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 1,319,050
Netherlands 331,966
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,726
United States 32,657
Germany 30,484

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 1,153,929 165,121 -988,808
Netherlands 188,666 143,300 -45,366
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,726 0 -71,726
United States 27,937 4,720 -23,217
Germany 17,778 12,706 -5,072
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 1,402,491
United States 312,971
China 95,375
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 1,203,335 199,156 -1,004,179
United States 200,109 112,862 -87,247
China 86,391 8,984 -77,407
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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Cheshire 1
Greater Manchester 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
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) 381,083
Air transport 220,993

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) 226,135 154,948 -71,187
Air transport 37,321 183,672 +146,351

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,179,353
Immingham Docks 332,840
London Heathrow Airport 170,422
Felixstowe 79,354
London Stansted Airport 34,060

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 186,914 145,926 -40,988
London Heathrow Airport 8,373 162,049 +153,676
Felixstowe 71,726 7,628 -64,098
London Stansted Airport 27,937 6,123 -21,814
Eurotunnel 7,606 9,022 +1,416
Birmingham Airport 0 15,500 +15,500
Harwich 14,850 0 -14,850
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 3
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
2025-10 2
2025-08 2
2025-06 3
2025-04 1
2025-02 2

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 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 2,673,723
United States 2,523,427
France 2,020,774
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 1,162,296 -349,131
United States 1,292,118 1,231,309 -60,809
France 1,205,748 815,026 -390,722
Japan 1,713,939 1,200 -1,712,739
Germany 553,113 579,085 +25,972
India 545,052 207,665 -337,387
Italy 516,000 166,909 -349,091
Switzerland 556,410 4,950 -551,460
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 154,995 0 -154,995
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,817,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,530,277
Air transport 3,116,370

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) 3,769,055 1,048,231 -2,720,824
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,538,568 1,991,709 -546,859
Air transport 1,831,768 1,284,602 -547,166

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,328,880
Southampton 2,065,937
Liverpool Docks 1,659,087
Manchester Airport 1,532,895
Immingham Docks 1,510,000

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 2,140,767 1,188,113 -952,654
Southampton 2,065,937 0 -2,065,937
Liverpool Docks 595,877 1,063,210 +467,333
Manchester Airport 990,202 542,693 -447,509
Immingham Docks 750,000 760,000 +10,000
London Heathrow Airport 595,112 272,268 -322,844
ZLC 213,466 433,612 +220,146
Hull 516,000 0 -516,000
London Gateway Port 235,341 0 -235,341
London Stansted Airport 32,988 36,029 +3,041

Quick facts

HS code: 29034930

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

Description: Chemical compounds used in industrial applications