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 1,444,995
Belgium 320,484
Spain 234,077
United States 211,586
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 593,478 851,517 +258,039
Belgium 201,751 118,733 -83,018
Spain 74,262 159,815 +85,553
United States 104,017 107,569 +3,552
Germany 84,467 88,268 +3,801
Switzerland 65,448 43,937 -21,511
France 32,714 37,175 +4,461
Netherlands 17,195 21,951 +4,756
Italy 2,802 25,472 +22,670
India 9,379 12,313 +2,934

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 1,837,346
Switzerland 403,499
United States 203,325
Germany 94,045
India 41,695

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 703,455 1,133,891 +430,436
Switzerland 265,893 137,606 -128,287
United States 101,242 102,083 +841
Germany 61,892 32,153 -29,739
India 24,008 17,687 -6,321
France 13,962 12,383 -1,579
Japan 10,491 8,451 -2,040
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
Greater Manchester 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
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
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 1 2 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -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) 1,644,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 661,771
Air transport 280,452
Other 69,820
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) 570,159 1,074,837 +504,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 412,863 248,908 -163,955
Air transport 140,755 139,697 -1,058
Other 66,512 3,308 -63,204
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 806,220
Dover 496,280
Southampton 460,855
Thamesport 232,487
London Heathrow Airport 161,772

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 307,319 498,901 +191,582
Dover 335,511 160,769 -174,742
Southampton 181,919 278,936 +97,017
Thamesport 34,897 197,590 +162,693
London Heathrow Airport 64,363 97,409 +33,046
London 37,560 40,514 +2,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,045 41,324 +5,279
000 66,512 3,308 -63,204
Manchester Airport 57,621 4,770 -52,851
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 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3
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
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 8
2025-08 4
2025-07 2

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 8
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 884,901
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 253,350 667,738 +414,388
South Korea 363,959 520,942 +156,983
Indonesia 260,285 524,320 +264,035
France 377,558 117,244 -260,314
China 334,022 2,361 -331,661
United States 101,059 113,339 +12,280
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) 1,588,900
Air transport 81,519

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) 1,084,687 1,175,592 +90,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 756,560 832,340 +75,780
Air transport 33,427 48,092 +14,665

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 662,731
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 426,280 900,798 +474,518
London Gateway Port 648,833 273,631 -375,202
Holyhead 253,350 451,900 +198,550
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,228 160,503 -341,725
Milford 0 215,838 +215,838
London Heathrow Airport 19,152 41,962 +22,810
Felixstowe 8,056 4,099 -3,957
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