Import/export HS code 33012991: Various essential oils

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

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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 2,365,902
France 2,095,099
India 1,575,992
Brazil 1,263,579
United States 1,126,025

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 1,310,145 1,055,757 -254,388
France 1,212,296 882,803 -329,493
India 859,532 716,460 -143,072
Brazil 1,209,844 53,735 -1,156,109
United States 606,344 519,681 -86,663
Singapore 469,179 500,740 +31,561
Australia 263,866 618,602 +354,736
Indonesia 203,531 548,606 +345,075
Spain 175,742 254,843 +79,101
Netherlands 75,160 142,426 +67,266

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 2,563,162
France 1,824,770
India 1,645,090
Brazil 1,277,739
Indonesia 1,175,891

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 1,490,279 1,072,883 -417,396
France 1,094,435 730,335 -364,100
India 911,739 733,351 -178,388
Brazil 1,209,844 67,895 -1,141,949
Indonesia 455,921 719,970 +264,049
United States 565,857 456,526 -109,331
Australia 287,680 658,450 +370,770
Singapore 181,564 318,159 +136,595
Spain 153,090 260,566 +107,476
Morocco 150,758 206,715 +55,957

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - East 8
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8

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 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Suffolk 5 5 +0
Essex 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 6,384,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,948,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,476,166
Other 70,588
Road transport 13,258

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 3,427,309 2,957,522 -469,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,475,548 2,473,213 -1,002,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 641,135 835,031 +193,896
Other 40,177 30,411 -9,766
Road transport 5,061 8,197 +3,136

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,108,999
London Stansted Airport 2,007,929
East Midlands Airport 1,620,337
London Heathrow Airport 1,595,439
London Gateway Port 1,257,172

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 £
Felixstowe 1,156,924 952,075 -204,849
London Stansted Airport 1,246,212 761,717 -484,495
East Midlands Airport 707,701 912,636 +204,935
London Heathrow Airport 857,473 737,966 -119,507
London Gateway Port 1,215,444 41,728 -1,173,716
Thamesport 593,099 607,471 +14,372
Dover 387,711 499,799 +112,088
London 341,242 451,293 +110,051
Southampton 180,245 457,395 +277,150
Birmingham Airport 128,032 396,042 +268,010

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 25
Other manufacturing 13
Manufacture of food products 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 25
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 27

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 52
54m+ 29
0-1m 26
15m-54m 18
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 £
United States 677,014
Ireland 403,309
Trinidad and Tobago 277,755
France 263,777
Indonesia 248,669

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 190,845 486,169 +295,324
Ireland 281,976 121,333 -160,643
Trinidad and Tobago 118,252 159,503 +41,251
France 113,312 150,465 +37,153
Indonesia 127,841 120,828 -7,013
Netherlands 130,292 117,550 -12,742
China 165,405 71,543 -93,862
Germany 54,244 150,161 +95,917
Spain 116,286 68,837 -47,449
Barbados 85,733 43,515 -42,218

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 £
United States 632

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 £
United States 632 0 -632

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 1,591,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,358,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,249,078
Other 7,118
Road transport 3,225

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 713,451 878,149 +164,698
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 729,325 629,061 -100,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 669,726 579,352 -90,374
Other 7,118 0 -7,118
Road transport 3,225 0 -3,225

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 913,592
London Heathrow Airport 679,108
London Gateway Port 661,631
London Stansted Airport 444,594
Liverpool Docks 339,800

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 437,877 475,715 +37,838
London Heathrow Airport 260,118 418,990 +158,872
London Gateway Port 407,923 253,708 -154,215
London Stansted Airport 231,292 213,302 -17,990
Liverpool Docks 121,179 218,621 +97,442
Holyhead 215,810 112,119 -103,691
East Midlands Airport 140,302 96,786 -43,516
ZLC 64,180 98,543 +34,363
Southampton 85,536 64,965 -20,571
Portsmouth 94,013 45,945 -48,068

Quick facts

HS code: 33012991

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