Import/export HS code 29061390: Inositols

Natural compounds used in dietary supplements and health products

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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 1,566,699
China 1,435,522
United States 1,337,674
Ireland 121,347
France 75,396

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 852,348 714,351 -137,997
China 839,839 595,683 -244,156
United States 1,053,476 284,198 -769,278
Ireland 68,602 52,745 -15,857
France 43,665 31,731 -11,934
Argentina 59,921 0 -59,921
Canada 11,240 47,931 +36,691
Germany 13,483 22,170 +8,687
Chile 34,800 0 -34,800
Spain 0 32,176 +32,176

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 £
China 3,075,685
India 864,681
United States 244,604
France 225,357
Netherlands 173,575

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 £
China 1,812,288 1,263,397 -548,891
India 854,547 10,134 -844,413
United States 158,348 86,256 -72,092
France 0 225,357 +225,357
Netherlands 25,179 148,396 +123,217
Argentina 59,921 0 -59,921
Chile 34,800 0 -34,800
Spain 0 32,176 +32,176
South Korea 14,055 8,895 -5,160
Ireland 11,792 5,996 -5,796

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,725,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,369,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,366,887
Other 319,549
Road transport 20,063

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 £
Air transport 1,298,046 427,592 -870,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 699,806 669,350 -30,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 743,407 623,480 -119,927
Other 237,060 82,489 -154,571
Road transport 20,063 0 -20,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 985,379
London Stansted Airport 910,742
Immingham Docks 750,225
London Heathrow Airport 384,052
000 319,549

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 £
Felixstowe 518,913 466,466 -52,447
London Stansted Airport 851,277 59,465 -791,812
Immingham Docks 339,828 410,397 +70,569
London Heathrow Airport 172,617 211,435 +38,818
000 237,060 82,489 -154,571
Dover 128,762 126,779 -1,983
Harwich 101,300 82,547 -18,753
Glasgow Airport 96,145 70,166 -25,979
London 109,813 44,368 -65,445
Eurotunnel 84,286 28,979 -55,307

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 17
Manufacture of food products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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
1m-15m 22
54m+ 16
15m-54m 6
0-1m 2
Other 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 £
Ireland 951,579
Spain 753,998
United States 179,037
France 125,939
Belgium 68,272

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 £
Ireland 921,935 29,644 -892,291
Spain 753,998 0 -753,998
United States 0 179,037 +179,037
France 75,291 50,648 -24,643
Belgium 44,060 24,212 -19,848
Germany 36,341 13,007 -23,334
Finland 28,691 6,444 -22,247
Netherlands 22,468 7,102 -15,366
Singapore 9,497 0 -9,497
Poland 5,403 3,737 -1,666

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 £
XI 753,998

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 £
XI 753,998 0 -753,998

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) 1,226,826
Other 753,998
Air transport 264,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,026

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) 1,124,862 101,964 -1,022,898
Other 753,998 0 -753,998
Air transport 34,367 230,505 +196,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,026 0 -17,026

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 911,512
000 753,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 270,020
London Heathrow Airport 177,203
East Midlands Airport 64,106

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 £
Holyhead 909,224 2,288 -906,936
000 753,998 0 -753,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 183,815 86,205 -97,610
London Heathrow Airport 9,497 167,706 +158,209
East Midlands Airport 18,327 45,779 +27,452
Felixstowe 36,341 11,222 -25,119
London Stansted Airport 0 15,718 +15,718
Dover 9,131 1,264 -7,867
ZLC 3,000 1,302 -1,698
Manchester Airport 3,543 0 -3,543

Quick facts

HS code: 29061390

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

Description: Natural compounds used in dietary supplements and health products