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 1,936,280
Netherlands 1,071,143
China 501,721
Belgium 394,064
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 1,454,201 482,079 -972,122
Netherlands 512,966 558,177 +45,211
China 0 501,721 +501,721
Belgium 215,305 178,759 -36,546
South Korea 0 326,020 +326,020
France 58,516 78,393 +19,877
India 1,165 106,133 +104,968
United States 10,862 7,125 -3,737
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 1,429,813
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 970,990 458,823 -512,167
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 99,089 133,455 +34,366
United States 82,301 64,161 -18,140
India 1,165 106,133 +104,968
Poland 101,083 0 -101,083
Netherlands 40,539 20,274 -20,265

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
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
Inner London - East 0 1 +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) 3,916,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 505,463
Air transport 77,271

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) 2,002,262 1,913,802 -88,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 215,015 290,448 +75,433
Air transport 42,026 35,245 -6,781

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,862,842
Felixstowe 973,848
Immingham Docks 680,489
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 1,465,320 397,522 -1,067,798
Felixstowe 31,501 942,347 +910,846
Immingham Docks 266,903 413,586 +146,683
Grangemouth Docks 156,681 328,137 +171,456
Hull 193,741 44,221 -149,520
London 21,757 71,489 +49,732
Dover 39,033 4,266 -34,767
Birmingham Airport 16,363 25,584 +9,221
Thamesport 37,752 0 -37,752
London Stansted Airport 13,263 0 -13,263

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
2026-05 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
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 20,914,764
Belgium 7,352,920
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 9,704,741 11,210,023 +1,505,282
Belgium 6,589,401 763,519 -5,825,882
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) 28,369,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,728,906
Air transport 15,488

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) 16,353,064 12,016,622 -4,336,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,361,409 367,497 -993,912
Air transport 8,881 6,607 -2,274

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 28,194,567
Dover 1,232,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 363,766
Middlesbrough 148,688
London Gateway Port 55,107

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 11,951,959 -4,290,649
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 49,299 5,808 -43,491
Liverpool Docks 19,397 29,382 +9,985
Immingham Docks 40,923 1,294 -39,629
Felixstowe 3,055 6,637 +3,582
London Heathrow Airport 2,362 6,607 +4,245
Manchester Airport 4,658 0 -4,658

Quick facts

HS code: 29051490

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

Description: Includes all other butanols not listed