Import/export HS code 290729: Various phenol-alcohols

Other phenol-alcohol chemicals not listed elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Austria 14,057,299
Netherlands 8,736,798
United States 4,847,455
Finland 3,959,396
Canada 2,954,737

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 £
Austria 1,035,043 13,022,256 +11,987,213
Netherlands 617,237 8,119,561 +7,502,324
United States 3,008,534 1,838,921 -1,169,613
Finland 190,757 3,768,639 +3,577,882
Canada 1,819,119 1,135,618 -683,501
China 890,095 2,025,089 +1,134,994
Germany 660,027 791,792 +131,765
India 369,138 143,905 -225,233
Colombia 340,596 0 -340,596
Spain 161,824 30,406 -131,418

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 £
Ireland 21,955,892
United States 4,649,191
United Kingdom 3,926,799
China 3,674,206
Canada 2,957,906

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 £
Ireland 1,035,043 20,920,849 +19,885,806
United States 3,039,600 1,609,591 -1,430,009
United Kingdom 458,739 3,468,060 +3,009,321
China 1,091,625 2,582,581 +1,490,956
Canada 1,822,288 1,135,618 -686,670
Germany 536,150 555,842 +19,692
India 660,655 280,593 -380,062
Colombia 340,596 0 -340,596
Finland 0 307,796 +307,796
Spain 160,863 30,406 -130,457

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 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +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) 28,190,242
Air transport 10,854,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,406,874
Other 54,074

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) 2,541,065 25,649,177 +23,108,112
Air transport 5,985,677 4,868,725 -1,116,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 814,702 592,172 -222,530
Other 54,074 0 -54,074

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 17,450,621
London Heathrow Airport 6,877,960
Dover 5,663,207
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,230,028
Belfast Airport 2,255,069

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 £
Eurotunnel 284,998 17,165,623 +16,880,625
London Heathrow Airport 3,295,720 3,582,240 +286,520
Dover 1,517,721 4,145,486 +2,627,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 271,187 3,958,841 +3,687,654
Belfast Airport 1,322,812 932,257 -390,555
London Stansted Airport 715,586 104,027 -611,559
Southampton 350,534 372,352 +21,818
East Midlands Airport 577,772 129,503 -448,269
Felixstowe 377,159 181,198 -195,961
Harwich 112,989 240,187 +127,198

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
19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
15
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
9
Manufacture of food products
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 9
2026-03 6
2026-02 10
2026-01 14

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+ 28
1m-15m 20
0-1m 6
Other 4
15m-54m 2

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 £
Brazil 8,410,052
Finland 6,687,054
Spain 2,553,640
Ireland 1,632,816
Italy 841,854

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 £
Brazil 2,866,324 5,543,728 +2,677,404
Finland 0 6,687,054 +6,687,054
Spain 1,893,773 659,867 -1,233,906
Ireland 1,477,836 154,980 -1,322,856
Italy 149,993 691,861 +541,868
Netherlands 449,039 142,269 -306,770
France 196,923 187,737 -9,186
Germany 228,931 133,674 -95,257
Austria 91,387 91,797 +410
Greece 50,638 128,590 +77,952

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 £
United States 854,663
XI 2,197

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 £
United States 570,655 284,008 -286,647
XI 1,165 1,032 -133

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) 12,562,839
Air transport 9,313,970
Other 856,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,860

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) 3,993,384 8,569,455 +4,576,071
Air transport 3,455,465 5,858,505 +2,403,040
Other 571,820 285,040 -286,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,684 97,176 -31,508

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,547,375
London Heathrow Airport 8,365,113
Holyhead 1,523,860
000 856,860
Manchester Airport 515,599

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 2,280,070 8,267,305 +5,987,235
London Heathrow Airport 2,723,637 5,641,476 +2,917,839
Holyhead 1,466,575 57,285 -1,409,290
000 571,820 285,040 -286,780
Manchester Airport 511,549 4,050 -507,499
Dover 184,369 166,329 -18,040
London Stansted Airport 108,830 85,459 -23,371
East Midlands Airport 68,519 101,716 +33,197
London Gateway Port 120,543 43,011 -77,532
Immingham Docks 56,102 101,419 +45,317

Quick facts

HS code: 290729

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

Description: Other phenol-alcohol chemicals not listed elsewhere