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 667,003
Japan 297,026
Netherlands 252,829
Germany 60,973
Belgium 53,535

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 459,495 207,508 -251,987
Japan 149,543 147,483 -2,060
Netherlands 72,163 180,666 +108,503
Germany 47,098 13,875 -33,223
Belgium 44,242 9,293 -34,949
China 16,971 34,481 +17,510
United States 25,478 20,385 -5,093
Norway 26,400 6,313 -20,087
Italy 32,348 0 -32,348
Hungary 13,375 17,977 +4,602

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 £
India 679,053
Japan 643,155
China 140,052
United States 55,328
Hungary 7,140

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 £
India 464,236 214,817 -249,419
Japan 300,304 342,851 +42,547
China 88,769 51,283 -37,486
United States 29,779 25,549 -4,230
Hungary 3,308 3,832 +524
Germany 4,480 960 -3,520
Spain 2,713 2,065 -648
Switzerland 0 1,913 +1,913
Netherlands 0 1,485 +1,485

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 1 -1
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) 1,062,660
Air transport 319,632
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) 503,808 558,852 +55,044
Air transport 247,023 72,609 -174,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,414 13,294 -79,120
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 612,704
Southampton 297,026
Harwich 183,235
Manchester Airport 109,220
London Stansted Airport 79,631

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 323,399 289,305 -34,094
Southampton 149,543 147,483 -2,060
Harwich 80,395 102,840 +22,445
Manchester Airport 105,456 3,764 -101,692
London Stansted Airport 46,156 33,475 -12,681
East Midlands Airport 41,120 22,449 -18,671
000 52,977 653 -52,324
Belfast Airport 41,942 0 -41,942
Dover 32,348 1,844 -30,504
London Heathrow Airport 7,613 12,921 +5,308

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
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 1
2025-08 3
2025-07 1

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 9
15m-54m 2
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 4,792,530
United Arab Emirates 159,394
France 146,829
Belgium 104,510
South Africa 88,647

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 1,682,185 3,110,345 +1,428,160
United Arab Emirates 118,322 41,072 -77,250
France 46,165 100,664 +54,499
Belgium 71,659 32,851 -38,808
South Africa 46,728 41,919 -4,809
Spain 67,750 3,067 -64,683
Netherlands 44,787 8,880 -35,907
Poland 28,451 10,511 -17,940
Italy 21,758 16,065 -5,693
Germany 17,574 2,090 -15,484

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 5,560

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 2,491 3,069 +578

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) 5,042,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 476,225
Air transport 68,457
Other 5,560

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) 1,848,878 3,193,336 +1,344,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 291,017 185,208 -105,809
Air transport 47,819 20,638 -27,181
Other 2,491 3,069 +578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,097,999
Southampton 1,944,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 466,304
Manchester Airport 22,868
London Heathrow Airport 22,830

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 490,134 2,607,865 +2,117,731
Southampton 1,358,744 585,471 -773,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 291,017 175,287 -115,730
Manchester Airport 20,084 2,784 -17,300
London Heathrow Airport 14,880 7,950 -6,930
East Midlands Airport 6,573 5,020 -1,553
Immingham Docks 0 8,880 +8,880
ZLC 6,282 1,060 -5,222
000 2,491 3,069 +578
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