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 7,131,251
Netherlands 2,771,665
Switzerland 2,373,496
United States 2,265,840
France 766,268

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 3,950,029 3,181,222 -768,807
Netherlands 1,280,918 1,490,747 +209,829
Switzerland 1,527,468 846,028 -681,440
United States 813,776 1,452,064 +638,288
France 328,661 437,607 +108,946
China 398,957 321,057 -77,900
Denmark 178,688 46,334 -132,354
Spain 102,043 73,873 -28,170
South Korea 97,467 49,230 -48,237
Ireland 106,759 9,215 -97,544

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 6,623,220
Germany 3,928,804
China 2,249,633
United States 2,235,182
France 525,227

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 4,927,894 1,695,326 -3,232,568
Germany 939,664 2,989,140 +2,049,476
China 1,296,453 953,180 -343,273
United States 825,656 1,409,526 +583,870
France 303,845 221,382 -82,463
Italy 53,562 414,601 +361,039
South Korea 97,467 49,230 -48,237
Denmark 86,930 45,882 -41,048
India 98,601 15,800 -82,801
Netherlands 41,434 34,827 -6,607

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 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
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 1 3 +2
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) 10,476,681
Air transport 3,463,523
Road transport 1,430,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,277,887
Other 332,577

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) 5,246,205 5,230,476 -15,729
Air transport 1,288,157 2,175,366 +887,209
Road transport 1,429,268 1,631 -1,427,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 777,377 500,510 -276,867
Other 227,086 105,491 -121,595

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,892,208
Harwich 2,216,875
ZLC 2,163,365
Immingham Docks 2,060,215
East Midlands Airport 1,075,972

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 2,203,372 1,688,836 -514,536
Harwich 1,076,059 1,140,816 +64,757
ZLC 1,429,268 734,097 -695,171
Immingham Docks 1,327,844 732,371 -595,473
East Midlands Airport 280,517 795,455 +514,938
Felixstowe 478,702 468,766 -9,936
London Heathrow Airport 366,924 466,566 +99,642
Thamesport 399,489 273,539 -125,950
Leeds Bradford Airport 303,557 333,661 +30,104
Eurotunnel 316,121 241,844 -74,277

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 27
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 13
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 10

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 25
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
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 6,793,974
Switzerland 2,175,768
Kenya 528,934
Germany 496,400
Viet Nam 349,068

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 2,941,653 3,852,321 +910,668
Switzerland 1,426,397 749,371 -677,026
Kenya 528,934 0 -528,934
Germany 192,600 303,800 +111,200
Viet Nam 331,065 18,003 -313,062
Ireland 188,024 89,489 -98,535
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 35,442 45,737 +10,295
Singapore 51,415 26,201 -25,214
Netherlands 47,251 27,853 -19,398
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 150,179

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 83,508 66,671 -16,837

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) 9,585,991
Air transport 1,470,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 339,689
Other 150,179

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) 4,628,906 4,957,085 +328,179
Air transport 1,189,216 281,696 -907,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,602 103,087 -133,515
Other 83,508 66,671 -16,837

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,514,173
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,729
East Midlands Airport 208,878
London Gateway Port 188,535
000 150,179

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 4,587,317 4,926,856 +339,539
London Heathrow Airport 939,574 186,155 -753,419
East Midlands Airport 164,056 44,822 -119,234
London Gateway Port 150,053 38,482 -111,571
000 83,508 66,671 -16,837
Portsmouth 63,327 64,605 +1,278
ZLC 36,816 23,971 -12,845
London Stansted Airport 29,020 16,073 -12,947
Heysham 23,038 7,089 -15,949
Dover 17,541 6,431 -11,110

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