Import/export HS code 291090: Various epoxides and related chemicals

Other chemicals in the epoxide family, used in various industrial and chemical 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 £
Taiwan 14,710,330
Netherlands 8,347,674
China 7,441,537
Japan 3,432,865
India 2,105,047

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 £
Taiwan 9,769,041 4,941,289 -4,827,752
Netherlands 5,244,853 3,102,821 -2,142,032
China 3,819,302 3,622,235 -197,067
Japan 1,998,115 1,434,750 -563,365
India 1,569,970 535,077 -1,034,893
Switzerland 1,095,922 701,862 -394,060
Germany 543,485 741,547 +198,062
South Korea 887,327 198,180 -689,147
Belgium 296,103 642,134 +346,031
Canada 324,223 422,912 +98,689

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 £
Taiwan 15,133,756
Netherlands 7,420,434
China 7,179,667
Japan 3,627,404
India 2,644,435

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 £
Taiwan 9,988,615 5,145,141 -4,843,474
Netherlands 4,578,210 2,842,224 -1,735,986
China 3,509,111 3,670,556 +161,445
Japan 2,073,269 1,554,135 -519,134
India 1,966,844 677,591 -1,289,253
Switzerland 1,158,986 976,588 -182,398
South Korea 1,363,652 231,444 -1,132,208
Germany 475,741 591,966 +116,225
Canada 324,223 424,864 +100,641
Italy 285,205 76,011 -209,194

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Kent 4
Merseyside 4
South East Wales 4

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 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 4 3 -1
Merseyside 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
West of England 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +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) 34,743,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,605,725
Air transport 1,126,367
Road transport 605,277
Other 88,623

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) 21,578,038 13,165,274 -8,412,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,971,142 2,634,583 -1,336,559
Air transport 478,355 648,012 +169,657
Road transport 261,018 344,259 +83,241
Other 86,028 2,595 -83,433

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 19,361,573
Southampton 7,216,824
Grangemouth Docks 4,441,045
London Gateway Port 2,582,352
Dover 2,358,600

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 11,965,574 7,395,999 -4,569,575
Southampton 5,115,696 2,101,128 -3,014,568
Grangemouth Docks 2,572,807 1,868,238 -704,569
London Gateway Port 1,036,553 1,545,799 +509,246
Dover 1,353,269 1,005,331 -347,938
Hull 1,263,472 617,135 -646,337
Immingham Docks 966,942 371,539 -595,403
ZLC 419,057 344,259 -74,798
London 397,499 219,252 -178,247
Birmingham Airport 129,019 244,269 +115,250

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 31
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 17
2025-10 14
2025-09 16
2025-08 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+ 36
15m-54m 11
1m-15m 11
0-1m 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 £
Germany 2,789,633
United States 479,211
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 326,965
Singapore 269,220
Ireland 255,782

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 £
Germany 1,610,612 1,179,021 -431,591
United States 144,333 334,878 +190,545
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 175,586 151,379 -24,207
Singapore 108,564 160,656 +52,092
Ireland 174,241 81,541 -92,700
Malaysia 23,037 162,149 +139,112
Poland 112,007 33,894 -78,113
Australia 84,259 8,968 -75,291
Italy 25,189 39,963 +14,774
Turkey 5,075 57,453 +52,378

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 402

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 0 402 +402

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) 3,205,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,557,322
Air transport 153,488
Other 990

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) 1,794,672 1,411,037 -383,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 685,442 871,880 +186,438
Air transport 105,086 48,402 -56,684
Other 0 990 +990

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,373,359
Dover / Eurotunnel 636,703
Southampton 393,911
London Gateway Port 345,718
Liverpool Docks 333,943

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,534,592 838,767 -695,825
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,764 433,939 +231,175
Southampton 144,122 249,789 +105,667
London Gateway Port 13,200 332,518 +319,318
Liverpool Docks 278,942 55,001 -223,941
Felixstowe 249,178 34,022 -215,156
Tyne 0 179,579 +179,579
Middlesbrough 0 79,501 +79,501
London Heathrow Airport 54,641 17,733 -36,908
Hull 33,494 10,046 -23,448

Quick facts

HS code: 291090

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

Description: Other chemicals in the epoxide family, used in various industrial and chemical applications