Import/export HS code 13021970: Various plant extracts

Miscellaneous plant extracts not specifically categorized

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 27,890,422
France 13,312,096
India 10,259,576
Spain 10,196,462
Ireland 8,479,439

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 13,405,498 14,484,924 +1,079,426
France 6,156,426 7,155,670 +999,244
India 5,377,070 4,882,506 -494,564
Spain 5,268,484 4,927,978 -340,506
Ireland 4,075,829 4,403,610 +327,781
United States 3,719,059 3,640,966 -78,093
Italy 2,297,666 1,924,294 -373,372
Netherlands 1,808,142 1,662,818 -145,324
Germany 1,827,290 1,615,300 -211,990
Slovakia 991,190 2,441,124 +1,449,934

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 34,296,885
India 15,848,347
France 13,081,627
Spain 9,789,564
United States 6,081,020

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 16,636,632 17,660,253 +1,023,621
India 7,972,284 7,876,063 -96,221
France 6,014,300 7,067,327 +1,053,027
Spain 4,851,380 4,938,184 +86,804
United States 3,198,582 2,882,438 -316,144
Italy 2,036,648 1,788,199 -248,449
Australia 1,657,352 2,103,358 +446,006
Slovakia 982,852 2,441,124 +1,458,272
Israel 1,635,964 785,041 -850,923
Germany 1,407,933 913,185 -494,748

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Inner London - West 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Inner London - East 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 10 12 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Lancashire 11 10 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 8 +4
Essex 5 7 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 49,929,053
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,630,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,178,309
Other 6,331,961
Road transport 1,114,465

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 £
Air transport 24,641,293 25,287,760 +646,467
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,771,198 18,859,355 +3,088,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,459,810 10,718,499 +2,258,689
Other 4,318,027 2,013,934 -2,304,093
Road transport 352,367 762,098 +409,731
Rail transport 291,904 0 -291,904

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 30,033,191
Dover 14,217,566
East Midlands Airport 8,765,014
Felixstowe 8,663,167
London 8,648,656

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 14,657,607 15,375,584 +717,977
Dover 5,529,307 8,688,259 +3,158,952
East Midlands Airport 4,692,305 4,072,709 -619,596
Felixstowe 4,063,265 4,599,902 +536,637
London 4,251,209 4,397,447 +146,238
000 4,318,027 2,013,934 -2,304,093
Eurotunnel 2,777,722 2,081,018 -696,704
Holyhead 1,958,951 2,750,599 +791,648
London Stansted Airport 1,776,848 1,528,267 -248,581
Thamesport 1,508,381 1,273,079 -235,302

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 96
Manufacture of food products 61
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 64
2025-10 55
2025-09 60
2025-08 58

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 114
54m+ 61
0-1m 40
15m-54m 26
Other 17

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 £
United States 3,485,952
South Korea 3,129,988
Netherlands 2,250,649
Ireland 2,219,787
Indonesia 1,994,008

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 £
United States 1,971,433 1,514,519 -456,914
South Korea 1,642,157 1,487,831 -154,326
Netherlands 1,214,570 1,036,079 -178,491
Ireland 1,093,651 1,126,136 +32,485
Indonesia 1,091,611 902,397 -189,214
Australia 1,198,573 760,885 -437,688
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,396,347 489,653 -906,694
Georgia 789,271 776,938 -12,333
China 506,191 782,996 +276,805
Poland 414,791 864,539 +449,748

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 £
China 18,595
XI 644
United States 590
Switzerland 290

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 £
China 18,595 0 -18,595
XI 0 644 +644
United States 292 298 +6
Switzerland 53 237 +184

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 14,396,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,988,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,083,359
Road transport 28,032
Other 20,119

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 £
Air transport 6,952,301 7,444,133 +491,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,361,970 6,626,082 +264,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,350,417 4,732,942 -1,617,475
Road transport 28,032 0 -28,032
Other 18,940 1,179 -17,761

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,691,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,467,305
London Gateway Port 5,668,830
Southampton 3,666,195
East Midlands Airport 2,070,619

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 Heathrow Airport 4,160,413 5,531,509 +1,371,096
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,811,390 4,655,915 -155,475
London Gateway Port 3,141,661 2,527,169 -614,492
Southampton 2,292,306 1,373,889 -918,417
East Midlands Airport 1,453,070 617,549 -835,521
Holyhead 715,760 788,224 +72,464
ZLC 862,882 559,421 -303,461
Liverpool Docks 634,890 526,976 -107,914
London Stansted Airport 301,463 443,826 +142,363
Immingham Docks 294,963 248,425 -46,538

Quick facts

HS code: 13021970

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

Description: Miscellaneous plant extracts not specifically categorized