Import/export HS code 090720: Crushed or ground cloves

Cloves that have been crushed or ground into powder for use in recipes and remedies

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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 £
France 398,715
Spain 393,388
Indonesia 269,980
Viet Nam 211,644
India 159,927

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 153,445 245,270 +91,825
Spain 259,316 134,072 -125,244
Indonesia 192,378 77,602 -114,776
Viet Nam 113,586 98,058 -15,528
India 92,166 67,761 -24,405
Netherlands 69,474 70,576 +1,102
Italy 45,013 34,621 -10,392
Sri Lanka 30,208 16,960 -13,248
Germany 30,204 3,085 -27,119
Austria 4,512 14,807 +10,295

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 £
Indonesia 590,399
Spain 427,005
Viet Nam 221,025
Madagascar 161,650
India 117,525

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 £
Indonesia 337,221 253,178 -84,043
Spain 255,456 171,549 -83,907
Viet Nam 113,586 107,439 -6,147
Madagascar 82,817 78,833 -3,984
India 65,786 51,739 -14,047
Sri Lanka 57,857 20,045 -37,812
Netherlands 43,291 30,477 -12,814
Italy 21,358 25,060 +3,702
Germany 10,973 31,924 +20,951
Lebanon 4,911 8,562 +3,651

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Inner London - West 2

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 0 2 +2
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1

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) 962,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 710,422
Air transport 121,301
Other 1,494

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) 498,513 463,507 -35,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 440,395 270,027 -170,368
Air transport 71,211 50,090 -21,121
Other 699 795 +96

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 462,095
Felixstowe 365,010
Dover 269,573
London Gateway Port 131,245
Southampton 114,249

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 £
Eurotunnel 189,055 273,040 +83,985
Felixstowe 282,804 82,206 -200,598
Dover 152,228 117,345 -34,883
London Gateway Port 75,261 55,984 -19,277
Southampton 12,720 101,529 +88,809
London Stansted Airport 54,469 30,585 -23,884
Portsmouth 67,323 17,018 -50,305
Liverpool Docks 53,542 28,427 -25,115
London 16,023 26,489 +10,466
Middlesbrough 30,261 0 -30,261

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 14
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Food and beverage service activities 1
Other personal service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-08 3

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 10
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
0-1m 2
Other 1

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 £
Ireland 131,667
Netherlands 47,436
Germany 22,661
Belgium 17,859
Australia 3,824

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 £
Ireland 76,238 55,429 -20,809
Netherlands 25,259 22,177 -3,082
Germany 0 22,661 +22,661
Belgium 13,644 4,215 -9,429
Australia 1,553 2,271 +718
Spain 0 2,621 +2,621
Sweden 2,583 0 -2,583
Jamaica 0 1,980 +1,980
Norway 941 0 -941

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) 222,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,804
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) 115,141 107,103 -8,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,553 4,251 +2,698
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 £
Holyhead 103,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,362
Liverpool Docks 18,692
Heysham 4,976
Milford 4,857

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 £
Holyhead 65,702 37,440 -28,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,903 47,459 +8,556
Liverpool Docks 3,406 15,286 +11,880
Heysham 2,273 2,703 +430
Milford 4,857 0 -4,857
London Gateway Port 0 4,251 +4,251
Dover 0 4,215 +4,215
ZLC 2,583 0 -2,583
Southampton 1,553 0 -1,553
East Midlands Airport 941 0 -941

Quick facts

HS code: 090720

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

Description: Cloves that have been crushed or ground into powder for use in recipes and remedies