Import/export HS code 291619: Various unsaturated acids and derivatives

Includes various unsaturated acids and their modified forms, used in chemicals 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 10,697,359
Ireland 2,934,414
Germany 1,671,764
Netherlands 1,197,713
France 1,196,249

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 6,744,383 3,952,976 -2,791,407
Ireland 1,514,788 1,419,626 -95,162
Germany 814,712 857,052 +42,340
Netherlands 470,349 727,364 +257,015
France 614,678 581,571 -33,107
United States 322,248 307,259 -14,989
Belgium 256,373 250,758 -5,615
Switzerland 245,273 243,519 -1,754
India 227,532 231,953 +4,421
Spain 53,161 77,125 +23,964

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 13,559,628
Germany 3,753,925
United States 754,145
Switzerland 605,399
India 457,934

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 8,051,653 5,507,975 -2,543,678
Germany 2,058,276 1,695,649 -362,627
United States 351,795 402,350 +50,555
Switzerland 263,163 342,236 +79,073
India 140,781 317,153 +176,372
Ireland 207,372 101,671 -105,701
France 97,749 158,297 +60,548
Hungary 35,028 23,529 -11,499
United Kingdom 20,007 33,729 +13,722
Poland 20,326 33,316 +12,990

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 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Cheshire 6
Inner London - West 6

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 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Cheshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +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) 10,895,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,726,275
Air transport 1,463,620
Other 275,513
Road transport 31,091

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) 6,950,180 3,945,581 -3,004,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,698,723 4,027,552 +328,829
Air transport 660,539 803,081 +142,542
Other 129,966 145,547 +15,581
Road transport 7,762 23,329 +15,567

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,518,701
Dover 3,121,518
Holyhead 1,252,948
Liverpool Docks 1,014,983
Immingham Docks 656,744

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 5,895,636 3,623,065 -2,272,571
Dover 1,565,152 1,556,366 -8,786
Holyhead 655,430 597,518 -57,912
Liverpool Docks 513,336 501,647 -11,689
Immingham Docks 203,614 453,130 +249,516
Southampton 439,484 215,902 -223,582
London Gateway Port 403,819 157,566 -246,253
London Heathrow Airport 289,322 250,630 -38,692
Eurotunnel 127,103 352,309 +225,206
London Stansted Airport 204,493 191,612 -12,881

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 27
Manufacture of food products 18
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of beverages 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 27
2026-03 21
2026-02 31
2026-01 26
2025-12 23

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+ 46
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 16
0-1m 6
Other 5

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 13,866,676
Japan 8,133,598
Switzerland 7,326,008
Saudi Arabia 1,188,872
China 935,844

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 4,846,901 9,019,775 +4,172,874
Japan 56,368 8,077,230 +8,020,862
Switzerland 7,225,185 100,823 -7,124,362
Saudi Arabia 471,850 717,022 +245,172
China 22,288 913,556 +891,268
Netherlands 302,422 591,533 +289,111
Ireland 207,990 585,426 +377,436
Brazil 285,747 393,328 +107,581
Spain 346,653 126,996 -219,657
United Arab Emirates 321,055 24,580 -296,475

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 £
China 121,031
XI 30,188

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 £
China 100,507 20,524 -79,983
XI 17,525 12,663 -4,862

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) 16,766,305
Air transport 10,810,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,764,650
Other 166,353

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) 6,135,991 10,630,314 +4,494,323
Air transport 1,119,069 9,691,828 +8,572,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,305,319 1,459,331 -6,845,988
Other 123,814 42,539 -81,275

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 11,863,796
Glasgow Airport 8,098,239
Holyhead 7,455,254
London Gateway Port 2,416,978
London Heathrow Airport 1,433,465

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 3,857,505 8,006,291 +4,148,786
Glasgow Airport 1,256 8,096,983 +8,095,727
Holyhead 7,164,348 290,906 -6,873,442
London Gateway Port 1,122,345 1,294,633 +172,288
London Heathrow Airport 412,795 1,020,670 +607,875
Dover / Eurotunnel 646,644 772,858 +126,214
Southampton 468,766 911,247 +442,481
Felixstowe 420,023 215,850 -204,173
Manchester Airport 293,127 295,355 +2,228
Heysham 50,218 229,702 +179,484

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 291619

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

Description: Includes various unsaturated acids and their modified forms, used in chemicals and industrial applications