Import/export HS code 291469: Various quinones

Other quinone-based chemicals used in various industries

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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 £
India 678,890
Japan 445,205
Netherlands 245,005
China 68,667
Germany 60,973

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 £
India 459,495 219,395 -240,100
Japan 297,026 148,179 -148,847
Netherlands 92,837 152,168 +59,331
China 16,971 51,696 +34,725
Germany 47,098 13,875 -33,223
Belgium 53,535 0 -53,535
United States 21,893 21,361 -532
Norway 32,713 0 -32,713
Italy 32,348 0 -32,348
Hungary 12,438 18,477 +6,039

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 £
Japan 791,334
India 689,356
China 148,418
United States 53,304
Netherlands 27,659

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 £
Japan 485,578 305,756 -179,822
India 461,676 227,680 -233,996
China 86,233 62,185 -24,048
United States 28,842 24,462 -4,380
Netherlands 0 27,659 +27,659
Hungary 3,308 5,419 +2,111
Germany 4,480 960 -3,520
Spain 2,713 2,065 -648
Switzerland 0 1,913 +1,913

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Inner London - West 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Northern Ireland 2

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 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
West Midlands 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Devon 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +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) 1,214,902
Air transport 359,975
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 105,708
Other 53,630

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) 671,965 542,937 -129,028
Air transport 248,814 111,161 -137,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 101,707 4,001 -97,706
Other 52,977 653 -52,324

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 624,591
Southampton 445,205
Harwich 183,235
Manchester Airport 109,220
London Stansted Airport 94,825

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 351,897 272,694 -79,203
Southampton 297,026 148,179 -148,847
Harwich 80,395 102,840 +22,445
Manchester Airport 105,456 3,764 -101,692
London Stansted Airport 42,659 52,166 +9,507
East Midlands Airport 47,433 16,136 -31,297
000 52,977 653 -52,324
London Heathrow Airport 6,588 39,095 +32,507
Belfast Airport 41,942 0 -41,942
Dover 32,348 1,844 -30,504

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 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3
Scientific research and development 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 1
2025-08 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+ 11
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 3
Other 2
0-1m 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 £
India 4,799,371
United Arab Emirates 159,394
France 148,103
Belgium 98,222
Spain 70,817

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 £
India 2,191,421 2,607,950 +416,529
United Arab Emirates 118,322 41,072 -77,250
France 46,165 101,938 +55,773
Belgium 64,311 33,911 -30,400
Spain 67,750 3,067 -64,683
South Africa 17,608 41,919 +24,311
Poland 29,587 9,375 -20,212
Italy 27,904 7,260 -20,644
Germany 17,574 2,090 -15,484
Netherlands 9,082 8,880 -202

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 6,188

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 3,081 3,107 +26

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,009,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 432,847
Air transport 79,138
Other 6,188

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,330,517 2,678,737 +348,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 255,246 177,601 -77,645
Air transport 49,080 30,058 -19,022
Other 3,081 3,107 +26

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,065,039
Southampton 1,944,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 422,926
London Heathrow Airport 33,511
Manchester Airport 22,868

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 Gateway Port 971,773 2,093,266 +1,121,493
Southampton 1,358,744 585,471 -773,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 255,246 167,680 -87,566
London Heathrow Airport 13,357 20,154 +6,797
Manchester Airport 22,868 0 -22,868
East Midlands Airport 6,573 5,020 -1,553
Immingham Docks 0 8,880 +8,880
ZLC 6,282 1,060 -5,222
000 3,081 3,107 +26
London Stansted Airport 0 3,824 +3,824

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 291469

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

Description: Other quinone-based chemicals used in various industries