Import/export HS code 3805: Oils from pine trees and similar plants

Natural oils made by processing pine or coniferous woods, including turpentine, dipentene, and pine oil

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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 4,035,972
United States 1,082,664
China 505,689
France 308,937
Belgium 299,920

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 1,692,228 2,343,744 +651,516
United States 1,062,708 19,956 -1,042,752
China 233,789 271,900 +38,111
France 125,329 183,608 +58,279
Belgium 277,260 22,660 -254,600
Germany 66,191 121,451 +55,260
Spain 90,955 63,219 -27,736
Portugal 54,890 41,225 -13,665
Netherlands 5,976 84,222 +78,246
Brazil 51,171 35,384 -15,787

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 4,035,972
United States 1,500,841
China 507,711
Spain 291,496
France 184,115

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 1,692,228 2,343,744 +651,516
United States 1,356,632 144,209 -1,212,423
China 235,811 271,900 +36,089
Spain 124,967 166,529 +41,562
France 98,387 85,728 -12,659
Germany 54,297 94,244 +39,947
Portugal 84,975 53,194 -31,781
Brazil 52,883 54,430 +1,547
New Zealand 0 53,407 +53,407
Argentina 0 50,218 +50,218

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Cheshire 2
Essex 2
Kent 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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 4 0 -4
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 1 0 -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) 5,966,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 973,256
Air transport 120,874
Road transport 11,385
Other 142

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) 3,095,506 2,871,277 -224,229
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 598,580 374,676 -223,904
Air transport 44,269 76,605 +32,336
Road transport 11,385 0 -11,385
Other 142 0 -142

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,729,233
Felixstowe 934,449
Liverpool Docks 879,004
Dover 325,194
Hull 189,579

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,604,262 2,124,971 +520,709
Felixstowe 285,429 649,020 +363,591
Liverpool Docks 879,004 0 -879,004
Dover 149,486 175,708 +26,222
Hull 173,579 16,000 -157,579
London 131,550 10,894 -120,656
Killingholme 121,105 0 -121,105
Immingham Docks 41,006 71,949 +30,943
Middlesbrough 107,331 0 -107,331
Thamesport 17,991 83,280 +65,289

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Other manufacturing 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 1
2025-06 4
2025-05 2

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 10
54m+ 6
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 144,867
South Korea 98,917
Germany 96,505
United States 93,468
France 88,300

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 £
Netherlands 141,578 3,289 -138,289
South Korea 65,991 32,926 -33,065
Germany 93,276 3,229 -90,047
United States 87,616 5,852 -81,764
France 60,637 27,663 -32,974
Ireland 37,875 29,193 -8,682
Saint Lucia 16,898 19,319 +2,421
Nigeria 5,738 24,648 +18,910
Italy 0 25,355 +25,355
New Zealand 15,503 4,866 -10,637

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 3,400
XI 1,369
China 930

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 2,695 705 -1,990
XI 1,045 324 -721
China 930 0 -930

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) 419,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 372,397
Air transport 43,508
Other 5,699
Road transport 878

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) 323,084 96,838 -226,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 255,222 117,175 -138,047
Air transport 19,624 23,884 +4,260
Other 4,670 1,029 -3,641
Road transport 878 0 -878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 329,705
London Gateway Port 231,281
Felixstowe 51,741
Portsmouth 47,156
Southampton 32,858

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 285,856 43,849 -242,007
London Gateway Port 167,510 63,771 -103,739
Felixstowe 51,741 0 -51,741
Portsmouth 21,211 25,945 +4,734
Southampton 12,346 20,512 +8,166
Heysham 17,425 12,800 -4,625
Dover 0 24,541 +24,541
Holyhead 12,954 10,853 -2,101
ZLC 8,108 9,422 +1,314
London Heathrow Airport 9,769 7,207 -2,562

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3805

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

Description: Natural oils made by processing pine or coniferous woods, including turpentine, dipentene, and pine oil