Import/export HS code 0907: Cloves (whole or stems)

Whole cloves and clove stems, used as spices or for their essential oils

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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 £
Madagascar 2,680,573
Sri Lanka 1,572,043
France 1,082,200
Netherlands 1,002,096
Indonesia 885,213

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 £
Madagascar 1,475,312 1,205,261 -270,051
Sri Lanka 743,096 828,947 +85,851
France 460,897 621,303 +160,406
Netherlands 545,222 456,874 -88,348
Indonesia 537,789 347,424 -190,365
India 283,217 284,792 +1,575
Spain 261,781 137,348 -124,433
Viet Nam 162,280 128,226 -34,054
United Republic of Tanzania 155,628 2,557 -153,071
Italy 84,798 34,621 -50,177

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 3,196,567
Indonesia 1,753,774
Sri Lanka 1,734,514
Netherlands 643,836
India 511,900

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 1,739,349 1,457,218 -282,131
Indonesia 923,388 830,386 -93,002
Sri Lanka 835,561 898,953 +63,392
Netherlands 333,075 310,761 -22,314
India 316,257 195,643 -120,614
Spain 259,750 174,825 -84,925
Viet Nam 113,586 133,733 +20,147
United Republic of Tanzania 159,743 2,557 -157,186
Germany 28,619 54,959 +26,340
Lebanon 28,639 35,102 +6,463

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 14
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - 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 8 12 +4
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -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) 6,338,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,487,966
Air transport 207,735
Other 59,454

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) 3,475,581 2,862,494 -613,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,278,371 1,209,595 -68,776
Air transport 95,960 111,775 +15,815
Other 33,576 25,878 -7,698

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,638,570
London Gateway Port 1,009,671
Dover 982,120
Eurotunnel 825,100
Southampton 532,733

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 2,842,791 1,795,779 -1,047,012
London Gateway Port 350,716 658,955 +308,239
Dover 588,476 393,644 -194,832
Eurotunnel 307,109 517,991 +210,882
Southampton 170,827 361,906 +191,079
Harwich 118,490 162,234 +43,744
London 71,172 55,056 -16,116
London Stansted Airport 54,469 30,585 -23,884
Portsmouth 67,323 17,018 -50,305
Liverpool Docks 53,542 28,427 -25,115

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 47
Manufacture of food products 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 4
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 18
2025-09 12
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 28
15m-54m 17
54m+ 15
0-1m 8
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 £
Netherlands 2,095,322
Ireland 762,152
Sri Lanka 105,717
Germany 53,322
Belgium 17,859

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 1,076,229 1,019,093 -57,136
Ireland 397,180 364,972 -32,208
Sri Lanka 0 105,717 +105,717
Germany 0 53,322 +53,322
Belgium 13,644 4,215 -9,429
Spain 0 17,396 +17,396
Sweden 9,257 5,475 -3,782
Australia 4,776 6,427 +1,651
Italy 4,560 2,750 -1,810
Kuwait 7,232 0 -7,232

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 833

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 180 653 +473

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) 2,930,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,628
Other 52,985
Air transport 3,524

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) 1,480,280 1,450,285 -29,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,131 115,497 +98,366
Other 28,065 24,920 -3,145
Air transport 3,524 0 -3,524

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,312,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 704,638
Holyhead 508,147
Harwich 145,982
Liverpool Docks 140,428

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 605,420 706,636 +101,216
Dover / Eurotunnel 339,741 364,897 +25,156
Holyhead 265,598 242,549 -23,049
Harwich 137,884 8,098 -129,786
Liverpool Docks 62,910 77,518 +14,608
London Gateway Port 10,455 115,497 +105,042
000 28,065 24,920 -3,145
Heysham 24,934 19,985 -4,949
Immingham Docks 25,075 12,928 -12,147
Dover 7,273 17,674 +10,401

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0907

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

Description: Whole cloves and clove stems, used as spices or for their essential oils