Import/export HS code 330129: Various essential oils

Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in perfumes, cosmetics, and aromatherapy

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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 £
France 47,098,246
China 43,577,845
Indonesia 13,603,525
India 11,441,588
United States 11,253,057

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 £
France 22,925,110 24,173,136 +1,248,026
China 23,643,906 19,933,939 -3,709,967
Indonesia 6,762,087 6,841,438 +79,351
India 5,095,078 6,346,510 +1,251,432
United States 5,821,523 5,431,534 -389,989
Hungary 4,160,307 6,010,677 +1,850,370
Turkey 4,119,747 3,395,996 -723,751
Brazil 3,402,320 3,589,419 +187,099
Egypt 2,759,549 2,266,208 -493,341
Netherlands 2,407,170 2,065,703 -341,467

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 £
China 46,264,680
France 34,670,896
Indonesia 15,443,679
India 12,304,844
Hungary 10,788,717

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 £
China 25,098,385 21,166,295 -3,932,090
France 16,874,165 17,796,731 +922,566
Indonesia 7,621,632 7,822,047 +200,415
India 5,680,902 6,623,942 +943,040
Hungary 4,609,213 6,179,504 +1,570,291
United States 4,339,637 3,969,791 -369,846
Turkey 4,142,250 4,149,656 +7,406
Brazil 3,299,759 3,607,428 +307,669
Egypt 3,531,688 3,267,977 -263,711
Spain 2,243,055 3,329,014 +1,085,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - East 14
Inner London - West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Suffolk 6 7 +1

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) 74,455,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,294,241
Air transport 48,021,868
Other 3,718,063
Road transport 1,210,199

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) 39,187,443 35,268,163 -3,919,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,737,320 37,556,921 +2,819,601
Air transport 22,534,613 25,487,255 +2,952,642
Other 2,387,437 1,330,626 -1,056,811
Road transport 575,270 634,929 +59,659

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 49,459,046
Southampton 35,763,106
London Heathrow Airport 23,566,045
Felixstowe 12,954,007
London Stansted Airport 11,995,386

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 21,560,679 27,898,367 +6,337,688
Southampton 20,837,732 14,925,374 -5,912,358
London Heathrow Airport 11,289,629 12,276,416 +986,787
Felixstowe 6,412,767 6,541,240 +128,473
London Stansted Airport 5,639,867 6,355,519 +715,652
Thamesport 5,500,139 4,955,579 -544,560
London Gateway Port 4,038,904 5,122,173 +1,083,269
London 3,862,432 4,317,535 +455,103
Poole 3,898,021 2,354,123 -1,543,898
East Midlands Airport 2,751,885 2,951,783 +199,898

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 40
Manufacture of food products 28
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 62
2025-11 64
2025-10 67
2025-09 63
2025-08 59

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 74
54m+ 53
0-1m 41
15m-54m 29
Other 10

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 21,002,296
Ireland 17,022,681
France 7,527,233
Germany 5,473,367
Netherlands 5,461,677

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 9,223,848 11,778,448 +2,554,600
Ireland 6,438,835 10,583,846 +4,145,011
France 3,499,518 4,027,715 +528,197
Germany 3,116,644 2,356,723 -759,921
Netherlands 3,394,279 2,067,398 -1,326,881
China 1,703,524 1,894,307 +190,783
Switzerland 1,898,402 1,266,302 -632,100
Spain 1,393,410 1,394,014 +604
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,347,638 1,235,125 -112,513
United Arab Emirates 1,466,396 890,007 -576,389

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 £
China 7,406
Czechia 2,038
United States 632
Ireland 546
India 154

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 £
China 0 7,406 +7,406
Czechia 0 2,038 +2,038
United States 632 0 -632
Ireland 141 405 +264
India 144 10 -134

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) 48,851,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,131,481
Air transport 21,809,464
Road transport 31,903
Other 21,176

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) 23,291,954 25,559,151 +2,267,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,859,906 16,271,575 +1,411,669
Air transport 10,838,995 10,970,469 +131,474
Road transport 31,903 0 -31,903
Other 9,143 12,033 +2,890

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,127,656
Milford 14,766,817
London Heathrow Airport 12,951,489
Southampton 12,366,295
London Gateway Port 9,707,904

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 14,930,393 13,197,263 -1,733,130
Milford 5,259,385 9,507,432 +4,248,047
London Heathrow Airport 6,041,309 6,910,180 +868,871
Southampton 2,273,083 10,093,212 +7,820,129
London Gateway Port 7,301,839 2,406,065 -4,895,774
Liverpool Docks 3,234,400 2,584,437 -649,963
London Stansted Airport 2,055,620 1,619,152 -436,468
Immingham Docks 2,226,907 439,000 -1,787,907
Manchester Airport 902,331 758,575 -143,756
Felixstowe 706,966 932,297 +225,331

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 330129

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

Description: Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in perfumes, cosmetics, and aromatherapy