Import/export HS code 290522: Acyclic terpene alcohols

Alcohols derived from terpenes, used in fragrances and flavors

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 6,386,714
India 4,794,883
France 2,613,353
Spain 1,264,645
Netherlands 1,226,559

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 3,573,091 2,813,623 -759,468
India 2,473,910 2,320,973 -152,937
France 1,167,165 1,446,188 +279,023
Spain 705,903 558,742 -147,161
Netherlands 625,370 601,189 -24,181
China 383,637 689,241 +305,604
Switzerland 220,499 331,849 +111,350
United States 291,977 237,394 -54,583
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 198,083 62,847 -135,236
Hungary 0 227,049 +227,049

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 £
India 5,077,073
Germany 4,974,646
China 3,024,421
Japan 2,142,864
Malaysia 1,570,892

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 £
India 2,708,146 2,368,927 -339,219
Germany 2,798,445 2,176,201 -622,244
China 1,483,769 1,540,652 +56,883
Japan 984,156 1,158,708 +174,552
Malaysia 860,882 710,010 -150,872
Switzerland 299,419 456,248 +156,829
United States 335,703 338,442 +2,739
France 191,888 302,033 +110,145
Hungary 0 227,049 +227,049
Indonesia 101,152 34,213 -66,939

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Merseyside 4
Kent 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Merseyside 4 3 -1
Kent 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Suffolk 2 2 +0
West of England 2 1 -1

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) 9,180,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,127,139
Air transport 716,010
Other 155,871
Road transport 65,857

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) 4,474,177 4,706,073 +231,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,851,582 4,275,557 -576,025
Air transport 386,253 329,757 -56,496
Other 103,432 52,439 -50,993
Road transport 63,082 2,775 -60,307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,117,430
London Gateway Port 2,955,653
London 2,390,157
Thamesport 2,150,232
Felixstowe 2,002,439

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 £
Dover 1,334,298 1,783,132 +448,834
London Gateway Port 1,511,404 1,444,249 -67,155
London 878,860 1,511,297 +632,437
Thamesport 1,563,983 586,249 -977,734
Felixstowe 822,335 1,180,104 +357,769
Immingham Docks 941,838 954,215 +12,377
Killingholme 705,974 476,984 -228,990
Eurotunnel 316,172 375,213 +59,041
Liverpool Docks 398,887 220,649 -178,238
Southampton 297,110 222,816 -74,294

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 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of food products 3
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 8
2025-09 13
2025-08 10
2025-07 13

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+ 13
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 7
0-1m 2
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 £
Switzerland 1,177,741
India 814,779
United States 488,273
France 462,836
Ireland 354,573

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 £
Switzerland 575,783 601,958 +26,175
India 440,747 374,032 -66,715
United States 184,460 303,813 +119,353
France 263,654 199,182 -64,472
Ireland 158,299 196,274 +37,975
Spain 135,377 163,810 +28,433
Netherlands 93,375 126,734 +33,359
Singapore 59,254 104,753 +45,499
Japan 97,064 30,321 -66,743
Brazil 30,019 91,762 +61,743

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) 2,682,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,279,581
Air transport 1,083,691

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) 1,262,221 1,419,867 +157,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 758,947 520,634 -238,313
Air transport 528,685 555,006 +26,321

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,487,110
London Heathrow Airport 590,884
Hull 472,282
Southampton 463,225
London Gateway Port 425,810

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 869,628 617,482 -252,146
London Heathrow Airport 199,076 391,808 +192,732
Hull 249,303 222,979 -26,324
Southampton 412,920 50,305 -362,615
London Gateway Port 152,348 273,462 +121,114
Holyhead 157,105 181,105 +24,000
Dover 82,876 238,262 +155,386
London Stansted Airport 112,203 90,450 -21,753
Liverpool Docks 0 200,915 +200,915
ZLC 98,538 39,897 -58,641

Quick facts

HS code: 290522

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

Description: Alcohols derived from terpenes, used in fragrances and flavors