Import/export HS code 29051490: Various unspecified butanols

Includes all other butanols not listed

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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 2,032,652
Netherlands 900,380
China 501,721
France 479,528
Belgium 441,263

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 1,290,442 742,210 -548,232
Netherlands 461,555 438,825 -22,730
China 0 501,721 +501,721
France 433,754 45,774 -387,980
Belgium 201,790 239,473 +37,683
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
United States 31,270 6,693 -24,577
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,288 0 -6,288
Japan 0 1,088 +1,088

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 1,682,291
South Africa 1,158,591
China 512,723
United Kingdom 328,608
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 1,009,348 672,943 -336,405
South Africa 930,656 227,935 -702,721
China 9,109 503,614 +494,505
United Kingdom 19,491 309,117 +289,626
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 215,904 100,836 -115,068
United States 66,488 70,992 +4,504
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 44,148 35,340 -8,808

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
West Yorkshire 2
Essex 1
Kent 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 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Kent 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 0 -1
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) 4,167,645
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 567,589
Air transport 100,332

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) 2,019,809 2,147,836 +128,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,327 227,262 -113,065
Air transport 67,493 32,839 -34,654

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 2,256,790
Felixstowe 979,049
Immingham Docks 611,579
Grangemouth Docks 386,780
Hull 253,991

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 1,660,347 596,443 -1,063,904
Felixstowe 21,568 957,481 +935,913
Immingham Docks 305,400 306,179 +779
Grangemouth Docks 55,743 331,037 +275,294
Hull 146,975 107,016 -39,959
London 55,919 71,088 +15,169
Dover 50,089 5,854 -44,235
Thamesport 53,822 0 -53,822
Birmingham Airport 19,398 23,610 +4,212
London Stansted Airport 35,034 2,730 -32,304

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 6
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
2026-01 2
2025-11 5
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 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+ 7
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 23,220,792
Belgium 9,423,378
Italy 2,156,000
Colombia 155,268
Germany 152,811

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 12,700,000 10,520,792 -2,179,208
Belgium 6,405,313 3,018,065 -3,387,248
Italy 1,232,000 924,000 -308,000
Colombia 155,268 0 -155,268
Germany 74,592 78,219 +3,627
United States 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Spain 20,064 14,859 -5,205
Singapore 3,403 9,854 +6,451
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) 32,847,737
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,360,393
Air transport 24,834

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) 19,286,548 13,561,189 -5,725,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,329,306 1,031,087 -298,219
Air transport 15,382 9,452 -5,930

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 32,560,603
Dover 1,848,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 364,611
London Gateway Port 174,912
Middlesbrough 138,099

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 19,066,083 13,494,520 -5,571,563
Dover 1,232,000 616,000 -616,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,750 336,861 +309,111
London Gateway Port 165,202 9,710 -155,492
Middlesbrough 50,558 87,541 +36,983
Immingham Docks 49,131 23,319 -25,812
Liverpool Docks 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Manchester Airport 12,467 4,658 -7,809
Felixstowe 3,833 5,350 +1,517
London Heathrow Airport 1,054 4,794 +3,740

Quick facts

HS code: 29051490

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

Description: Includes all other butanols not listed