Import/export HS code 293213: Furfuryl alcohol and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

Chemicals used in making resins, coatings, and cleaning products

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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 4,460,027
Belgium 252,045
China 202,991
United States 90,100
France 12,759

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 2,574,074 1,885,953 -688,121
Belgium 231,783 20,262 -211,521
China 51,174 151,817 +100,643
United States 49,016 41,084 -7,932
France 0 12,759 +12,759
Germany 4,603 7,254 +2,651
Poland 2,349 0 -2,349
Spain 0 1,375 +1,375

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 £
Netherlands 4,300,746
Belgium 305,075
China 270,716
United States 112,946
Taiwan 40,392

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 £
Netherlands 2,450,642 1,850,104 -600,538
Belgium 261,900 43,175 -218,725
China 101,633 169,083 +67,450
United States 79,735 33,211 -46,524
Taiwan 15,461 24,931 +9,470
Poland 2,349 0 -2,349
Germany 1,279 0 -1,279

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Greater Manchester 2
Cheshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -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) 4,777,446
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 242,353
Air transport 13,704

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) 2,744,219 2,033,227 -710,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 157,419 84,934 -72,485
Air transport 11,361 2,343 -9,018

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,311,294
Middlesbrough 158,885
Felixstowe 135,230
Southampton 91,567
Hull 84,597

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 2,571,130 1,740,164 -830,966
Middlesbrough 81,661 77,224 -4,437
Felixstowe 51,174 84,056 +32,882
Southampton 0 91,567 +91,567
Hull 30,025 54,572 +24,547
Killingholme 41,058 28,285 -12,773
Harwich 57,693 0 -57,693
Liverpool Docks 22,194 14,935 -7,259
Eurotunnel 20,636 14,322 -6,314
London 18,151 7,254 -10,897

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-07 3
2025-06 2
2025-05 2
2025-04 3

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+ 6
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 3
0-1m 1
Other 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 £
Singapore 308,286
Sweden 54,964
Switzerland 52,993
Indonesia 31,780
Germany 24,494

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 £
Singapore 2,767 305,519 +302,752
Sweden 11,203 43,761 +32,558
Switzerland 52,993 0 -52,993
Indonesia 20,138 11,642 -8,496
Germany 12,347 12,147 -200
Colombia 1,737 13,470 +11,733
China 6,142 6,412 +270
Malaysia 7,657 4,598 -3,059
Mexico 2,723 8,090 +5,367
Brazil 10,636 0 -10,636

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 354,123
Air transport 131,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,412

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,256 321,867 +289,611
Air transport 43,823 87,862 +44,039
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,460 17,952 -56,508

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 339,715
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,408
East Midlands Airport 38,947
Manchester Airport 37,443
London Heathrow Airport 30,420

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 Gateway Port 23,853 315,862 +292,009
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,963 15,445 -54,518
East Midlands Airport 12,659 26,288 +13,629
Manchester Airport 18,598 18,845 +247
London Heathrow Airport 7,879 22,541 +14,662
ZLC 0 17,473 +17,473
Southampton 8,403 6,005 -2,398
Immingham Docks 2,370 1,344 -1,026
Newcastle Airport 3,154 0 -3,154
London Stansted Airport 0 2,715 +2,715

Quick facts

HS code: 293213

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

Description: Chemicals used in making resins, coatings, and cleaning products