Import/export HS code 091099: Various spices

A variety of spices not listed elsewhere, including fenugreek, wild thyme, and bay leaves

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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 £
Turkey 6,801,874
India 5,358,946
Thailand 4,198,963
France 3,815,128
South Africa 3,603,291

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 £
Turkey 3,775,794 3,026,080 -749,714
India 2,528,466 2,830,480 +302,014
Thailand 2,529,888 1,669,075 -860,813
France 1,810,505 2,004,623 +194,118
South Africa 1,855,191 1,748,100 -107,091
Spain 1,628,822 1,669,859 +41,037
Germany 1,636,604 1,449,149 -187,455
Belgium 2,105,542 965,835 -1,139,707
Egypt 1,997,821 1,010,143 -987,678
Lebanon 1,226,439 1,160,813 -65,626

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 £
Turkey 9,007,534
India 5,747,016
Thailand 4,218,108
Egypt 4,114,295
Spain 4,005,539

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 £
Turkey 4,947,342 4,060,192 -887,150
India 2,769,204 2,977,812 +208,608
Thailand 2,537,997 1,680,111 -857,886
Egypt 2,502,107 1,612,188 -889,919
Spain 1,975,913 2,029,626 +53,713
South Africa 1,869,717 1,751,590 -118,127
Italy 2,000,396 1,516,462 -483,934
China 1,310,801 1,173,527 -137,274
Lebanon 1,119,809 1,165,108 +45,299
Belgium 1,260,459 382,751 -877,708

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 76
Outer London - East and North East 67
Inner London - East 49
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 27

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 56 52 -4
Outer London - East and North East 57 40 -17
Inner London - East 41 31 -10
Inner London - West 19 22 +3
Greater Manchester 17 20 +3
West Midlands 18 22 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 21 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 12 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 16 +2
Outer London - South 14 8 -6

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) 28,216,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,233,995
Air transport 8,330,612
Other 2,577,320
Road transport 1,531,716

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) 14,071,135 14,145,795 +74,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,083,992 7,150,003 -1,933,989
Air transport 6,262,135 2,068,477 -4,193,658
Other 1,372,051 1,205,269 -166,782
Road transport 608,144 923,572 +315,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,838,752
London Gateway Port 7,780,992
London Heathrow Airport 6,413,120
Dover 4,667,609
Southampton 4,355,126

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 8,611,321 7,227,431 -1,383,890
London Gateway Port 3,472,102 4,308,890 +836,788
London Heathrow Airport 5,010,444 1,402,676 -3,607,768
Dover 2,805,088 1,862,521 -942,567
Southampton 2,052,132 2,302,994 +250,862
Eurotunnel 2,055,974 1,791,997 -263,977
000 1,372,051 1,205,269 -166,782
Dover / Eurotunnel 951,239 1,558,837 +607,598
ZLC 609,115 928,839 +319,724
Portsmouth 714,420 637,734 -76,686

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 297
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 119
Manufacture of food products 67
Food and beverage service activities 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 106
2025-10 131
2025-09 98
2025-08 92
2025-07 99

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 213
0-1m 138
54m+ 68
15m-54m 59
Other 23

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 2,073,985
Netherlands 1,569,188
Australia 1,174,753
United States 947,666
United Arab Emirates 682,053

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 1,173,473 900,512 -272,961
Netherlands 720,070 849,118 +129,048
Australia 694,368 480,385 -213,983
United States 829,794 117,872 -711,922
United Arab Emirates 344,497 337,556 -6,941
Italy 217,690 186,676 -31,014
Germany 151,894 245,362 +93,468
Singapore 126,492 113,853 -12,639
Saudi Arabia 106,223 106,738 +515
France 94,865 100,857 +5,992

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 694,755
Belgium 59,894
XI 29,350
Turkey 28,885
Ireland 27,619

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 386,237 308,518 -77,719
Belgium 32,633 27,261 -5,372
XI 10,429 18,921 +8,492
Turkey 16,616 12,269 -4,347
Ireland 6,620 20,999 +14,379
France 9,806 11,998 +2,192
Spain 2,865 4,455 +1,590
Poland 1,872 3,034 +1,162
Netherlands 2,210 1,398 -812
India 1,214 2,076 +862

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,732,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,266,787
Other 888,869
Air transport 576,855

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,210,396 1,522,026 -1,688,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,086,003 2,180,784 +94,781
Other 475,078 413,791 -61,287
Air transport 324,252 252,603 -71,649

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,101,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,931,730
Felixstowe 1,649,734
000 888,869
Southampton 830,701

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 1,488,816 612,384 -876,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 919,381 1,012,349 +92,968
Felixstowe 858,805 790,929 -67,876
000 475,078 413,791 -61,287
Southampton 488,932 341,769 -147,163
Holyhead 472,933 230,814 -242,119
London Heathrow Airport 249,862 217,354 -32,508
Liverpool Docks 242,468 196,162 -46,306
Harwich 203,576 143,135 -60,441
Dover 162,194 87,099 -75,095

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 091099

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

Description: A variety of spices not listed elsewhere, including fenugreek, wild thyme, and bay leaves