Import/export HS code 38089327: Various herbicides

Various other chemicals used to kill or control weeds

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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 £
Switzerland 62,480,425
France 58,010,940
Ireland 31,327,631
Belgium 24,523,907
Israel 16,676,249

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 27,141,958 35,338,467 +8,196,509
France 31,302,321 26,708,619 -4,593,702
Ireland 16,844,817 14,482,814 -2,362,003
Belgium 15,252,527 9,271,380 -5,981,147
Israel 7,041,207 9,635,042 +2,593,835
Hungary 6,693,772 6,681,447 -12,325
Austria 3,585,011 3,965,930 +380,919
Germany 2,020,873 3,873,533 +1,852,660
Netherlands 1,393,011 4,065,765 +2,672,754
Italy 512,376 4,527,317 +4,014,941

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 £
Belgium 69,142,107
France 66,656,555
Ireland 25,863,589
Israel 16,927,573
Austria 13,332,308

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 £
Belgium 35,122,172 34,019,935 -1,102,237
France 35,075,808 31,580,747 -3,495,061
Ireland 14,300,291 11,563,298 -2,736,993
Israel 7,301,209 9,626,364 +2,325,155
Austria 3,824,120 9,508,188 +5,684,068
Hungary 6,262,905 6,751,100 +488,195
Italy 2,615,598 6,013,639 +3,398,041
Germany 1,880,332 4,571,322 +2,690,990
China 1,230,787 2,075,718 +844,931
Argentina 1,648,850 1,508,101 -140,749

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 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2

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 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -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) 159,449,104
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,882,022
Other 5,944,538
Air transport 647,395
Rail transport 23,462

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) 80,892,709 78,556,395 -2,336,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,188,837 40,693,185 +6,504,348
Other 2,916,070 3,028,468 +112,398
Air transport 297,253 350,142 +52,889
Rail transport 23,462 0 -23,462

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 67,166,902
London 41,369,384
Immingham Docks 35,120,472
Felixstowe 17,170,912
Eurotunnel 12,547,932

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 33,682,731 33,484,171 -198,560
London 19,909,339 21,460,045 +1,550,706
Immingham Docks 14,949,085 20,171,387 +5,222,302
Felixstowe 2,629,399 14,541,513 +11,912,114
Eurotunnel 6,502,797 6,045,135 -457,662
Liverpool Docks 8,436,204 3,234,053 -5,202,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,509,233 4,968,174 -1,541,059
London Gateway Port 6,898,691 4,058,985 -2,839,706
Holyhead 4,881,759 3,386,702 -1,495,057
000 2,916,070 3,028,468 +112,398

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 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 10
2025-10 11
2025-09 13
2025-08 11

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+ 20
1m-15m 6
Other 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 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 £
United States 22,903,064
Germany 16,552,599
Belgium 13,608,601
Canada 12,118,079
Poland 9,554,770

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 £
United States 14,584,237 8,318,827 -6,265,410
Germany 9,140,770 7,411,829 -1,728,941
Belgium 7,462,418 6,146,183 -1,316,235
Canada 3,977,583 8,140,496 +4,162,913
Poland 5,665,102 3,889,668 -1,775,434
Ireland 3,592,981 4,652,145 +1,059,164
France 3,353,757 4,278,887 +925,130
Netherlands 3,879,959 1,262,003 -2,617,956
Australia 0 4,428,950 +4,428,950
Spain 2,262,673 1,816,496 -446,177

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 613,756
Ireland 46,187
China 3,858
Belgium 2,006
France 1,286

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 176,207 437,549 +261,342
Ireland 25,248 20,939 -4,309
China 2,390 1,468 -922
Belgium 933 1,073 +140
France 290 996 +706

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) 68,795,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,014,861
Other 667,700
Rail transport 43,449
Air transport 15,846

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) 35,174,353 33,621,449 -1,552,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,773,633 24,241,228 +1,467,595
Other 205,298 462,402 +257,104
Rail transport 0 43,449 +43,449
Air transport 5,250 10,596 +5,346

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,340,037
London Gateway Port 28,671,280
Immingham Docks 21,963,402
Liverpool Docks 11,122,599
Holyhead 4,372,541

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 22,606,553 13,733,484 -8,873,069
London Gateway Port 15,587,541 13,083,739 -2,503,802
Immingham Docks 9,343,088 12,620,314 +3,277,226
Liverpool Docks 4,567,291 6,555,308 +1,988,017
Holyhead 1,988,316 2,384,225 +395,909
Felixstowe 813,574 3,340,943 +2,527,369
Southampton 621,000 2,223,635 +1,602,635
Dover 573,682 1,503,327 +929,645
Heysham 897,153 1,074,706 +177,553
000 205,298 462,402 +257,104

Quick facts

HS code: 38089327

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

Description: Various other chemicals used to kill or control weeds