Import/export HS code 290351: Tetrafluoropropene

Chemicals used as refrigerants and propellants, including HFO-1234yf

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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 £
Netherlands 64,005,303
United States 19,522,819
France 2,852,843
Germany 2,669,099
Italy 585,215

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 £
Netherlands 30,413,295 33,592,008 +3,178,713
United States 5,588,174 13,934,645 +8,346,471
France 1,476,324 1,376,519 -99,805
Germany 2,499,328 169,771 -2,329,557
Italy 286,627 298,588 +11,961
Belgium 32,477 542,169 +509,692
China 0 560,627 +560,627
Ireland 16,149 26,653 +10,504
Canada 4,200 31,887 +27,687
Lithuania 9,298 20,598 +11,300

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 £
United States 77,782,808
China 9,234,821
Germany 2,465,118
Italy 464,770
Taiwan 421,711

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 £
United States 36,126,971 41,655,837 +5,528,866
China 1,390,504 7,844,317 +6,453,813
Germany 2,409,923 55,195 -2,354,728
Italy 172,133 292,637 +120,504
Taiwan 0 421,711 +421,711
Belgium 139,273 178,027 +38,754
France 66,797 26,081 -40,716
Canada 4,200 35,788 +31,588
United Kingdom 11,313 14,654 +3,341
Netherlands 0 7,523 +7,523

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 3
Merseyside 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Outer London - East and North East 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 2 2 +0
Merseyside 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,945,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,726,957
Air transport 176,373
Other 30,083
Road transport 6,163

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) 33,806,910 31,138,650 -2,668,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,400,340 19,326,617 +12,926,277
Air transport 113,864 62,509 -51,355
Other 8,388 21,695 +13,307
Road transport 0 6,163 +6,163

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 50,584,018
Southampton 18,694,028
Harwich 6,782,113
London 3,022,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,993,172

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 22,363,575 28,220,443 +5,856,868
Southampton 4,553,986 14,140,042 +9,586,056
Harwich 4,421,779 2,360,334 -2,061,445
London 994,789 2,027,394 +1,032,605
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,960,507 32,665 -2,927,842
Felixstowe 1,241,404 1,301,125 +59,721
Dover 1,224,057 1,164,576 -59,481
Thamesport 879,956 263,540 -616,416
Killingholme 268,028 635,030 +367,002
Liverpool Docks 585,972 255,950 -330,022

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 8
2025-09 8
2025-08 6
2025-07 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+ 15
1m-15m 7
0-1m 2

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 £
Netherlands 8,227,269
Sweden 1,656,174
Ireland 879,496
Belgium 798,841
Norway 339,319

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 £
Netherlands 2,701,334 5,525,935 +2,824,601
Sweden 971,078 685,096 -285,982
Ireland 281,810 597,686 +315,876
Belgium 525,850 272,991 -252,859
Norway 208,530 130,789 -77,741
France 91,449 92,037 +588
Germany 66,402 102,742 +36,340
Greece 117,038 0 -117,038
United States 22,743 74,801 +52,058
Egypt 8,024 78,824 +70,800

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 £
Netherlands 5,951
Belgium 1,628
China 595
XU 57

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 £
Netherlands 1,427 4,524 +3,097
Belgium 0 1,628 +1,628
China 0 595 +595
XU 0 57 +57

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) 10,985,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,751,607
Air transport 62,651
Other 8,231
Road transport 3,814

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) 3,602,735 7,382,542 +3,779,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,507,044 244,563 -1,262,481
Air transport 27,495 35,156 +7,661
Other 1,427 6,804 +5,377
Road transport 3,814 0 -3,814

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,010,064
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,629,809
Liverpool Docks 687,763
Felixstowe 468,270
Harwich 218,330

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,872,219 6,137,845 +3,265,626
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,030,399 599,410 -430,989
Liverpool Docks 193,138 494,625 +301,487
Felixstowe 466,046 2,224 -463,822
Harwich 181,903 36,427 -145,476
Southampton 48,863 102,183 +53,320
Holyhead 64,029 85,108 +21,079
Thamesport 112,530 35,350 -77,180
London Gateway Port 1,990 67,823 +65,833
Dover 12,908 55,103 +42,195

Quick facts

HS code: 290351

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

Description: Chemicals used as refrigerants and propellants, including HFO-1234yf