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 40,323,199
Taiwan 15,293,237
Germany 9,158,582
China 7,627,355
Japan 3,562,795

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 22,460,745 17,862,454 -4,598,291
Taiwan 9,601,495 5,691,742 -3,909,753
Germany 4,789,056 4,369,526 -419,530
China 3,315,708 4,311,647 +995,939
Japan 1,549,620 2,013,175 +463,555
Belgium 1,588,266 1,570,991 -17,275
India 1,512,392 745,119 -767,273
South Korea 1,483,600 700,254 -783,346
Switzerland 926,553 985,405 +58,852
United States 744,144 926,427 +182,283

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 38,215,979
Taiwan 15,716,663
Germany 10,149,803
China 7,337,710
Japan 3,802,756

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 21,415,587 16,800,392 -4,615,195
Taiwan 9,821,069 5,895,594 -3,925,475
Germany 5,244,502 4,905,301 -339,201
China 2,975,504 4,362,206 +1,386,702
Japan 1,670,196 2,132,560 +462,364
India 1,940,994 892,259 -1,048,735
South Korea 1,899,161 794,282 -1,104,879
Switzerland 1,015,589 1,266,274 +250,685
United States 761,373 978,370 +216,997
Belgium 789,356 540,123 -249,233

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
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
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) 49,760,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,275,760
Air transport 1,197,416
Other 1,006,801
Road transport 726,284

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) 28,465,633 21,295,236 -7,170,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,989,792 17,285,968 -2,703,824
Air transport 426,447 770,969 +344,522
Other 534,017 472,784 -61,233
Road transport 286,540 439,744 +153,204

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,252,031
Harwich 20,194,903
London 12,011,715
Southampton 8,416,105
Thamesport 7,223,675

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 11,783,323 8,468,708 -3,314,615
Harwich 11,055,225 9,139,678 -1,915,547
London 6,251,248 5,760,467 -490,781
Southampton 4,985,642 3,430,463 -1,555,179
Thamesport 4,627,330 2,596,345 -2,030,985
Grangemouth Docks 2,416,951 2,531,264 +114,313
Dover 1,611,816 1,439,905 -171,911
London Gateway Port 731,209 1,861,795 +1,130,586
Immingham Docks 1,295,269 922,884 -372,385
Hull 1,018,316 916,924 -101,392

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 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
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
2026-01 17
2025-11 20
2025-10 20
2025-09 19
2025-08 20

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+ 42
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 3,145,334
United States 1,206,061
Ireland 998,171
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 1,488,859 1,656,475 +167,616
United States 217,642 988,419 +770,777
Ireland 437,595 560,576 +122,981
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 299,453 151,379 -148,074
Switzerland 409,371 9,731 -399,640
Australia 192,023 176,504 -15,519
France 80,202 278,437 +198,235
Singapore 122,287 163,263 +40,976
Malaysia 23,037 162,149 +139,112
Poland 115,091 35,410 -79,681

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 402

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 0 402 +402

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) 4,834,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,816,136
Air transport 862,255
Road transport 3,024
Other 990

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) 2,404,135 2,430,847 +26,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,014,103 1,802,033 +787,930
Air transport 448,664 413,591 -35,073
Road transport 3,024 0 -3,024
Other 0 990 +990

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,509,088
Liverpool Docks 1,399,523
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,006,110
London Gateway Port 560,524
Southampton 527,277

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 1,318,179 1,190,909 -127,270
Liverpool Docks 514,213 885,310 +371,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 279,441 726,669 +447,228
London Gateway Port 103,981 456,543 +352,562
Southampton 267,989 259,288 -8,701
Dover 457,194 69,779 -387,415
London Stansted Airport 243,918 194,753 -49,165
Tyne 0 410,469 +410,469
London Heathrow Airport 138,479 170,629 +32,150
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