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 19,594,537
France 14,256,733
Italy 3,675,584
Germany 2,773,558
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 11,250,848 +2,907,159
France 12,163,549 2,093,184 -10,070,365
Italy 1,571,483 2,104,101 +532,618
Germany 348,942 2,424,616 +2,075,674
Slovenia 445,647 689,434 +243,787
Hungary 138,166 531,042 +392,876
Ireland 7,906 658,603 +650,697
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 28,082,973
Germany 6,601,703
Italy 5,365,034
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 8,722,321 -10,638,331
Germany 1,574,706 5,026,997 +3,452,291
Italy 1,629,570 3,735,464 +2,105,894
Slovenia 445,647 822,640 +376,993
Poland 0 779,415 +779,415
Hungary 138,166 531,042 +392,876
Ireland 0 399,280 +399,280
Spain 110,066 169,033 +58,967
Moldova 0 240,941 +240,941
China 36,583 0 -36,583

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) 40,276,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,466,554
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) 20,825,639 19,450,748 -1,374,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,480,960 985,594 -1,495,366
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 22,325,416
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,353,379
London 3,487,098
Eurotunnel 2,770,216
Felixstowe 984,013

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 11,695,127 10,630,289 -1,064,838
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,268,978 3,084,401 -6,184,577
London 1,382,101 2,104,997 +722,896
Eurotunnel 480,334 2,289,882 +1,809,548
Felixstowe 0 984,013 +984,013
Immingham Docks 107,944 488,785 +380,841
Holyhead 0 462,685 +462,685
Killingholme 183,095 184,255 +1,160
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
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 1
2025-08 1

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 14,085,885
France 11,191,721
Poland 5,563,107
United States 4,053,495
Germany 3,461,555

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 11,363,285 2,722,600 -8,640,685
France 3,648,020 7,543,701 +3,895,681
Poland 3,830,170 1,732,937 -2,097,233
United States 2,926,652 1,126,843 -1,799,809
Germany 2,657,276 804,279 -1,852,997
Ireland 1,083,439 1,496,171 +412,732
Egypt 1,088,775 448,010 -640,765
Netherlands 602,788 549,347 -53,441
Chile 419,460 540,200 +120,740
Slovenia 794,422 118,288 -676,134

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 30,731
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 17,158 +3,585
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) 41,480,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,196,245
Air transport 59,952
Other 31,054

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) 24,764,551 16,715,613 -8,048,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,032,554 2,163,691 -3,868,863
Air transport 0 59,952 +59,952
Other 13,573 17,481 +3,908

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,839,176
Immingham Docks 4,332,626
Felixstowe 3,218,969
London Gateway Port 2,971,031
Holyhead 1,736,598

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 21,504,591 11,334,585 -10,170,006
Immingham Docks 1,200,462 3,132,164 +1,931,702
Felixstowe 3,163,584 55,385 -3,108,199
London Gateway Port 1,735,792 1,235,239 -500,553
Holyhead 757,205 979,393 +222,188
Southampton 0 819,862 +819,862
Liverpool Docks 389,539 362,921 -26,618
Dover 541,264 197,805 -343,459
Harwich 531,110 185,131 -345,979
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