Import/export HS code 293621: Vitamin A and derivatives

Vitamin A and its related compounds, used for eye health and immune support

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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 6,986,403
Netherlands 2,767,981
Switzerland 2,356,193
United States 2,248,415
France 734,311

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 4,792,894 2,193,509 -2,599,385
Netherlands 999,724 1,768,257 +768,533
Switzerland 1,527,468 828,725 -698,743
United States 718,157 1,530,258 +812,101
France 340,077 394,234 +54,157
China 343,879 385,925 +42,046
Denmark 163,985 63,774 -100,211
Spain 104,565 73,873 -30,692
Ireland 104,506 45,755 -58,751
South Korea 97,467 49,230 -48,237

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 £
Switzerland 7,317,959
Germany 3,106,318
China 2,256,882
United States 2,221,621
France 512,324

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 £
Switzerland 5,492,783 1,825,176 -3,667,607
Germany 986,143 2,120,175 +1,134,032
China 1,219,927 1,036,955 -182,972
United States 739,424 1,482,197 +742,773
France 294,598 217,726 -76,872
Italy 54,964 417,146 +362,182
Denmark 101,044 45,882 -55,162
South Korea 97,467 49,230 -48,237
India 98,601 15,800 -82,801
Netherlands 30,036 45,259 +15,223

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Cheshire 4
Inner London - East 4

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 3 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2

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) 10,360,633
Air transport 3,399,902
Road transport 1,430,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,293,205
Other 354,054

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) 5,841,524 4,519,109 -1,322,415
Air transport 1,185,568 2,214,334 +1,028,766
Road transport 1,429,268 1,631 -1,427,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 736,723 556,482 -180,241
Other 203,428 150,626 -52,802

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,169,999
Harwich 2,247,584
Immingham Docks 2,180,979
ZLC 2,163,365
East Midlands Airport 1,035,822

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 £
Dover 2,195,630 974,369 -1,221,261
Harwich 1,404,432 843,152 -561,280
Immingham Docks 1,145,453 1,035,526 -109,927
ZLC 1,429,268 734,097 -695,171
East Midlands Airport 278,748 757,074 +478,326
Felixstowe 507,833 507,831 -2
Eurotunnel 691,423 241,844 -449,579
London Heathrow Airport 248,722 584,672 +335,950
Thamesport 408,924 263,944 -144,980
Leeds Bradford Airport 298,356 314,394 +16,038

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 26
Manufacture of food products 12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 10
2025-07 19

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
54m+ 27
1m-15m 24
0-1m 9
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 £
France 6,832,825
Switzerland 2,178,293
Kenya 528,934
Germany 496,400
Viet Nam 430,860

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 £
France 3,228,961 3,603,864 +374,903
Switzerland 1,428,922 749,371 -679,551
Kenya 528,934 0 -528,934
Germany 192,600 303,800 +111,200
Viet Nam 412,857 18,003 -394,854
Ireland 182,087 102,948 -79,139
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 35,442 45,737 +10,295
Netherlands 44,311 33,665 -10,646
Singapore 51,415 26,201 -25,214
China 1,822 72,458 +70,636

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 152,446

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 77,646 74,800 -2,846

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) 9,631,584
Air transport 1,555,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 373,074
Other 152,446

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) 4,909,868 4,721,716 -188,152
Air transport 1,275,829 279,974 -995,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 248,247 124,827 -123,420
Other 77,646 74,800 -2,846

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,556,615
London Heathrow Airport 1,201,521
East Midlands Airport 210,457
London Gateway Port 193,261
Portsmouth 156,591

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 4,873,326 4,683,289 -190,037
London Heathrow Airport 1,021,366 180,155 -841,211
East Midlands Airport 167,581 42,876 -124,705
London Gateway Port 138,703 54,558 -84,145
Portsmouth 86,322 70,269 -16,053
000 77,646 74,800 -2,846
ZLC 39,483 27,001 -12,482
London Stansted Airport 34,414 12,502 -21,912
Heysham 15,762 14,365 -1,397
Dover 18,266 7,353 -10,913

Quick facts

HS code: 293621

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

Description: Vitamin A and its related compounds, used for eye health and immune support