Import/export HS code 292241: Lysine and its esters; salts

Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed

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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 34,487,463
China 32,097,087
Germany 10,690,478
India 4,620,439
Indonesia 4,434,916

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 19,680,818 14,806,645 -4,874,173
China 15,591,054 16,506,033 +914,979
Germany 6,393,064 4,297,414 -2,095,650
India 3,943,759 676,680 -3,267,079
Indonesia 1,959,777 2,475,139 +515,362
Switzerland 1,155,239 2,870,248 +1,715,009
France 2,748,912 518,250 -2,230,662
South Korea 181,853 1,125,440 +943,587
Brazil 547,334 724,406 +177,072
Norway 850,393 121,492 -728,901

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 45,972,744
United States 16,409,905
Germany 9,844,026
Indonesia 5,168,590
India 4,535,546

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 21,695,459 24,277,285 +2,581,826
United States 9,751,345 6,658,560 -3,092,785
Germany 6,777,595 3,066,431 -3,711,164
Indonesia 1,995,350 3,173,240 +1,177,890
India 3,855,216 680,330 -3,174,886
France 3,352,072 868,780 -2,483,292
South Korea 1,061,501 2,421,589 +1,360,088
Brazil 556,007 751,853 +195,846
Singapore 0 246,247 +246,247
Spain 98,241 27,797 -70,444

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
North Yorkshire 5
Cheshire 4

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
North Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 3 4 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +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) 54,257,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,629,251
Other 14,898,083
Air transport 797,955
Road transport 338,535

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) 26,989,953 27,267,853 +277,900
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,255,623 13,373,628 -3,881,995
Other 10,705,176 4,192,907 -6,512,269
Air transport 209,141 588,814 +379,673
Road transport 1,811 336,724 +334,913

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,984,061
000 14,898,083
Felixstowe 14,341,549
London 10,611,301
London Gateway Port 7,534,946

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 £
Immingham Docks 9,141,393 11,842,668 +2,701,275
000 10,705,176 4,192,907 -6,512,269
Felixstowe 7,376,351 6,965,198 -411,153
London 6,113,183 4,498,118 -1,615,065
London Gateway Port 5,109,611 2,425,335 -2,684,276
Belfast Port 3,197,334 3,540,233 +342,899
Southampton 2,899,258 2,787,512 -111,746
Liverpool Docks 2,049,396 2,985,196 +935,800
Killingholme 713,978 2,203,040 +1,489,062
Dover 2,230,039 499,178 -1,730,861

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 22
Manufacture of food products 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 18

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+ 28
1m-15m 18
Other 8
15m-54m 6
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 £
Ireland 3,840,758
Netherlands 269,084
United States 134,489
France 91,871
Hungary 83,748

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 £
Ireland 2,254,688 1,586,070 -668,618
Netherlands 96,064 173,020 +76,956
United States 18,059 116,430 +98,371
France 82,987 8,884 -74,103
Hungary 33,141 50,607 +17,466
Denmark 50,565 28,950 -21,615
Belgium 48,817 22,133 -26,684
Austria 23,439 46,892 +23,453
Poland 32,759 36,004 +3,245
Malta 35,483 2,958 -32,525

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 1,961,193
China 1,489,754
Netherlands 170,561
France 3,799
Belgium 2,699

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 1,089,430 871,763 -217,667
China 821,002 668,752 -152,250
Netherlands 161,630 8,931 -152,699
France 3,799 0 -3,799
Belgium 2,699 0 -2,699
Germany 665 0 -665

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,628,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 861,236
Air transport 304,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,741
Road transport 1,508

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 £
Other 2,079,226 1,549,446 -529,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,829 367,407 -126,422
Air transport 100,348 204,078 +103,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,095 8,646 -88,449
Road transport 1,508 0 -1,508

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,628,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 479,959
Holyhead 135,050
London Heathrow Airport 132,140
Immingham Docks 122,641

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 £
000 2,079,226 1,549,446 -529,780
Dover / Eurotunnel 250,467 229,492 -20,975
Holyhead 105,681 29,369 -76,312
London Heathrow Airport 19,920 112,220 +92,300
Immingham Docks 122,641 0 -122,641
ZLC 61,728 39,338 -22,390
Fishguard 55,820 8,627 -47,193
Manchester Airport 11,427 36,348 +24,921
Heysham 42,519 0 -42,519
Felixstowe 0 40,025 +40,025

Quick facts

HS code: 292241

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

Description: Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed