Import/export HS code 29161995: 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 10,630,762
Ireland 2,903,393
Germany 1,542,918
Netherlands 1,173,787
France 1,023,798

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 6,681,294 3,949,468 -2,731,826
Ireland 1,494,612 1,408,781 -85,831
Germany 765,373 777,545 +12,172
Netherlands 453,958 719,829 +265,871
France 501,128 522,670 +21,542
United States 315,267 306,281 -8,986
Belgium 254,755 245,742 -9,013
Switzerland 245,273 243,519 -1,754
India 227,532 174,000 -53,532
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 13,421,886
Germany 3,636,077
United States 736,647
Switzerland 605,399
India 395,351

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 7,944,110 5,477,776 -2,466,334
Germany 1,996,866 1,639,211 -357,655
United States 347,826 388,821 +40,995
Switzerland 263,163 342,236 +79,073
India 136,151 259,200 +123,049
Ireland 207,372 101,671 -105,701
France 12,514 103,018 +90,504
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 6 +0
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
Inner London - East 2 4 +2

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) 10,817,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,416,138
Air transport 1,350,990
Other 242,141
Road transport 26,075

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) 6,875,272 3,942,073 -2,933,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,534,529 3,881,609 +347,080
Air transport 639,205 711,785 +72,580
Other 107,439 134,702 +27,263
Road transport 7,762 18,313 +10,551

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,479,735
Dover 3,056,586
Holyhead 1,252,948
Liverpool Docks 943,623
Southampton 655,386

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 5,886,869 3,592,866 -2,294,003
Dover 1,525,730 1,530,856 +5,126
Holyhead 655,430 597,518 -57,912
Liverpool Docks 459,014 484,609 +25,595
Southampton 439,484 215,902 -223,582
Immingham Docks 186,841 414,308 +227,467
London Gateway Port 392,000 157,566 -234,434
London Heathrow Airport 289,322 184,722 -104,600
Eurotunnel 88,366 318,918 +230,552
London Stansted Airport 199,863 187,789 -12,074

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 26
Manufacture of food products 17
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 18
2026-02 29
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+ 45
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 15
0-1m 6
Other 4

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 928,102

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 18,274 909,828 +891,554
Netherlands 302,422 590,654 +288,232
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) 16,741,653
Air transport 10,796,902
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,742,013
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) 6,111,339 10,630,314 +4,518,975
Air transport 1,113,799 9,683,103 +8,569,304
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,292,665 1,449,348 -6,843,317
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 8,096,983
Holyhead 7,455,254
London Gateway Port 2,393,461
London Heathrow Airport 1,425,723

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 0 8,096,983 +8,096,983
Holyhead 7,164,348 290,906 -6,873,442
London Gateway Port 1,098,828 1,294,633 +195,805
London Heathrow Airport 408,781 1,016,942 +608,161
Dover / Eurotunnel 645,754 772,858 +127,104
Southampton 468,766 911,247 +442,481
Felixstowe 418,888 215,850 -203,038
Manchester Airport 293,127 295,355 +2,228
Heysham 50,218 229,702 +179,484

Quick facts

HS code: 29161995

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