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 12,236,631
Netherlands 5,472,686
Belgium 3,665,912
Ireland 2,319,341
Germany 811,051

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 7,249,309 4,987,322 -2,261,987
Netherlands 2,383,691 3,088,995 +705,304
Belgium 1,928,376 1,737,536 -190,840
Ireland 1,092,993 1,226,348 +133,355
Germany 613,684 197,367 -416,317
Hungary 431,023 336,416 -94,607
Italy 279,889 329,179 +49,290
Turkey 107,132 368,538 +261,406
Poland 187,805 234,344 +46,539
China 137,886 188,638 +50,752

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 11,442,460
Netherlands 5,440,773
Belgium 3,881,499
Ireland 2,050,390
Italy 872,030

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 6,873,258 4,569,202 -2,304,056
Netherlands 2,372,271 3,068,502 +696,231
Belgium 1,978,924 1,902,575 -76,349
Ireland 961,816 1,088,574 +126,758
Italy 457,580 414,450 -43,130
Hungary 431,023 337,371 -93,652
Poland 326,485 280,052 -46,433
Japan 366,710 121,911 -244,799
Turkey 107,132 368,538 +261,406
Germany 254,826 203,280 -51,546

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) 20,258,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,775,055
Air transport 739,615
Other 282,101

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) 11,168,105 9,090,782 -2,077,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,998,018 3,777,037 +779,019
Air transport 511,325 228,290 -283,035
Other 144,327 137,774 -6,553

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,258,565
Eurotunnel 6,181,664
Hull 4,904,191
Holyhead 2,050,390
Immingham Docks 1,445,958

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 3,784,700 2,473,865 -1,310,835
Eurotunnel 3,512,837 2,668,827 -844,010
Hull 2,089,198 2,814,993 +725,795
Holyhead 961,816 1,088,574 +126,758
Immingham Docks 743,141 702,817 -40,324
Felixstowe 192,535 1,230,149 +1,037,614
Killingholme 500,333 586,118 +85,785
London 696,864 128,095 -568,769
Portsmouth 451,620 156,952 -294,668
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
Other manufacturing 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 9
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 12

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 14
15m-54m 11
0-1m 8
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 3,894,918
Philippines 1,641,246
Germany 1,181,340
Viet Nam 1,179,328
France 863,352

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 2,017,192 1,877,726 -139,466
Philippines 1,405,930 235,316 -1,170,614
Germany 454,730 726,610 +271,880
Viet Nam 521,286 658,042 +136,756
France 462,390 400,962 -61,428
Italy 261,195 408,423 +147,228
Netherlands 349,546 288,642 -60,904
Morocco 450,556 128,195 -322,361
Belgium 71,832 410,946 +339,114
Spain 229,885 246,772 +16,887

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 348,539
Netherlands 31,430
Nicaragua 18,249
Spain 9,217
Ireland 7,714

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 168,675 179,864 +11,189
Netherlands 15,055 16,375 +1,320
Nicaragua 18,249 0 -18,249
Spain 9,217 0 -9,217
Ireland 2,737 4,977 +2,240
France 2,808 3,683 +875
Germany 138 293 +155
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) 10,599,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,372,608
Air transport 560,349
Other 534,551
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) 4,733,999 5,865,864 +1,131,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,273,109 2,099,499 -2,173,610
Air transport 315,073 245,276 -69,797
Other 290,953 243,598 -47,355
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 5,390,164
London Gateway Port 2,772,498
Southampton 1,859,794
Felixstowe 1,708,155
Holyhead 1,598,890

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 2,551,163 2,839,001 +287,838
London Gateway Port 1,748,705 1,023,793 -724,912
Southampton 1,392,565 467,229 -925,336
Felixstowe 984,941 723,214 -261,727
Holyhead 704,999 893,891 +188,892
Liverpool Docks 931,451 489,853 -441,598
Heysham 235,362 421,123 +185,761
Dover 67,988 561,724 +493,736
000 290,953 243,598 -47,355
London Heathrow Airport 231,167 209,925 -21,242

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