Import/export HS code 291219: Various aldehydes

All other types of aldehydes not listed separately, used in various 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 10,096,138
Germany 9,131,717
United States 5,779,853
France 4,716,187
Switzerland 3,643,506

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 5,979,189 4,116,949 -1,862,240
Germany 5,023,353 4,108,364 -914,989
United States 5,322,521 457,332 -4,865,189
France 3,317,925 1,398,262 -1,919,663
Switzerland 2,267,741 1,375,765 -891,976
India 960,015 2,105,576 +1,145,561
Netherlands 1,194,736 1,538,697 +343,961
Romania 797,720 1,899,002 +1,101,282
Belgium 1,019,726 991,542 -28,184
Japan 648,462 537,339 -111,123

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 11,064,584
Germany 9,510,879
United States 7,121,556
India 6,654,263
France 4,478,801

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 6,398,248 4,666,336 -1,731,912
Germany 5,047,173 4,463,706 -583,467
United States 4,631,673 2,489,883 -2,141,790
India 4,274,875 2,379,388 -1,895,487
France 2,774,721 1,704,080 -1,070,641
Romania 1,944,773 1,903,702 -41,071
Japan 914,754 778,945 -135,809
Sweden 900,739 253,712 -647,027
Spain 179,982 284,887 +104,905
Austria 369,677 70,757 -298,920

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7
Cheshire 5
Essex 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 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 5 -2
Cheshire 4 5 +1
Essex 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Kent 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 3 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,177,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,895,994
Air transport 5,537,618
Other 141,078
Road transport 22,077

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) 16,104,521 11,073,397 -5,031,124
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,382,538 6,513,456 -1,869,082
Air transport 3,746,804 1,790,814 -1,955,990
Other 102,468 38,610 -63,858
Road transport 3,330 18,747 +15,417

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,084,464
Immingham Docks 9,438,249
Dover 6,237,590
Middlesbrough 5,915,986
London Stansted Airport 1,947,995

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 7,534,906 4,549,558 -2,985,348
Immingham Docks 5,240,380 4,197,869 -1,042,511
Dover 3,602,229 2,635,361 -966,868
Middlesbrough 3,049,021 2,866,965 -182,056
London Stansted Airport 1,627,366 320,629 -1,306,737
London Heathrow Airport 1,563,388 300,493 -1,262,895
London Gateway Port 1,343,983 451,940 -892,043
Southampton 828,488 733,584 -94,904
Hull 1,108,761 250,315 -858,446
Manchester Airport 202,445 904,564 +702,119

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
35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Manufacture of food products
10
Other manufacturing
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 18
2026-03 27
2026-02 24
2026-01 22

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+ 30
1m-15m 27
15m-54m 10
Other 4
0-1m 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 £
United States 7,416,603
Singapore 2,706,082
Spain 2,664,335
Ireland 2,389,917
Germany 2,092,841

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 £
United States 5,663,269 1,753,334 -3,909,935
Singapore 1,225,563 1,480,519 +254,956
Spain 1,446,108 1,218,227 -227,881
Ireland 1,050,756 1,339,161 +288,405
Germany 1,212,180 880,661 -331,519
Netherlands 1,259,499 751,906 -507,593
China 891,463 1,098,818 +207,355
Mexico 976,027 778,424 -197,603
Switzerland 871,054 852,927 -18,127
India 792,914 482,034 -310,880

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 979,656
Ireland 11,981

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 458,000 521,656 +63,656
Ireland 0 11,981 +11,981

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) 15,839,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,115,245
Air transport 5,417,573
Other 1,128,908

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) 9,508,554 6,330,628 -3,177,926
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,662,763 5,452,482 -1,210,281
Air transport 3,315,251 2,102,322 -1,212,929
Other 511,590 617,318 +105,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,358,672
Southampton 6,032,901
London Gateway Port 4,146,337
Liverpool Docks 3,477,745
London Heathrow Airport 3,142,443

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 3,396,063 2,962,609 -433,454
Southampton 2,679,085 3,353,816 +674,731
London Gateway Port 2,591,878 1,554,459 -1,037,419
Liverpool Docks 3,100,326 377,419 -2,722,907
London Heathrow Airport 1,841,599 1,300,844 -540,755
Immingham Docks 1,263,348 970,970 -292,378
Hull 951,098 750,980 -200,118
Felixstowe 848,013 655,132 -192,881
Holyhead 536,545 720,906 +184,361
000 511,590 617,318 +105,728

Quick facts

HS code: 291219

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

Description: All other types of aldehydes not listed separately, used in various industrial applications