Import/export HS code 121190: Various plants for perfumes, medicine, or pest control

Other plants, seeds, or fruits not specifically listed, used in perfumes, medicines, or pest control

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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 £
Germany 26,162,123
India 21,294,975
France 18,541,176
Kenya 16,813,447
Spain 15,366,937

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 £
Germany 13,564,622 12,597,501 -967,121
India 11,871,653 9,423,322 -2,448,331
France 9,255,407 9,285,769 +30,362
Kenya 8,894,831 7,918,616 -976,215
Spain 7,861,719 7,505,218 -356,501
Israel 6,295,807 5,621,215 -674,592
Netherlands 5,737,913 4,666,972 -1,070,941
China 4,660,273 4,068,416 -591,857
Turkey 3,266,949 3,328,598 +61,649
Canada 2,342,628 2,073,612 -269,016

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 27,651,289
Germany 19,647,833
Kenya 16,975,388
Spain 15,137,310
Israel 12,035,961

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 15,186,695 12,464,594 -2,722,101
Germany 9,258,892 10,388,941 +1,130,049
Kenya 8,980,268 7,995,120 -985,148
Spain 7,758,277 7,379,033 -379,244
Israel 6,404,866 5,631,095 -773,771
China 5,859,229 5,371,520 -487,709
Turkey 4,928,917 4,540,865 -388,052
France 3,864,578 4,223,709 +359,131
Egypt 4,154,471 3,244,411 -910,060
United States 3,733,065 2,244,390 -1,488,675

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 73
Inner London - East 57
Outer London - East and North East 38
Inner London - West 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29

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 57 48 -9
Inner London - East 41 38 -3
Outer London - East and North East 25 30 +5
Inner London - West 23 23 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 22 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 20 +0
Greater Manchester 20 19 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 18 -1
West Midlands 15 18 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 20 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,135,344
Air transport 54,380,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,836,955
Other 2,718,699
Road transport 1,166,337

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,620,991 38,514,353 +893,362
Air transport 29,822,144 24,557,861 -5,264,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,782,620 23,054,335 -3,728,285
Other 1,496,097 1,222,602 -273,495
Road transport 719,145 447,192 -271,953
Rail transport 2,877 0 -2,877

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 48,293,434
Felixstowe 35,034,992
Dover 28,042,758
Eurotunnel 21,824,277
London Gateway Port 8,457,045

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 26,180,119 22,113,315 -4,066,804
Felixstowe 18,233,550 16,801,442 -1,432,108
Dover 13,594,477 14,448,281 +853,804
Eurotunnel 9,709,336 12,114,941 +2,405,605
London Gateway Port 3,344,360 5,112,685 +1,768,325
London 4,560,904 992,559 -3,568,345
Portsmouth 2,526,476 2,719,786 +193,310
Southampton 2,926,587 2,105,885 -820,702
Immingham Docks 2,418,435 1,947,910 -470,525
Harwich 1,899,251 918,760 -980,491

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 311
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 127
Manufacture of food products 94
Food and beverage service activities 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 147
2025-10 151
2025-09 136
2025-08 135
2025-07 150

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 243
0-1m 141
54m+ 86
15m-54m 77
Other 25

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 £
Portugal 4,610,420
Ireland 3,930,398
Germany 3,926,569
United States 3,778,484
Canada 1,607,812

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 £
Portugal 1,945,272 2,665,148 +719,876
Ireland 1,993,215 1,937,183 -56,032
Germany 570,709 3,355,860 +2,785,151
United States 1,813,329 1,965,155 +151,826
Canada 636,407 971,405 +334,998
Netherlands 622,446 582,240 -40,206
Australia 749,868 70,866 -679,002
Spain 476,180 241,465 -234,715
Poland 87,659 429,309 +341,650
Belgium 188,462 138,966 -49,496

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 232,507
Ireland 195,698
XU 162,512
China 16,125
Sweden 5,126

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 124,313 108,194 -16,119
Ireland 5,924 189,774 +183,850
XU 79,195 83,317 +4,122
China 9,151 6,974 -2,177
Sweden 3,126 2,000 -1,126
France 2,249 1,121 -1,128
Turkey 1,138 1,507 +369
Belgium 716 506 -210
Viet Nam 572 638 +66
Germany 1,051 0 -1,051

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) 14,999,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,135,152
Air transport 2,612,234
Other 622,902
Road transport 3,773

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) 5,560,924 9,438,907 +3,877,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,621,301 3,513,851 -107,450
Air transport 1,767,167 845,067 -922,100
Other 228,343 394,559 +166,216
Road transport 3,773 0 -3,773

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Jersey 6,979,198
Liverpool Docks 4,863,018
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,150,751
London Heathrow Airport 2,284,453
Southampton 1,906,221

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 £
Jersey 1,433,530 5,545,668 +4,112,138
Liverpool Docks 1,933,247 2,929,771 +996,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,755,800 1,394,951 -360,849
London Heathrow Airport 1,576,012 708,441 -867,571
Southampton 1,400,465 505,756 -894,709
Holyhead 982,811 739,584 -243,227
London Gateway Port 711,618 520,326 -191,292
Felixstowe 463,353 253,484 -209,869
000 228,343 394,559 +166,216
Eurotunnel 10,256 393,636 +383,380

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 121190

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

Description: Other plants, seeds, or fruits not specifically listed, used in perfumes, medicines, or pest control