
Road transport 2,527

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) 1,591,523 1,597,774 +6,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 793,158 601,581 -191,577
Air transport 222,616 168,224 -54,392
Other 38,072 38,390 +318
Road transport 2,527 0 -2,527

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,600,517
Felixstowe 453,777
Liverpool Docks 427,277
Southampton 404,988
London Gateway Port 373,749

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 1,261,362 1,339,155 +77,793
Felixstowe 265,820 187,957 -77,863
Liverpool Docks 232,049 195,228 -36,821
Southampton 168,447 236,541 +68,094
London Gateway Port 291,069 82,680 -208,389
East Midlands Airport 151,372 58,560 -92,812
Holyhead 63,967 85,274 +21,307
London Heathrow Airport 51,624 80,285 +28,661
000 38,072 38,390 +318
Harwich 26,967 12,256 -14,711

Quick facts

HS code: 090220

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

Description: Green tea that is not fermented, sold in larger packages or bulk quantities