Import/export HS code 290919: Various ethers

Other types of ethers, not specifically listed, used in various chemical and industrial applications

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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 18,447,669
France 4,417,711
Germany 4,015,761
Belgium 3,157,203
India 1,563,416

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 13,401,628 5,046,041 -8,355,587
France 2,502,851 1,914,860 -587,991
Germany 2,393,801 1,621,960 -771,841
Belgium 529,238 2,627,965 +2,098,727
India 592,363 971,053 +378,690
China 427,177 902,395 +475,218
United States 728,155 322,207 -405,948
Japan 521,455 282,375 -239,080
Sweden 344,434 185,084 -159,350
Italy 141,360 107,113 -34,247

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 £
Netherlands 14,140,707
Germany 6,650,239
United States 4,530,941
Belgium 2,990,548
China 1,996,470

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 £
Netherlands 11,962,643 2,178,064 -9,784,579
Germany 3,406,378 3,243,861 -162,517
United States 3,045,557 1,485,384 -1,560,173
Belgium 345,067 2,645,481 +2,300,414
China 469,276 1,527,194 +1,057,918
Japan 1,105,421 650,327 -455,094
India 606,539 971,933 +365,394
United Arab Emirates 0 523,976 +523,976
Israel 234,979 129,427 -105,552
France 201,364 156,067 -45,297

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - West 5
Cheshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Greater Manchester 9 4 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Tees Valley 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +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) 26,012,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,273,762
Air transport 1,447,480
Road transport 35,456
Other 5,475

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) 16,033,259 9,979,533 -6,053,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,964,536 3,309,226 -1,655,310
Air transport 675,007 772,473 +97,466
Road transport 26,263 9,193 -17,070
Other 533 4,942 +4,409

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 15,617,389
Immingham Docks 8,141,557
Felixstowe 3,129,126
Dover 1,995,379
Middlesbrough 1,822,803

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 £
London 11,794,298 3,823,091 -7,971,207
Immingham Docks 4,391,226 3,750,331 -640,895
Felixstowe 1,339,634 1,789,492 +449,858
Dover 1,103,142 892,237 -210,905
Middlesbrough 285,894 1,536,909 +1,251,015
Southampton 358,626 325,353 -33,273
London Gateway Port 191,332 442,384 +251,052
Liverpool Docks 413,363 151,863 -261,500
East Midlands Airport 86,504 409,862 +323,358
Killingholme 219,874 193,945 -25,929

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 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 16
2025-10 20
2025-09 15
2025-08 19

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+ 39
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 5
Other 4
0-1m 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 £
Belgium 16,904,370
Netherlands 10,438,245
Lithuania 1,517,019
Germany 1,400,573
France 1,169,347

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 £
Belgium 11,471,782 5,432,588 -6,039,194
Netherlands 5,357,356 5,080,889 -276,467
Lithuania 12,252 1,504,767 +1,492,515
Germany 663,630 736,943 +73,313
France 546,005 623,342 +77,337
Italy 334,767 227,413 -107,354
United States 173,760 254,729 +80,969
Ireland 144,952 225,849 +80,897
Switzerland 211,501 107,255 -104,246
India 98,550 53,602 -44,948

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 221,842

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 221,842 0 -221,842

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) 23,333,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,273,197
Air transport 1,414,253
Other 221,842
Road transport 5,869

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) 13,375,690 9,957,735 -3,417,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,083,824 4,189,373 -894,451
Air transport 871,482 542,771 -328,711
Other 221,842 0 -221,842
Road transport 5,869 0 -5,869

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 21,856,541
Middlesbrough 8,025,823
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,672,128
London Stansted Airport 696,466
Felixstowe 359,385

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 £
Immingham Docks 11,976,792 9,879,749 -2,097,043
Middlesbrough 5,207,077 2,818,746 -2,388,331
Dover / Eurotunnel 840,917 831,211 -9,706
London Stansted Airport 425,725 270,741 -154,984
Felixstowe 176,056 183,329 +7,273
London Heathrow Airport 209,961 125,391 -84,570
Holyhead 83,317 163,348 +80,031
000 221,842 0 -221,842
East Midlands Airport 127,873 60,172 -67,701
Dover 19,303 135,058 +115,755

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 290919

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

Description: Other types of ethers, not specifically listed, used in various chemical and industrial applications