Import/export HS code 290514: Various butanols

Includes other forms of butanol not specified elsewhere

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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 2,048,836
Netherlands 1,155,620
Belgium 595,218
China 501,721
South Korea 326,020

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 1,375,083 673,753 -701,330
Netherlands 525,641 629,979 +104,338
Belgium 331,308 263,910 -67,398
China 0 501,721 +501,721
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 108,940 81,870 -27,070
India 6,501 106,133 +99,632
United States 24,480 8,149 -16,331
Spain 4,263 15,257 +10,994
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,288 0 -6,288

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 1,870,450
South Africa 1,008,528
China 511,785
United Kingdom 450,057
South Korea 326,020

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 1,200,374 670,076 -530,298
South Africa 636,901 371,627 -265,274
China 8,171 503,614 +495,443
United Kingdom 92,885 357,172 +264,287
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 126,377 136,932 +10,555
United States 96,855 65,259 -31,596
India 6,501 106,133 +99,632
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 37,734 29,192 -8,542

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Kent 2
West Yorkshire 2
Essex 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
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Kent 2 0 -2
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 0 -1
Tees Valley 1 1 +0

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) 4,299,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 585,121
Air transport 102,019
Other 3,956
Road transport 912

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) 2,036,289 2,262,999 +226,710
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 278,755 306,366 +27,611
Air transport 63,504 38,515 -24,989
Other 3,956 0 -3,956
Road transport 912 0 -912

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,998,411
Felixstowe 979,049
Immingham Docks 750,580
Grangemouth Docks 441,491
Killingholme 267,019

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 £
Middlesbrough 1,422,194 576,217 -845,977
Felixstowe 30,398 948,651 +918,253
Immingham Docks 330,339 420,241 +89,902
Grangemouth Docks 126,661 314,830 +188,169
Killingholme 113,963 153,056 +39,093
Hull 170,197 67,765 -102,432
London 21,757 71,489 +49,732
Thamesport 53,822 0 -53,822
Dover 37,383 10,357 -27,026
Birmingham Airport 18,887 27,830 +8,943

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 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2026-01 2
2025-12 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+ 7
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 2
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 £
Netherlands 22,070,091
Belgium 9,245,670
Italy 1,848,000
Germany 148,699
Colombia 143,953

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 9,315,096 12,754,995 +3,439,899
Belgium 7,701,993 1,543,677 -6,158,316
Italy 1,232,000 616,000 -616,000
Germany 107,923 40,776 -67,147
Colombia 143,953 0 -143,953
United States 19,397 29,382 +9,985
Spain 19,559 20,135 +576
Egypt 7,139 7,907 +768
Singapore 7,305 5,952 -1,353
Turkey 1,347 8,642 +7,295

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) 31,508,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,082,286
Air transport 25,229

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) 17,186,209 14,322,238 -2,863,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,373,728 708,558 -665,170
Air transport 10,288 14,941 +4,653

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 31,243,709
Dover 1,540,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 370,599
London Gateway Port 172,100
Middlesbrough 121,314

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 £
Southampton 16,958,760 14,284,949 -2,673,811
Dover 1,232,000 308,000 -924,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,844 342,755 +314,911
London Gateway Port 166,292 5,808 -160,484
Middlesbrough 86,516 34,798 -51,718
Immingham Docks 53,975 2,734 -51,241
Liverpool Docks 19,397 29,382 +9,985
Felixstowe 13,253 20,494 +7,241
London Heathrow Airport 1,054 14,941 +13,887
Manchester Airport 6,085 0 -6,085

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 290514

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

Description: Includes other forms of butanol not specified elsewhere