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 1,954,640
Netherlands 1,136,066
Belgium 572,612
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 1,472,561 482,079 -990,482
Netherlands 553,219 582,847 +29,628
Belgium 305,313 267,299 -38,014
China 0 501,721 +501,721
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 63,484 80,858 +17,374
India 5,136 106,133 +100,997
United States 12,291 9,668 -2,623
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 1,683,536
South Africa 964,034
United Kingdom 536,910
China 511,785
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 1,111,503 572,033 -539,470
South Africa 775,404 188,630 -586,774
United Kingdom 121,941 414,969 +293,028
China 9,107 502,678 +493,571
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 100,101 135,920 +35,819
United States 83,730 66,704 -17,026
India 5,136 106,133 +100,997
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 41,451 20,274 -21,177

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
West Yorkshire 2
Essex 1
Inner London - East 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
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Kent 1 0 -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) 4,123,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 583,052
Air transport 85,214
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) 2,129,047 1,994,256 -134,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 242,126 340,926 +98,800
Air transport 47,426 37,788 -9,638
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 1,882,362
Felixstowe 973,848
Immingham Docks 707,291
Grangemouth Docks 484,818
Hull 237,962

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 1,469,583 412,779 -1,056,804
Felixstowe 31,501 942,347 +910,846
Immingham Docks 293,705 413,586 +119,881
Grangemouth Docks 156,681 328,137 +171,456
Hull 193,741 44,221 -149,520
Killingholme 118,078 109,133 -8,945
London 21,757 71,489 +49,732
Dover 40,045 6,731 -33,314
Birmingham Airport 16,363 25,584 +9,221
Thamesport 37,752 0 -37,752

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
2026-05 2
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2026-01 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 20,920,680
Belgium 7,368,199
Italy 1,540,000
Germany 132,427
United States 48,779

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 9,709,241 11,211,439 +1,502,198
Belgium 6,593,051 775,148 -5,817,903
Italy 1,232,000 308,000 -924,000
Germany 109,415 23,012 -86,403
United States 19,397 29,382 +9,985
Colombia 42,602 0 -42,602
Spain 14,519 20,135 +5,616
Singapore 3,902 11,623 +7,721
Turkey 1,347 8,642 +7,295
Malaysia 2,362 6,607 +4,245

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) 28,379,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,750,101
Air transport 21,460

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) 16,361,567 12,018,076 -4,343,491
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,369,559 380,542 -989,017
Air transport 10,239 11,221 +982

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 28,196,021
Dover 1,232,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 363,766
Middlesbrough 148,688
London Gateway Port 63,610

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 16,242,608 11,953,413 -4,289,195
Dover 1,232,000 0 -1,232,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,011 342,755 +321,744
Middlesbrough 104,280 44,408 -59,872
London Gateway Port 57,802 5,808 -51,994
Liverpool Docks 19,397 29,382 +9,985
Immingham Docks 42,363 1,294 -41,069
Felixstowe 9,765 19,682 +9,917
London Heathrow Airport 3,720 11,221 +7,501
Manchester Airport 4,658 0 -4,658

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