Import/export HS code 293623: Vitamin B2 and derivatives

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) and its related compounds, important for skin and eye health

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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 3,036,420
Netherlands 2,215,854
China 836,885
India 676,380
United States 239,259

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 1,823,271 1,213,149 -610,122
Netherlands 1,048,957 1,166,897 +117,940
China 455,168 381,717 -73,451
India 395,608 280,772 -114,836
United States 169,692 69,567 -100,125
Ireland 37,632 75,239 +37,607
Canada 45,577 0 -45,577
Spain 2,275 30,476 +28,201
Switzerland 11,338 18,595 +7,257
France 16,495 10,474 -6,021

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 £
South Korea 3,110,701
China 1,610,751
Germany 1,153,366
India 654,223
France 88,738

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 £
South Korea 1,740,436 1,370,265 -370,171
China 883,395 727,356 -156,039
Germany 592,168 561,198 -30,970
India 441,580 212,643 -228,937
France 88,738 0 -88,738
United States 24,828 24,547 -281
Sri Lanka 19,425 0 -19,425
Netherlands 7,171 0 -7,171
Turkey 5,460 0 -5,460
Belgium 3,828 0 -3,828

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3

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
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Kent 2 2 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -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) 4,363,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,388,370
Air transport 943,607
Other 585,298

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) 2,417,762 1,946,042 -471,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 703,477 684,893 -18,584
Air transport 679,017 264,590 -414,427
Other 233,937 351,361 +117,424

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Killingholme 1,608,463
Felixstowe 1,327,574
Immingham Docks 742,018
Eurotunnel 729,553
000 585,298

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 £
Killingholme 1,007,973 600,490 -407,483
Felixstowe 617,862 709,712 +91,850
Immingham Docks 420,143 321,875 -98,268
Eurotunnel 411,398 318,155 -93,243
000 233,937 351,361 +117,424
London Heathrow Airport 413,080 108,767 -304,313
Dover 218,375 199,571 -18,804
Thamesport 220,290 177,150 -43,140
Leeds Bradford Airport 136,305 33,271 -103,034
Harwich 15,459 133,062 +117,603

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 20
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 13
Manufacture of food products 13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 8
2025-10 13
2025-09 10
2025-08 8

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+ 21
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 6
Other 3
0-1m 2

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 £
Netherlands 214,062
Ireland 123,738
Turkey 108,643
India 62,845
Germany 34,352

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 £
Netherlands 104,190 109,872 +5,682
Ireland 67,216 56,522 -10,694
Turkey 58,618 50,025 -8,593
India 62,845 0 -62,845
Germany 1,500 32,852 +31,352
Switzerland 10,556 1,384 -9,172
Italy 1,185 5,473 +4,288
Norway 5,359 0 -5,359
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,301 0 -5,301
United States 1,712 3,448 +1,736

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 89,015
Netherlands 1,350

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 43,518 45,497 +1,979
Netherlands 0 1,350 +1,350

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) 393,844
Other 90,365
Air transport 87,209
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,584

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) 190,036 203,808 +13,772
Other 43,518 46,847 +3,329
Air transport 70,146 17,063 -53,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,966 1,618 -34,348

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 328,514
000 90,365
London Heathrow Airport 39,939
London Gateway Port 36,121
Killingholme 25,216

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 165,191 163,323 -1,868
000 43,518 46,847 +3,329
London Heathrow Airport 30,054 9,885 -20,169
London Gateway Port 34,503 1,618 -32,885
Killingholme 0 25,216 +25,216
East Midlands Airport 22,872 1,327 -21,545
ZLC 15,720 5,851 -9,869
Harwich 10,139 5,594 -4,545
Holyhead 3,485 9,675 +6,190
Dover 6,731 0 -6,731

Quick facts

HS code: 293623

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

Description: Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) and its related compounds, important for skin and eye health