Import/export HS code 0905: Vanilla products

Includes all types of vanilla, such as whole vanilla beans and crushed or ground vanilla

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 £
France 3,830,921
Madagascar 1,762,582
Netherlands 1,157,611
United States 1,074,838
Australia 486,673

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 £
France 1,603,550 2,227,371 +623,821
Madagascar 1,324,124 438,458 -885,666
Netherlands 729,743 427,868 -301,875
United States 862,979 211,859 -651,120
Australia 252,498 234,175 -18,323
Germany 171,118 220,258 +49,140
Uganda 201,934 167,436 -34,498
Belgium 121,707 6,834 -114,873
Papua New Guinea 50,189 28,474 -21,715
Indonesia 51,033 17,973 -33,060

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 £
Madagascar 5,320,234
France 1,296,646
United States 934,367
Uganda 901,363
Papua New Guinea 570,776

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 £
Madagascar 2,889,148 2,431,086 -458,062
France 695,967 600,679 -95,288
United States 825,881 108,486 -717,395
Uganda 535,317 366,046 -169,271
Papua New Guinea 324,920 245,856 -79,064
United Kingdom 55,364 68,204 +12,840
Netherlands 7,505 85,282 +77,777
Indonesia 59,020 17,973 -41,047
India 32,909 29,341 -3,568
French Polynesia 35,265 16,689 -18,576

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 11
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - East and North East 4
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 - West and North West 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2

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) 3,755,878
Air transport 3,446,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,514,718
Road transport 32,460
Other 18,923

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) 1,661,713 2,094,165 +432,452
Air transport 2,024,772 1,421,595 -603,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,934,278 580,440 -1,353,838
Road transport 32,460 0 -32,460
Other 9,302 9,621 +319
Rail transport 0 2,050 +2,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,448,660
London Heathrow Airport 1,960,130
London Gateway Port 1,759,831
East Midlands Airport 858,042
Harwich 419,230

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 £
Dover 839,908 1,608,752 +768,844
London Heathrow Airport 1,273,749 686,381 -587,368
London Gateway Port 1,514,460 245,371 -1,269,089
East Midlands Airport 413,917 444,125 +30,208
Harwich 270,298 148,932 -121,366
Thamesport 162,382 167,439 +5,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,528 97,352 -75,176
London Gatwick Airport 239,881 11,371 -228,510
Felixstowe 112,135 115,148 +3,013
Eurotunnel 149,948 71,550 -78,398

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 35
Manufacture of food products 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Food and beverage service activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 9

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 27
54m+ 19
0-1m 12
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 1,312,649
Netherlands 645,198
Taiwan 99,466
France 83,722
Australia 78,566

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 1,188,379 124,270 -1,064,109
Netherlands 537,897 107,301 -430,596
Taiwan 51,221 48,245 -2,976
France 61,005 22,717 -38,288
Australia 42,001 36,565 -5,436
Germany 27,519 29,615 +2,096
India 0 21,221 +21,221
Poland 11,225 9,399 -1,826
New Zealand 17,241 2,800 -14,441
Ireland 9,517 8,470 -1,047

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 £
Madagascar 2,197
XI 442

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 £
Madagascar 1,377 820 -557
XI 185 257 +72

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 862,855
Air transport 859,978
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 732,003
Other 3,325

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 827,473 35,382 -792,091
Air transport 584,792 275,186 -309,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 581,169 150,834 -430,335
Other 1,845 1,480 -365

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 716,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 680,140
London Heathrow Airport 472,586
East Midlands Airport 233,156
Southampton 130,215

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 £
Felixstowe 706,354 10,464 -695,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 548,152 131,988 -416,164
London Heathrow Airport 323,412 149,174 -174,238
East Midlands Airport 184,795 48,361 -136,434
Southampton 104,827 25,388 -79,439
Manchester Airport 51,221 49,469 -1,752
ZLC 23,474 21,799 -1,675
London Gateway Port 14,407 9,994 -4,413
Liverpool Docks 16,803 0 -16,803
Immingham Docks 9,148 0 -9,148

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0905

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

Description: Includes all types of vanilla, such as whole vanilla beans and crushed or ground vanilla