Import/export HS code 330741: Incense sticks

Agarbatti and other fragrant products that release scent when burned

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
India 8,244,778
France 1,071,785
China 940,168
United Arab Emirates 774,967
United States 341,616

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 £
India 4,124,344 4,120,434 -3,910
France 464,995 606,790 +141,795
China 618,174 321,994 -296,180
United Arab Emirates 584,688 190,279 -394,409
United States 185,626 155,990 -29,636
Netherlands 185,922 128,066 -57,856
Japan 116,299 153,941 +37,642
Spain 89,874 130,647 +40,773
Pakistan 126,327 88,666 -37,661
Thailand 148,427 52,991 -95,436

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 £
India 8,404,038
France 1,132,854
China 1,000,608
United Arab Emirates 595,054
Japan 370,150

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 £
India 4,173,395 4,230,643 +57,248
France 517,120 615,734 +98,614
China 673,571 327,037 -346,534
United Arab Emirates 413,507 181,547 -231,960
Japan 148,897 221,253 +72,356
United States 184,974 173,663 -11,311
Thailand 149,725 63,402 -86,323
Pakistan 128,609 73,953 -54,656
Indonesia 179,483 2,893 -176,590
Viet Nam 111,151 70,688 -40,463

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 34
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - East and North East 14
West Midlands 13

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
Outer London - West and North West 23 25 +2
Inner London - West 12 12 +0
Inner London - East 15 12 -3
Outer London - East and North East 10 12 +2
West Midlands 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 5 6 +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) 9,683,844
Air transport 1,570,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,562,038
Other 543,336
Road transport 39,188

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) 4,940,523 4,743,321 -197,202
Air transport 887,563 682,906 -204,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 727,241 834,797 +107,556
Other 464,253 79,083 -385,170
Road transport 23,083 16,105 -6,978

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,587,276
Southampton 2,489,945
London Gateway Port 1,254,641
London Heathrow Airport 776,656
Dover 724,053

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 3,153,766 2,433,510 -720,256
Southampton 1,240,131 1,249,814 +9,683
London Gateway Port 410,951 843,690 +432,739
London Heathrow Airport 481,903 294,753 -187,150
Dover 239,608 484,445 +244,837
000 464,253 79,083 -385,170
Eurotunnel 265,373 179,248 -86,125
London 139,990 141,277 +1,287
Thamesport 116,405 143,083 +26,678
East Midlands Airport 142,204 105,989 -36,215

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 112
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 100
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Food and beverage service activities 6
Other personal service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 41
2025-10 31
2025-09 29
2025-08 36

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 83
0-1m 57
54m+ 32
Other 20
15m-54m 18

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 725,317
Ghana 633,308
Ireland 466,949
Denmark 414,082
Nigeria 350,290

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 163,162 562,155 +398,993
Ghana 0 633,308 +633,308
Ireland 323,832 143,117 -180,715
Denmark 175,773 238,309 +62,536
Nigeria 0 350,290 +350,290
Netherlands 84,258 173,224 +88,966
Switzerland 180,890 48,045 -132,845
Germany 138,386 81,265 -57,121
France 74,473 69,461 -5,012
Poland 62,691 50,710 -11,981

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 £
XI 25,313
Ireland 698
China 214

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 £
XI 19,833 5,480 -14,353
Ireland 142 556 +414
China 41 173 +132

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) 2,133,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,912,191
Air transport 653,143
Other 26,235

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) 376,837 1,756,946 +1,380,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,022,703 889,488 -133,215
Air transport 392,437 260,706 -131,731
Other 20,017 6,218 -13,799

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,179,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 958,333
Southampton 589,128
Immingham Docks 459,582
East Midlands Airport 314,278

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 109,647 1,069,937 +960,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 544,141 414,192 -129,949
Southampton 105,755 483,373 +377,618
Immingham Docks 188,485 271,097 +82,612
East Midlands Airport 232,354 81,924 -150,430
Holyhead 212,058 85,327 -126,731
London Heathrow Airport 75,328 135,055 +59,727
Felixstowe 80,141 126,238 +46,097
Liverpool Docks 93,321 70,117 -23,204
Dover 46,764 42,505 -4,259

Quick facts

HS code: 330741

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

Description: Agarbatti and other fragrant products that release scent when burned