Import/export HS code 38089315: Amide-based herbicides

Herbicides that use amides to kill or inhibit the growth of unwanted plants

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Switzerland 19,139,132
France 14,134,015
Italy 3,575,926
Germany 2,992,758
Slovenia 1,135,081

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 £
Switzerland 8,343,689 10,795,443 +2,451,754
France 12,095,851 2,038,164 -10,057,687
Italy 1,571,483 2,004,443 +432,960
Germany 568,142 2,424,616 +1,856,474
Slovenia 445,647 689,434 +243,787
Ireland 7,906 658,603 +650,697
Hungary 138,166 460,338 +322,172
Poland 0 558,475 +558,475
Belgium 297,555 11,875 -285,680
Spain 0 135,300 +135,300

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 27,771,788
Germany 6,822,592
Italy 5,265,376
Slovenia 1,268,287
Poland 779,415

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 19,360,652 8,411,136 -10,949,516
Germany 1,821,592 5,001,000 +3,179,408
Italy 1,629,570 3,635,806 +2,006,236
Slovenia 445,647 822,640 +376,993
Poland 0 779,415 +779,415
Hungary 138,166 460,338 +322,172
Ireland 0 399,280 +399,280
Spain 42,368 236,731 +194,363
China 36,583 0 -36,583
United Kingdom 13,641 0 -13,641

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Greater Manchester 1
Inner London - West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1

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) 40,015,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,225,613
Other 26,376
Air transport 5,098

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) 21,004,827 19,010,902 -1,993,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,480,960 744,653 -1,736,307
Other 7,906 18,470 +10,564
Air transport 2,432 2,666 +234

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,225,758
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,166,601
London 3,653,690
Eurotunnel 2,576,794
Felixstowe 743,072

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 11,627,429 10,598,329 -1,029,100
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,296,664 2,869,937 -6,426,727
London 1,548,693 2,104,997 +556,304
Eurotunnel 480,334 2,096,460 +1,616,126
Felixstowe 0 743,072 +743,072
Immingham Docks 107,944 488,785 +380,841
Holyhead 0 462,685 +462,685
Killingholme 235,703 184,255 -51,448
Heysham 0 177,448 +177,448
Harwich 115,050 29,587 -85,463

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
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 1
2025-08 1
2025-05 4

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+ 6
0-1m 1
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 £
Belgium 13,922,378
France 10,624,736
Poland 5,444,609
United States 4,053,495
Germany 3,401,618

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 £
Belgium 11,009,477 2,912,901 -8,096,576
France 3,432,540 7,192,196 +3,759,656
Poland 3,693,536 1,751,073 -1,942,463
United States 2,926,652 1,126,843 -1,799,809
Germany 2,565,423 836,195 -1,729,228
Ireland 941,334 1,620,283 +678,949
Egypt 790,693 746,092 -44,601
Italy 1,044,547 38,975 -1,005,572
Netherlands 537,964 501,464 -36,500
Slovenia 765,159 147,551 -617,608

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 26,071
Ireland 323

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 13,573 12,498 -1,075
Ireland 0 323 +323

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) 40,524,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,268,346
Air transport 59,952
Other 26,394

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) 23,920,034 16,604,592 -7,315,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,962,479 2,305,867 -3,656,612
Air transport 0 59,952 +59,952
Other 13,573 12,821 -752

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,397,598
Immingham Docks 4,056,412
Felixstowe 3,218,969
London Gateway Port 2,862,165
Holyhead 1,723,265

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 21,302,721 11,094,877 -10,207,844
Immingham Docks 1,030,572 3,025,840 +1,995,268
Felixstowe 2,987,380 231,589 -2,755,791
London Gateway Port 1,484,750 1,377,415 -107,335
Holyhead 757,205 966,060 +208,855
Southampton 0 819,862 +819,862
Liverpool Docks 247,434 505,026 +257,592
Dover 541,264 197,805 -343,459
Harwich 586,892 147,958 -438,934
Killingholme 617,704 0 -617,704

Quick facts

HS code: 38089315

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

Description: Herbicides that use amides to kill or inhibit the growth of unwanted plants