Import/export HS code 291090: Various epoxides and related chemicals

Other chemicals in the epoxide family, used in various industrial and chemical applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Taiwan 15,293,237
Netherlands 9,058,293
China 7,516,311
Japan 3,562,795
India 2,225,610

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 £
Taiwan 9,601,495 5,691,742 -3,909,753
Netherlands 4,798,110 4,260,183 -537,927
China 3,301,967 4,214,344 +912,377
Japan 1,549,620 2,013,175 +463,555
India 1,512,392 713,218 -799,174
Switzerland 926,553 984,509 +57,956
Germany 506,639 868,743 +362,104
South Korea 987,450 274,060 -713,390
Belgium 303,837 679,704 +375,867
Canada 416,732 473,667 +56,935

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 £
Taiwan 15,716,663
Netherlands 8,085,631
China 7,256,555
Japan 3,802,756
India 2,801,352

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 £
Taiwan 9,821,069 5,895,594 -3,925,475
Netherlands 4,099,003 3,986,628 -112,375
China 2,964,306 4,292,249 +1,327,943
Japan 1,670,196 2,132,560 +462,364
India 1,940,994 860,358 -1,080,636
Switzerland 1,015,589 1,266,274 +250,685
South Korea 1,403,011 368,088 -1,034,923
Germany 455,750 665,947 +210,197
Canada 416,732 475,619 +58,887
Italy 320,279 121,567 -198,712

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Kent 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 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Kent 4 3 -1
Merseyside 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
West of England 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +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) 36,545,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,982,610
Air transport 1,149,302
Road transport 726,284
Other 93,276

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) 20,396,228 16,149,601 -4,246,627
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,577,169 3,405,441 -171,728
Air transport 409,874 739,428 +329,554
Road transport 286,540 439,744 +153,204
Other 90,681 2,595 -88,086

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,139,751
Southampton 7,549,095
Grangemouth Docks 4,948,215
London Gateway Port 2,582,352
Dover 2,483,181

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 11,777,454 8,362,297 -3,415,157
Southampton 4,521,032 3,028,063 -1,492,969
Grangemouth Docks 2,416,951 2,531,264 +114,313
London Gateway Port 731,209 1,851,143 +1,119,934
Dover 1,204,163 1,279,018 +74,855
Hull 1,017,205 916,924 -100,281
Immingham Docks 808,307 586,403 -221,904
ZLC 445,866 444,331 -1,535
London 404,911 270,841 -134,070
Birmingham Airport 106,409 270,781 +164,372

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 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
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 12
2025-11 17
2025-10 14
2025-09 16
2025-08 14

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+ 36
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 11
0-1m 4
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 2,934,587
United States 482,224
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 450,832
Ireland 280,189
Singapore 269,220

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 1,376,950 1,557,637 +180,687
United States 114,092 368,132 +254,040
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 299,453 151,379 -148,074
Ireland 47,269 232,920 +185,651
Singapore 105,957 163,263 +57,306
Malaysia 23,037 162,149 +139,112
Poland 112,007 33,894 -78,113
Australia 91,509 8,968 -82,541
Italy 28,315 46,796 +18,481
Turkey 5,075 57,453 +52,378

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) 3,245,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,824,168
Air transport 171,796
Other 990
Road transport 964

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) 1,449,173 1,796,486 +347,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 775,946 1,048,222 +272,276
Air transport 109,641 62,155 -47,486
Other 0 990 +990
Road transport 964 0 -964

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,509,088
Dover / Eurotunnel 652,246
Southampton 517,778
London Gateway Port 352,968
Liverpool Docks 333,943

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
Dover / Eurotunnel 203,195 449,051 +245,856
Southampton 267,989 249,789 -18,200
London Gateway Port 20,450 332,518 +312,068
Liverpool Docks 102,600 231,343 +128,743
Felixstowe 249,178 34,022 -215,156
Tyne 0 179,579 +179,579
Middlesbrough 0 79,501 +79,501
London Heathrow Airport 53,064 20,340 -32,724
Holyhead 32,709 15,919 -16,790

Quick facts

HS code: 291090

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

Description: Other chemicals in the epoxide family, used in various industrial and chemical applications