Import/export HS code 29163910: Esters of phenylacetic acid

Derivatives of phenylacetic acid, used in fragrances and pharmaceuticals

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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 58,758
Spain 54,821
Germany 41,623
France 29,122
United States 27,000

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 40,164 18,594 -21,570
Spain 22,237 32,584 +10,347
Germany 24,789 16,834 -7,955
France 16,940 12,182 -4,758
United States 9,004 17,996 +8,992
India 12,111 11,824 -287
Belgium 8,995 3,897 -5,098
Switzerland 2,996 2,025 -971
Netherlands 0 2,699 +2,699
Norway 0 2,070 +2,070

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 £
India 83,686
China 80,222
Spain 30,305
United States 28,593
Germany 22,884

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 £
India 41,908 41,778 -130
China 53,084 27,138 -25,946
Spain 9,743 20,562 +10,819
United States 11,763 16,830 +5,067
Germany 13,305 9,579 -3,726
Switzerland 5,262 3,768 -1,494
Indonesia 2,171 0 -2,171
Norway 0 1,050 +1,050

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Suffolk 2
West of England 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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
Kent 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 0 -2
Suffolk 2 2 +0
West of England 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +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) 107,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,276
Air transport 74,095
Other 1,853

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) 47,868 59,849 +11,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,279 30,997 -12,282
Air transport 44,236 29,859 -14,377
Other 1,853 0 -1,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 67,300
Dover 45,705
London Stansted Airport 29,903
Felixstowe 28,444
London Heathrow Airport 26,470

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 £
Thamesport 33,627 33,673 +46
Dover 30,388 15,317 -15,071
London Stansted Airport 17,245 12,658 -4,587
Felixstowe 9,108 19,336 +10,228
London Heathrow Airport 16,272 10,198 -6,074
Immingham Docks 10,720 12,745 +2,025
East Midlands Airport 5,153 7,003 +1,850
London 5,133 4,770 -363
Birmingham Airport 4,672 0 -4,672
Eurotunnel 2,171 1,582 -589

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 3
Other manufacturing 3
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 5
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 2

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+ 8
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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 £
Ireland 1,312,794
China 1,126,193
Japan 113,822
United States 92,765
Turkey 12,646

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 £
Ireland 1,312,794 0 -1,312,794
China 1,126,193 0 -1,126,193
Japan 106,275 7,547 -98,728
United States 58,098 34,667 -23,431
Turkey 9,875 2,771 -7,104
Netherlands 9,644 0 -9,644
Germany 1,847 6,937 +5,090
Malaysia 8,070 0 -8,070
India 3,162 4,253 +1,091
Switzerland 2,460 1,393 -1,067

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,316,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 806,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 590,080

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 £
Air transport 1,258,138 58,760 -1,199,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 797,532 8,688 -788,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 590,080 0 -590,080

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Newcastle Airport 1,119,852
Liverpool Docks 774,266
Holyhead 538,528
London Heathrow Airport 92,102
East Midlands Airport 89,334

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 £
Newcastle Airport 1,119,852 0 -1,119,852
Liverpool Docks 774,266 0 -774,266
Holyhead 538,528 0 -538,528
London Heathrow Airport 70,181 21,921 -48,260
East Midlands Airport 55,030 34,304 -20,726
London Gateway Port 51,552 0 -51,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,266 8,688 -14,578
London Stansted Airport 6,564 2,535 -4,029
ZLC 2,460 0 -2,460
Manchester Airport 2,204 0 -2,204

Quick facts

HS code: 29163910

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

Description: Derivatives of phenylacetic acid, used in fragrances and pharmaceuticals