Import/export HS code 293920: Cinchona alkaloids

Alkaloids from cinchona bark and their chemically altered forms

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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 2,204,222
Netherlands 566,612
Portugal 365,804
Rwanda 271,368
India 234,278

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 1,032,974 1,171,248 +138,274
Netherlands 211,162 355,450 +144,288
Portugal 365,804 0 -365,804
Rwanda 271,368 0 -271,368
India 196,868 37,410 -159,458
Italy 42,665 2,400 -40,265
Slovenia 21,658 0 -21,658
United States 13,931 0 -13,931
China 3,692 5,670 +1,978
Poland 883 0 -883

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 £
Germany 2,570,026
India 481,494
Madagascar 291,575
Democratic Republic of the Congo 271,368
Indonesia 76,877

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 £
Germany 1,398,778 1,171,248 -227,530
India 358,493 123,001 -235,492
Madagascar 27,911 263,664 +235,753
Democratic Republic of the Congo 271,368 0 -271,368
Indonesia 76,877 0 -76,877
China 10,238 5,670 -4,568
United States 13,931 0 -13,931
Netherlands 2,526 6,195 +3,669
Italy 0 2,400 +2,400
Poland 883 0 -883

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Devon 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -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) 2,990,894
Air transport 438,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 303,964

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) 1,537,093 1,453,801 -83,292
Air transport 364,986 73,339 -291,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 258,926 45,038 -213,888

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,250,588
Eurotunnel 614,293
London Heathrow Airport 333,518
Felixstowe 201,209
Harwich 95,217

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 1,096,974 1,153,614 +56,640
Eurotunnel 373,625 240,668 -132,957
London Heathrow Airport 307,501 26,017 -281,484
Felixstowe 175,519 25,690 -149,829
Harwich 95,217 0 -95,217
London 30,832 29,350 -1,482
Birmingham Airport 42,665 2,400 -40,265
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 29,979 +29,979
London Gateway Port 10,415 15,929 +5,514
Immingham Docks 0 19,813 +19,813

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 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Manufacture of beverages 2
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 4
2025-07 2

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 9
54m+ 4
0-1m 2
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
Spain 137,514
Germany 57,759
Australia 42,036
United States 37,984
Thailand 28,446

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 £
Spain 66,680 70,834 +4,154
Germany 25,891 31,868 +5,977
Australia 0 42,036 +42,036
United States 16,343 21,641 +5,298
Thailand 6,331 22,115 +15,784
Belgium 27,450 0 -27,450
Netherlands 8,817 9,800 +983
India 0 7,335 +7,335
Ireland 3,050 3,832 +782
Cyprus 6,616 0 -6,616

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) 216,521
Air transport 122,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,278

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) 110,656 105,865 -4,791
Air transport 47,714 74,750 +27,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,700 39,578 +24,878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 210,739
London Heathrow Airport 59,880
East Midlands Airport 35,115
Felixstowe 33,787
ZLC 15,024

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 108,706 102,033 -6,673
London Heathrow Airport 6,331 53,549 +47,218
East Midlands Airport 29,421 5,694 -23,727
Felixstowe 0 33,787 +33,787
ZLC 5,117 9,907 +4,790
Southampton 14,700 0 -14,700
London Stansted Airport 5,495 3,259 -2,236
London Gateway Port 0 5,791 +5,791
Holyhead 1,950 1,847 -103
Manchester Airport 1,350 2,341 +991

Quick facts

HS code: 293920

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

Description: Alkaloids from cinchona bark and their chemically altered forms