Import/export HS code 290260: Ethylbenzene

A compound used to produce styrene, which is essential for making plastics and synthetic rubber

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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 772,777
Belgium 43,928
China 6,463
Netherlands 6,313
United States 3,619

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 443,537 329,240 -114,297
Belgium 33,147 10,781 -22,366
China 6,463 0 -6,463
Netherlands 0 6,313 +6,313
United States 3,619 0 -3,619
Switzerland 936 0 -936

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 £
Germany 813,643
United States 8,727
China 6,463
Belgium 5,203

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 £
Germany 472,417 341,226 -131,191
United States 3,619 5,108 +1,489
China 6,463 0 -6,463
Belgium 5,203 0 -5,203

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 2
Cheshire 1
Essex 1
Lancashire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 0 -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) 723,502
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 101,445
Air transport 8,153
Road transport 936

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) 417,328 306,174 -111,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,575 37,870 -25,705
Air transport 5,863 2,290 -3,573
Road transport 936 0 -936

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 321,692
Hull 254,175
Middlesbrough 190,550
Killingholme 31,801
Felixstowe 10,445

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 144,567 177,125 +32,558
Hull 208,312 45,863 -162,449
Middlesbrough 85,641 104,909 +19,268
Killingholme 29,151 2,650 -26,501
Felixstowe 3,261 7,184 +3,923
London Stansted Airport 5,863 2,290 -3,573
Eurotunnel 0 6,313 +6,313
Purfleet 3,996 0 -3,996
London 3,202 0 -3,202
Dover 2,773 0 -2,773

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
4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-10 2
2024-09 2
2024-08 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+ 3
1m-15m 2
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 £
Netherlands 95,065,857
Norway 43,859
Belgium 7,105

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 £
Netherlands 62,415,810 32,650,047 -29,765,763
Norway 0 43,859 +43,859
Belgium 4,039 3,066 -973

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) 95,063,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,791

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) 62,412,983 32,650,047 -29,762,936
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,866 46,925 +40,059

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ellesmere Port 95,063,030
Immingham Docks 43,859
Felixstowe 9,932

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 £
Ellesmere Port 62,412,983 32,650,047 -29,762,936
Immingham Docks 0 43,859 +43,859
Felixstowe 6,866 3,066 -3,800

Quick facts

HS code: 290260

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

Description: A compound used to produce styrene, which is essential for making plastics and synthetic rubber