Import/export HS code 29034930: Perfluorinated derivatives

Chemical compounds used in industrial applications

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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 1,315,598
Netherlands 299,991
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 74,324
United States 48,482
Germany 36,815

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 1,150,477 165,121 -985,356
Netherlands 158,336 141,655 -16,681
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,726 2,598 -69,128
United States 16,397 32,085 +15,688
Germany 17,778 19,037 +1,259
China 14,710 7,628 -7,082
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 1,427,014
United States 268,846
China 104,304
United Kingdom 17,716
Germany 16,581

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 1,202,518 224,496 -978,022
United States 155,604 113,242 -42,362
China 86,391 17,913 -68,478
United Kingdom 946 16,770 +15,824
Germany 3,875 12,706 +8,831
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
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Cheshire 1
Lancashire 1
North Wales 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 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 0 -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) 1,258,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 355,439
Air transport 235,964

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) 1,234,941 23,766 -1,211,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 195,805 159,634 -36,171
Air transport 22,329 213,635 +191,306

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,179,353
Immingham Docks 300,865
London Heathrow Airport 194,335
Felixstowe 79,354
London Stansted Airport 25,118

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 1,163,215 16,138 -1,147,077
Immingham Docks 156,584 144,281 -12,303
London Heathrow Airport 4,921 189,414 +184,493
Felixstowe 71,726 7,628 -64,098
London Stansted Airport 16,397 8,721 -7,676
Harwich 14,850 6,331 -8,519
Eurotunnel 7,606 9,022 +1,416
Birmingham Airport 0 15,500 +15,500
Purfleet 12,348 0 -12,348
Hull 2,545 0 -2,545

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 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-10 2
2025-08 2
2025-06 3
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+ 5
1m-15m 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 £
Norway 3,173,723
United States 2,547,128
France 2,014,711
Japan 1,545,030
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 1,517,723 1,656,000 +138,277
United States 1,292,118 1,255,010 -37,108
France 1,215,386 799,325 -416,061
Japan 1,543,830 1,200 -1,542,630
Germany 559,143 573,055 +13,912
India 545,052 207,665 -337,387
Switzerland 556,410 4,950 -551,460
Italy 0 204,334 +204,334
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 154,995 7,672 -147,323
Thailand 0 78,116 +78,116

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) 5,062,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,138,849
Air transport 3,131,768

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) 2,535,237 2,527,321 -7,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,082,946 1,055,903 -2,027,043
Air transport 1,845,448 1,286,320 -559,128

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,360,242
Immingham Docks 2,010,000
Southampton 1,895,828
Liverpool Docks 1,660,006
Manchester Airport 1,534,795

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 2,137,436 1,222,806 -914,630
Immingham Docks 750,000 1,260,000 +510,000
Southampton 1,895,828 0 -1,895,828
Liverpool Docks 595,877 1,064,129 +468,252
Manchester Airport 991,977 542,818 -449,159
London Heathrow Airport 595,112 272,268 -322,844
ZLC 225,371 408,317 +182,946
London Gateway Port 235,341 0 -235,341
London Stansted Airport 32,988 62,917 +29,929
Harwich 0 24,020 +24,020

Quick facts

HS code: 29034930

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

Description: Chemical compounds used in industrial applications