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 1,346,219
Belgium 252,487
United States 206,795
Spain 201,291
Germany 168,988

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 516,905 829,314 +312,409
Belgium 151,565 100,922 -50,643
United States 119,467 87,328 -32,139
Spain 75,018 126,273 +51,255
Germany 98,596 70,392 -28,204
Switzerland 61,776 51,015 -10,761
France 25,953 28,605 +2,652
Netherlands 13,883 21,951 +8,068
Italy 9,225 19,049 +9,824
India 12,545 8,990 -3,555

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 1,728,696
Switzerland 325,012
United States 200,411
Germany 83,432
India 26,909

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 649,379 1,079,317 +429,938
Switzerland 205,916 119,096 -86,820
United States 118,569 81,842 -36,727
Germany 58,599 24,833 -33,766
India 12,545 14,364 +1,819
France 18,545 4,053 -14,492
Japan 9,492 4,261 -5,231
Spain 3,900 9,685 +5,785
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,423 6,388 -35
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 1 2 +1
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
Merseyside 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,520,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 578,862
Air transport 272,336
Other 65,871

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) 514,660 1,006,075 +491,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 356,750 222,112 -134,638
Air transport 158,916 113,420 -45,496
Other 63,639 2,232 -61,407

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 790,956
Dover 431,566
Southampton 376,040
Thamesport 224,943
London Heathrow Airport 159,895

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 294,117 496,839 +202,722
Dover 293,810 137,756 -156,054
Southampton 109,563 266,477 +156,914
Thamesport 63,492 161,451 +97,959
London Heathrow Airport 80,285 79,610 -675
London 37,637 32,732 -4,905
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,764 39,115 +11,351
000 63,639 2,232 -61,407
Manchester Airport 61,266 1,125 -60,141
Eurotunnel 23,632 19,661 -3,971

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 11
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
2026-01 2
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 8
2025-08 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 3
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 £
Ireland 921,088
South Korea 877,846
Indonesia 663,261
France 433,838
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 £
Ireland 489,978 431,110 -58,868
South Korea 361,727 516,119 +154,392
Indonesia 189,250 474,011 +284,761
France 382,046 51,792 -330,254
China 334,022 2,361 -331,661
United States 102,409 64,647 -37,762
Egypt 57,797 0 -57,797
Nigeria 40,614 0 -40,614
Spain 20,451 0 -20,451
Netherlands 19,505 0 -19,505

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) 2,091,593
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,437,707
Air transport 75,413

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) 1,072,696 1,018,897 -53,799
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 926,470 511,237 -415,233
Air transport 34,278 41,135 +6,857

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,279,736
London Gateway Port 801,120
Holyhead 705,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 506,603
Milford 215,838

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 427,630 852,106 +424,476
London Gateway Port 635,492 165,628 -469,864
Holyhead 274,140 431,110 +156,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 433,617 72,986 -360,631
Milford 215,838 0 -215,838
London Heathrow Airport 16,920 38,088 +21,168
Felixstowe 9,949 7,141 -2,808
London Stansted Airport 9,018 0 -9,018
Manchester Airport 6,190 1,590 -4,600
499 2,500 0 -2,500

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