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 10,097,347
Ireland 2,718,366
Germany 1,368,955
France 966,584
Netherlands 900,703

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 6,057,353 4,039,994 -2,017,359
Ireland 1,536,858 1,181,508 -355,350
Germany 752,769 616,186 -136,583
France 536,652 429,932 -106,720
Netherlands 455,436 445,267 -10,169
United States 225,281 281,117 +55,836
Switzerland 219,839 245,175 +25,336
India 232,333 138,150 -94,183
Belgium 240,187 94,732 -145,455
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 12,539,449
Germany 3,366,810
United States 621,766
Switzerland 514,393
India 352,420

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 7,425,685 5,113,764 -2,311,921
Germany 1,986,674 1,380,136 -606,538
United States 334,575 287,191 -47,384
Switzerland 213,792 300,601 +86,809
India 131,096 221,324 +90,228
Ireland 218,082 79,124 -138,958
France 1,194 74,395 +73,201
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) 10,296,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,545,325
Air transport 1,183,508
Other 220,323
Road transport 40,196

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) 6,356,968 3,939,419 -2,417,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,540,650 3,004,675 -535,975
Air transport 503,506 680,002 +176,496
Other 96,792 123,531 +26,739
Road transport 22,964 17,232 -5,732

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,007,648
Dover 2,597,697
Holyhead 1,190,709
Liverpool Docks 875,181
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 5,506,327 3,501,321 -2,005,006
Dover 1,478,681 1,119,016 -359,665
Holyhead 676,179 514,530 -161,649
Liverpool Docks 490,002 385,179 -104,823
Southampton 537,145 168,540 -368,605
London Gateway Port 240,195 264,721 +24,526
Immingham Docks 179,131 249,034 +69,903
London Heathrow Airport 225,246 175,398 -49,848
Milford 203,143 160,594 -42,549
Eurotunnel 123,233 204,180 +80,947

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 26
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 25
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+ 43
1m-15m 33
15m-54m 14
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 £
Switzerland 12,525,505
United States 8,490,778
Japan 4,302,179
Saudi Arabia 1,044,567
China 933,177

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 22,855 910,322 +887,467
Netherlands 282,488 436,543 +154,055
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) 14,624,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,582,147
Air transport 3,757,702
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) 13,511,799 1,113,176 -12,398,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,607,794 6,974,353 -633,441
Air transport 1,106,477 2,651,225 +1,544,748
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 2,276,110
London Heathrow Airport 1,446,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,265,758

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 1,286,108 990,002 -296,106
London Heathrow Airport 436,403 1,009,793 +573,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 655,138 610,620 -44,518
Glasgow Airport 0 1,080,810 +1,080,810
Southampton 317,978 757,978 +440,000
Felixstowe 476,230 263,570 -212,660
Manchester Airport 282,743 258,524 -24,219
Middlesbrough 394,392 0 -394,392

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