Import/export HS code 3201: Vegetable tanning extracts

Natural tanning extracts from plants, including tannins and their derivatives

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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 £
Brazil 2,278,257
Germany 642,691
Spain 374,773
South Africa 325,063
Belgium 247,956

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 £
Brazil 1,126,459 1,151,798 +25,339
Germany 372,094 270,597 -101,497
Spain 102,407 272,366 +169,959
South Africa 293,671 31,392 -262,279
Belgium 116,764 131,192 +14,428
Netherlands 118,949 120,843 +1,894
United States 15,491 161,048 +145,557
Argentina 40,513 109,169 +68,656
Switzerland 128,311 19,556 -108,755
Italy 54,774 31,986 -22,788

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 £
Brazil 2,396,101
Argentina 481,780
Spain 379,969
South Africa 347,689
Germany 323,751

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 £
Brazil 1,136,345 1,259,756 +123,411
Argentina 252,840 228,940 -23,900
Spain 107,603 272,366 +164,763
South Africa 293,671 54,018 -239,653
Germany 191,409 132,342 -59,067
Belgium 122,997 130,017 +7,020
China 105,236 54,934 -50,302
Italy 78,255 64,795 -13,460
Netherlands 76,048 64,012 -12,036
India 70,387 25,273 -45,114

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 3
Cheshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Lancashire 2

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 1 3 +2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,096,441
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,590,592
Air transport 375,828

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,676,137 1,420,304 -255,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 820,031 770,561 -49,470
Air transport 158,847 216,981 +58,134

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,071,383
Felixstowe 496,607
London 436,806
Immingham Docks 432,694
Eurotunnel 302,661

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 Gateway Port 1,122,817 948,566 -174,251
Felixstowe 329,085 167,522 -161,563
London 179,457 257,349 +77,892
Immingham Docks 248,219 184,475 -63,744
Eurotunnel 196,608 106,053 -90,555
Southampton 21,344 248,717 +227,373
Dover 123,747 133,990 +10,243
East Midlands Airport 68,140 158,582 +90,442
Liverpool Docks 110,419 104,954 -5,465
Greenock 67,155 0 -67,155

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 13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Manufacture of beverages 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 6
2025-08 3

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 12
54m+ 8
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
Poland 371,281
Czechia 291,024
Italy 182,663
France 172,110
United Arab Emirates 151,164

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 £
Poland 181,506 189,775 +8,269
Czechia 251,031 39,993 -211,038
Italy 84,078 98,585 +14,507
France 83,910 88,200 +4,290
United Arab Emirates 70,803 80,361 +9,558
Netherlands 22,268 86,316 +64,048
Singapore 74,284 0 -74,284
Belgium 41,148 23,824 -17,324
Malaysia 1,685 62,937 +61,252
United States 20,668 34,011 +13,343

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 £
Poland 18,626

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 £
Poland 5,256 13,370 +8,114

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) 977,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 442,987
Air transport 424,852
Other 18,626

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) 432,753 545,228 +112,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 227,122 215,865 -11,257
Air transport 342,984 81,868 -261,116
Other 5,256 13,370 +8,114

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 521,029
East Midlands Airport 331,923
Immingham Docks 281,296
London Gateway Port 134,909
Southampton 119,159

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 289,482 231,547 -57,935
East Midlands Airport 291,045 40,878 -250,167
Immingham Docks 144,351 136,945 -7,406
London Gateway Port 59,517 75,392 +15,875
Southampton 34,910 84,249 +49,339
Liverpool Docks 80,495 22,482 -58,013
Dover 4,080 83,398 +79,318
London Heathrow Airport 45,225 25,946 -19,279
Hull 0 57,407 +57,407
Felixstowe 14,052 42,644 +28,592

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3201

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

Description: Natural tanning extracts from plants, including tannins and their derivatives