Import/export HS code 090961: Whole coriander seeds

Coriander seeds in their whole form, not crushed or ground, used in spice blends and cooking

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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 3,549,757
Germany 3,399,908
Switzerland 1,617,688
China 1,366,923
North Macedonia 1,360,286

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 1,936,167 1,613,590 -322,577
Germany 2,025,693 1,374,215 -651,478
Switzerland 766,485 851,203 +84,718
China 774,623 592,300 -182,323
North Macedonia 720,586 639,700 -80,886
Netherlands 755,610 526,117 -229,493
Viet Nam 827,352 452,218 -375,134
France 523,899 546,777 +22,878
Italy 231,152 767,203 +536,051
Egypt 484,443 329,550 -154,893

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 3,581,499
Germany 2,643,235
North Macedonia 2,472,223
Italy 2,175,764
China 1,690,610

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 1,979,814 1,601,685 -378,129
Germany 1,522,336 1,120,899 -401,437
North Macedonia 1,107,742 1,364,481 +256,739
Italy 1,075,897 1,099,867 +23,970
China 890,264 800,346 -89,918
Viet Nam 1,014,275 626,207 -388,068
Egypt 763,467 541,133 -222,334
XS 540,152 276,028 -264,124
Albania 250,613 168,867 -81,746
Turkey 215,081 192,854 -22,227

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 17
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - East and North East 13
Inner London - East 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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 12 12 +0
Inner London - West 9 13 +4
Outer London - East and North East 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -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) 10,503,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,341,246
Road transport 1,792,706
Air transport 223,209
Other 45,932

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) 5,475,477 5,028,400 -447,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,678,882 2,662,364 -1,016,518
Road transport 1,012,988 779,718 -233,270
Air transport 159,598 63,611 -95,987
Other 13,827 32,105 +18,278

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,690,173
ZLC 3,379,950
Dover 2,382,250
Grangemouth Docks 951,701
Southampton 920,068

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 3,874,390 2,815,783 -1,058,607
ZLC 1,749,029 1,630,921 -118,108
Dover 1,770,692 611,558 -1,159,134
Grangemouth Docks 371,218 580,483 +209,265
Southampton 359,201 560,867 +201,666
Tyne 413,724 329,984 -83,740
London Gateway Port 425,064 300,139 -124,925
Immingham Docks 173,695 490,692 +316,997
Harwich 404,171 258,348 -145,823
Eurotunnel 200,983 359,469 +158,486

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of food products 25
Food and beverage service activities 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 33
2025-07 37

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 47
54m+ 27
0-1m 25
15m-54m 23
Other 8

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 1,087,910
Ireland 677,348
Australia 357,960
South Africa 215,862
Greece 64,431

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 614,747 473,163 -141,584
Ireland 341,607 335,741 -5,866
Australia 209,918 148,042 -61,876
South Africa 171,492 44,370 -127,122
Greece 0 64,431 +64,431
Italy 26,675 36,525 +9,850
India 39,780 15,429 -24,351
Spain 32,384 18,733 -13,651
Canada 2,955 38,517 +35,562
Japan 16,085 18,140 +2,055

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 30,401
China 7,056
Nicaragua 1,287
Belgium 958
XI 425

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 15,186 15,215 +29
China 3,495 3,561 +66
Nicaragua 1,287 0 -1,287
Belgium 958 0 -958
XI 252 173 -79
Ireland 55 3 -52

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) 1,921,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 816,625
Air transport 164,889
Other 40,185

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) 1,020,976 900,941 -120,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 469,891 346,734 -123,157
Air transport 119,846 45,043 -74,803
Other 21,233 18,952 -2,281

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 853,030
Felixstowe 490,886
London Gateway Port 441,812
Holyhead 393,753
Liverpool Docks 242,518

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 500,780 352,250 -148,530
Felixstowe 195,254 295,632 +100,378
London Gateway Port 327,457 114,355 -213,102
Holyhead 192,617 201,136 +8,519
Liverpool Docks 121,546 120,972 -574
London Heathrow Airport 109,831 38,553 -71,278
Southampton 17,966 111,878 +93,912
Harwich 70,230 895 -69,335
000 21,233 18,952 -2,281
Dover 14,137 19,151 +5,014

Quick facts

HS code: 090961

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

Description: Coriander seeds in their whole form, not crushed or ground, used in spice blends and cooking