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 1,996,424
Netherlands 962,512
Belgium 530,932
China 501,721
France 486,961

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 1,517,254 479,170 -1,038,084
Netherlands 494,821 467,691 -27,130
Belgium 349,876 181,056 -168,820
China 0 501,721 +501,721
France 437,710 49,251 -388,459
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
India 6,501 106,133 +99,632
United States 25,418 5,061 -20,357
Spain 4,263 4,766 +503
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 1,881,067
South Africa 1,158,591
China 512,723
United Kingdom 328,608
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 1,392,785 488,282 -904,503
South Africa 930,656 227,935 -702,721
China 9,109 503,614 +494,505
United Kingdom 56,462 272,146 +215,684
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 130,277 104,313 -25,964
United States 96,855 33,141 -63,714
India 6,501 106,133 +99,632
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 42,269 35,340 -6,929

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
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) 4,270,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 593,075
Air transport 96,819
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) 2,377,942 1,892,296 -485,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 394,621 198,454 -196,167
Air transport 65,612 31,207 -34,405
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 2,199,873
Felixstowe 979,049
Immingham Docks 614,145
Grangemouth Docks 386,780
Hull 254,881

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 1,848,981 350,892 -1,498,089
Felixstowe 21,568 957,481 +935,913
Immingham Docks 350,253 263,892 -86,361
Grangemouth Docks 127,454 259,326 +131,872
Hull 171,646 83,235 -88,411
Killingholme 132,531 91,428 -41,103
London 7,889 71,088 +63,199
Dover 50,089 9,331 -40,758
Thamesport 53,822 0 -53,822
Birmingham Airport 19,398 23,610 +4,212

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 7
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
2026-01 2
2025-11 5
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 2

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
15m-54m 2
1m-15m 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 21,336,467
Belgium 9,437,407
Italy 1,848,000
Colombia 155,268
Germany 152,994

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 11,438,598 9,897,869 -1,540,729
Belgium 7,279,903 2,157,504 -5,122,399
Italy 924,000 924,000 +0
Colombia 155,268 0 -155,268
Germany 92,301 60,693 -31,608
United States 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Spain 14,756 14,859 +103
Singapore 3,403 9,854 +6,451
Egypt 7,139 5,808 -1,331
South Korea 8,145 0 -8,145

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) 30,964,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,067,804
Air transport 30,957

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) 18,896,371 12,068,372 -6,827,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,038,798 1,029,006 -9,792
Air transport 23,447 7,510 -15,937

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 30,669,106
Dover 1,540,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 357,367
London Gateway Port 183,415
Middlesbrough 138,099

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 18,665,501 12,003,605 -6,661,896
Dover 924,000 616,000 -308,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,506 336,861 +316,355
London Gateway Port 173,705 9,710 -163,995
Middlesbrough 68,084 70,015 +1,931
Immingham Docks 51,033 22,857 -28,176
Liverpool Docks 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Felixstowe 11,043 19,355 +8,312
Manchester Airport 19,244 0 -19,244
London Heathrow Airport 1,054 7,510 +6,456

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