Import/export HS code 2910: Epoxides and related chemicals

Chemicals like epoxides, epoxyalcohols, and epoxyethers, including their modified forms with halogen, sulfur, or nitrogen. Used in industrial and chemical processes

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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 40,684,696
Taiwan 15,471,111
Germany 9,055,950
China 7,500,321
Japan 3,477,981

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 22,128,659 18,556,037 -3,572,622
Taiwan 9,236,662 6,234,449 -3,002,213
Germany 4,974,107 4,081,843 -892,264
China 2,966,178 4,534,143 +1,567,965
Japan 1,223,678 2,254,303 +1,030,625
Belgium 1,619,368 1,503,059 -116,309
India 1,557,976 798,581 -759,395
South Korea 1,339,829 841,941 -497,888
Switzerland 1,055,477 982,554 -72,923
United States 669,447 846,211 +176,764

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 38,638,615
Taiwan 15,914,588
Germany 10,051,360
China 7,210,676
Japan 3,717,942

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 21,345,628 17,292,987 -4,052,641
Taiwan 9,476,287 6,438,301 -3,037,986
Germany 5,271,334 4,780,026 -491,308
China 2,618,015 4,592,661 +1,974,646
Japan 1,342,974 2,374,968 +1,031,994
India 1,867,266 1,020,231 -847,035
South Korea 1,763,860 957,193 -806,667
Switzerland 1,220,936 1,197,641 -23,295
United States 686,676 843,862 +157,186
Belgium 814,105 534,604 -279,501

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Kent 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Merseyside 4

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 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Merseyside 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +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) 49,764,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,559,448
Air transport 1,203,279
Other 1,023,909
Road transport 772,182

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) 26,945,232 22,819,386 -4,125,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,276,097 17,283,351 -2,992,746
Air transport 452,076 751,203 +299,127
Other 552,958 470,951 -82,007
Road transport 354,199 417,983 +63,784

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 20,366,709
Felixstowe 20,121,693
London 12,029,898
Southampton 8,622,615
Thamesport 7,393,150

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 £
Harwich 11,166,862 9,199,847 -1,967,015
Felixstowe 10,944,685 9,177,008 -1,767,677
London 6,292,810 5,737,088 -555,722
Southampton 4,731,960 3,890,655 -841,305
Thamesport 4,721,626 2,671,524 -2,050,102
Grangemouth Docks 2,045,828 2,725,707 +679,879
Dover 1,626,764 1,368,453 -258,311
London Gateway Port 706,262 1,889,639 +1,183,377
Immingham Docks 1,124,270 1,011,622 -112,648
Hull 1,126,084 895,257 -230,827

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 20
2025-09 19
2025-08 20
2025-07 23

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
15m-54m 15
1m-15m 13
0-1m 5
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 £
Germany 3,158,669
United States 1,215,806
Ireland 989,266
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 450,832
Switzerland 419,102

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 £
Germany 1,504,082 1,654,587 +150,505
United States 202,336 1,013,470 +811,134
Ireland 456,523 532,743 +76,220
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 299,453 151,379 -148,074
Switzerland 409,371 9,731 -399,640
Australia 189,568 174,388 -15,180
France 87,513 272,104 +184,591
Singapore 122,287 163,263 +40,976
Poland 200,288 46,713 -153,575
Malaysia 23,037 162,149 +139,112

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 £
XU 588

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 £
XU 0 588 +588

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,692,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,107,596
Air transport 896,097
Road transport 3,024
Other 588

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,281,384 2,411,383 +129,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,280,512 1,827,084 +546,572
Air transport 502,182 393,915 -108,267
Road transport 3,024 0 -3,024
Other 0 588 +588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,506,921
Liverpool Docks 1,401,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,001,292
London Gateway Port 560,524
Southampton 537,022

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 1,325,572 1,181,349 -144,223
Liverpool Docks 510,592 890,588 +379,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 252,288 749,004 +496,716
London Gateway Port 103,981 456,543 +352,562
Southampton 277,734 259,288 -18,446
Dover 463,309 64,751 -398,558
London Stansted Airport 239,349 192,305 -47,044
Tyne 0 410,469 +410,469
London Heathrow Airport 186,493 156,893 -29,600
Felixstowe 265,508 34,022 -231,486

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2910

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

Description: Chemicals like epoxides, epoxyalcohols, and epoxyethers, including their modified forms with halogen, sulfur, or nitrogen. Used in industrial and chemical processes