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 £
China 1,435,645
Germany 1,411,888
Netherlands 723,930
United States 674,805
Taiwan 360,129

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 665,353 770,292 +104,939
Germany 971,591 440,297 -531,294
Netherlands 521,470 202,460 -319,010
United States 432,940 241,865 -191,075
Taiwan 142,011 218,118 +76,107
Switzerland 241,460 17,169 -224,291
Belgium 116,301 110,481 -5,820
France 168,162 35,812 -132,350
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 2,420,415
India 781,919
Switzerland 723,406
Japan 452,877
United States 383,108

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 1,212,979 1,207,436 -5,543
India 416,880 365,039 -51,841
Switzerland 721,834 1,572 -720,262
Japan 247,553 205,324 -42,229
United States 347,006 36,102 -310,904
Taiwan 142,011 218,118 +76,107
Israel 120,193 2,359 -117,834
Spain 17,614 104,708 +87,094
Indonesia 86,507 3,252 -83,255
Germany 53,638 12,536 -41,102

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 4
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 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
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 3,081,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,483,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 986,898
Road transport 56,502
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 1,854,953 1,226,765 -628,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 956,520 527,220 -429,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 623,019 363,879 -259,140
Road transport 2,558 53,944 +51,386
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 1,281,724
Felixstowe 748,173
East Midlands Airport 629,442
Glasgow Airport 433,149
Dover 425,351

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 641,014 640,710 -304
Felixstowe 596,900 151,273 -445,627
East Midlands Airport 504,713 124,729 -379,984
Glasgow Airport 322,345 110,804 -211,541
Dover 274,539 150,812 -123,727
Manchester Airport 233,858 70,017 -163,841
Birmingham Airport 98,907 178,459 +79,552
London Gateway Port 119,048 107,695 -11,353
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,668 110,094 +34,426
Harwich 129,242 15,835 -113,407

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 chemicals and chemical products 7
Manufacture of food products 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 5
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 14

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 24
54m+ 19
15m-54m 4
Other 3
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 345,203
United States 236,366
Netherlands 203,193
Germany 40,820
France 29,250

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 96,109 140,257 +44,148
Netherlands 127,883 75,310 -52,573
Germany 24,840 15,980 -8,860
France 11,021 18,229 +7,208
Belgium 5,159 14,955 +9,796
Indonesia 2,693 14,486 +11,793
Switzerland 4,257 11,740 +7,483
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) 565,737
Air transport 360,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,183

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) 244,069 321,668 +77,599
Air transport 141,259 218,965 +77,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,183 0 -23,183

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 156,589
Harwich 118,753
ZLC 94,768

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 60,062 96,527 +36,465
Harwich 61,677 57,076 -4,601
ZLC 41,372 53,396 +12,024
London Stansted Airport 13,901 60,256 +46,355
Immingham Docks 54,514 9,114 -45,400
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,202 24,170 -9,032
East Midlands Airport 18,306 0 -18,306
Manchester Airport 7,618 6,677 -941

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