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 10,163,944
Ireland 2,750,931
Germany 1,446,306
France 1,112,993
Netherlands 924,629

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 6,063,430 4,100,514 -1,962,916
Ireland 1,550,952 1,199,979 -350,973
Germany 769,473 676,833 -92,640
France 646,377 466,616 -179,761
Netherlands 455,436 469,193 +13,757
United States 232,262 282,095 +49,833
Switzerland 219,839 245,175 +25,336
India 232,333 139,275 -93,058
Belgium 241,805 97,221 -144,584
Spain 50,443 68,715 +18,272

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 12,681,196
Germany 3,429,541
United States 636,737
Switzerland 514,393
India 358,175

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 7,447,586 5,233,610 -2,213,976
Germany 2,031,693 1,397,848 -633,845
United States 338,544 298,193 -40,351
Switzerland 213,792 300,601 +86,809
India 135,726 222,449 +86,723
Ireland 218,082 79,124 -138,958
France 82,604 111,079 +28,475
United Kingdom 19,377 35,288 +15,911
Poland 13,203 36,463 +23,260
Hungary 19,766 23,192 +3,426

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 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 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 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Cheshire 5 3 -2
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +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) 10,378,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,777,925
Air transport 1,216,487
Other 255,239
Road transport 42,685

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) 6,378,869 3,999,939 -2,378,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,651,993 3,125,932 -526,061
Air transport 528,122 688,365 +160,243
Other 113,237 142,002 +28,765
Road transport 22,964 19,721 -3,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,046,614
Dover 2,651,360
Holyhead 1,190,709
Liverpool Docks 929,503
Southampton 705,685

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 5,512,404 3,534,210 -1,978,194
Dover 1,497,887 1,153,473 -344,414
Holyhead 676,179 514,530 -161,649
Liverpool Docks 490,002 439,501 -50,501
Southampton 537,145 168,540 -368,605
London Gateway Port 256,019 264,721 +8,702
Immingham Docks 195,904 253,399 +57,495
London Heathrow Airport 228,528 179,938 -48,590
Eurotunnel 161,970 222,798 +60,828
Milford 203,143 160,594 -42,549

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 39
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 27
Manufacture of food products 14
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of beverages 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 29
2025-10 22
2025-09 24
2025-08 21

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+ 44
1m-15m 34
15m-54m 14
Other 6
0-1m 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 £
Switzerland 12,525,505
United States 8,490,778
Japan 4,302,179
Saudi Arabia 1,044,567
China 940,919

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 £
Switzerland 12,424,195 101,310 -12,322,885
United States 4,017,471 4,473,307 +455,836
Japan 1,790,432 2,511,747 +721,315
Saudi Arabia 544,720 499,847 -44,873
China 26,869 914,050 +887,181
Netherlands 282,488 437,422 +154,934
United Arab Emirates 582,471 24,580 -557,891
Brazil 286,384 302,736 +16,352
Ireland 259,519 321,098 +61,579
Spain 331,497 157,446 -174,051

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 144,161
XI 29,995

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 114,997 29,164 -85,833
XI 18,787 11,208 -7,579

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) 14,644,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,606,799
Air transport 3,768,788
Other 186,809

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) 13,521,560 1,123,001 -12,398,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,632,446 6,974,353 -658,093
Air transport 1,110,491 2,658,297 +1,547,806
Other 139,934 46,875 -93,059

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 12,515,594
Grangemouth Docks 9,876,443
London Gateway Port 2,299,627
London Heathrow Airport 1,453,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,266,648

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 £
Holyhead 12,387,706 127,888 -12,259,818
Grangemouth Docks 4,975,823 4,900,620 -75,203
London Gateway Port 1,309,625 990,002 -319,623
London Heathrow Airport 440,417 1,013,521 +573,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 656,028 610,620 -45,408
Glasgow Airport 0 1,082,066 +1,082,066
Southampton 317,978 757,978 +440,000
Felixstowe 477,365 263,570 -213,795
Manchester Airport 282,743 258,524 -24,219
Middlesbrough 394,392 0 -394,392

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