Import/export HS code 38089311: Phenoxy-phytohormone-based herbicides

Herbicides that use phenoxy-phytohormones to control weeds

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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 £
Austria 4,148,451
France 2,278,682
Denmark 253,186
Ireland 246,655
Hungary 145,422

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 £
Austria 2,126,013 2,022,438 -103,575
France 1,248,903 1,029,779 -219,124
Denmark 253,186 0 -253,186
Ireland 91,504 155,151 +63,647
Hungary 0 145,422 +145,422
Poland 82,006 59,480 -22,526
Netherlands 0 119,281 +119,281
Belgium 70,824 35,556 -35,268
Sweden 0 74,906 +74,906
Switzerland 0 14,461 +14,461

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 £
Austria 4,017,889
France 2,044,697
Denmark 538,039
Belgium 203,405
China 184,329

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 £
Austria 2,126,013 1,891,876 -234,137
France 1,060,281 984,416 -75,865
Denmark 253,186 284,853 +31,667
Belgium 75,117 128,288 +53,171
China 184,329 0 -184,329
Turkey 0 40,929 +40,929
United States 0 17,053 +17,053
Norway 7,801 7,496 -305
United Kingdom 0 11,516 +11,516

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 1
Northern Ireland 1
North Wales 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1
West Yorkshire 1

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
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 0 1 +1
North Wales 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 7,046,933
Other 471,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,221

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) 3,688,002 3,358,931 -329,071
Other 173,510 297,543 +124,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,725 7,496 -11,229

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,784,457
Killingholme 1,462,235
Immingham Docks 1,237,744
000 471,053
Eurotunnel 284,613

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 2,065,836 1,718,621 -347,215
Killingholme 991,011 471,224 -519,787
Immingham Docks 398,201 839,543 +441,342
000 173,510 297,543 +124,033
Eurotunnel 123,836 160,777 +36,941
London 0 119,281 +119,281
Purfleet 53,684 28,364 -25,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,159 0 -74,159
Newhaven 0 17,101 +17,101
Holyhead 0 6,721 +6,721

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-06 3
2025-05 4
2025-04 3
2025-03 3

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+ 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 £
France 24,522,754
Canada 13,351,585
United States 9,741,665
Ireland 6,819,775
Germany 6,273,367

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 £
France 10,960,967 13,561,787 +2,600,820
Canada 9,114,131 4,237,454 -4,876,677
United States 4,798,308 4,943,357 +145,049
Ireland 3,538,618 3,281,157 -257,461
Germany 2,868,555 3,404,812 +536,257
Belgium 3,109,327 2,375,655 -733,672
Austria 2,284,058 2,023,983 -260,075
Chile 1,718,833 1,722,716 +3,883
Norway 325,016 1,232,500 +907,484
Japan 714,378 528,968 -185,410

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 175,608
Ireland 14,443
France 104

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 71,602 104,006 +32,404
Ireland 6,406 8,037 +1,631
France 13 91 +78

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) 43,232,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,735,123
Other 190,155
Air transport 3,746

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) 17,325,828 25,907,083 +8,581,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,401,780 12,333,343 -13,068,437
Other 78,021 112,134 +34,113
Air transport 1,141 2,605 +1,464

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,157,626
Liverpool Docks 20,638,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,698,646
Southampton 5,633,219
Hull 5,096,150

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 £
Immingham Docks 11,878,497 17,279,129 +5,400,632
Liverpool Docks 14,098,691 6,540,211 -7,558,480
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,496,238 3,202,408 -1,293,830
Southampton 534,444 5,098,775 +4,564,331
Hull 3,342,789 1,753,361 -1,589,428
London Gateway Port 2,750,470 2,039,613 -710,857
Heysham 2,085,043 795,698 -1,289,345
Killingholme 2,191,720 222,480 -1,969,240
Felixstowe 777,527 659,502 -118,025
Middlesbrough 382,139 206,931 -175,208

Quick facts

HS code: 38089311

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

Description: Herbicides that use phenoxy-phytohormones to control weeds