Import/export HS code 29093010: Diphenyl ether

A chemical used as a heat transfer fluid and in the production of plastics and resins

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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 £
United States 8,787,573
India 158,838
Germany 63,056
China 62,449
Switzerland 13,495

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 £
United States 4,101,530 4,686,043 +584,513
India 91,249 67,589 -23,660
Germany 50,408 12,648 -37,760
China 33,044 29,405 -3,639
Switzerland 0 13,495 +13,495
Netherlands 0 11,316 +11,316
Spain 3,981 1,220 -2,761

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 £
United States 8,787,573
India 225,763
China 68,653
Germany 12,648
Spain 7,291

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 £
United States 4,101,530 4,686,043 +584,513
India 145,638 80,125 -65,513
China 33,044 35,609 +2,565
Germany 0 12,648 +12,648
Spain 0 7,291 +7,291

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 1
Kent 1
Mid and South West Wales 1
South East Wales 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
South East Wales 1 1 +0
Suffolk 1 1 +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) 8,914,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 137,744
Air transport 49,790

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) 4,221,412 4,692,982 +471,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,795 81,949 +26,154
Air transport 3,005 46,785 +43,780

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,729,995
Southampton 3,312,747
Felixstowe 930,703
Dover 51,628
London Heathrow Airport 49,790

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 Gateway Port 3,505,746 1,224,249 -2,281,497
Southampton 649,957 2,662,790 +2,012,833
Felixstowe 77,796 852,907 +775,111
Dover 25,485 26,143 +658
London Heathrow Airport 3,005 46,785 +43,780
Purfleet 14,242 0 -14,242
Harwich 0 7,622 +7,622
London 2,874 0 -2,874
Thamesport 1,107 1,220 +113

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 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-08 2
2025-05 2
2025-04 4
2025-02 3

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+ 4
1m-15m 1
Other 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 £
United States 66,010
Germany 7,831
India 6,931
Pakistan 6,589
Singapore 3,850

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 £
United States 4,565 61,445 +56,880
Germany 7,831 0 -7,831
India 3,585 3,346 -239
Pakistan 0 6,589 +6,589
Singapore 3,850 0 -3,850
Japan 2,681 0 -2,681
Colombia 0 1,816 +1,816
Spain 1,792 0 -1,792
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,763 +1,763
Australia 0 1,074 +1,074

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 77,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,882
Road transport 2,681

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 £
Air transport 6,306 71,203 +64,897
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,435 6,753 -682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,882 0 -7,882
Road transport 2,681 0 -2,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 67,751
London Heathrow Airport 8,858
London Gateway Port 7,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,090
Southampton 4,736

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 £
London Stansted Airport 6,306 61,445 +55,139
London Heathrow Airport 0 8,858 +8,858
London Gateway Port 3,585 3,967 +382
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,090 0 -6,090
Southampton 3,850 886 -2,964
ZLC 2,681 0 -2,681
Felixstowe 0 1,900 +1,900
Dover 1,792 0 -1,792
East Midlands Airport 0 900 +900

Quick facts

HS code: 29093010

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

Description: A chemical used as a heat transfer fluid and in the production of plastics and resins