Import/export HS code 29309016: Derivatives of cysteine or cystine

Modified forms of cysteine and cystine used in various industries

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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 £
Germany 1,406,309
China 1,342,238
Netherlands 738,622
United States 673,342
Taiwan 282,085

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 £
Germany 930,219 476,090 -454,129
China 626,593 715,645 +89,052
Netherlands 543,327 195,295 -348,032
United States 432,099 241,243 -190,856
Taiwan 83,696 198,389 +114,693
Switzerland 4,816 251,018 +246,202
Belgium 121,321 119,066 -2,255
France 190,914 34,356 -156,558
Israel 119,048 0 -119,048
Spain 2,559 91,258 +88,699

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 2,372,614
India 796,142
Switzerland 724,495
Japan 429,781
United States 380,556

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 1,186,272 1,186,342 +70
India 404,557 391,585 -12,972
Switzerland 487,843 236,652 -251,191
Japan 250,188 179,593 -70,595
United States 347,006 33,550 -313,456
Taiwan 83,696 198,389 +114,693
Israel 120,193 2,359 -117,834
Spain 17,614 104,708 +87,094
Indonesia 82,656 7,103 -75,553
Germany 57,677 13,045 -44,632

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
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - East 4
Cheshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,962,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,512,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 946,466
Road transport 54,798
Other 2,205

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 £
Air transport 1,507,077 1,454,977 -52,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 977,292 535,524 -441,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 619,680 326,786 -292,894
Road transport 2,558 52,240 +49,682
Other 0 2,205 +2,205

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,251,370
Felixstowe 780,947
East Midlands Airport 622,625
Dover 406,767
Glasgow Airport 355,105

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 572,821 678,549 +105,728
Felixstowe 625,512 155,435 -470,077
East Midlands Airport 505,275 117,350 -387,925
Dover 260,779 145,988 -114,791
Glasgow Airport 59,094 296,011 +236,917
Manchester Airport 254,624 79,885 -174,739
Birmingham Airport 61,408 209,677 +148,269
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,186 125,444 +54,258
London Gateway Port 119,048 71,499 -47,549
Harwich 125,391 19,686 -105,705

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 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Manufacture of food products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 14
2025-07 10

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+ 20
15m-54m 4
Other 3
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 345,203
United States 236,334
Netherlands 215,495
Germany 37,662
France 31,223

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 114,905 230,298 +115,393
United States 104,060 132,274 +28,214
Netherlands 126,692 88,803 -37,889
Germany 14,776 22,886 +8,110
France 12,994 18,229 +5,235
Belgium 5,159 14,955 +9,796
Indonesia 2,693 14,486 +11,793
Switzerland 3,069 9,514 +6,445
Singapore 0 4,250 +4,250
South Korea 4,144 0 -4,144

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 566,333
Air transport 354,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,849

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 223,145 343,188 +120,043
Air transport 141,898 212,939 +71,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,849 0 -33,849

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 175,835
Holyhead 162,492
London Heathrow Airport 153,384
Harwich 118,753
ZLC 91,354

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 44,810 131,025 +86,215
Holyhead 64,183 98,309 +34,126
London Heathrow Airport 66,636 86,748 +20,112
Harwich 48,184 70,569 +22,385
ZLC 41,372 49,982 +8,610
London Stansted Airport 9,398 66,136 +56,738
Immingham Docks 54,514 9,114 -45,400
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,135 32,197 +8,062
East Midlands Airport 19,050 1,220 -17,830
Hull 18,389 0 -18,389

Quick facts

HS code: 29309016

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

Description: Modified forms of cysteine and cystine used in various industries