Import/export HS code 291711: Oxalic acid, its salts, and esters

A chemical used in cleaning, bleaching, and industrial processes

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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 £
Spain 543,381
India 357,112
Germany 152,902
Belgium 134,772
Netherlands 133,789

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 £
Spain 343,925 199,456 -144,469
India 183,996 173,116 -10,880
Germany 81,172 71,730 -9,442
Belgium 40,837 93,935 +53,098
Netherlands 94,918 38,871 -56,047
France 66,305 64,368 -1,937
China 67,412 44,398 -23,014
Norway 19,379 32,078 +12,699
United States 11,452 12,067 +615
Switzerland 9,680 6,507 -3,173

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 £
Spain 547,299
India 363,190
France 360,608
Mexico 132,488
China 122,367

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 £
Spain 341,482 205,817 -135,665
India 186,854 176,336 -10,518
France 186,913 173,695 -13,218
Mexico 79,653 52,835 -26,818
China 67,412 54,955 -12,457
Norway 28,337 37,102 +8,765
United States 11,790 13,614 +1,824
Germany 2,345 19,183 +16,838
Sweden 2,162 5,551 +3,389
Czechia 7,391 0 -7,391

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
West Yorkshire 3

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
Kent 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +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) 928,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 687,449
Air transport 39,209
Road transport 8,767
Other 1,640

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) 522,826 405,421 -117,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 371,391 316,058 -55,333
Air transport 22,832 16,377 -6,455
Road transport 3,383 5,384 +2,001
Other 1,640 0 -1,640

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 484,268
Dover 288,419
Liverpool Docks 245,832
Immingham Docks 216,412
London Gateway Port 129,443

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 269,570 214,698 -54,872
Dover 125,738 162,681 +36,943
Liverpool Docks 158,177 87,655 -70,522
Immingham Docks 109,291 107,121 -2,170
London Gateway Port 73,164 56,279 -16,885
Eurotunnel 64,081 19,046 -45,035
London 23,716 53,315 +29,599
Thamesport 13,160 10,353 -2,807
Southampton 15,187 0 -15,187
Harwich 12,472 1,954 -10,518

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 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 5

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+ 14
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 5
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 £
Switzerland 1,228,313
Germany 514,252
South Korea 396,574
Italy 207,694
Singapore 163,956

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 742,665 485,648 -257,017
Germany 272,445 241,807 -30,638
South Korea 173,294 223,280 +49,986
Italy 89,146 118,548 +29,402
Singapore 163,956 0 -163,956
United States 112,781 16,096 -96,685
Taiwan 66,610 14,408 -52,202
Ireland 31,816 38,326 +6,510
Botswana 35,511 0 -35,511
Saudi Arabia 23,367 0 -23,367

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 2,253
Germany 105

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 1,242 1,011 -231
Germany 105 0 -105

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) 2,000,849
Air transport 502,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 483,719
Other 2,569

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) 1,083,421 917,428 -165,993
Air transport 300,608 202,039 -98,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 413,810 69,909 -343,901
Other 1,367 1,202 -165

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,228,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 386,304
London Heathrow Airport 360,087
Felixstowe 292,372
Immingham Docks 283,057

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 £
Middlesbrough 742,665 485,648 -257,017
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,465 171,839 -42,626
London Heathrow Airport 168,120 191,967 +23,847
Felixstowe 179,767 112,605 -67,162
Immingham Docks 167,926 115,131 -52,795
London Gateway Port 75,201 52,134 -23,067
Southampton 90,150 2,736 -87,414
Manchester Airport 86,628 1,057 -85,571
Holyhead 26,102 32,205 +6,103
Birmingham Airport 25,998 0 -25,998

Quick facts

HS code: 291711

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

Description: A chemical used in cleaning, bleaching, and industrial processes