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 2,024,822
Netherlands 1,090,697
China 501,721
Belgium 376,862
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 1,351,069 673,753 -677,316
Netherlands 513,365 577,332 +63,967
China 0 501,721 +501,721
Belgium 224,093 152,769 -71,324
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 104,984 78,393 -26,591
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
United States 23,051 7,051 -16,000
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 1,571,265
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 1,064,977 506,288 -558,689
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 126,377 133,455 +7,078
United States 95,426 64,161 -31,265
India 2,530 106,133 +103,603
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 36,822 29,192 -7,630

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
Inner London - East 1
Kent 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
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
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) 4,052,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 501,878
Air transport 95,521

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) 1,920,274 2,131,967 +211,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 247,002 254,876 +7,874
Air transport 58,104 37,417 -20,687

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,978,891
Felixstowe 979,049
Immingham Docks 718,124
Grangemouth Docks 441,491
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 1,417,931 560,960 -856,971
Felixstowe 30,398 948,651 +918,253
Immingham Docks 304,538 413,586 +109,048
Grangemouth Docks 126,661 314,830 +188,169
Hull 170,197 67,765 -102,432
London 21,757 71,489 +49,732
Thamesport 53,822 0 -53,822
Birmingham Airport 18,887 27,830 +8,943
Dover 37,383 6,880 -30,503
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
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
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
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 22,061,465
Belgium 9,230,391
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 9,307,886 12,753,579 +3,445,693
Belgium 7,699,783 1,530,608 -6,169,175
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) 31,498,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,058,381
Air transport 17,969

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) 17,177,706 14,320,784 -2,856,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,364,308 694,073 -670,235
Air transport 9,000 8,969 -31

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 31,242,255
Dover 1,540,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 370,599
London Gateway Port 163,597
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 14,283,495 -2,675,265
Dover 1,232,000 308,000 -924,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,844 342,755 +314,911
London Gateway Port 157,789 5,808 -151,981
Middlesbrough 86,516 34,798 -51,718
Immingham Docks 53,975 1,294 -52,681
Liverpool Docks 19,397 29,382 +9,985
Felixstowe 3,833 7,449 +3,616
London Heathrow Airport 1,054 8,969 +7,915
Manchester Airport 6,085 0 -6,085

Quick facts

HS code: 29051490

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

Description: Includes all other butanols not listed