Import/export HS code 090611: Ceylon cinnamon

Ceylon cinnamon, also known as true cinnamon, used in cooking and medicine

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* 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 £
Sri Lanka 2,514,916
China 1,893,934
France 943,271
Viet Nam 260,266
Netherlands 235,648

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 £
Sri Lanka 1,140,605 1,374,311 +233,706
China 1,158,411 735,523 -422,888
France 521,964 421,307 -100,657
Viet Nam 110,187 150,079 +39,892
Netherlands 80,248 155,400 +75,152
Madagascar 37,596 197,869 +160,273
Turkey 156,592 76,875 -79,717
Belgium 67,276 68,540 +1,264
Poland 54,703 76,080 +21,377
India 76,400 27,681 -48,719

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 £
Sri Lanka 3,752,016
China 1,955,663
Viet Nam 395,054
Madagascar 358,731
India 114,281

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 £
Sri Lanka 1,794,028 1,957,988 +163,960
China 1,207,708 747,955 -459,753
Viet Nam 182,664 212,390 +29,726
Madagascar 87,762 270,969 +183,207
India 86,600 27,681 -58,919
Germany 0 73,074 +73,074
United Republic of Tanzania 34,061 32,465 -1,596
Netherlands 0 62,966 +62,966
Canada 20,377 26,019 +5,642
United Kingdom 41,248 3,355 -37,893

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 15
Outer London - West and North West 14
Outer London - South 6
Inner London - East 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 - East and North East 9 12 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 11 +2
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1

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) 5,364,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,455,393
Air transport 207,907
Other 42,749
Road transport 8,591

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) 2,707,196 2,656,846 -50,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 719,859 735,534 +15,675
Air transport 114,252 93,655 -20,597
Other 20,849 21,900 +1,051
Road transport 0 8,591 +8,591

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,243,552
London Gateway Port 841,744
Dover 777,700
Eurotunnel 408,354
Southampton 234,736

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 2,314,367 1,929,185 -385,182
London Gateway Port 277,498 564,246 +286,748
Dover 362,809 414,891 +52,082
Eurotunnel 206,296 202,058 -4,238
Southampton 102,974 131,762 +28,788
London Heathrow Airport 93,875 59,811 -34,064
Harwich 73,769 78,014 +4,245
London 26,422 31,782 +5,360
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,380 32,493 +17,113
000 20,849 21,900 +1,051

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 57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of food products 15
Food and beverage service activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 12
2025-10 18
2025-09 16
2025-08 12

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 29
0-1m 25
54m+ 13
15m-54m 11
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 £
Netherlands 803,651
Ireland 470,458
Germany 35,455
Indonesia 22,738
Sweden 17,546

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 419,096 384,555 -34,541
Ireland 250,997 219,461 -31,536
Germany 34,323 1,132 -33,191
Indonesia 22,738 0 -22,738
Sweden 8,193 9,353 +1,160
France 11,668 1,620 -10,048
Greece 0 10,010 +10,010
Iceland 2,134 4,294 +2,160
Switzerland 4,019 1,040 -2,979
Finland 0 4,491 +4,491

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 £
Belgium 4,378
XI 393
China 36
Madagascar 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 £
Belgium 1,085 3,293 +2,208
XI 0 393 +393
China 26 10 -16
Madagascar 7 0 -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) 1,313,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,504
Other 41,857

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) 709,452 604,392 -105,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,872 18,632 -6,240
Other 22,488 19,369 -3,119

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 861,515
Holyhead 289,479
Liverpool Docks 118,523
000 41,857
Felixstowe 32,748

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 465,941 395,574 -70,367
Holyhead 141,840 147,639 +5,799
Liverpool Docks 67,670 50,853 -16,817
000 22,488 19,369 -3,119
Felixstowe 22,738 10,010 -12,728
Heysham 14,359 1,600 -12,759
Immingham Docks 4,406 7,594 +3,188
Portsmouth 10,212 0 -10,212
Middlesbrough 2,134 4,294 +2,160
Fishguard 3,409 0 -3,409

Quick facts

HS code: 090611

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

Description: Ceylon cinnamon, also known as true cinnamon, used in cooking and medicine