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 15,563,690
Netherlands 4,953,340
India 2,439,978
France 907,817
United Republic of Tanzania 789,904

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 7,276,027 8,287,663 +1,011,636
Netherlands 2,002,948 2,950,392 +947,444
India 1,335,929 1,104,049 -231,880
France 573,795 334,022 -239,773
United Republic of Tanzania 162,344 627,560 +465,216
Germany 178,729 424,565 +245,836
United States 8,492 392,482 +383,990
Panama 332,250 58,630 -273,620
Austria 0 219,545 +219,545
Viet Nam 7,823 124,232 +116,409

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 21,376,990
India 2,454,810
United Republic of Tanzania 1,015,512
Germany 941,555
United States 400,974

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 10,077,378 11,299,612 +1,222,234
India 1,337,405 1,117,405 -220,000
United Republic of Tanzania 197,128 818,384 +621,256
Germany 57,392 884,163 +826,771
United States 8,492 392,482 +383,990
Honduras 125,647 0 -125,647
Spain 70,835 39,761 -31,074
China 54,270 23,019 -31,251
Indonesia 56,438 6,554 -49,884
United Kingdom 56,506 0 -56,506

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
West Midlands 5
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
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0

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) 21,478,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,049,655
Air transport 258,362
Other 23,072

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) 10,354,431 11,123,599 +769,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,653,582 3,396,073 +1,742,491
Air transport 100,700 157,662 +56,962
Other 3,191 19,881 +16,690

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,837,974
London Gateway Port 5,376,961
Dover 1,717,855
Harwich 1,281,357
Southampton 1,268,083

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 7,559,863 7,278,111 -281,752
London Gateway Port 1,948,918 3,428,043 +1,479,125
Dover 335,768 1,382,087 +1,046,319
Harwich 508,183 773,174 +264,991
Southampton 291,071 977,012 +685,941
London 880,836 372,863 -507,973
Eurotunnel 198,981 243,504 +44,523
Immingham Docks 121,326 57,829 -63,497
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 47
Manufacture of food products 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Food and beverage service activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 14
2025-07 18

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 29
0-1m 18
15m-54m 13
54m+ 13
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 4,895,167
Ireland 631,061
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 1,955,273 2,939,894 +984,621
Ireland 293,923 337,138 +43,215
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 43,677 29,465 -14,212
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 9,577
XU 5,329
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 5,957 3,620 -2,337
XU 4,398 931 -3,467
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) 6,234,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,231
Other 16,762
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) 2,441,457 3,792,931 +1,351,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,503 148,728 -21,775
Other 10,355 6,407 -3,948
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 2,813,080
Felixstowe 2,329,785
Holyhead 358,704
Immingham Docks 286,949
Harwich 242,174

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 1,137,384 1,675,696 +538,312
Felixstowe 823,017 1,506,768 +683,751
Holyhead 160,312 198,392 +38,080
Immingham Docks 82,696 204,253 +121,557
Harwich 167,832 74,342 -93,490
Dover 0 146,108 +146,108
Heysham 62,779 67,210 +4,431
Liverpool Docks 53,806 65,129 +11,323
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