Import/export HS code 293690: Various vitamin products

Natural vitamin concentrates and other vitamin-related products not specified elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
United States 10,223,713
China 8,039,107
Netherlands 4,091,730
Germany 2,769,762
Spain 1,940,318

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 £
United States 6,106,400 4,117,313 -1,989,087
China 5,379,736 2,659,371 -2,720,365
Netherlands 1,729,427 2,362,303 +632,876
Germany 1,458,987 1,310,775 -148,212
Spain 752,067 1,188,251 +436,184
Denmark 930,244 802,666 -127,578
Ireland 839,829 805,322 -34,507
Taiwan 446,804 980,745 +533,941
India 493,151 770,422 +277,271
France 614,514 175,720 -438,794

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 £
United States 10,245,517
China 9,574,586
Taiwan 2,221,586
Switzerland 1,884,350
Germany 1,808,800

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 £
United States 6,016,560 4,228,957 -1,787,603
China 6,422,758 3,151,828 -3,270,930
Taiwan 541,089 1,680,497 +1,139,408
Switzerland 951,125 933,225 -17,900
Germany 999,520 809,280 -190,240
India 687,057 727,673 +40,616
France 683,942 321,435 -362,507
Spain 255,382 583,363 +327,981
Italy 100,704 627,517 +526,813
Ireland 211,876 372,799 +160,923

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10

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 - West 10 16 +6
Inner London - East 7 17 +10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 8 +3
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Norfolk 8 7 -1
Essex 5 5 +0

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 14,292,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,771,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,048,588
Other 4,648,797
Road transport 85,283

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 6,933,632 7,359,099 +425,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,873,930 3,897,908 -3,976,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,340,182 3,708,406 +368,224
Other 2,169,646 2,479,151 +309,505
Road transport 67,157 18,126 -49,031

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,890,700
000 4,648,797
Felixstowe 3,732,020
Southampton 3,181,052
Dover 2,855,325

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 4,073,409 4,817,291 +743,882
000 2,169,646 2,479,151 +309,505
Felixstowe 2,269,973 1,462,047 -807,926
Southampton 2,542,911 638,141 -1,904,770
Dover 1,575,777 1,279,548 -296,229
London Gateway Port 765,079 980,110 +215,031
East Midlands Airport 984,334 476,362 -507,972
London Stansted Airport 794,493 576,412 -218,081
Thamesport 649,390 687,440 +38,050
Liverpool Docks 1,123,971 199,488 -924,483

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 83
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Manufacture of food products 38
Human health activities 18
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 39
2025-10 41
2025-09 35
2025-08 39

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 88
0-1m 77
54m+ 49
15m-54m 23
Other 13

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 10,006,694
Qatar 5,678,224
Ireland 3,615,912
Viet Nam 2,662,943
Greece 2,311,894

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 1,928,949 8,077,745 +6,148,796
Qatar 2,367,467 3,310,757 +943,290
Ireland 1,471,334 2,144,578 +673,244
Viet Nam 1,711,554 951,389 -760,165
Greece 2,292,472 19,422 -2,273,050
Netherlands 738,312 1,157,782 +419,470
Germany 546,869 1,167,407 +620,538
United Arab Emirates 338,212 1,312,167 +973,955
India 673,450 902,500 +229,050
Thailand 1,011,848 444,105 -567,743

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 145,617
Ireland 95,921
Netherlands 48,313
Bulgaria 2,082
Norway 1,681

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 101,869 43,748 -58,121
Ireland 35,563 60,358 +24,795
Netherlands 20,456 27,857 +7,401
Bulgaria 0 2,082 +2,082
Norway 598 1,083 +485
Spain 1,447 0 -1,447
China 679 0 -679
Belgium 0 160 +160

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 28,182,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,658,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,560,415
Other 301,062
Road transport 21,127

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 11,170,198 17,012,779 +5,842,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,607,585 6,050,632 +443,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,163,994 2,396,421 +232,427
Other 163,356 137,706 -25,650
Road transport 21,127 0 -21,127

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 21,103,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,890,127
Manchester Airport 4,491,851
Holyhead 2,255,874
London Gateway Port 2,207,584

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 8,267,632 12,835,455 +4,567,823
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,493,242 1,396,885 -2,096,357
Manchester Airport 1,424,608 3,067,243 +1,642,635
Holyhead 763,846 1,492,028 +728,182
London Gateway Port 846,443 1,361,141 +514,698
East Midlands Airport 1,135,887 748,284 -387,603
Dover 536,238 725,380 +189,142
Felixstowe 592,770 536,199 -56,571
Southampton 529,434 449,445 -79,989
Eurotunnel 83,831 798,301 +714,470

Quick facts

HS code: 293690

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

Description: Natural vitamin concentrates and other vitamin-related products not specified elsewhere