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 10,842,629
Ireland 3,041,650
Germany 1,494,509
France 1,040,722
Netherlands 966,218

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 6,344,021 4,498,608 -1,845,413
Ireland 1,721,616 1,320,034 -401,582
Germany 804,473 690,036 -114,437
France 560,227 480,495 -79,732
Netherlands 494,777 471,441 -23,336
United States 226,499 284,499 +58,000
Switzerland 190,532 276,251 +85,719
India 232,333 138,150 -94,183
Belgium 196,584 155,816 -40,768
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 13,430,147
Germany 3,595,063
United States 656,016
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 7,722,671 5,707,476 -2,015,195
Germany 2,064,382 1,530,681 -533,701
United States 363,659 292,357 -71,302
Ireland 407,648 118,876 -288,772
Switzerland 185,021 340,918 +155,897
India 131,096 221,324 +90,228
France 1,194 74,395 +73,201
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) 11,078,249
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,146,732
Air transport 1,193,538
Other 229,195
Road transport 64,634

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) 6,708,172 4,370,077 -2,338,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,743,230 3,403,502 -339,728
Air transport 506,675 686,863 +180,188
Other 96,766 132,429 +35,663
Road transport 44,740 19,894 -24,846

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,719,749
Dover 2,684,968
Holyhead 1,457,245
Liverpool Docks 899,795
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 5,859,776 3,859,973 -1,999,803
Dover 1,363,215 1,321,753 -41,462
Holyhead 860,016 597,229 -262,787
Liverpool Docks 491,609 408,186 -83,423
Southampton 527,797 256,493 -271,304
London Gateway Port 240,195 264,721 +24,526
Immingham Docks 208,295 256,263 +47,968
London Heathrow Airport 226,333 175,398 -50,935
Milford 200,543 186,720 -13,823
Eurotunnel 160,750 224,403 +63,653

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 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
2026-01 26
2025-11 25
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+ 43
1m-15m 33
15m-54m 14
Other 6
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 935,806

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 25,484 910,322 +884,838
Netherlands 309,417 449,213 +139,796
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) 16,559,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,662,605
Air transport 3,924,881
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) 15,261,644 1,297,512 -13,964,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,442,780 7,219,825 -222,955
Air transport 1,240,924 2,683,957 +1,443,033
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 3,143,659
London Gateway Port 2,309,031
London Heathrow Airport 1,551,257

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 2,514,562 629,097 -1,885,465
London Gateway Port 1,118,721 1,190,310 +71,589
London Heathrow Airport 526,666 1,024,591 +497,925
Southampton 339,737 757,978 +418,241
Glasgow Airport 0 1,080,810 +1,080,810
Felixstowe 464,849 289,060 -175,789
Manchester Airport 292,223 268,351 -23,872
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