Import/export HS code 291619: Various unsaturated acids and derivatives

Includes various unsaturated acids and their modified forms, used in chemicals and industrial applications

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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 £
China 11,211,052
Ireland 3,274,164
Germany 1,621,955
France 1,260,701
Netherlands 1,007,514

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 £
China 6,171,996 5,039,056 -1,132,940
Ireland 1,921,336 1,352,828 -568,508
Germany 883,605 738,350 -145,255
France 670,001 590,700 -79,301
Netherlands 562,840 444,674 -118,166
United States 185,598 330,451 +144,853
India 342,862 124,343 -218,519
Switzerland 184,837 280,090 +95,253
Belgium 201,313 162,021 -39,292
Spain 69,611 69,725 +114

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 £
China 14,007,255
Germany 3,680,100
United States 688,574
Ireland 538,210
Switzerland 523,133

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 £
China 7,850,720 6,156,535 -1,694,185
Germany 1,998,893 1,681,207 -317,686
United States 350,747 337,827 -12,920
Ireland 396,125 142,085 -254,040
Switzerland 169,030 354,103 +185,073
India 138,371 204,448 +66,077
France 101,642 122,467 +20,825
United Kingdom 19,393 33,441 +14,048
Hungary 12,112 30,846 +18,734
Poland 4,845 37,353 +32,508

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 6

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 2 -4
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 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) 11,574,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,355,241
Air transport 1,224,345
Other 493,313
Road transport 163,636

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) 6,668,575 4,906,419 -1,762,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,870,903 3,484,338 -386,565
Air transport 456,533 767,812 +311,279
Other 328,757 164,556 -164,201
Road transport 141,253 22,383 -118,870

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,071,402
Dover 2,819,555
Holyhead 1,457,296
Liverpool Docks 925,319
Southampton 850,607

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 5,733,282 4,338,120 -1,395,162
Dover 1,436,322 1,383,233 -53,089
Holyhead 883,417 573,879 -309,538
Liverpool Docks 449,798 475,521 +25,723
Southampton 626,450 224,157 -402,293
London Gateway Port 256,019 252,897 -3,122
Eurotunnel 254,072 244,270 -9,802
000 328,757 164,556 -164,201
London Heathrow Airport 180,603 213,561 +32,958
Immingham Docks 149,390 239,496 +90,106

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 27
Manufacture of food products 15
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of beverages 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 29
2025-10 22
2025-09 24
2025-08 21
2025-07 29

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+ 44
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 14
Other 7
0-1m 4

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 £
Switzerland 12,660,579
United States 10,478,445
Japan 6,160,115
Saudi Arabia 1,016,327
China 948,625

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 £
Switzerland 12,554,596 105,983 -12,448,613
United States 2,732,016 7,746,429 +5,014,413
Japan 3,642,713 2,517,402 -1,125,311
Saudi Arabia 500,410 515,917 +15,507
China 38,083 910,542 +872,459
Netherlands 319,925 465,972 +146,047
Ireland 310,242 326,523 +16,281
United Arab Emirates 587,152 24,580 -562,572
Egypt 350,909 214,646 -136,263
Brazil 183,910 363,561 +179,651

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 £
China 173,741
XI 32,577
XU 13,373

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 £
China 131,162 42,579 -88,583
XI 18,991 13,586 -5,405
XU 7,292 6,081 -1,211

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) 16,702,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,579,617
Air transport 3,954,104
Other 219,691

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) 15,373,708 1,328,892 -14,044,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,120,871 10,458,746 +4,337,875
Air transport 1,229,854 2,724,250 +1,494,396
Other 157,445 62,246 -95,199

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 12,515,575
Grangemouth Docks 11,732,956
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,275,240
London Gateway Port 2,257,443
London Heathrow Airport 1,562,123

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 £
Holyhead 12,384,566 131,009 -12,253,557
Grangemouth Docks 3,605,387 8,127,569 +4,522,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,656,416 618,824 -2,037,592
London Gateway Port 995,750 1,261,693 +265,943
London Heathrow Airport 453,026 1,109,097 +656,071
Southampton 488,596 707,058 +218,462
Glasgow Airport 0 1,082,066 +1,082,066
Felixstowe 480,093 289,060 -191,033
Manchester Airport 351,691 246,274 -105,417
Middlesbrough 394,392 0 -394,392

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 291619

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

Description: Includes various unsaturated acids and their modified forms, used in chemicals and industrial applications