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 47,935,307
France 5,231,512
Germany 3,781,186
Netherlands 2,566,274
Viet Nam 2,524,003

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 27,107,566 20,827,741 -6,279,825
France 3,120,588 2,110,924 -1,009,664
Germany 2,427,525 1,353,661 -1,073,864
Netherlands 1,578,567 987,707 -590,860
Viet Nam 1,554,517 969,486 -585,031
Switzerland 1,153,048 1,224,101 +71,053
Turkey 1,494,503 782,675 -711,828
China 1,150,267 758,240 -392,027
Italy 738,937 929,491 +190,554
Spain 839,209 490,854 -348,355

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 51,421,865
Viet Nam 3,303,761
Germany 2,983,315
Italy 2,912,469
Bulgaria 2,699,809

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 29,382,487 22,039,378 -7,343,109
Viet Nam 1,894,564 1,409,197 -485,367
Germany 1,785,468 1,197,847 -587,621
Italy 1,691,826 1,220,643 -471,183
Bulgaria 1,588,072 1,111,737 -476,335
North Macedonia 1,224,663 1,296,434 +71,771
China 1,361,088 1,076,617 -284,471
Morocco 975,411 984,347 +8,936
Turkey 1,384,200 558,017 -826,183
Ukraine 1,102,574 641,258 -461,316

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 35
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 25 +1
Outer London - East and North East 20 17 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 16 +4
Inner London - East 17 13 -4
Inner London - West 14 14 +0
West Midlands 12 13 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 4 -4
Essex 6 6 +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) 62,187,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,567,908
Road transport 1,940,606
Air transport 785,561
Other 221,704

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) 35,040,637 27,146,406 -7,894,231
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,018,744 6,549,164 -3,469,580
Road transport 1,141,689 798,917 -342,772
Air transport 587,872 197,689 -390,183
Other 107,064 114,640 +7,576
Rail transport 985 0 -985

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 42,371,601
London Gateway Port 8,840,226
Dover 6,983,673
Southampton 5,135,928
ZLC 4,223,524

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 23,497,830 18,873,771 -4,624,059
London Gateway Port 5,671,573 3,168,653 -2,502,920
Dover 4,791,441 2,192,232 -2,599,209
Southampton 2,593,837 2,542,091 -51,746
ZLC 2,199,190 2,024,334 -174,856
Liverpool Docks 2,382,777 1,255,408 -1,127,369
Eurotunnel 1,569,121 1,567,867 -1,254
Grangemouth Docks 485,334 696,087 +210,753
Harwich 737,434 353,262 -384,172
London 473,977 484,680 +10,703

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 149
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Manufacture of food products 45
Food and beverage service activities 16
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
2026-01 54
2025-11 56
2025-10 66
2025-09 60
2025-08 61

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 103
0-1m 49
54m+ 45
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 3,828,596
Ireland 2,104,544
Australia 404,636
France 274,232
Spain 152,900

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 2,263,953 1,564,643 -699,310
Ireland 1,241,951 862,593 -379,358
Australia 339,217 65,419 -273,798
France 116,129 158,103 +41,974
Spain 105,592 47,308 -58,284
Czechia 96,778 48,899 -47,879
India 111,511 32,040 -79,471
South Africa 95,461 44,370 -51,091
Italy 41,475 93,012 +51,537
Germany 63,796 56,859 -6,937

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 £
XI 33,152
Turkey 21,980
India 10,468
France 7,097
China 7,092

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 £
XI 6,817 26,335 +19,518
Turkey 11,198 10,782 -416
India 6,853 3,615 -3,238
France 3,084 4,013 +929
China 4,008 3,084 -924
Belgium 2,053 0 -2,053
Poland 815 1,140 +325
Netherlands 1,676 41 -1,635
Nicaragua 1,287 0 -1,287
Sweden 15 277 +262

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) 6,853,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,255,509
Other 345,995
Air transport 129,080

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) 4,071,126 2,781,935 -1,289,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 854,455 401,054 -453,401
Other 192,593 153,402 -39,191
Air transport 69,848 59,232 -10,616

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,510,831
Felixstowe 1,316,168
Holyhead 971,067
Liverpool Docks 640,025
London Gateway Port 607,065

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 2,209,246 1,301,585 -907,661
Felixstowe 725,170 590,998 -134,172
Holyhead 573,309 397,758 -175,551
Liverpool Docks 363,710 276,315 -87,395
London Gateway Port 416,111 190,954 -225,157
000 192,593 153,402 -39,191
Immingham Docks 65,776 140,946 +75,170
Harwich 182,918 15,439 -167,479
Heysham 99,814 75,242 -24,572
Southampton 122,727 43,874 -78,853

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