Import/export HS code 290391: Chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene

Chemicals used in the production of pesticides and solvents

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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 239,404
Netherlands 105,222
France 61,257
Belgium 51,418
Poland 24,703

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 129,908 109,496 -20,412
Netherlands 56,375 48,847 -7,528
France 44,594 16,663 -27,931
Belgium 33,627 17,791 -15,836
Poland 7,929 16,774 +8,845
Switzerland 0 15,702 +15,702
Singapore 1,517 2,695 +1,178
United States 3,291 0 -3,291

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 348,638
Poland 121,135
Netherlands 24,651
United States 6,556
China 3,282

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 205,428 143,210 -62,218
Poland 65,364 55,771 -9,593
Netherlands 0 24,651 +24,651
United States 3,861 2,695 -1,166
China 1,641 1,641 +0
India 947 0 -947

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 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Inner London - West 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 1 +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) 215,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 214,407
Air transport 74,609
Road transport 901

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) 102,790 112,502 +9,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,846 88,561 -37,285
Air transport 48,605 26,004 -22,601
Road transport 0 901 +901

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 215,292
Dover 118,421
Eurotunnel 56,406
London Stansted Airport 49,704
Immingham Docks 18,987

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 102,790 112,502 +9,712
Dover 74,083 44,338 -29,745
Eurotunnel 37,029 19,377 -17,652
London Stansted Airport 45,246 4,458 -40,788
Immingham Docks 0 18,987 +18,987
East Midlands Airport 0 14,470 +14,470
Harwich 7,714 3,284 -4,430
Killingholme 7,020 2,575 -4,445
London Heathrow Airport 2,464 2,695 +231
Birmingham Airport 895 3,486 +2,591

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 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-09 6
2025-06 3
2025-05 3
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+ 5
15m-54m 1
1m-15m 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 £
Thailand 31,945
Belgium 29,265
Netherlands 16,438
Indonesia 15,447
Viet Nam 10,604

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 £
Thailand 16,171 15,774 -397
Belgium 15,072 14,193 -879
Netherlands 11,259 5,179 -6,080
Indonesia 0 15,447 +15,447
Viet Nam 10,604 0 -10,604
Taiwan 9,476 0 -9,476
Malaysia 9,072 0 -9,072
United States 4,505 0 -4,505
India 0 3,330 +3,330
Singapore 2,962 0 -2,962

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) 48,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,114
Air transport 42,468

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) 29,274 19,104 -10,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,832 20,282 -3,550
Air transport 26,015 16,453 -9,562

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 53,840
London Gateway Port 35,275
East Midlands Airport 15,447
Manchester Airport 10,482
ZLC 9,072

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 £
Felixstowe 34,468 19,372 -15,096
London Gateway Port 16,171 19,104 +2,933
East Midlands Airport 0 15,447 +15,447
Manchester Airport 9,476 1,006 -8,470
ZLC 9,072 0 -9,072
London Heathrow Airport 7,467 0 -7,467
Immingham Docks 2,467 0 -2,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 910 +910

Quick facts

HS code: 290391

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

Description: Chemicals used in the production of pesticides and solvents