Import/export HS code 291899: Various carboxylic acids with aldehyde or ketone function

Miscellaneous chemicals with aldehyde or ketone groups, 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 £
Netherlands 74,409,232
China 8,500,209
Belgium 3,547,753
India 1,804,072
Japan 1,499,696

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 £
Netherlands 33,224,498 41,184,734 +7,960,236
China 4,712,380 3,787,829 -924,551
Belgium 3,474,642 73,111 -3,401,531
India 1,239,121 564,951 -674,170
Japan 620,224 879,472 +259,248
France 416,093 504,575 +88,482
Germany 427,921 315,571 -112,350
Hungary 351,646 90,408 -261,238
United States 174,657 189,572 +14,915
Switzerland 285,130 50,798 -234,332

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 £
Germany 74,031,950
China 9,905,290
India 2,152,996
United States 2,053,478
Japan 2,024,496

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 £
Germany 33,889,350 40,142,600 +6,253,250
China 5,572,362 4,332,928 -1,239,434
India 1,417,520 735,476 -682,044
United States 1,004,924 1,048,554 +43,630
Japan 834,433 1,190,063 +355,630
Belgium 1,397,228 7,776 -1,389,452
France 274,767 172,995 -101,772
Hungary 351,646 91,300 -260,346
Spain 227,479 23,651 -203,828
Netherlands 77,320 0 -77,320

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Essex 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Merseyside 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,114,494
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,572,639
Air transport 2,240,789
Other 303,292
Road transport 9,547

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) 38,416,325 43,698,169 +5,281,844
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,176,761 3,395,878 -1,780,883
Air transport 1,528,913 711,876 -817,037
Other 222,874 80,418 -142,456
Road transport 6,374 3,173 -3,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 74,791,006
Felixstowe 7,946,760
Southampton 2,497,364
London 1,621,941
Dover 1,091,542

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 34,928,954 39,862,052 +4,933,098
Felixstowe 4,236,742 3,710,018 -526,724
Southampton 1,407,814 1,089,550 -318,264
London 832,929 789,012 -43,917
Dover 770,123 321,419 -448,704
Immingham Docks 468,359 512,000 +43,641
499 794,139 30,449 -763,690
Harwich 317,078 147,232 -169,846
London Heathrow Airport 300,620 106,831 -193,789
London Stansted Airport 194,911 193,229 -1,682

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 41
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Scientific research and development 13
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 23
2025-09 19
2025-08 20
2025-07 22

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 39
15m-54m 13
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 £
United States 23,246,632
Australia 19,404,521
Canada 16,403,524
France 7,347,093
Belgium 4,312,898

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 £
United States 15,202,816 8,043,816 -7,159,000
Australia 6,602,769 12,801,752 +6,198,983
Canada 2,884,941 13,518,583 +10,633,642
France 4,348,187 2,998,906 -1,349,281
Belgium 1,526,756 2,786,142 +1,259,386
Germany 2,278,340 23,505 -2,254,835
Japan 1,184,797 1,024,391 -160,406
Viet Nam 767,471 1,212,836 +445,365
Singapore 3,156 1,721,233 +1,718,077
Argentina 1,388,634 32,350 -1,356,284

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 £
XI 2,695

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 £
XI 2,695 0 -2,695

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,670,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,902,696
Air transport 2,927,221
Other 2,695
Road transport 2,675

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,292,261 37,378,534 +7,086,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,872,746 6,029,950 -1,842,796
Air transport 992,484 1,934,737 +942,253
Other 2,695 0 -2,695
Road transport 2,675 0 -2,675

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 25,645,682
Southampton 17,157,282
Felixstowe 12,181,106
London Gateway Port 11,736,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,383,354

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 £
Liverpool Docks 12,381,247 13,264,435 +883,188
Southampton 4,745,477 12,411,805 +7,666,328
Felixstowe 2,861,498 9,319,608 +6,458,110
London Gateway Port 9,793,644 1,942,669 -7,850,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,064,154 3,319,200 -2,744,954
Immingham Docks 1,845,497 850,340 -995,157
London Heathrow Airport 544,808 1,804,037 +1,259,229
Dover 431,019 1,267,099 +836,080
Middlesbrough 0 490,817 +490,817
Hull 0 312,654 +312,654

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 291899

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

Description: Miscellaneous chemicals with aldehyde or ketone groups, used in various applications