Import/export HS code 290920: Cyclanic, cyclenic, or cycloterpenic ethers and their derivatives

Ethers derived from cyclic compounds, used in chemical synthesis 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 £
China 1,490,241
Belgium 300,732
Spain 230,478
United States 209,157
Germany 172,735

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 £
China 578,463 911,778 +333,315
Belgium 169,496 131,236 -38,260
Spain 88,836 141,642 +52,806
United States 109,370 99,787 -9,583
Germany 84,467 88,268 +3,801
Switzerland 62,180 54,622 -7,558
France 25,009 37,175 +12,166
Netherlands 13,883 21,951 +8,068
Italy 2,802 25,472 +22,670
India 9,366 12,169 +2,803

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 1,887,888
Switzerland 377,268
United States 201,851
Germany 90,446
India 41,538

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 698,013 1,189,875 +491,862
Switzerland 227,858 149,410 -78,448
United States 107,550 94,301 -13,249
Germany 58,293 32,153 -26,140
India 23,995 17,543 -6,452
France 14,964 11,381 -3,583
Japan 7,734 6,941 -793
Spain 3,900 9,685 +5,785
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 12,811 +12,811
Ukraine 1,745 0 -1,745

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Essex 2
Kent 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Merseyside 0 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) 1,686,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 638,132
Air transport 278,445
Other 65,871
Road transport 7,626

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) 574,142 1,112,788 +538,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 364,526 273,606 -90,920
Air transport 144,047 134,398 -9,649
Other 62,563 3,308 -59,255
Road transport 7,626 0 -7,626

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 850,163
Dover 486,825
Southampton 460,855
Thamesport 232,487
London Heathrow Airport 160,817

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 288,659 561,504 +272,845
Dover 299,149 187,676 -111,473
Southampton 181,919 278,936 +97,017
Thamesport 53,070 179,417 +126,347
London Heathrow Airport 63,408 97,409 +34,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,775 39,115 +7,340
London 37,637 32,732 -4,905
000 62,563 3,308 -59,255
Manchester Airport 61,266 1,125 -60,141
Eurotunnel 23,632 19,661 -3,971

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Other manufacturing 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 8
2025-08 4

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+ 11
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 3
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 921,088
South Korea 881,629
Indonesia 784,605
France 494,802
China 336,383

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 489,978 431,110 -58,868
South Korea 360,687 520,942 +160,255
Indonesia 310,594 474,011 +163,417
France 438,537 56,265 -382,272
China 334,022 2,361 -331,661
United States 149,751 64,647 -85,104
Italy 83,573 0 -83,573
Egypt 14,420 43,377 +28,957
Nigeria 26,297 14,317 -11,980
Germany 15,090 16,562 +1,472

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) 2,260,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,595,863
Air transport 79,196

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) 1,183,688 1,076,591 -107,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,056,448 539,415 -517,033
Air transport 32,305 46,891 +14,586

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,327,078
London Gateway Port 922,464
Holyhead 705,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 664,759
Milford 215,838

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 474,972 852,106 +377,134
London Gateway Port 699,142 223,322 -475,820
Holyhead 274,140 431,110 +156,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 565,488 99,271 -466,217
Milford 215,838 0 -215,838
London Heathrow Airport 15,880 42,911 +27,031
Felixstowe 8,056 9,034 +978
London Stansted Airport 9,018 0 -9,018
Manchester Airport 5,257 2,523 -2,734
499 2,500 0 -2,500

Quick facts

HS code: 290920

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

Description: Ethers derived from cyclic compounds, used in chemical synthesis and industrial applications