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 £
China 15,035,022
India 14,353,576
France 12,016,920
Netherlands 4,094,295
Italy 3,760,271

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 6,726,411 8,308,611 +1,582,200
India 11,209,557 3,144,019 -8,065,538
France 2,414,483 9,602,437 +7,187,954
Netherlands 2,418,724 1,675,571 -743,153
Italy 2,478,431 1,281,840 -1,196,591
South Africa 2,201,489 724,356 -1,477,133
Canada 1,502,801 823,867 -678,934
Belgium 1,035,804 966,736 -69,068
New Zealand 961,268 956,055 -5,213
United States 1,479,898 339,427 -1,140,471

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 16,320,549
India 15,049,425
France 11,658,325
Italy 3,114,398
South Africa 2,879,946

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 7,645,279 8,675,270 +1,029,991
India 11,328,712 3,720,713 -7,607,999
France 2,275,374 9,382,951 +7,107,577
Italy 1,532,294 1,582,104 +49,810
South Africa 2,155,590 724,356 -1,431,234
United States 1,854,562 596,590 -1,257,972
New Zealand 1,170,240 1,141,625 -28,615
Canada 1,525,954 716,479 -809,475
Netherlands 1,006,580 857,371 -149,209
South Korea 674,719 835,502 +160,783

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 10
Merseyside 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 11 13 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Merseyside 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Cheshire 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Lancashire 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 £
Air transport 24,590,821
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,493,104
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,516,157
Other 1,942,276
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 16,263,452 8,327,369 -7,936,083
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,226,395 13,266,709 +6,040,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,015,949 8,500,208 -1,515,741
Other 1,885,847 56,429 -1,829,418
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 13,682,889
Dover 12,759,116
London Heathrow Airport 9,491,490
Felixstowe 8,798,159
London Gateway Port 5,130,444

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 10,656,781 3,026,108 -7,630,673
Dover 2,763,521 9,995,595 +7,232,074
London Heathrow Airport 4,902,512 4,588,978 -313,534
Felixstowe 4,660,596 4,137,563 -523,033
London Gateway Port 3,429,114 1,701,330 -1,727,784
Immingham Docks 1,613,577 1,340,442 -273,135
Liverpool Docks 1,476,286 985,918 -490,368
000 1,885,847 56,429 -1,829,418
London 1,211,014 622,861 -588,153
Hull 600,547 1,095,767 +495,220

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 50
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
2026-01 39
2025-11 33
2025-10 42
2025-09 33
2025-08 37

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
1m-15m 54
54m+ 53
15m-54m 25
0-1m 9
Other 8

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 2,808,074
United States 1,590,553
France 445,264
Ireland 433,424
Turkey 390,483

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 278,618 2,529,456 +2,250,838
United States 1,520,989 69,564 -1,451,425
France 27,807 417,457 +389,650
Ireland 211,370 222,054 +10,684
Turkey 276,987 113,496 -163,491
Hungary 173,211 155,552 -17,659
Poland 210,451 116,469 -93,982
Czechia 194,142 114,142 -80,000
Netherlands 159,300 131,426 -27,874
China 113,284 23,103 -90,181

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 1,151 0 -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) 5,545,490
Air transport 1,476,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 926,936
Other 5,576
Road transport 2,925

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) 1,604,311 3,941,179 +2,336,868
Air transport 1,320,933 155,612 -1,165,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 827,247 99,689 -727,558
Other 1,151 4,425 +3,274
Road transport 2,925 0 -2,925

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,982,370
London Heathrow Airport 1,019,946
London Gateway Port 673,091
Liverpool Docks 258,749
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 1,322,120 3,660,250 +2,338,130
London Heathrow Airport 976,385 43,561 -932,824
London Gateway Port 635,625 37,466 -598,159
Liverpool Docks 131,390 127,359 -4,031
Manchester Airport 179,141 13,735 -165,406
East Midlands Airport 106,922 30,208 -76,714
Heysham 63,577 68,493 +4,916
Southampton 121,826 5,351 -116,475
Holyhead 25,320 56,056 +30,736
ZLC 25,938 37,953 +12,015

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