Import/export HS code 292310: Choline and its salts

A nutrient used in food, animal feed, and pharmaceuticals

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 1,697,723
Belgium 1,595,047
Italy 1,259,964
Switzerland 1,206,114
Netherlands 1,134,546

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 920,795 776,928 -143,867
Belgium 747,618 847,429 +99,811
Italy 795,754 464,210 -331,544
Switzerland 316,672 889,442 +572,770
Netherlands 558,141 576,405 +18,264
United States 338,452 200,629 -137,823
Norway 411,665 26,207 -385,458
Germany 120,332 179,484 +59,152
Spain 34,638 125,781 +91,143
Denmark 69,427 43,363 -26,064

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 3,006,380
Belgium 1,317,078
Switzerland 1,203,509
Italy 1,134,189
United States 533,754

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 1,587,847 1,418,533 -169,314
Belgium 784,869 532,209 -252,660
Switzerland 315,260 888,249 +572,989
Italy 666,715 467,474 -199,241
United States 353,207 180,547 -172,660
Spain 75,344 205,141 +129,797
Germany 108,029 150,164 +42,135
Denmark 68,209 38,863 -29,346
India 63,498 0 -63,498
Viet Nam 16,907 25,792 +8,885

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
Cheshire 4
Lancashire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - East 3

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 4 +0
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 1 3 +2
Northern Ireland 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,803,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,563,201
Other 707,130
Air transport 457,046
Road transport 116,803

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,143,486 2,659,774 +516,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,431,336 1,131,865 -299,471
Other 419,228 287,902 -131,326
Air transport 371,286 85,760 -285,526
Road transport 84,766 32,037 -52,729

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,773,227
London 1,102,026
Felixstowe 1,005,858
Immingham Docks 806,376
000 707,130

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 £
Dover 595,449 1,177,778 +582,329
London 637,416 464,610 -172,806
Felixstowe 485,532 520,326 +34,794
Immingham Docks 367,407 438,969 +71,562
000 419,228 287,902 -131,326
Aberdeen Docks 411,665 26,207 -385,458
Hull 235,809 137,851 -97,958
Belfast Port 236,614 121,373 -115,241
Grangemouth Docks 25,153 322,775 +297,622
Harwich 156,560 110,616 -45,944

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 11
2025-09 13
2025-08 15
2025-07 15

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 22
54m+ 22
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 £
China 327,478
United States 322,826
Ireland 134,137
Poland 37,943
Netherlands 36,104

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 £
China 327,478 0 -327,478
United States 1,087 321,739 +320,652
Ireland 77,802 56,335 -21,467
Poland 19,231 18,712 -519
Netherlands 25,383 10,721 -14,662
Hungary 22,703 4,804 -17,899
Switzerland 3,835 23,637 +19,802
Portugal 26,085 1,015 -25,070
Sweden 22,758 0 -22,758
Germany 8,376 11,343 +2,967

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 103,290

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 55,694 47,596 -8,098

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 668,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 290,834
Other 103,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,651

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 £
Air transport 345,634 323,149 -22,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 187,772 103,062 -84,710
Other 55,694 47,596 -8,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,651 0 -11,651

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 380,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 206,415
East Midlands Airport 178,836
000 103,290
Glasgow Airport 99,194

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 328,565 51,461 -277,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 143,714 62,701 -81,013
East Midlands Airport 11,774 167,062 +155,288
000 55,694 47,596 -8,098
Glasgow Airport 0 99,194 +99,194
Immingham Docks 20,887 3,421 -17,466
Holyhead 15,723 7,262 -8,461
Tyne 0 17,540 +17,540
Dover 10,411 6,097 -4,314
London Stansted Airport 5,295 5,432 +137

Quick facts

HS code: 292310

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

Description: A nutrient used in food, animal feed, and pharmaceuticals