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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  • 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 2,353,294
France 2,158,760
Brazil 1,687,207
India 1,458,387
United States 1,145,234

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 1,279,754 1,073,540 -206,214
France 1,083,233 1,075,527 -7,706
Brazil 1,633,472 53,735 -1,579,737
India 857,393 600,994 -256,399
United States 617,491 527,743 -89,748
Singapore 593,099 488,466 -104,633
Indonesia 287,218 551,457 +264,239
Australia 310,954 428,157 +117,203
Spain 190,368 252,614 +62,246
Netherlands 58,912 158,674 +99,762

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 2,551,942
France 1,877,411
Brazil 1,701,367
India 1,531,991
Indonesia 1,268,201

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 1,465,177 1,086,765 -378,412
France 960,171 917,240 -42,931
Brazil 1,633,472 67,895 -1,565,577
India 904,106 627,885 -276,221
Indonesia 556,766 711,435 +154,669
United States 578,902 463,772 -115,130
Australia 334,768 452,763 +117,995
Singapore 287,438 318,159 +30,721
Spain 167,047 256,600 +89,553
Morocco 150,758 183,008 +32,250

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Inner London - West 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 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Suffolk 5 5 +0
Essex 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 5 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) 6,416,367
Air transport 6,290,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,537,447
Other 71,496
Road transport 6,001

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) 3,974,895 2,441,472 -1,533,423
Air transport 3,350,659 2,940,333 -410,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 690,994 846,453 +155,459
Other 31,443 40,053 +8,610
Road transport 5,061 940 -4,121

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,088,289
London Stansted Airport 2,019,920
London Gateway Port 1,685,462
London Heathrow Airport 1,539,198
East Midlands Airport 1,508,046

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 1,156,740 931,549 -225,191
London Stansted Airport 1,068,330 951,590 -116,740
London Gateway Port 1,643,734 41,728 -1,602,006
London Heathrow Airport 907,418 631,780 -275,638
East Midlands Airport 698,566 809,480 +110,914
Thamesport 651,241 597,467 -53,774
Dover 447,367 507,735 +60,368
London 341,242 449,922 +108,680
Southampton 193,429 460,681 +267,252
Birmingham Airport 173,997 389,262 +215,265

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 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
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
2025-11 25
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 27
2025-07 22

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 51
54m+ 30
0-1m 26
15m-54m 16
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 664,836
India 455,203
Ireland 390,837
Trinidad and Tobago 277,755
France 255,819

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 173,230 491,606 +318,376
India 376,608 78,595 -298,013
Ireland 233,176 157,661 -75,515
Trinidad and Tobago 118,252 159,503 +41,251
France 92,214 163,605 +71,391
Netherlands 128,031 121,491 -6,540
Indonesia 150,170 94,341 -55,829
China 153,939 82,109 -71,830
Spain 118,060 77,657 -40,403
Germany 55,086 126,015 +70,929

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 6,486
United States 810

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 3,579 2,907 -672
United States 810 0 -810

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,601,510
Air transport 1,581,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,344,447
Other 7,296
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 941,654 659,856 -281,798
Air transport 763,018 818,607 +55,589
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 656,275 688,172 +31,897
Other 4,389 2,907 -1,482
Road transport 962 2,263 +1,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,014,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 917,291
London Heathrow Airport 696,899
London Stansted Airport 419,364
Liverpool Docks 338,882

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 £
London Gateway Port 690,649 323,414 -367,235
Dover / Eurotunnel 413,898 503,393 +89,495
London Heathrow Airport 338,135 358,764 +20,629
London Stansted Airport 220,418 198,946 -21,472
Liverpool Docks 72,378 266,504 +194,126
Holyhead 215,540 97,657 -117,883
East Midlands Airport 129,927 106,530 -23,397
ZLC 51,671 106,102 +54,431
Southampton 74,738 75,763 +1,025
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