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 2,086,202
Netherlands 835,557
Belgium 643,143
France 513,850
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 1,172,052 914,150 -257,902
Netherlands 456,936 378,621 -78,315
Belgium 414,576 228,567 -186,009
France 468,076 45,774 -422,302
China 0 501,721 +501,721
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
United States 35,572 6,693 -28,879
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 1,731,204
South Africa 1,364,773
China 512,723
France 349,912
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 947,116 784,088 -163,028
South Africa 1,091,439 273,334 -818,105
China 7,306 505,417 +498,111
France 249,076 100,836 -148,240
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
United Kingdom 19,491 279,774 +260,283
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
United States 66,488 38,949 -27,539
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 45,298 35,340 -9,958

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
Kent 1
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
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Kent 1 0 -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) 4,394,209
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 563,604
Air transport 105,896

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) 2,166,803 2,227,406 +60,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 320,754 242,850 -77,904
Air transport 66,670 39,226 -27,444

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 2,508,846
Felixstowe 979,049
Immingham Docks 622,485
Grangemouth Docks 381,729
Hull 232,003

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 1,802,481 706,365 -1,096,116
Felixstowe 21,568 957,481 +935,913
Immingham Docks 348,349 274,136 -74,213
Grangemouth Docks 80,035 301,694 +221,659
Hull 100,766 131,237 +30,471
London 55,919 48,970 -6,949
Dover 22,444 42,273 +19,829
Thamesport 45,722 8,100 -37,622
Birmingham Airport 18,185 26,023 +7,838
London Stansted Airport 33,231 4,533 -28,698

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
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
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 23,936,670
Belgium 10,248,846
Italy 2,156,000
Germany 167,760
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 14,000,595 9,936,075 -4,064,520
Belgium 6,914,913 3,333,933 -3,580,980
Italy 1,078,000 1,078,000 +0
Germany 75,430 92,330 +16,900
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) 34,408,782
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,352,020
Air transport 30,063

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) 21,115,101 13,293,681 -7,821,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,157,917 1,194,103 +36,186
Air transport 20,611 9,452 -11,159

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 34,104,366
Dover 1,848,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 356,238
London Gateway Port 174,912
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 13,225,671 -7,653,024
Dover 1,078,000 770,000 -308,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,750 328,488 +300,738
London Gateway Port 163,861 11,051 -152,810
Middlesbrough 50,451 104,930 +54,479
Immingham Docks 49,131 23,319 -25,812
Liverpool Docks 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Manchester Airport 13,412 4,658 -8,754
Felixstowe 3,833 5,350 +1,517
London Heathrow Airport 3,031 4,794 +1,763

Quick facts

HS code: 29051490

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

Description: Includes all other butanols not listed