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 15,471,111
Netherlands 8,975,971
China 7,403,914
Japan 3,477,981
India 2,324,656

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 9,236,662 6,234,449 -3,002,213
Netherlands 4,435,245 4,540,726 +105,481
China 2,952,437 4,451,477 +1,499,040
Japan 1,223,678 2,254,303 +1,030,625
India 1,557,976 766,680 -791,296
Switzerland 1,055,477 981,658 -73,819
South Korea 926,517 354,213 -572,304
Germany 480,093 780,138 +300,045
Canada 442,966 485,240 +42,274
Belgium 283,071 628,776 +345,705

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 15,914,588
Netherlands 8,064,448
China 7,144,158
Japan 3,717,942
India 2,855,596

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 9,476,287 6,438,301 -3,037,986
Netherlands 3,839,680 4,224,768 +385,088
China 2,606,817 4,537,341 +1,930,524
Japan 1,342,974 2,374,968 +1,031,994
India 1,867,266 988,330 -878,936
Switzerland 1,220,936 1,197,641 -23,295
South Korea 1,350,548 469,465 -881,083
Germany 456,181 554,420 +98,239
Canada 442,966 487,192 +44,226
Italy 321,508 120,188 -201,320

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
Kent 4
Merseyside 4
South East Wales 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 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 4 3 -1
Merseyside 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -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) 36,477,588
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,039,719
Air transport 1,171,410
Road transport 772,182
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) 18,890,879 17,586,709 -1,304,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,753,624 3,286,095 -467,529
Air transport 435,503 735,907 +300,404
Road transport 354,199 417,983 +63,784
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 20,009,413
Southampton 7,766,257
Grangemouth Docks 4,771,535
London Gateway Port 2,595,901
Dover 2,382,932

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 10,938,816 9,070,597 -1,868,219
Southampton 4,338,159 3,428,098 -910,061
Grangemouth Docks 2,045,828 2,725,707 +679,879
London Gateway Port 706,262 1,889,639 +1,183,377
Dover 1,175,366 1,207,566 +32,200
Hull 1,124,973 895,257 -229,716
Immingham Docks 733,663 585,406 -148,257
ZLC 523,058 422,570 -100,488
London 403,507 270,132 -133,375
Birmingham Airport 81,032 283,179 +202,147

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 32
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
2025-11 17
2025-10 14
2025-09 16
2025-08 14
2025-07 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+ 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 2,944,003
United States 482,224
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 450,832
Ireland 275,144
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 1,390,520 1,553,483 +162,963
United States 89,041 393,183 +304,142
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 299,453 151,379 -148,074
Ireland 50,064 225,080 +175,016
Singapore 105,957 163,263 +57,306
Poland 197,204 45,197 -152,007
Malaysia 23,037 162,149 +139,112
Australia 91,509 8,968 -82,541
Italy 21,636 45,626 +23,990
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 £
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) 3,096,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,069,082
Air transport 170,836
Road transport 964
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) 1,297,224 1,799,557 +502,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995,809 1,073,273 +77,464
Air transport 101,123 69,713 -31,410
Road transport 964 0 -964
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
Dover / Eurotunnel 643,509
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 1,325,572 1,181,349 -144,223
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,389 469,120 +294,731
Southampton 267,989 249,789 -18,200
London Gateway Port 20,450 332,518 +312,068
Liverpool Docks 77,549 256,394 +178,845
Felixstowe 249,178 34,022 -215,156
Tyne 0 179,579 +179,579
Harwich 100,000 4,606 -95,394
Middlesbrough 0 79,501 +79,501
London Heathrow Airport 41,130 30,186 -10,944

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