Import/export HS code 29055998: Various unspecified alcohols

Includes all other alcohols not listed

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 4,707,317
Israel 3,703,424
China 2,021,024
France 798,167
Spain 740,452

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 3,995,942 711,375 -3,284,567
Israel 1,614,638 2,088,786 +474,148
China 1,375,823 645,201 -730,622
France 745,786 52,381 -693,405
Spain 735,703 4,749 -730,954
Netherlands 74,829 125,732 +50,903
Belgium 42,622 156,987 +114,365
United States 76,919 76,009 -910
Switzerland 60,574 25,951 -34,623
Ireland 53,807 29,985 -23,822

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 4,470,621
Israel 3,703,424
China 3,452,891
United Kingdom 319,576
Japan 189,001

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 4,324,711 145,910 -4,178,801
Israel 1,614,638 2,088,786 +474,148
China 2,359,155 1,093,736 -1,265,419
United Kingdom 129,249 190,327 +61,078
Japan 110,406 78,595 -31,811
Netherlands 38,566 133,632 +95,066
India 72,970 96,502 +23,532
Switzerland 66,972 44,305 -22,667
France 35,025 44,411 +9,386
United States 23,856 49,044 +25,188

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Cheshire 3
Inner London - West 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,097,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,886,678
Air transport 734,349
Other 210,955
Road transport 9,912

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,394,935 702,093 -4,692,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,027,112 2,859,566 -167,546
Air transport 343,571 390,778 +47,207
Other 137,998 72,957 -65,041
Road transport 0 9,912 +9,912

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,076,204
Felixstowe 1,979,430
Liverpool Docks 1,951,612
London Gateway Port 1,817,474
Immingham Docks 1,712,726

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 £
Dover 2,895,843 180,361 -2,715,482
Felixstowe 1,404,290 575,140 -829,150
Liverpool Docks 319,684 1,631,928 +1,312,244
London Gateway Port 1,362,473 455,001 -907,472
Immingham Docks 1,472,636 240,090 -1,232,546
London 809,443 222,455 -586,988
London Stansted Airport 117,853 135,446 +17,593
000 137,998 72,957 -65,041
East Midlands Airport 77,258 119,666 +42,408
Killingholme 1,234 143,260 +142,026

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
20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Scientific research and development
4
Other manufacturing
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 8
2026-03 7
2026-02 10
2026-01 9

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+ 20
15m-54m 9
1m-15m 9
0-1m 3
Other 3

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 £
Spain 4,600,474
Germany 755,579
Japan 402,109
United States 390,561
France 385,975

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 £
Spain 4,600,474 0 -4,600,474
Germany 369,550 386,029 +16,479
Japan 254,173 147,936 -106,237
United States 213,462 177,099 -36,363
France 35,836 350,139 +314,303
Belgium 96,990 54,580 -42,410
Netherlands 71,510 20,999 -50,511
Brazil 9,618 57,561 +47,943
Italy 40,613 25,553 -15,060
Switzerland 31,970 17,706 -14,264

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 2,436

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 681 1,755 +1,074

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,688,639
Air transport 1,421,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,428
Other 2,436

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,042,276 646,363 -4,395,913
Air transport 772,450 649,481 -122,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,984 7,444 -119,540
Other 681 1,755 +1,074

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,654,662
London Heathrow Airport 434,656
Manchester Airport 404,457
ZLC 201,737
East Midlands Airport 182,511

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,021,109 633,553 -4,387,556
London Heathrow Airport 241,357 193,299 -48,058
Manchester Airport 261,290 143,167 -118,123
ZLC 37,642 164,095 +126,453
East Midlands Airport 111,207 71,304 -39,903
London Stansted Airport 116,345 65,440 -50,905
Liverpool Docks 69,263 12,810 -56,453
Aberdeen Docks 37,484 1,198 -36,286
499 22,003 0 -22,003
Aberdeen Airport 2,277 12,176 +9,899

Quick facts

HS code: 29055998

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

Description: Includes all other alcohols not listed