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 3,538,901
Madagascar 1,758,957
Netherlands 1,101,140
United States 1,069,913
Australia 461,651

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 2,035,816 1,503,085 -532,731
Madagascar 1,320,499 438,458 -882,041
Netherlands 730,651 370,489 -360,162
United States 858,054 211,859 -646,195
Australia 229,766 231,885 +2,119
Uganda 199,655 165,090 -34,565
Germany 132,841 217,386 +84,545
Papua New Guinea 50,189 28,474 -21,715
Indonesia 51,707 16,098 -35,609
Belgium 60,048 6,834 -53,214

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 4,991,914
France 1,209,166
United States 931,403
Uganda 857,976
Papua New Guinea 539,815

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 3,243,853 1,748,061 -1,495,792
France 644,406 564,760 -79,646
United States 822,917 108,486 -714,431
Uganda 494,276 363,700 -130,576
Papua New Guinea 293,959 245,856 -48,103
United Kingdom 66,925 56,643 -10,282
Netherlands 57,190 35,597 -21,593
Indonesia 57,371 16,098 -41,273
India 33,885 28,365 -5,520
French Polynesia 36,740 15,214 -21,526

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 10
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 8 10 +2
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) 3,426,277
Air transport 3,404,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,359,173
Road transport 32,460
Other 18,364

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) 2,061,608 1,364,669 -696,939
Air transport 2,030,735 1,373,599 -657,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,796,574 562,599 -1,233,975
Road transport 32,460 0 -32,460
Other 9,081 9,283 +202
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 2,236,698
London Heathrow Airport 1,943,428
London Gateway Port 1,752,066
East Midlands Airport 846,126
Harwich 362,759

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 1,303,348 933,350 -369,998
London Heathrow Airport 1,259,393 684,035 -575,358
London Gateway Port 1,520,300 231,766 -1,288,534
East Midlands Airport 438,584 407,542 -31,042
Harwich 261,447 101,312 -160,135
Thamesport 119,570 167,439 +47,869
London Gatwick Airport 239,881 11,371 -228,510
Dover / Eurotunnel 155,702 94,888 -60,814
Immingham Docks 69,255 134,002 +64,747
Eurotunnel 110,549 71,550 -38,999

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 32
Manufacture of food products 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 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 25
54m+ 18
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 1,297,283
Netherlands 632,468
France 82,273
Australia 72,916
Germany 57,134

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 1,175,271 122,012 -1,053,259
Netherlands 533,099 99,369 -433,730
France 59,556 22,717 -36,839
Australia 39,976 32,940 -7,036
Germany 27,519 29,615 +2,096
Taiwan 0 48,245 +48,245
India 0 21,221 +21,221
Poland 11,225 9,399 -1,826
New Zealand 17,241 2,800 -14,441
Ireland 9,769 8,201 -1,568

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 425

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 1,593 604 -989
XI 168 257 +89

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) 830,405
Air transport 801,658
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 719,273
Other 3,308

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) 799,229 31,176 -768,053
Air transport 535,665 265,993 -269,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 574,231 145,042 -429,189
Other 2,097 1,211 -886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 716,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 667,410
London Heathrow Airport 472,586
East Midlands Airport 226,057
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 539,854 127,556 -412,298
London Heathrow Airport 324,582 148,004 -176,578
East Midlands Airport 182,094 43,963 -138,131
Southampton 104,827 25,388 -79,439
Manchester Airport 0 49,469 +49,469
ZLC 23,474 21,799 -1,675
London Gateway Port 10,677 5,788 -4,889
London Stansted Airport 5,515 2,758 -2,757
Holyhead 3,973 4,069 +96

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