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 1,721,039
Belgium 1,661,167
Switzerland 1,209,107
Italy 1,201,329
Netherlands 1,083,897

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 904,304 816,735 -87,569
Belgium 793,436 867,731 +74,295
Switzerland 319,350 889,757 +570,407
Italy 769,961 431,368 -338,593
Netherlands 499,366 584,531 +85,165
United States 237,351 274,743 +37,392
Norway 437,872 0 -437,872
Germany 120,332 189,991 +69,659
Spain 38,433 135,632 +97,199
Denmark 46,615 43,363 -3,252

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 3,110,264
Belgium 1,297,875
Switzerland 1,206,502
Italy 1,131,556
United States 427,289

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 1,608,246 1,502,018 -106,228
Belgium 741,530 556,345 -185,185
Switzerland 317,938 888,564 +570,626
Italy 695,893 435,663 -260,230
United States 243,032 184,257 -58,775
Spain 80,280 221,348 +141,068
Germany 108,029 150,164 +42,135
Denmark 45,397 38,863 -6,534
India 63,498 0 -63,498
Viet Nam 1,098 51,019 +49,921

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 6
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 5 4 -1
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Merseyside 1 3 +2
Northern Ireland 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Essex 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) 4,813,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,665,305
Other 671,466
Air transport 362,461
Road transport 95,406

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) 2,164,684 2,648,712 +484,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,395,326 1,269,979 -125,347
Other 388,657 282,809 -105,848
Air transport 265,604 96,857 -168,747
Road transport 63,369 32,037 -31,332

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,767,072
London 1,183,017
Felixstowe 999,247
Immingham Docks 805,820
000 671,466

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 554,487 1,212,585 +658,098
London 659,708 523,309 -136,399
Felixstowe 462,094 537,153 +75,059
Immingham Docks 358,804 447,016 +88,212
000 388,657 282,809 -105,848
Aberdeen Docks 437,872 0 -437,872
Belfast Port 220,805 174,496 -46,309
Hull 240,704 110,962 -129,742
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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 16
2025-10 11
2025-09 13
2025-08 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 23
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 126,466
Netherlands 39,501
Poland 37,943

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 81,076 45,390 -35,686
Netherlands 27,882 11,619 -16,263
Poland 20,991 16,952 -4,039
Switzerland 3,835 23,637 +19,802
Portugal 26,085 1,015 -25,070
Hungary 18,507 4,804 -13,703
Sweden 22,758 0 -22,758
Germany 9,945 9,774 -171

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 98,877

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 57,275 41,602 -15,673

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 666,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 282,041
Other 98,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,134

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 343,008 323,149 -19,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,503 88,538 -104,965
Other 57,275 41,602 -15,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,262 1,872 -4,390

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 200,880
East Midlands Airport 178,836
Glasgow Airport 99,194
000 98,877

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 143,188 57,692 -85,496
East Midlands Airport 11,774 167,062 +155,288
Glasgow Airport 0 99,194 +99,194
000 57,275 41,602 -15,673
Holyhead 15,939 3,788 -12,151
Immingham Docks 15,498 3,421 -12,077
Tyne 0 17,540 +17,540
Dover 10,411 6,097 -4,314
Liverpool Docks 8,688 0 -8,688

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