Import/export HS code 0910: Spices like ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, and curry

Includes all forms of these spices, whether whole, crushed, or ground. Perfect for cooking and seasoning

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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 £
China 68,080,391
India 40,153,371
Pakistan 18,559,570
Netherlands 15,437,898
France 14,560,479

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 £
China 36,005,052 32,075,339 -3,929,713
India 18,283,307 21,870,064 +3,586,757
Pakistan 9,075,956 9,483,614 +407,658
Netherlands 7,724,630 7,713,268 -11,362
France 7,574,312 6,986,167 -588,145
Spain 5,794,593 5,760,810 -33,783
Germany 3,521,252 4,424,299 +903,047
Belgium 4,950,529 2,763,502 -2,187,027
Turkey 3,933,678 3,181,844 -751,834
Brazil 3,783,659 1,547,179 -2,236,480

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 £
China 77,957,067
India 43,653,171
Pakistan 18,757,073
Spain 14,032,016
Turkey 9,243,972

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 £
China 40,948,610 37,008,457 -3,940,153
India 19,826,667 23,826,504 +3,999,837
Pakistan 9,208,816 9,548,257 +339,441
Spain 7,233,488 6,798,528 -434,960
Turkey 5,046,927 4,197,045 -849,882
Brazil 3,940,061 1,802,917 -2,137,144
Thailand 3,038,624 2,521,796 -516,828
Viet Nam 2,549,322 3,000,167 +450,845
Germany 1,951,262 3,368,265 +1,417,003
Belgium 3,002,717 1,978,046 -1,024,671

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 131
Outer London - East and North East 95
Inner London - East 68
Inner London - West 57
Greater Manchester 46

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 98 95 -3
Outer London - East and North East 74 63 -11
Inner London - East 59 47 -12
Inner London - West 40 41 +1
Greater Manchester 31 34 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 32 -2
West Midlands 30 26 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 30 +3
Outer London - South 27 20 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 25 +4

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) 160,807,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,185,213
Air transport 14,475,519
Other 4,069,365
Road transport 1,644,740

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) 80,037,499 80,769,827 +732,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,546,746 32,638,467 -2,908,279
Air transport 9,272,781 5,202,738 -4,070,043
Other 2,087,253 1,982,112 -105,141
Road transport 654,777 989,963 +335,186
Rail transport 53,799 4,865 -48,934

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 105,232,534
Southampton 37,325,721
London Gateway Port 28,512,701
Eurotunnel 19,635,104
Dover 16,358,914

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 52,785,168 52,447,366 -337,802
Southampton 17,708,479 19,617,242 +1,908,763
London Gateway Port 14,710,347 13,802,354 -907,993
Eurotunnel 9,972,121 9,662,983 -309,138
Dover 8,872,985 7,485,929 -1,387,056
London Heathrow Airport 6,401,680 2,742,433 -3,659,247
Harwich 2,196,583 2,296,371 +99,788
000 2,087,253 1,982,112 -105,141
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,502,283 2,113,141 +610,858
London 2,116,049 1,445,576 -670,473

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 521
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 198
Manufacture of food products 115
Food and beverage service activities 70
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 204
2025-10 249
2025-09 206
2025-08 196
2025-07 217

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 371
0-1m 244
54m+ 110
15m-54m 92
Other 39

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 12,393,406
Ireland 9,815,346
United States 1,826,724
United Arab Emirates 1,431,517
Australia 1,331,436

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 4,866,798 7,526,608 +2,659,810
Ireland 5,121,914 4,693,432 -428,482
United States 1,356,979 469,745 -887,234
United Arab Emirates 768,830 662,687 -106,143
Australia 729,885 601,551 -128,334
Germany 335,808 654,304 +318,496
France 431,989 352,758 -79,231
Mexico 2,248 760,787 +758,539
Thailand 493,689 144,062 -349,627
Italy 328,371 281,255 -47,116

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 1,786,980
Ireland 123,929
Belgium 78,926
XI 62,388
Turkey 29,509

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 945,033 841,947 -103,086
Ireland 53,745 70,184 +16,439
Belgium 41,782 37,144 -4,638
XI 18,357 44,031 +25,674
Turkey 17,066 12,443 -4,623
France 12,284 15,203 +2,919
China 4,218 8,589 +4,371
India 8,478 2,224 -6,254
Spain 3,931 4,492 +561
Malaysia 5,624 1,861 -3,763

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) 24,126,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,919,698
Other 2,181,291
Air transport 1,054,668
Rail transport 23,337

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) 10,573,875 13,552,532 +2,978,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,283,952 4,635,746 -1,648,206
Other 1,128,434 1,052,857 -75,577
Air transport 608,049 446,619 -161,430
Rail transport 23,337 0 -23,337
Road transport 17,591 0 -17,591

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,632,692
London Gateway Port 5,577,955
Felixstowe 4,520,452
Holyhead 4,081,046
Liverpool Docks 3,244,524

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 4,504,944 7,127,748 +2,622,804
London Gateway Port 2,890,614 2,687,341 -203,273
Felixstowe 2,110,630 2,409,822 +299,192
Holyhead 2,292,565 1,788,481 -504,084
Liverpool Docks 1,563,719 1,680,805 +117,086
000 1,128,434 1,052,857 -75,577
Southampton 977,668 774,182 -203,486
Harwich 622,162 354,568 -267,594
London Heathrow Airport 415,073 357,319 -57,754
Immingham Docks 358,607 384,481 +25,874

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0910

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

Description: Includes all forms of these spices, whether whole, crushed, or ground. Perfect for cooking and seasoning