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 397,529
Spain 385,257
Indonesia 262,246
Viet Nam 199,705
India 172,995

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 154,956 242,573 +87,617
Spain 220,934 164,323 -56,611
Indonesia 185,377 76,869 -108,508
Viet Nam 87,308 112,397 +25,089
India 106,547 66,448 -40,099
Netherlands 72,846 70,576 -2,270
Italy 45,013 31,458 -13,555
Sri Lanka 30,208 16,960 -13,248
Germany 30,204 3,085 -27,119
Poland 9,640 9,345 -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 575,639
Spain 425,433
Viet Nam 206,752
Madagascar 168,026
India 130,593

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 331,632 244,007 -87,625
Spain 222,641 202,792 -19,849
Viet Nam 90,219 116,533 +26,314
Madagascar 83,452 84,574 +1,122
India 80,167 50,426 -29,741
Sri Lanka 57,857 20,045 -37,812
Netherlands 43,291 30,477 -12,814
Italy 21,358 21,897 +539
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
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 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
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0

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) 958,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 708,332
Air transport 115,392
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) 469,138 489,393 +20,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,498 279,834 -148,664
Air transport 65,656 49,736 -15,920
Other 699 795 +96

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 454,048
Felixstowe 353,071
Dover 273,896
London Gateway Port 136,862
Southampton 109,717

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 153,323 300,725 +147,402
Felixstowe 256,526 96,545 -159,981
Dover 149,550 124,346 -25,204
London Gateway Port 80,878 55,984 -24,894
Southampton 12,720 96,997 +84,277
Liverpool Docks 62,306 28,427 -33,879
Portsmouth 70,327 14,796 -55,531
London Stansted Airport 48,914 30,231 -18,683
London 22,054 22,711 +657
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
Food and beverage service activities 1
Other personal service activities 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-08 3
2025-07 7

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 1
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 133,027
Netherlands 49,128
Sweden 29,458
Germany 22,661
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 £
Ireland 76,421 56,606 -19,815
Netherlands 26,951 22,177 -4,774
Sweden 29,458 0 -29,458
Germany 0 22,661 +22,661
Belgium 9,638 8,221 -1,417
Australia 1,553 2,271 +718
Spain 0 2,621 +2,621
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) 225,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,679
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) 113,010 112,286 -724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,428 4,251 -24,177
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 107,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,054
Immingham Docks 26,875
Liverpool Docks 15,843
Heysham 4,976

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 68,153 39,198 -28,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,589 51,465 +14,876
Immingham Docks 26,875 0 -26,875
Liverpool Docks 2,527 13,316 +10,789
Heysham 884 4,092 +3,208
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

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