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 18,392,247
France 4,600,260
Germany 4,072,217
Belgium 3,172,685
India 1,551,463

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 13,138,832 5,253,415 -7,885,417
France 2,726,273 1,873,987 -852,286
Germany 2,336,506 1,735,711 -600,795
Belgium 502,773 2,669,912 +2,167,139
India 480,476 1,070,987 +590,511
China 431,116 877,587 +446,471
United States 725,673 340,733 -384,940
Japan 423,322 380,508 -42,814
Sweden 314,886 189,767 -125,119
Italy 119,975 128,498 +8,523

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 14,097,032
Germany 6,680,952
United States 4,721,742
Belgium 2,993,349
China 1,975,485

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 11,837,355 2,259,677 -9,577,678
Germany 3,312,892 3,368,060 +55,168
United States 3,263,690 1,458,052 -1,805,638
Belgium 312,628 2,680,721 +2,368,093
China 474,857 1,500,628 +1,025,771
Japan 883,382 872,366 -11,016
India 494,652 1,071,867 +577,215
United Arab Emirates 0 523,976 +523,976
Israel 246,393 141,029 -105,364
Saudi Arabia 0 357,343 +357,343

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 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
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 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Tees Valley 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,976,209
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,422,596
Air transport 1,488,167
Road transport 35,456
Other 5,488

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) 15,853,277 10,122,932 -5,730,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,740,105 3,682,491 -1,057,614
Air transport 691,418 796,749 +105,331
Road transport 25,189 10,267 -14,922
Other 546 4,942 +4,396

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 15,859,158
Immingham Docks 7,999,235
Felixstowe 3,112,485
Dover 2,055,504
Middlesbrough 1,803,002

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 12,080,577 3,778,581 -8,301,996
Immingham Docks 4,175,338 3,823,897 -351,441
Felixstowe 1,121,387 1,991,098 +869,711
Dover 1,104,262 951,242 -153,020
Middlesbrough 260,582 1,542,420 +1,281,838
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 93,048 404,268 +311,220
Killingholme 269,834 139,225 -130,609

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 24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
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
2025-11 16
2025-10 20
2025-09 15
2025-08 19
2025-07 18

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+ 40
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 5
Other 4
0-1m 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 £
Belgium 16,895,889
Netherlands 10,410,698
Lithuania 1,517,019
Germany 1,432,529
France 1,141,328

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 9,820,738 7,075,151 -2,745,587
Netherlands 5,390,770 5,019,928 -370,842
Lithuania 7,774 1,509,245 +1,501,471
Germany 651,669 780,860 +129,191
France 459,814 681,514 +221,700
Italy 442,015 151,588 -290,427
United States 203,111 252,234 +49,123
Ireland 119,486 253,281 +133,795
Switzerland 198,260 122,006 -76,254
India 93,139 64,419 -28,720

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 222,080

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 222,080 0 -222,080

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) 23,425,553
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,169,438
Air transport 1,460,331
Other 222,080
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) 11,812,030 11,613,523 -198,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,014,429 4,155,009 -859,420
Air transport 848,477 611,854 -236,623
Other 222,080 0 -222,080
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 21,860,640
Middlesbrough 7,885,651
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,741,142
London Stansted Airport 749,255
Felixstowe 354,020

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 10,325,768 11,534,872 +1,209,104
Middlesbrough 5,184,999 2,700,652 -2,484,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 820,594 920,548 +99,954
London Stansted Airport 426,636 322,619 -104,017
Felixstowe 179,488 174,532 -4,956
London Heathrow Airport 218,561 108,245 -110,316
Holyhead 65,089 181,576 +116,487
000 222,080 0 -222,080
East Midlands Airport 104,229 86,086 -18,143
Dover 19,303 121,567 +102,264

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