Import/export HS code 33012949: Various essential oils

Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in various industries like perfumery and cosmetics

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
China 41,314,171
France 40,527,298
Indonesia 12,037,120
United States 9,616,367
India 9,257,510

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 £
China 22,443,100 18,871,071 -3,572,029
France 20,067,180 20,460,118 +392,938
Indonesia 5,364,611 6,672,509 +1,307,898
United States 4,657,413 4,958,954 +301,541
India 3,842,042 5,415,468 +1,573,426
Hungary 3,632,308 4,579,801 +947,493
Brazil 1,905,426 3,234,209 +1,328,783
Egypt 2,491,878 2,418,037 -73,841
Netherlands 2,136,923 1,688,430 -448,493
Turkey 1,893,400 1,366,239 -527,161

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 43,769,163
France 29,808,910
Indonesia 13,244,599
India 10,121,938
Hungary 8,799,473

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 23,509,485 20,259,678 -3,249,807
France 14,282,272 15,526,638 +1,244,366
Indonesia 5,984,866 7,259,733 +1,274,867
India 4,381,814 5,740,124 +1,358,310
Hungary 4,083,800 4,715,673 +631,873
United States 3,453,622 3,659,935 +206,313
Egypt 3,327,172 3,389,688 +62,516
Spain 2,101,318 3,028,033 +926,715
Brazil 1,903,254 3,184,371 +1,281,117
Switzerland 1,342,370 1,801,421 +459,051

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8
Greater Manchester 7

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 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Kent 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 3 4 +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) 65,992,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,672,815
Air transport 33,032,223
Other 3,680,925
Road transport 1,189,560

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) 33,852,353 32,140,257 -1,712,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,274,194 32,398,621 +1,124,427
Air transport 14,769,178 18,263,045 +3,493,867
Other 2,224,595 1,456,330 -768,265
Road transport 583,433 606,127 +22,694

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 42,942,586
Southampton 35,337,241
London Heathrow Airport 16,839,183
Felixstowe 10,227,950
Thamesport 8,522,625

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 19,278,250 23,664,336 +4,386,086
Southampton 20,826,364 14,510,877 -6,315,487
London Heathrow Airport 7,666,874 9,172,309 +1,505,435
Felixstowe 4,581,975 5,645,975 +1,064,000
Thamesport 4,099,684 4,422,941 +323,257
London Stansted Airport 3,485,413 4,219,918 +734,505
London 3,366,363 3,950,589 +584,226
London Gateway Port 2,433,043 4,615,100 +2,182,057
Poole 3,573,612 2,514,041 -1,059,571
000 2,224,595 1,456,330 -768,265

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 48
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of food products 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 48
2025-10 45
2025-09 46
2025-08 44
2025-07 47

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 45
54m+ 38
0-1m 24
15m-54m 21
Other 8

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 19,749,401
Ireland 17,078,089
France 6,991,240
Netherlands 5,047,625
Germany 4,780,293

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 9,856,778 9,892,623 +35,845
Ireland 7,525,669 9,552,420 +2,026,751
France 3,474,025 3,517,215 +43,190
Netherlands 3,130,651 1,916,974 -1,213,677
Germany 2,788,422 1,991,871 -796,551
Switzerland 1,775,625 982,554 -793,071
Spain 1,254,534 1,287,469 +32,935
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,099,757 1,333,867 +234,110
United Arab Emirates 1,422,831 762,027 -660,804
Italy 738,790 969,390 +230,600

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 £
XU 89

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 £
XU 89 0 -89

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) 46,676,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,999,312
Air transport 16,066,252
Road transport 40,133
Other 89

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) 23,191,194 23,485,567 +294,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,995,755 13,003,557 -992,198
Air transport 8,086,439 7,979,813 -106,626
Road transport 40,133 0 -40,133
Other 89 0 -89

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,010,017
Milford 15,523,113
Southampton 10,121,934
London Heathrow Airport 9,390,515
London Gateway Port 8,941,059

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 13,924,700 12,085,317 -1,839,383
Milford 6,793,889 8,729,224 +1,935,335
Southampton 1,737,488 8,384,446 +6,646,958
London Heathrow Airport 4,483,864 4,906,651 +422,787
London Gateway Port 7,413,364 1,527,695 -5,885,669
Liverpool Docks 3,030,609 2,685,862 -344,747
London Stansted Airport 1,561,398 1,222,192 -339,206
Immingham Docks 1,722,346 769,151 -953,195
Manchester Airport 743,384 719,429 -23,955
Felixstowe 700,984 494,962 -206,022

Quick facts

HS code: 33012949

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

Description: Essential oils from plants not specifically listed. Used in various industries like perfumery and cosmetics