Import/export HS code 29161995: 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 11,141,075
Ireland 3,239,948
Germany 1,536,011
France 1,070,399
Netherlands 983,588

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 6,162,539 4,978,536 -1,184,003
Ireland 1,910,204 1,329,744 -580,460
Germany 831,617 704,394 -127,223
France 547,842 522,557 -25,285
Netherlands 562,840 420,748 -142,092
United States 178,617 329,473 +150,856
India 342,862 123,218 -219,644
Switzerland 184,837 280,090 +95,253
Belgium 199,695 159,532 -40,163
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 13,888,819
Germany 3,570,718
United States 673,603
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 7,825,439 6,063,380 -1,762,059
Germany 1,923,996 1,646,722 -277,274
United States 346,778 326,825 -19,953
Ireland 396,125 142,085 -254,040
Switzerland 169,030 354,103 +185,073
India 133,741 203,323 +69,582
France 2,392 71,097 +68,705
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) 11,489,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,070,155
Air transport 1,191,366
Other 456,746
Road transport 161,147

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) 6,643,294 4,845,899 -1,797,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,711,842 3,358,313 -353,529
Air transport 431,917 759,449 +327,532
Other 315,274 141,472 -173,802
Road transport 141,253 19,894 -121,359

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,055,747
Dover 2,723,569
Holyhead 1,457,296
Liverpool Docks 870,997
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 5,723,825 4,331,922 -1,391,903
Dover 1,382,213 1,341,356 -40,857
Holyhead 883,417 573,879 -309,538
Liverpool Docks 449,798 421,199 -28,599
Southampton 626,450 224,157 -402,293
London Gateway Port 240,195 252,897 +12,702
000 315,274 141,472 -173,802
Eurotunnel 178,481 225,652 +47,171
Milford 207,098 180,742 -26,356
London Heathrow Airport 177,321 209,021 +31,700

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 26
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 25
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+ 43
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 14
Other 6
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 940,883

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 34,069 906,814 +872,745
Netherlands 319,925 465,093 +145,168
Ireland 310,242 326,523 +16,281
United Arab Emirates 587,152 24,580 -562,572
Egypt 349,774 213,390 -136,384
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) 16,683,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,548,952
Air transport 3,943,018
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) 15,366,858 1,316,156 -14,050,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,092,126 10,456,826 +4,364,700
Air transport 1,225,840 2,717,178 +1,491,338
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 3,274,350
London Gateway Port 2,233,926
London Heathrow Airport 1,554,381

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 2,655,526 618,824 -2,036,702
London Gateway Port 974,153 1,259,773 +285,620
London Heathrow Airport 449,012 1,105,369 +656,357
Southampton 488,596 707,058 +218,462
Glasgow Airport 0 1,080,810 +1,080,810
Felixstowe 478,958 289,060 -189,898
Manchester Airport 351,691 246,274 -105,417
Middlesbrough 394,392 0 -394,392

Quick facts

HS code: 29161995

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