Import/export HS code 38089110: Pyrethroid-based insecticides

Insecticides that use pyrethroids, chemicals similar to natural compounds found in chrysanthemums

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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 £
France 12,306,587
Netherlands 5,526,680
Belgium 4,083,105
Ireland 2,302,598
Germany 951,552

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 £
France 7,089,784 5,216,803 -1,872,981
Netherlands 2,438,999 3,087,681 +648,682
Belgium 2,216,700 1,866,405 -350,295
Ireland 1,004,164 1,298,434 +294,270
Germany 749,804 201,748 -548,056
Hungary 431,023 323,018 -108,005
Italy 296,943 329,179 +32,236
Poland 195,924 234,021 +38,097
Turkey 102,753 308,286 +205,533
India 3,816 258,317 +254,501

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 £
France 11,537,462
Netherlands 5,494,767
Belgium 4,298,692
Ireland 2,026,230
Italy 869,205

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 £
France 6,764,945 4,772,517 -1,992,428
Netherlands 2,432,062 3,062,705 +630,643
Belgium 2,267,248 2,031,444 -235,804
Ireland 865,080 1,161,150 +296,070
Italy 474,634 394,571 -80,063
Hungary 431,023 323,973 -107,050
Poland 278,909 310,378 +31,469
Japan 457,112 121,911 -335,201
Germany 300,544 207,661 -92,883
Turkey 102,753 308,286 +205,533

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
West Yorkshire 4
Lancashire 3

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Suffolk 3 2 -1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,810,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,651,365
Air transport 825,563
Other 306,058

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,306,668 9,503,415 -1,803,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,996,541 3,654,824 +658,283
Air transport 598,296 227,267 -371,029
Other 168,771 137,287 -31,484

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,733,636
Eurotunnel 6,157,452
Hull 4,904,191
Holyhead 2,026,230
Immingham Docks 1,465,677

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 £
Dover 4,058,198 2,675,438 -1,382,760
Eurotunnel 3,515,105 2,642,347 -872,758
Hull 2,089,198 2,814,993 +725,795
Holyhead 865,080 1,161,150 +296,070
Immingham Docks 641,560 824,117 +182,557
Felixstowe 208,812 1,169,897 +961,085
Killingholme 516,046 586,118 +70,072
London 696,864 114,697 -582,167
Portsmouth 501,713 169,729 -331,984
Poole 258,431 343,403 +84,972

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 21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of food products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 12
2025-07 16

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
54m+ 17
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 11
0-1m 9
Other 5

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 £
Ireland 4,093,870
Philippines 1,641,246
Viet Nam 1,179,328
Germany 1,151,452
France 953,275

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 £
Ireland 1,985,046 2,108,824 +123,778
Philippines 1,171,485 469,761 -701,724
Viet Nam 521,286 658,042 +136,756
Germany 475,108 676,344 +201,236
France 601,436 351,839 -249,597
Italy 343,096 360,820 +17,724
Netherlands 349,460 290,116 -59,344
Morocco 372,912 205,839 -167,073
Belgium 72,197 411,967 +339,770
Spain 229,885 228,502 -1,383

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 348,769
XU 115,406
Netherlands 31,310
Nicaragua 30,127
Spain 9,217

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 153,613 195,156 +41,543
XU 75,442 39,964 -35,478
Netherlands 15,123 16,187 +1,064
Nicaragua 30,127 0 -30,127
Spain 9,217 0 -9,217
Ireland 2,684 5,111 +2,427
France 2,673 3,593 +920
Germany 172 293 +121
Switzerland 31 0 -31

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) 10,722,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,533,070
Air transport 571,774
Other 549,386
Road transport 1,530

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) 4,933,420 5,788,796 +855,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,117,941 2,415,129 -1,702,812
Air transport 326,635 245,139 -81,496
Other 289,082 260,304 -28,778
Road transport 1,530 0 -1,530

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,463,756
London Gateway Port 2,856,711
Southampton 1,905,461
Holyhead 1,768,812
Felixstowe 1,724,855

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 2,769,078 2,694,678 -74,400
London Gateway Port 1,621,268 1,235,443 -385,825
Southampton 1,438,232 467,229 -971,003
Holyhead 812,822 955,990 +143,168
Felixstowe 908,963 815,892 -93,071
Liverpool Docks 871,398 582,347 -289,051
Heysham 215,576 422,603 +207,027
Dover 70,217 552,915 +482,698
000 289,082 260,304 -28,778
London Heathrow Airport 233,664 209,788 -23,876

Quick facts

HS code: 38089110

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

Description: Insecticides that use pyrethroids, chemicals similar to natural compounds found in chrysanthemums