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 3,982,133
Madagascar 1,977,372
Netherlands 1,134,343
United States 1,074,613
Australia 470,905

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 1,731,079 2,251,054 +519,975
Madagascar 1,537,072 440,300 -1,096,772
Netherlands 696,318 438,025 -258,293
United States 863,856 210,757 -653,099
Australia 252,498 218,407 -34,091
Uganda 189,985 158,044 -31,941
Germany 162,046 182,655 +20,609
Belgium 131,066 6,834 -124,232
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 5,644,382
France 1,281,333
United States 940,458
Uganda 857,840
Papua New Guinea 568,162

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 3,230,453 2,413,929 -816,524
France 661,225 620,108 -41,117
United States 833,074 107,384 -725,690
Uganda 496,927 360,913 -136,014
Papua New Guinea 338,074 230,088 -107,986
United Kingdom 64,150 62,772 -1,378
Netherlands 7,505 85,282 +77,777
Indonesia 59,020 17,973 -41,047
India 29,192 33,058 +3,866
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 6
West Yorkshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - East and North East 4

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 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +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) 3,893,848
Air transport 3,634,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,462,674
Road transport 32,460
Other 19,299

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) 1,770,005 2,123,843 +353,838
Air transport 2,208,756 1,425,674 -783,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,938,308 524,366 -1,413,942
Road transport 32,460 0 -32,460
Other 9,493 9,806 +313
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 2,561,477
London Heathrow Airport 2,176,891
London Gateway Port 1,763,860
East Midlands Airport 832,428
Harwich 417,112

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 940,051 1,621,426 +681,375
London Heathrow Airport 1,485,858 691,033 -794,825
London Gateway Port 1,511,302 252,558 -1,258,744
East Midlands Airport 391,244 441,184 +49,940
Harwich 262,282 154,830 -107,452
Eurotunnel 224,142 65,871 -158,271
Thamesport 165,511 120,764 -44,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 165,003 104,739 -60,264
London Gatwick Airport 229,011 22,241 -206,770
Felixstowe 118,679 98,562 -20,117

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 38
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
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 9
2025-07 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+ 20
0-1m 10
15m-54m 6
Other 4

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 1,295,496
Netherlands 683,228
Taiwan 99,466
France 85,422
Australia 82,102

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 1,188,379 107,117 -1,081,262
Netherlands 560,121 123,107 -437,014
Taiwan 51,221 48,245 -2,976
France 57,258 28,164 -29,094
Australia 45,537 36,565 -8,972
Germany 23,584 33,550 +9,966
Poland 18,225 9,399 -8,826
India 0 21,221 +21,221
New Zealand 11,741 8,300 -3,441
Ireland 9,626 9,382 -244

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 2,639
XU 686
XI 460

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 1,819 820 -999
XU 237 449 +212
XI 203 257 +54

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) 857,067
Air transport 848,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 779,294
Other 3,785

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 29,594 -797,879
Air transport 577,659 270,502 -307,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 607,853 171,441 -436,412
Other 2,259 1,526 -733

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 725,170
Felixstowe 716,818
London Heathrow Airport 455,433
East Midlands Airport 238,581
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 577,376 147,794 -429,582
Felixstowe 705,060 11,758 -693,302
London Heathrow Airport 323,412 132,021 -191,391
East Midlands Airport 177,751 60,830 -116,921
Southampton 104,827 25,388 -79,439
Manchester Airport 51,221 49,469 -1,752
ZLC 23,385 21,799 -1,586
London Gateway Port 14,407 4,206 -10,201
Liverpool Docks 15,366 1,437 -13,929
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