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 10,909,226
Ireland 3,074,215
Germany 1,607,144
France 1,198,635
Netherlands 990,144

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 6,350,098 4,559,128 -1,790,970
Ireland 1,732,660 1,341,555 -391,105
Germany 856,461 750,683 -105,778
France 674,036 524,599 -149,437
Netherlands 494,777 495,367 +590
United States 233,480 285,477 +51,997
Switzerland 190,532 276,251 +85,719
India 232,333 139,275 -93,058
Belgium 198,202 158,305 -39,897
Spain 74,291 69,873 -4,418

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 13,571,894
Germany 3,693,078
United States 670,987
Ireland 526,524
Switzerland 525,939

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 7,744,572 5,827,322 -1,917,250
Germany 2,144,685 1,548,393 -596,292
United States 367,628 303,359 -64,269
Ireland 407,648 118,876 -288,772
Switzerland 185,021 340,918 +155,897
India 135,726 222,449 +86,723
France 86,688 118,499 +31,811
United Kingdom 19,393 36,446 +17,053
Poland 4,845 44,821 +39,976
Hungary 19,766 23,192 +3,426

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Cheshire 5 3 -2
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0

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) 11,160,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,426,120
Air transport 1,226,517
Other 264,111
Road transport 67,123

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) 6,730,073 4,430,597 -2,299,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,893,941 3,532,179 -361,762
Air transport 531,291 695,226 +163,935
Other 110,161 153,950 +43,789
Road transport 44,740 22,383 -22,357

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,758,715
Dover 2,773,915
Holyhead 1,457,245
Liverpool Docks 954,117
Southampton 784,290

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 5,865,853 3,892,862 -1,972,991
Dover 1,410,285 1,363,630 -46,655
Holyhead 860,016 597,229 -262,787
Liverpool Docks 491,609 462,508 -29,101
Southampton 527,797 256,493 -271,304
London Gateway Port 256,019 264,721 +8,702
Immingham Docks 225,068 260,628 +35,560
Eurotunnel 210,991 243,021 +32,030
London Heathrow Airport 229,615 179,938 -49,677
Milford 200,543 186,720 -13,823

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 38
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
2026-01 26
2025-11 29
2025-10 22
2025-09 24
2025-08 21

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 34
15m-54m 14
Other 7
0-1m 5

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 12,527,620
United States 10,413,488
Japan 4,304,543
Saudi Arabia 1,072,807
China 943,548

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 12,420,135 107,485 -12,312,650
United States 5,909,532 4,503,956 -1,405,576
Japan 1,791,434 2,513,109 +721,675
Saudi Arabia 500,410 572,397 +71,987
China 29,498 914,050 +884,552
Netherlands 309,417 450,092 +140,675
Ireland 316,760 328,006 +11,246
United Arab Emirates 587,152 24,580 -562,572
Brazil 170,108 425,617 +255,509
Spain 334,913 157,446 -177,467

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 159,980
XI 32,273

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 123,393 36,587 -86,806
XI 20,593 11,680 -8,913

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) 16,578,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,693,270
Air transport 3,935,967
Other 206,199

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) 15,271,405 1,307,337 -13,964,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,471,525 7,221,745 -249,780
Air transport 1,244,938 2,691,029 +1,446,091
Other 150,873 55,326 -95,547

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 12,515,594
Grangemouth Docks 9,876,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,144,549
London Gateway Port 2,332,548
London Heathrow Airport 1,558,999

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 12,381,826 133,768 -12,248,058
Grangemouth Docks 4,975,823 4,900,620 -75,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,515,452 629,097 -1,886,355
London Gateway Port 1,140,318 1,192,230 +51,912
London Heathrow Airport 530,680 1,028,319 +497,639
Southampton 339,737 757,978 +418,241
Glasgow Airport 0 1,082,066 +1,082,066
Felixstowe 465,984 289,060 -176,924
Manchester Airport 292,223 268,351 -23,872
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