Import/export HS code 291242: Ethylvanillin

A stronger version of vanillin, used as a flavoring in sweets and baked goods

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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 1,608,058
Germany 836,480
France 421,746
Netherlands 70,567
Spain 64,464

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 667,678 940,380 +272,702
Germany 294,850 541,630 +246,780
France 174,023 247,723 +73,700
Netherlands 60,331 10,236 -50,095
Spain 35,936 28,528 -7,408
India 0 26,514 +26,514
Slovenia 0 6,995 +6,995
Switzerland 0 3,749 +3,749
Norway 0 888 +888

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 2,610,831
United States 424,432
France 4,198

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 1,051,949 1,558,882 +506,933
United States 179,684 244,748 +65,064
France 1,185 3,013 +1,828

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 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Suffolk 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 1

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 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Suffolk 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 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) 1,677,732
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,298,608
Other 35,143
Air transport 14,028
Road transport 13,950

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) 670,522 1,007,210 +336,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 512,478 786,130 +273,652
Other 35,143 0 -35,143
Air transport 4,795 9,233 +4,438
Road transport 9,880 4,070 -5,810

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,337,451
Dover 1,016,694
Southampton 258,192
ZLC 154,299
Eurotunnel 80,338

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 449,786 887,665 +437,879
Dover 360,941 655,753 +294,812
Southampton 187,234 70,958 -116,276
ZLC 39,581 114,718 +75,137
Eurotunnel 54,122 26,216 -27,906
Thamesport 32,483 30,080 -2,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,020 3,749 -32,271
000 35,143 0 -35,143
Immingham Docks 20,618 0 -20,618
Killingholme 12,095 0 -12,095

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
8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Other manufacturing
2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
1
Manufacture of food products
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 4
2026-03 5
2026-02 6
2026-01 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+ 7
1m-15m 6
0-1m 1
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 870,312
Germany 108,468
Jordan 85,232
Ireland 58,181
Egypt 36,930

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 £
Netherlands 153,367 716,945 +563,578
Germany 81,004 27,464 -53,540
Jordan 39,652 45,580 +5,928
Ireland 21,856 36,325 +14,469
Egypt 22,246 14,684 -7,562
Spain 30,394 0 -30,394
South Africa 17,804 1,654 -16,150
Saudi Arabia 5,704 6,248 +544
Colombia 10,438 0 -10,438
France 3,907 3,157 -750

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) 1,074,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,910
Air transport 22,566

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) 290,528 783,891 +493,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,430 57,480 -33,950
Air transport 9,096 13,470 +4,374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 516,409
London 331,670
London Gateway Port 148,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,660
Holyhead 58,181

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 £
Felixstowe 193,721 322,688 +128,967
London 0 331,670 +331,670
London Gateway Port 91,430 57,480 -33,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,417 36,243 +826
Holyhead 21,856 36,325 +14,469
Purfleet 0 56,965 +56,965
Harwich 32,935 0 -32,935
London Heathrow Airport 3,323 13,470 +10,147
Immingham Docks 6,599 0 -6,599
ZLC 3,392 0 -3,392

Quick facts

HS code: 291242

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

Description: A stronger version of vanillin, used as a flavoring in sweets and baked goods