Import/export HS code 0909: Seeds of anise, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway, and juniper berries

A mix of aromatic seeds and berries, such as anise, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway, and juniper berries, used for flavoring

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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 £
India 52,082,860
France 5,588,997
Germany 4,086,393
Turkey 2,783,231
Netherlands 2,769,536

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 £
India 28,211,576 23,871,284 -4,340,292
France 3,210,623 2,378,374 -832,249
Germany 2,411,119 1,675,274 -735,845
Turkey 1,539,137 1,244,094 -295,043
Netherlands 1,519,635 1,249,901 -269,734
Viet Nam 1,194,669 1,372,961 +178,292
Switzerland 1,186,253 1,312,264 +126,011
China 1,132,308 754,502 -377,806
Italy 657,959 929,586 +271,627
Bulgaria 964,995 523,683 -441,312

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 £
India 55,986,873
Viet Nam 3,357,313
Germany 3,223,874
Italy 3,069,169
Bulgaria 3,024,615

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 £
India 30,447,053 25,539,820 -4,907,233
Viet Nam 1,518,383 1,838,930 +320,547
Germany 1,844,974 1,378,900 -466,074
Italy 1,664,394 1,404,775 -259,619
Bulgaria 1,715,508 1,309,107 -406,401
Turkey 1,538,968 960,091 -578,877
North Macedonia 1,111,196 1,368,330 +257,134
China 1,308,936 1,057,206 -251,730
Morocco 955,811 1,100,239 +144,428
Egypt 1,091,685 811,577 -280,108

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 37
Outer London - East and North East 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20
Inner London - East 19
Inner London - West 17

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 24 28 +4
Outer London - East and North East 18 17 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 15 +3
Inner London - East 17 14 -3
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
West Midlands 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 5 9 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1

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) 67,406,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,797,627
Road transport 2,199,453
Air transport 795,866
Other 239,699

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) 35,893,907 31,512,788 -4,381,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,923,011 7,874,616 -2,048,395
Road transport 1,225,705 973,748 -251,957
Air transport 581,695 214,171 -367,524
Other 114,788 124,911 +10,123
Rail transport 0 985 +985

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 47,238,789
London Gateway Port 9,084,623
Dover 7,695,651
Southampton 5,226,933
ZLC 4,603,739

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 25,815,680 21,423,109 -4,392,571
London Gateway Port 4,487,096 4,597,527 +110,431
Dover 4,879,215 2,816,436 -2,062,779
Southampton 2,632,086 2,594,847 -37,239
ZLC 2,316,411 2,287,328 -29,083
Liverpool Docks 2,304,787 1,554,490 -750,297
Eurotunnel 1,575,414 1,734,960 +159,546
Harwich 767,991 393,295 -374,696
Grangemouth Docks 405,044 651,619 +246,575
Immingham Docks 279,601 658,852 +379,251

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 151
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Manufacture of food products 46
Food and beverage service activities 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 56
2025-10 66
2025-09 60
2025-08 61
2025-07 68

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 104
0-1m 51
54m+ 46
15m-54m 37
Other 15

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 4,178,660
Ireland 2,216,922
Australia 460,714
France 284,892
South Africa 235,140

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 2,313,790 1,864,870 -448,920
Ireland 1,223,145 993,777 -229,368
Australia 275,794 184,920 -90,874
France 112,297 172,595 +60,298
South Africa 190,770 44,370 -146,400
Czechia 101,207 58,147 -43,060
Spain 68,903 89,773 +20,870
India 116,046 33,405 -82,641
Belgium 136,941 6,450 -130,491
Germany 73,430 69,759 -3,671

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 £
XU 284,914
XI 33,223
Turkey 21,980
India 11,754
France 7,097

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 £
XU 153,786 131,128 -22,658
XI 5,845 27,378 +21,533
Turkey 10,032 11,948 +1,916
India 4,014 7,740 +3,726
France 2,392 4,705 +2,313
China 3,495 3,597 +102
Belgium 4,596 0 -4,596
Poland 703 1,252 +549
Netherlands 1,333 384 -949
Nicaragua 1,287 0 -1,287

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) 7,350,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,367,840
Other 376,107
Air transport 228,068

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) 4,058,966 3,291,941 -767,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 766,928 600,912 -166,016
Other 187,661 188,446 +785
Air transport 154,769 73,299 -81,470

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,992,580
Felixstowe 1,264,916
Holyhead 1,020,902
Liverpool Docks 663,194
London Gateway Port 634,061

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 2,406,948 1,585,632 -821,316
Felixstowe 461,527 803,389 +341,862
Holyhead 570,728 450,174 -120,554
Liverpool Docks 362,616 300,578 -62,038
London Gateway Port 403,554 230,507 -173,047
000 187,661 188,446 +785
Southampton 80,706 124,932 +44,226
Harwich 189,128 14,347 -174,781
Immingham Docks 64,455 138,740 +74,285
London Heathrow Airport 132,718 53,811 -78,907

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0909

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

Description: A mix of aromatic seeds and berries, such as anise, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway, and juniper berries, used for flavoring