Import/export HS code 29051490: Various unspecified butanols

Includes all other butanols not listed

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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 1,894,930
Netherlands 863,836
China 501,721
Belgium 355,636
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 1,447,367 447,563 -999,804
Netherlands 471,776 392,060 -79,716
China 0 501,721 +501,721
Belgium 224,093 131,543 -92,550
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 256,026 45,774 -210,252
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
United States 23,051 3,963 -19,088
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,288 0 -6,288
Japan 0 1,088 +1,088

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 1,516,110
South Africa 980,863
China 511,785
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 1,164,839 351,271 -813,568
South Africa 772,668 208,195 -564,473
China 8,171 503,614 +495,443
United Kingdom 56,462 272,146 +215,684
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 130,277 100,836 -29,441
United States 95,426 32,043 -63,383
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 41,357 35,340 -6,017

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
Essex 1
Kent 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
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Kent 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 0 -1
Tees Valley 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 3,839,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 460,237
Air transport 86,982

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) 2,060,734 1,779,043 -281,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 313,524 146,713 -166,811
Air transport 56,873 30,109 -26,764

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,962,470
Felixstowe 979,049
Immingham Docks 553,808
Grangemouth Docks 386,780
Hull 230,448

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 1,616,344 346,126 -1,270,218
Felixstowe 21,568 957,481 +935,913
Immingham Docks 308,438 245,370 -63,068
Grangemouth Docks 127,454 259,326 +131,872
Hull 170,197 60,251 -109,946
London 21,757 51,348 +29,591
Dover 50,089 5,854 -44,235
Thamesport 53,822 0 -53,822
Birmingham Airport 16,997 23,610 +6,613
London Stansted Airport 27,753 0 -27,753

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 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
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 19,918,620
Belgium 8,517,259
Italy 1,848,000
Colombia 155,268
Germany 148,699

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 10,619,306 9,299,314 -1,319,992
Belgium 7,120,678 1,396,581 -5,724,097
Italy 1,232,000 616,000 -616,000
Colombia 155,268 0 -155,268
Germany 90,541 58,158 -32,383
United States 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Spain 19,559 10,056 -9,503
Singapore 7,305 5,952 -1,353
Egypt 7,139 5,808 -1,331
Turkey 1,347 5,489 +4,142

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) 28,639,446
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,045,149
Air transport 13,794

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) 17,920,463 10,718,983 -7,201,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,346,926 698,223 -648,703
Air transport 9,000 4,794 -4,206

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 28,369,097
Dover 1,540,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 357,367
London Gateway Port 174,912
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 17,673,021 10,696,076 -6,976,945
Dover 1,232,000 308,000 -924,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,844 329,523 +301,679
London Gateway Port 169,104 5,808 -163,296
Middlesbrough 69,134 52,180 -16,954
Immingham Docks 71,156 1,294 -69,862
Liverpool Docks 19,397 17,099 -2,298
Felixstowe 3,833 5,350 +1,517
Manchester Airport 6,085 0 -6,085
London Heathrow Airport 1,054 4,794 +3,740

Quick facts

HS code: 29051490

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

Description: Includes all other butanols not listed