Import/export HS code 290920: Cyclanic, cyclenic, or cycloterpenic ethers and their derivatives

Ethers derived from cyclic compounds, used in chemical synthesis and industrial applications

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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 £
China 1,504,845
Belgium 326,617
Spain 250,725
United States 208,224
Germany 206,834

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 £
China 656,807 848,038 +191,231
Belgium 162,938 163,679 +741
Spain 96,756 153,969 +57,213
United States 119,639 88,585 -31,054
Germany 99,767 107,067 +7,300
Switzerland 54,572 68,620 +14,048
Netherlands 13,883 40,061 +26,178
France 28,466 18,924 -9,542
India 12,545 17,832 +5,287
Italy 15,613 14,051 -1,562

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 £
China 1,933,695
Switzerland 403,516
United States 228,251
Germany 82,510
Japan 37,797

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 £
China 812,150 1,121,545 +309,395
Switzerland 217,289 186,227 -31,062
United States 118,741 109,510 -9,231
Germany 53,948 28,562 -25,386
Japan 9,492 28,305 +18,813
India 12,545 23,206 +10,661
France 18,545 10,347 -8,198
Spain 3,900 15,981 +12,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,811 0 -12,811
Ukraine 1,745 0 -1,745

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Essex 2
Greater Manchester 2
Kent 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Kent 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1

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) 1,733,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 708,934
Air transport 287,533
Other 63,811

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) 682,122 1,051,301 +369,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 365,169 343,765 -21,404
Air transport 158,916 128,617 -30,299
Other 63,811 0 -63,811

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 896,506
Dover 527,823
Southampton 396,673
Thamesport 259,325
London Heathrow Airport 162,752

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 £
Felixstowe 354,408 542,098 +187,690
Dover 286,797 241,026 -45,771
Southampton 156,442 240,231 +83,789
Thamesport 85,849 173,476 +87,627
London Heathrow Airport 80,285 82,467 +2,182
London Gateway Port 0 89,414 +89,414
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,764 50,426 +22,662
London 70,369 1,390 -68,979
000 63,811 0 -63,811
Manchester Airport 61,266 1,125 -60,141

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
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
2026-04 5
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2026-01 2
2025-12 4

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+ 11
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 4
Other 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 £
South Korea 1,207,631
Ireland 921,088
Indonesia 704,959
France 518,922
China 336,383

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 £
South Korea 361,727 845,904 +484,177
Ireland 489,978 431,110 -58,868
Indonesia 229,374 475,585 +246,211
France 404,144 114,778 -289,366
China 334,022 2,361 -331,661
United States 102,409 90,718 -11,691
Egypt 57,797 15,141 -42,656
Nigeria 40,614 0 -40,614
Spain 20,451 0 -20,451
Germany 5,652 13,632 +7,980

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) 2,501,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,527,055
Air transport 99,538

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) 1,110,579 1,390,831 +280,252
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 947,277 579,778 -367,499
Air transport 34,278 65,260 +30,982

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,366,656
London Gateway Port 801,120
Holyhead 705,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 590,396
Felixstowe 344,162

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 467,754 898,902 +431,148
London Gateway Port 635,492 165,628 -469,864
Holyhead 274,140 431,110 +156,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 454,424 135,972 -318,452
Felixstowe 7,708 336,454 +328,746
Milford 215,838 0 -215,838
London Heathrow Airport 16,920 59,512 +42,592
London Stansted Airport 9,018 0 -9,018
Manchester Airport 6,190 1,590 -4,600
ZLC 0 4,158 +4,158

Quick facts

HS code: 290920

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

Description: Ethers derived from cyclic compounds, used in chemical synthesis and industrial applications