Import/export HS code 290514: Various butanols

Includes other forms of butanol not specified elsewhere

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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 £
Germany 2,182,469
Netherlands 902,488
Belgium 809,306
France 521,283
China 501,721

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 £
Germany 1,252,202 930,267 -321,935
Netherlands 462,735 439,753 -22,982
Belgium 521,251 288,055 -233,196
France 472,032 49,251 -422,781
China 0 501,721 +501,721
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
India 6,501 106,133 +99,632
United States 37,001 6,693 -30,308
Spain 4,263 4,766 +503
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,485 1,803 -2,682

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 £
Germany 2,052,457
South Africa 1,364,773
China 512,723
France 353,389
South Korea 326,020

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 £
Germany 1,138,051 914,406 -223,645
South Africa 1,091,439 273,334 -818,105
China 7,306 505,417 +498,111
France 249,076 104,313 -144,763
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
United Kingdom 19,491 279,774 +260,283
India 6,501 106,133 +99,632
United States 67,917 38,949 -28,968
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 46,210 35,340 -10,870

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Kent 2
West Yorkshire 2
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
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Kent 2 0 -2
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Tees Valley 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) 4,634,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 665,267
Air transport 111,296
Other 3,956
Road transport 912

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) 2,298,854 2,335,559 +36,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 385,590 279,677 -105,913
Air transport 72,070 39,226 -32,844
Other 3,956 0 -3,956
Road transport 912 0 -912

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 2,517,875
Felixstowe 979,049
Immingham Docks 656,949
Grangemouth Docks 381,729
Hull 304,256

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 £
Middlesbrough 1,806,744 711,131 -1,095,613
Felixstowe 21,568 957,481 +935,913
Immingham Docks 358,254 298,695 -59,559
Grangemouth Docks 80,035 301,694 +221,659
Hull 173,019 131,237 -41,782
Killingholme 113,423 101,403 -12,020
London 55,919 48,970 -6,949
Dover 22,444 45,750 +23,306
Thamesport 45,722 8,100 -37,622
Birmingham Airport 18,185 26,023 +7,838

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 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 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+ 7
15m-54m 2
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1
Other 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 £
Netherlands 23,945,296
Belgium 10,254,785
Italy 2,156,000
Germany 172,055
Colombia 155,268

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 14,007,805 9,937,491 -4,070,314
Belgium 6,914,913 3,339,872 -3,575,041
Italy 1,078,000 1,078,000 +0
Germany 79,725 92,330 +12,605
Colombia 155,268 0 -155,268
United States 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Spain 20,994 9,764 -11,230
Singapore 5,820 9,854 +4,034
Egypt 7,139 5,808 -1,331
South Korea 8,145 0 -8,145

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) 34,418,739
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,366,585
Air transport 38,362

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) 21,123,604 13,295,135 -7,828,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,165,127 1,201,458 +36,331
Air transport 26,194 12,168 -14,026

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 34,105,820
Dover 1,848,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 356,238
London Gateway Port 183,415
Middlesbrough 155,381

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 £
Southampton 20,878,695 13,227,125 -7,651,570
Dover 1,078,000 770,000 -308,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,750 328,488 +300,738
London Gateway Port 172,364 11,051 -161,313
Middlesbrough 50,451 104,930 +54,479
Immingham Docks 49,131 24,759 -24,372
Liverpool Docks 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Manchester Airport 17,707 4,658 -13,049
Felixstowe 11,043 11,265 +222
London Heathrow Airport 3,031 7,510 +4,479

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 290514

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

Description: Includes other forms of butanol not specified elsewhere