Import/export HS code 29181998: Various oxygen-rich carboxylic acids

Miscellaneous chemicals with extra oxygen, used in various 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 £
India 16,041,361
China 14,615,825
France 12,074,724
Netherlands 4,002,098
Italy 3,681,624

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 6,701,957 7,913,868 +1,211,911
France 2,471,057 9,603,667 +7,132,610
Netherlands 2,260,642 1,741,456 -519,186
Italy 2,458,275 1,223,349 -1,234,926
South Africa 2,086,653 817,329 -1,269,324
Canada 1,592,187 853,390 -738,797
United States 1,449,694 372,708 -1,076,986
Belgium 954,406 810,934 -143,472
South Korea 538,587 914,156 +375,569

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 15,812,765
France 11,657,359
Italy 3,050,314
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 7,521,571 8,291,194 +769,623
France 2,269,614 9,387,745 +7,118,131
Italy 1,489,148 1,561,166 +72,018
South Africa 2,040,754 817,329 -1,223,425
United States 1,821,317 596,570 -1,224,747
Canada 1,621,043 746,002 -875,041
Netherlands 955,666 823,496 -132,170
South Korea 580,650 929,571 +348,921
Spain 724,020 655,604 -68,416

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 10
Cheshire 8
Merseyside 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 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Cheshire 8 7 -1
Merseyside 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 7 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -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 25,680,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,213,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,382,810
Other 1,949,619
Road transport 64,396

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 17,521,924 8,158,234 -9,363,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,005,896 13,207,985 +6,202,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,153,448 7,229,362 -1,924,086
Other 1,861,377 88,242 -1,773,135
Road transport 32,566 31,830 -736

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 13,525,768
Dover 12,739,965
London Heathrow Airport 10,973,795
Felixstowe 8,586,773
London Gateway Port 4,029,229

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 10,579,357 2,946,411 -7,632,946
Dover 2,746,922 9,993,043 +7,246,121
London Heathrow Airport 6,401,992 4,571,803 -1,830,189
Felixstowe 4,664,497 3,922,276 -742,221
London Gateway Port 2,657,924 1,371,305 -1,286,619
Immingham Docks 1,585,222 1,337,696 -247,526
Liverpool Docks 1,432,177 1,052,082 -380,095
000 1,861,377 88,242 -1,773,135
London 1,081,644 675,207 -406,437
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 35
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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 41

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+ 55
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 22
0-1m 9
Other 6

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 2,809,869
United States 1,123,957
France 449,729
Ireland 433,721
Turkey 373,025

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 232,885 2,576,984 +2,344,099
United States 1,065,054 58,903 -1,006,151
France 22,667 427,062 +404,395
Ireland 221,203 212,518 -8,685
Turkey 281,349 91,676 -189,673
Poland 220,556 118,403 -102,153
Hungary 178,908 151,446 -27,462
Czechia 180,835 127,449 -53,386
Netherlands 155,383 125,029 -30,354
China 113,284 14,888 -98,396

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) 5,473,202
Air transport 1,432,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 390,085
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) 1,541,543 3,931,659 +2,390,116
Air transport 1,300,972 131,746 -1,169,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 299,224 90,861 -208,363
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 4,925,391
London Heathrow Airport 1,076,002
Liverpool Docks 267,177
Manchester Airport 190,925
Heysham 143,670

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 1,257,484 3,667,907 +2,410,423
London Heathrow Airport 1,038,116 37,886 -1,000,230
Liverpool Docks 131,206 135,971 +4,765
Manchester Airport 175,766 15,159 -160,607
Heysham 85,027 58,643 -26,384
Southampton 131,008 5,351 -125,657
London Gateway Port 59,050 33,020 -26,030
East Midlands Airport 46,003 30,332 -15,671
Holyhead 24,350 46,231 +21,881
Harwich 22,114 33,565 +11,451

Quick facts

HS code: 29181998

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

Description: Miscellaneous chemicals with extra oxygen, used in various applications