Import/export HS code 09109190: Crushed or ground spice mixtures like curry

Ready-to-use spice blends, such as curry, that are crushed or ground for convenience

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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 £
Pakistan 17,527,243
India 7,055,075
France 3,636,681
United Arab Emirates 3,607,973
Belgium 2,744,521

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 £
Pakistan 8,722,258 8,804,985 +82,727
India 3,536,647 3,518,428 -18,219
France 2,043,372 1,593,309 -450,063
United Arab Emirates 825,822 2,782,151 +1,956,329
Belgium 1,395,673 1,348,848 -46,825
Germany 1,109,120 1,546,887 +437,767
Spain 1,075,603 1,057,868 -17,735
Romania 584,738 778,242 +193,504
United States 557,524 536,559 -20,965
Bangladesh 405,745 367,675 -38,070

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 £
Pakistan 17,569,868
India 8,019,371
Spain 4,146,399
United Arab Emirates 3,178,725
Belgium 2,748,161

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 £
Pakistan 8,764,883 8,804,985 +40,102
India 3,805,274 4,214,097 +408,823
Spain 2,229,763 1,916,636 -313,127
United Arab Emirates 787,928 2,390,797 +1,602,869
Belgium 1,390,195 1,357,966 -32,229
Germany 1,023,002 1,580,133 +557,131
France 907,127 713,646 -193,481
Romania 592,801 778,242 +185,441
United States 620,022 536,559 -83,463
Bangladesh 405,745 367,675 -38,070

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 34
Inner London - East 16
Greater Manchester 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 26 27 +1
Outer London - East and North East 25 24 -1
Inner London - East 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 8 -2
West Midlands 8 10 +2
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Outer London - South 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Essex 5 5 +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) 33,156,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,660,378
Air transport 440,656
Other 316,394
Rail transport 46,002

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) 15,940,205 17,216,579 +1,276,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,758,301 6,902,077 +143,776
Air transport 202,334 238,322 +35,988
Other 171,815 144,579 -27,236
Rail transport 46,002 0 -46,002
Road transport 6,652 1,587 -5,065

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 21,163,577
Felixstowe 6,250,847
Eurotunnel 6,120,298
Dover 5,667,919
London Gateway Port 5,399,945

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 £
Southampton 8,970,652 12,192,925 +3,222,273
Felixstowe 3,702,538 2,548,309 -1,154,229
Eurotunnel 3,228,502 2,891,796 -336,706
Dover 2,645,294 3,022,625 +377,331
London Gateway Port 2,988,436 2,411,509 -576,927
Harwich 206,022 270,947 +64,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,003 285,219 +108,216
Portsmouth 215,599 152,644 -62,955
London 232,465 98,264 -134,201
000 171,815 144,579 -27,236

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 153
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Manufacture of food products 37
Food and beverage service activities 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 48
2025-10 50
2025-09 43
2025-08 38

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 66
54m+ 35
15m-54m 31
Other 13

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 £
Ireland 1,810,920
United Arab Emirates 508,823
Jamaica 308,643
Kuwait 293,002
Netherlands 264,935

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 £
Ireland 969,135 841,785 -127,350
United Arab Emirates 258,788 250,035 -8,753
Jamaica 132,173 176,470 +44,297
Kuwait 167,274 125,728 -41,546
Netherlands 148,402 116,533 -31,869
France 100,980 59,948 -41,032
Spain 51,944 87,354 +35,410
Bermuda 48,885 74,691 +25,806
Italy 110,845 6,000 -104,845
United States 13,135 94,915 +81,780

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 £
Ireland 20,449
XI 11,640
Belgium 8,730
Indonesia 4,489
Saudi Arabia 1,604

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 £
Ireland 12,194 8,255 -3,939
XI 385 11,255 +10,870
Belgium 4,780 3,950 -830
Indonesia 2,383 2,106 -277
Saudi Arabia 928 676 -252
United States 469 596 +127
Japan 5 4 -1
Sweden 9 0 -9
India 6 0 -6

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) 2,360,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,989,207
Other 441,472
Air transport 42,794

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) 1,234,634 1,125,843 -108,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 964,493 1,024,714 +60,221
Other 234,601 206,871 -27,730
Air transport 10,300 32,494 +22,194

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,472,276
Holyhead 959,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 629,039
000 441,472
Liverpool Docks 424,909

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 £
London Gateway Port 727,034 745,242 +18,208
Holyhead 533,617 426,232 -107,385
Dover / Eurotunnel 303,584 325,455 +21,871
000 234,601 206,871 -27,730
Liverpool Docks 187,050 237,859 +50,809
London 150,187 51,821 -98,366
Southampton 41,125 83,457 +42,332
Felixstowe 78,942 42,708 -36,234
Immingham Docks 12,580 104,343 +91,763
Heysham 20,847 63,257 +42,410

Quick facts

HS code: 09109190

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

Description: Ready-to-use spice blends, such as curry, that are crushed or ground for convenience