Import/export HS code 330741: Incense sticks

Agarbatti and other fragrant products that release scent when burned

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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 £
India 7,881,973
France 1,075,208
China 995,433
United Arab Emirates 815,781
United States 337,919

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 4,102,922 3,779,051 -323,871
France 482,506 592,702 +110,196
China 621,105 374,328 -246,777
United Arab Emirates 620,856 194,925 -425,931
United States 180,543 157,376 -23,167
Netherlands 189,571 142,428 -47,143
Japan 121,772 143,732 +21,960
Pakistan 87,075 143,020 +55,945
Spain 101,478 111,097 +9,619
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 8,079,189
France 1,123,381
China 1,029,812
United Arab Emirates 635,868
Japan 363,150

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 4,153,250 3,925,939 -227,311
France 522,854 600,527 +77,673
China 687,120 342,692 -344,428
United Arab Emirates 449,675 186,193 -263,482
Japan 139,720 223,430 +83,710
United States 180,903 167,269 -13,634
Pakistan 89,357 128,307 +38,950
Thailand 151,717 62,369 -89,348
Indonesia 179,483 2,893 -176,590
Viet Nam 105,073 69,813 -35,260

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 17
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 21 27 +6
Inner London - West 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 14 12 -2
Outer London - East and North East 9 12 +3
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 4 -4
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Outer London - South 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4

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) 9,422,688
Air transport 1,567,505
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,566,506
Other 549,108
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) 4,986,835 4,435,853 -550,982
Air transport 887,911 679,594 -208,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 746,348 820,158 +73,810
Other 465,410 83,698 -381,712
Road transport 14,568 24,620 +10,052

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,470,279
Southampton 2,460,211
London Gateway Port 1,148,789
London Heathrow Airport 782,396
Dover 735,882

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 3,138,916 2,331,363 -807,553
Southampton 1,272,386 1,187,825 -84,561
London Gateway Port 408,780 740,009 +331,229
London Heathrow Airport 508,149 274,247 -233,902
Dover 256,736 479,146 +222,410
000 465,410 83,698 -381,712
Eurotunnel 285,621 164,204 -121,417
East Midlands Airport 152,279 103,306 -48,973
London 134,703 118,552 -16,151
Thamesport 116,546 134,832 +18,286

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 108
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Other personal service activities 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 41
2025-10 31
2025-09 29
2025-08 36
2025-07 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 79
0-1m 55
54m+ 32
15m-54m 19
Other 19

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 726,272
Ghana 598,878
Ireland 466,222
Nigeria 315,100
Denmark 299,032

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 159,528 566,744 +407,216
Ghana 0 598,878 +598,878
Ireland 329,355 136,867 -192,488
Nigeria 0 315,100 +315,100
Denmark 99,733 199,299 +99,566
Netherlands 73,377 173,924 +100,547
Switzerland 182,736 45,735 -137,001
Germany 128,110 91,541 -36,569
France 67,967 79,846 +11,879
Poland 59,354 49,975 -9,379

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 25,893
Ireland 698
China 214
XU 10

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 20,076 5,817 -14,259
Ireland 142 556 +414
China 0 214 +214
XU 1 9 +8

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) 2,054,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,787,315
Air transport 641,456
Other 26,815

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) 365,321 1,688,721 +1,323,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 895,382 891,933 -3,449
Air transport 384,600 256,856 -127,744
Other 20,219 6,596 -13,623

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,103,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 948,671
Southampton 585,000
Immingham Docks 343,523
East Midlands Airport 324,158

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 101,528 1,001,473 +899,945
Dover / Eurotunnel 483,049 465,622 -17,427
Southampton 105,755 479,245 +373,490
Immingham Docks 111,436 232,087 +120,651
East Midlands Airport 228,067 96,091 -131,976
Holyhead 222,504 72,654 -149,850
Felixstowe 75,774 130,605 +54,831
London Heathrow Airport 71,713 119,348 +47,635
Liverpool Docks 89,410 74,986 -14,424
Dover 53,309 42,505 -10,804

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