Import/export HS code 291819: Various oxygen-rich carboxylic acids

Various chemicals with extra oxygen, used in different industries

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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 £
India 16,041,361
China 14,679,452
France 12,075,710
Netherlands 4,080,399
Italy 3,759,287

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 £
India 12,956,691 3,084,670 -9,872,021
China 6,745,061 7,934,391 +1,189,330
France 2,472,043 9,603,667 +7,131,624
Netherlands 2,338,943 1,741,456 -597,487
Italy 2,492,693 1,266,594 -1,226,099
South Africa 2,086,653 817,329 -1,269,324
Canada 1,592,187 853,390 -738,797
New Zealand 1,207,835 956,055 -251,780
United States 1,453,561 373,784 -1,079,777
Belgium 964,418 810,934 -153,484

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 £
India 16,613,463
China 15,956,981
France 11,657,359
Italy 3,139,878
South Africa 2,858,083

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 £
India 13,115,473 3,497,990 -9,617,483
China 7,637,538 8,319,443 +681,905
France 2,269,614 9,387,745 +7,118,131
Italy 1,540,024 1,599,854 +59,830
South Africa 2,040,754 817,329 -1,223,425
New Zealand 1,412,230 1,154,551 -257,679
United States 1,830,295 596,570 -1,233,725
Canada 1,621,043 746,002 -875,041
Netherlands 1,011,670 823,496 -188,174
South Korea 580,650 929,571 +348,921

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 10
Merseyside 9
Cheshire 8

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
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Merseyside 6 8 +2
Cheshire 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 7 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 3 -4
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Lancashire 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 26,291,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,422,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,388,534
Other 1,949,822
Road transport 131,244

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 £
Air transport 17,947,329 8,343,992 -9,603,337
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,140,555 13,282,326 +6,141,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,230,480 8,158,054 -2,072,426
Other 1,861,501 88,321 -1,773,180
Road transport 76,516 54,728 -21,788

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 13,683,543
Dover 12,789,839
London Heathrow Airport 11,244,653
Felixstowe 8,587,709
London Gateway Port 5,372,175

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 £
Manchester Airport 10,643,500 3,040,043 -7,603,457
Dover 2,747,908 10,041,931 +7,294,023
London Heathrow Airport 6,640,395 4,604,258 -2,036,137
Felixstowe 4,665,433 3,922,276 -743,157
London Gateway Port 3,614,160 1,758,015 -1,856,145
Immingham Docks 1,648,740 1,337,696 -311,044
Liverpool Docks 1,432,177 1,052,082 -380,095
000 1,861,501 88,321 -1,773,180
London 1,091,656 675,207 -416,449
Hull 608,262 1,054,397 +446,135

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 51
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of food products 13
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 33
2025-10 42
2025-09 33
2025-08 37
2025-07 42

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+ 57
1m-15m 55
15m-54m 23
0-1m 9
Other 7

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 £
Germany 2,835,278
United States 1,768,070
France 453,985
Ireland 449,425
Turkey 374,888

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 £
Germany 253,346 2,581,932 +2,328,586
United States 1,694,734 73,336 -1,621,398
France 22,667 431,318 +408,651
Ireland 224,862 224,563 -299
Turkey 283,212 91,676 -191,536
Poland 221,487 118,403 -103,084
Hungary 178,908 151,446 -27,462
Czechia 180,835 127,449 -53,386
Netherlands 155,383 126,274 -29,109
Spain 119,738 26,460 -93,278

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 £
South Korea 4,425
China 1,151

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 £
South Korea 0 4,425 +4,425
China 0 1,151 +1,151

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) 5,562,736
Air transport 1,638,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 972,379
Other 5,576
Road transport 3,894

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) 1,567,884 3,994,852 +2,426,968
Air transport 1,473,024 165,195 -1,307,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 881,518 90,861 -790,657
Other 0 5,576 +5,576
Road transport 3,894 0 -3,894

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,999,889
London Heathrow Airport 1,176,801
London Gateway Port 674,364
Liverpool Docks 267,177
Manchester Airport 192,876

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,282,117 3,717,772 +2,435,655
London Heathrow Airport 1,132,025 44,776 -1,087,249
London Gateway Port 641,344 33,020 -608,324
Liverpool Docks 131,206 135,971 +4,765
Manchester Airport 177,717 15,159 -162,558
Heysham 85,027 58,643 -26,384
East Midlands Airport 105,592 34,171 -71,421
Southampton 131,008 5,351 -125,657
Holyhead 26,058 58,276 +32,218
ZLC 30,886 36,580 +5,694

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 291819

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

Description: Various chemicals with extra oxygen, used in different industries