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 2,491,745
China 1,893,346
France 928,445
Viet Nam 245,549
Turkey 242,657

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 1,119,305 1,372,440 +253,135
China 1,070,690 822,656 -248,034
France 509,014 419,431 -89,583
Viet Nam 138,619 106,930 -31,689
Turkey 159,634 83,023 -76,611
Netherlands 77,081 152,490 +75,409
Madagascar 37,596 170,193 +132,597
Poland 50,891 86,968 +36,077
Belgium 76,435 59,130 -17,305
India 86,010 29,848 -56,162

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 3,730,034
China 1,955,075
Viet Nam 380,337
Madagascar 314,030
India 126,058

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 1,810,280 1,919,754 +109,474
China 1,119,987 835,088 -284,899
Viet Nam 203,988 176,349 -27,639
Madagascar 75,512 238,518 +163,006
India 96,210 29,848 -66,362
Germany 0 73,074 +73,074
United Republic of Tanzania 34,061 32,465 -1,596
Netherlands 0 62,966 +62,966
Canada 19,862 28,810 +8,948
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 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Outer London - South 6
Inner London - East 5
West Midlands 5

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

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) 5,306,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,449,906
Air transport 210,183
Other 43,420

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) 2,640,677 2,665,419 +24,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 709,089 740,817 +31,728
Air transport 113,737 96,446 -17,291
Other 20,678 22,742 +2,064

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,241,134
London Gateway Port 831,919
Dover 762,874
Eurotunnel 403,793
Southampton 196,003

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 2,240,421 2,000,713 -239,708
London Gateway Port 287,971 543,948 +255,977
Dover 368,572 394,302 +25,730
Eurotunnel 199,961 203,832 +3,871
Southampton 98,464 97,539 -925
Harwich 71,511 89,862 +18,351
London Heathrow Airport 93,875 59,811 -34,064
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,690 32,493 +12,803
London 26,422 23,348 -3,074
000 20,678 22,742 +2,064

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 54
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of food products 15
Food and beverage service activities 5
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
2025-11 12
2025-10 18
2025-09 16
2025-08 12
2025-07 15

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 28
0-1m 24
54m+ 15
15m-54m 10
Other 6

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 826,655
Ireland 470,647
Germany 35,455
Indonesia 22,738
Sweden 16,788

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 440,454 386,201 -54,253
Ireland 253,808 216,839 -36,969
Germany 34,323 1,132 -33,191
Indonesia 22,738 0 -22,738
Sweden 8,636 8,152 -484
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
Spain 2,259 1,163 -1,096

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 £
XU 38,577
Belgium 4,708
XI 39
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 £
XU 21,085 17,492 -3,593
Belgium 1,415 3,293 +1,878
XI 0 39 +39
China 26 10 -16
Madagascar 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) 1,333,145
Other 43,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,185

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) 734,026 599,119 -134,907
Other 22,526 20,841 -1,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,872 15,313 -9,559

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 883,250
Holyhead 289,104
Liverpool Docks 117,577
000 43,367
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 487,742 395,508 -92,234
Holyhead 147,795 141,309 -6,486
Liverpool Docks 64,488 53,089 -11,399
000 22,526 20,841 -1,685
Felixstowe 22,738 10,010 -12,728
Heysham 14,359 1,600 -12,759
Immingham Docks 4,406 6,481 +2,075
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