Import/export HS code 090831: Whole cardamom

Cardamom pods or seeds in their whole form, not crushed or ground, great for infusing flavor

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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 £
Guatemala 15,842,935
Netherlands 4,863,265
India 2,310,139
France 870,417
United Republic of Tanzania 659,690

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 £
Guatemala 7,832,356 8,010,579 +178,223
Netherlands 2,207,046 2,656,219 +449,173
India 1,233,825 1,076,314 -157,511
France 551,451 318,966 -232,485
United Republic of Tanzania 116,053 543,637 +427,584
Germany 222,327 384,618 +162,291
United States 15,048 383,009 +367,961
Panama 332,250 58,630 -273,620
Austria 0 219,545 +219,545
Viet Nam 8,917 123,138 +114,221

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 £
Guatemala 21,432,248
India 2,353,603
United Republic of Tanzania 974,346
Germany 941,555
United States 398,057

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 £
Guatemala 10,663,549 10,768,699 +105,150
India 1,235,301 1,118,302 -116,999
United Republic of Tanzania 160,825 813,521 +652,696
Germany 234,548 707,007 +472,459
United States 15,048 383,009 +367,961
Spain 70,835 39,761 -31,074
Honduras 104,940 0 -104,940
China 58,574 23,747 -34,827
United Kingdom 56,506 0 -56,506
Pakistan 28,821 22,847 -5,974

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 20
Inner London - East 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - West 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 16 15 -1
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 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) 21,358,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,987,144
Air transport 281,328
Other 22,908

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) 10,631,830 10,726,929 +95,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,929,356 3,057,788 +1,128,432
Air transport 107,256 174,072 +66,816
Other 3,486 19,422 +15,936

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,692,254
London Gateway Port 5,399,109
Dover 1,740,250
Southampton 1,272,384
London 1,253,699

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 8,241,242 6,451,012 -1,790,230
London Gateway Port 1,719,978 3,679,131 +1,959,153
Dover 538,510 1,201,740 +663,230
Southampton 327,922 944,462 +616,540
London 880,836 372,863 -507,973
Harwich 334,254 862,222 +527,968
Eurotunnel 231,429 198,932 -32,497
Immingham Docks 123,948 67,306 -56,642
London Heathrow Airport 92,208 41,517 -50,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,801 3,218 -117,583

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 48
Manufacture of food products 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Food and beverage service activities 6
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 10
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 14

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 30
0-1m 18
15m-54m 14
54m+ 12
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 5,042,866
Ireland 668,728
Germany 340,623
Guyana 146,108
Spain 113,992

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 2,004,096 3,038,770 +1,034,674
Ireland 287,894 380,834 +92,940
Germany 7,877 332,746 +324,869
Guyana 0 146,108 +146,108
Spain 10,018 103,974 +93,956
United States 85,504 0 -85,504
Sweden 39,699 30,414 -9,285
France 49,778 16,776 -33,002
India 38,441 0 -38,441
Portugal 32,208 0 -32,208

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 £
Greece 10,196
Turkey 1,856

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 £
Greece 6,985 3,211 -3,774
Turkey 0 1,856 +1,856

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) 6,405,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,231
Other 17,398
Air transport 10,848

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) 2,472,981 3,932,128 +1,459,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,503 148,728 -21,775
Other 11,498 5,900 -5,598
Air transport 2,814 8,034 +5,220

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,734,901
Felixstowe 2,388,981
Immingham Docks 437,786
Holyhead 384,244
Harwich 244,010

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 1,064,957 1,669,944 +604,987
Felixstowe 925,689 1,463,292 +537,603
Immingham Docks 85,066 352,720 +267,654
Holyhead 149,509 234,735 +85,226
Harwich 173,913 70,097 -103,816
Dover 0 146,108 +146,108
Liverpool Docks 59,938 74,763 +14,825
Heysham 60,278 65,436 +5,158
Southampton 57,690 1,584 -56,106
499 37,414 0 -37,414

Quick facts

HS code: 090831

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

Description: Cardamom pods or seeds in their whole form, not crushed or ground, great for infusing flavor