Import/export HS code 290329: Various halogenated derivatives of ethylene

Additional chemicals derived from ethylene with halogen substitutions

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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 £
Italy 3,450,570
Germany 2,768,140
China 2,156,437
United States 1,235,515
Netherlands 247,456

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 £
Italy 2,259,357 1,191,213 -1,068,144
Germany 1,652,395 1,115,745 -536,650
China 973,579 1,182,858 +209,279
United States 830,759 404,756 -426,003
Netherlands 38,999 208,457 +169,458
France 107,437 33,018 -74,419
Belgium 74,346 29,445 -44,901
Spain 0 10,112 +10,112
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,083 0 -1,083

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 £
Italy 3,450,570
Germany 2,792,560
China 2,715,227
United States 1,041,591
Belgium 73,119

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 £
Italy 2,259,357 1,191,213 -1,068,144
Germany 1,681,580 1,110,980 -570,600
China 1,427,590 1,287,637 -139,953
United States 523,586 518,005 -5,581
Belgium 43,674 29,445 -14,229
France 1,067 28,212 +27,145
Spain 0 10,112 +10,112
United Kingdom 1,101 0 -1,101

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Merseyside 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Outer London - West and North 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
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1
West Midlands 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,452,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,589,808
Air transport 71,094

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,345,064 2,107,593 -1,237,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,539,079 2,050,729 -488,350
Air transport 53,812 17,282 -36,530

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,826,209
Felixstowe 1,588,276
Eurotunnel 1,217,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,191,213
Dover 1,175,706

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,679,938 1,146,271 -533,667
Felixstowe 964,611 623,665 -340,946
Eurotunnel 1,217,402 0 -1,217,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 1,191,213 +1,191,213
Dover 1,144,499 31,207 -1,113,292
Liverpool Docks 350,046 560,056 +210,010
Southampton 225,838 168,668 -57,170
London 171,594 191,533 +19,939
London Gateway Port 66,465 135,226 +68,761
Hull 10,223 81,038 +70,815

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 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 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+ 8
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 66,054
Italy 56,514
Germany 54,159
Turkey 33,404
France 16,526

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 58,404 7,650 -50,754
Italy 41,827 14,687 -27,140
Germany 28,807 25,352 -3,455
Turkey 12,535 20,869 +8,334
France 0 16,526 +16,526
Switzerland 8,841 3,488 -5,353
Belgium 4,575 2,628 -1,947
China 2,411 0 -2,411
Netherlands 2,386 0 -2,386
Lithuania 0 1,888 +1,888

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) 234,304
Air transport 20,023

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) 147,814 86,490 -61,324
Air transport 11,972 8,051 -3,921

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,909
Heysham 51,381
Immingham Docks 35,677
Dover 13,572
Liverpool Docks 13,472

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 65,589 51,320 -14,269
Heysham 43,731 7,650 -36,081
Immingham Docks 21,729 13,948 -7,781
Dover 0 13,572 +13,572
Liverpool Docks 13,472 0 -13,472
Manchester Airport 2,304 4,941 +2,637
East Midlands Airport 1,192 3,110 +1,918
ZLC 3,794 0 -3,794
London Heathrow Airport 2,411 0 -2,411
London Stansted Airport 2,271 0 -2,271

Quick facts

HS code: 290329

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

Description: Additional chemicals derived from ethylene with halogen substitutions