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 10,231,142
Ireland 2,821,823
Germany 1,740,061
France 1,159,923
Netherlands 1,117,117

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 6,532,953 3,698,189 -2,834,764
Ireland 1,529,736 1,292,087 -237,649
Germany 850,072 889,989 +39,917
France 645,497 514,426 -131,071
Netherlands 413,582 703,535 +289,953
United States 319,719 296,527 -23,192
India 310,422 200,233 -110,189
Belgium 217,806 284,934 +67,128
Switzerland 240,251 208,805 -31,446
Spain 48,365 75,866 +27,501

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 12,959,563
Germany 3,709,823
United States 717,949
Switzerland 611,273
India 512,323

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 7,800,487 5,159,076 -2,641,411
Germany 2,042,413 1,667,410 -375,003
United States 326,346 391,603 +65,257
Switzerland 267,700 343,573 +75,873
India 223,671 288,652 +64,981
Ireland 199,347 81,151 -118,196
France 120,447 137,042 +16,595
Hungary 33,963 23,529 -10,434
Poland 21,626 32,016 +10,390
United Kingdom 16,516 33,729 +17,213

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Cheshire 6
Inner London - West 6
Greater Manchester 5

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Cheshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 10,472,892
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,490,767
Air transport 1,476,500
Other 265,695
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) 6,685,287 3,787,605 -2,897,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,701,604 3,789,163 +87,559
Air transport 735,404 741,096 +5,692
Other 157,269 108,426 -48,843
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 9,160,709
Dover 3,154,061
Holyhead 1,183,154
Liverpool Docks 1,005,527
Immingham Docks 642,149

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 5,869,351 3,291,358 -2,577,993
Dover 1,630,611 1,523,450 -107,161
Holyhead 639,476 543,678 -95,798
Liverpool Docks 529,708 475,819 -53,889
Immingham Docks 176,758 465,391 +288,633
Southampton 341,125 214,791 -126,334
London Heathrow Airport 289,267 265,780 -23,487
London Gateway Port 302,246 228,299 -73,947
Eurotunnel 122,166 320,679 +198,513
London Stansted Airport 194,719 182,643 -12,076

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
41
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
27
Manufacture of food products
19
Other manufacturing
8
Manufacture of beverages
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 26
2026-04 27
2026-03 21
2026-02 31
2026-01 26

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+ 45
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 16
0-1m 5
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 14,900,946
Japan 8,135,270
Switzerland 1,760,280
Saudi Arabia 1,245,352
China 937,337

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 5,901,299 8,999,647 +3,098,348
Japan 57,600 8,077,670 +8,020,070
Switzerland 1,727,276 33,004 -1,694,272
Saudi Arabia 528,330 717,022 +188,692
China 373,562 563,775 +190,213
Netherlands 312,647 582,755 +270,108
Ireland 274,534 490,228 +215,694
Brazil 290,384 389,113 +98,729
Egypt 253,119 87,953 -165,166
India 130,814 202,944 +72,130

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 104,949
XI 25,220

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 95,887 9,062 -86,825
XI 14,173 11,047 -3,126

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) 17,707,225
Air transport 10,772,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,953,993
Other 146,758

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) 7,475,299 10,231,926 +2,756,627
Air transport 1,195,004 9,577,700 +8,382,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,755,754 1,198,239 -1,557,515
Other 115,295 31,463 -83,832

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 13,068,658
Glasgow Airport 8,142,408
London Gateway Port 2,450,591
Holyhead 1,903,881
London Heathrow Airport 1,425,831

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 5,064,786 8,003,872 +2,939,086
Glasgow Airport 1,256 8,141,152 +8,139,896
London Gateway Port 1,467,114 983,477 -483,637
Holyhead 1,704,998 198,883 -1,506,115
London Heathrow Airport 510,894 914,937 +404,043
Southampton 529,640 816,638 +286,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 549,390 646,967 +97,577
Manchester Airport 295,992 263,501 -32,491
Felixstowe 316,621 215,959 -100,662
Heysham 38,916 226,313 +187,397

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