Import/export HS code 290349: Various fluorinated derivatives

Various other chemicals with fluorine substitutions used in industrial applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Japan 2,082,930
Netherlands 355,364
China 286,761
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,726
United States 64,364

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 £
Japan 1,357,917 725,013 -632,904
Netherlands 203,276 152,088 -51,188
China 80,353 206,408 +126,055
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,726 0 -71,726
United States 42,901 21,463 -21,438
Germany 19,450 14,655 -4,795
Norway 0 15,500 +15,500
Belgium 12,348 1,356 -10,992
France 8,573 1,403 -7,170
Malaysia 0 9,382 +9,382

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 £
Japan 2,172,152
United States 361,371
China 359,798
United Kingdom 20,553
Germany 18,530

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 £
Japan 1,407,323 764,829 -642,494
United States 227,772 133,599 -94,173
China 152,034 207,764 +55,730
United Kingdom 3,783 16,770 +12,987
Germany 3,875 14,655 +10,780
Malaysia 0 9,382 +9,382
Italy 2,730 1,123 -1,607
France 1,011 1,403 +392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Cheshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Lancashire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 1 +1
North Wales 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,072,921
Air transport 494,049
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 381,083
Other 746

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) 1,300,584 772,337 -528,247
Air transport 271,809 222,240 -49,569
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,135 154,948 -71,187
Other 746 0 -746

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,965,334
Immingham Docks 332,840
Manchester Airport 200,692
London Heathrow Airport 187,901
Felixstowe 79,354

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 £
Southampton 1,228,858 736,476 -492,382
Immingham Docks 186,914 145,926 -40,988
Manchester Airport 200,692 0 -200,692
London Heathrow Airport 12,595 175,306 +162,711
Felixstowe 71,726 7,628 -64,098
London Stansted Airport 42,901 22,866 -20,035
London Gateway Port 0 23,411 +23,411
East Midlands Airport 15,621 7,522 -8,099
Eurotunnel 7,606 9,022 +1,416
Birmingham Airport 0 15,500 +15,500

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 3
Other manufacturing 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2
2025-06 4
2025-04 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
1m-15m 2
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 £
Norway 2,735,723
United States 2,539,141
France 2,041,216
Japan 1,715,139
Germany 1,132,198

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 £
Norway 1,511,427 1,224,296 -287,131
United States 1,307,832 1,231,309 -76,523
France 1,216,345 824,871 -391,474
Japan 1,713,939 1,200 -1,712,739
Germany 553,113 579,085 +25,972
India 545,052 207,665 -337,387
Italy 517,784 166,909 -350,875
Switzerland 556,410 4,950 -551,460
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 154,995 0 -154,995
Slovakia 49,743 53,597 +3,854

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,841,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,653,317
Air transport 3,206,123

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,781,214 1,060,111 -2,721,103
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,598,166 2,055,151 -543,015
Air transport 1,857,327 1,348,796 -508,531

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,437,438
Southampton 2,065,937
Liverpool Docks 1,659,087
Manchester Airport 1,563,895
Immingham Docks 1,511,331

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 2,199,034 1,238,404 -960,630
Southampton 2,065,937 0 -2,065,937
Liverpool Docks 595,877 1,063,210 +467,333
Manchester Airport 990,202 573,693 -416,509
Immingham Docks 751,331 760,000 +8,669
London Heathrow Airport 602,047 272,268 -329,779
ZLC 226,471 464,612 +238,141
Hull 516,000 0 -516,000
London Gateway Port 235,341 0 -235,341
London Stansted Airport 32,988 38,223 +5,235

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 290349

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

Description: Various other chemicals with fluorine substitutions used in industrial applications