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 34,971,727
China 30,720,311
Germany 10,668,788
India 4,618,229
Indonesia 4,517,284

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 19,262,793 15,708,934 -3,553,859
China 14,198,358 16,521,953 +2,323,595
Germany 6,673,575 3,995,213 -2,678,362
India 4,073,235 544,994 -3,528,241
Indonesia 1,848,073 2,669,211 +821,138
Switzerland 1,125,012 2,900,475 +1,775,463
France 2,827,230 583,752 -2,243,478
Brazil 701,483 623,004 -78,479
South Korea 181,853 1,066,077 +884,224
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 44,807,446
United States 16,547,395
Germany 10,003,061
Indonesia 5,079,908
India 4,533,336

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 20,355,085 24,452,361 +4,097,276
United States 9,359,644 7,187,751 -2,171,893
Germany 7,054,027 2,949,034 -4,104,993
Indonesia 1,848,073 3,231,835 +1,383,762
India 3,984,692 548,644 -3,436,048
France 3,428,059 934,282 -2,493,777
South Korea 1,110,246 2,186,579 +1,076,333
Brazil 706,560 652,290 -54,270
Singapore 0 246,247 +246,247
Spain 84,175 41,863 -42,312

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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) 52,803,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,857,731
Other 15,535,336
Air transport 753,521
Road transport 326,538

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) 25,628,004 27,175,004 +1,547,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,073,212 13,784,519 -3,288,693
Other 10,997,547 4,537,789 -6,459,758
Air transport 215,724 537,797 +322,073
Road transport 1,811 324,727 +322,916

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,582,696
000 15,535,336
Felixstowe 13,482,875
London 10,705,260
London Gateway Port 7,146,476

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 8,822,870 11,759,826 +2,936,956
000 10,997,547 4,537,789 -6,459,758
Felixstowe 5,938,297 7,544,578 +1,606,281
London 6,039,417 4,665,843 -1,373,574
London Gateway Port 5,109,611 2,036,865 -3,072,746
Belfast Port 3,302,399 3,114,306 -188,093
Southampton 2,563,908 3,415,259 +851,351
Liverpool Docks 2,173,066 3,049,183 +876,117
Dover 2,218,357 550,989 -1,667,368
Killingholme 667,329 2,084,535 +1,417,206

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 24
Manufacture of food products 16
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
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 18
2025-07 16

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+ 29
1m-15m 18
Other 8
15m-54m 6
0-1m 2

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 3,747,321
Netherlands 275,185
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 2,285,435 1,461,886 -823,549
Netherlands 100,410 174,775 +74,365
United States 12,609 121,880 +109,271
France 79,848 12,023 -67,825
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 28,255 10,186 -18,069

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 1,934,690
China 1,378,952
Netherlands 214,172
France 4,056
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 1,124,378 810,312 -314,066
China 776,334 602,618 -173,716
Netherlands 205,241 8,931 -196,310
France 4,056 0 -4,056
Belgium 2,699 0 -2,699
Germany 665 0 -665
XU 1 0 -1

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,535,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 867,337
Air transport 307,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,115
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 2,113,374 1,421,861 -691,513
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 481,996 385,341 -96,655
Air transport 95,286 211,729 +116,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,469 8,646 -89,823
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 3,535,235
Dover / Eurotunnel 486,060
Holyhead 135,050
London Heathrow Airport 134,729
Immingham Docks 124,015

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 2,113,374 1,421,861 -691,513
Dover / Eurotunnel 249,263 236,797 -12,466
Holyhead 95,052 39,998 -55,054
London Heathrow Airport 19,244 115,485 +96,241
Immingham Docks 124,015 0 -124,015
ZLC 59,543 41,523 -18,020
Fishguard 55,820 8,627 -47,193
Manchester Airport 9,226 38,549 +29,323
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