Import/export HS code 291711: Oxalic acid, its salts, and esters

A chemical used in cleaning, bleaching, and industrial processes

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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 £
Spain 507,162
India 320,954
Germany 151,383
Belgium 134,772
Netherlands 130,959

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 £
Spain 391,458 115,704 -275,754
India 207,725 113,229 -94,496
Germany 85,478 65,905 -19,573
Belgium 42,935 91,837 +48,902
Netherlands 92,088 38,871 -53,217
France 73,087 55,946 -17,141
China 67,412 44,398 -23,014
Norway 19,379 32,078 +12,699
United States 11,041 11,055 +14
Switzerland 10,682 5,505 -5,177

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 £
Spain 515,577
France 353,281
India 327,032
Mexico 132,488
China 122,367

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 £
Spain 393,000 122,577 -270,423
France 185,300 167,981 -17,319
India 210,583 116,449 -94,134
Mexico 79,653 52,835 -26,818
China 72,730 49,637 -23,093
Norway 28,337 37,102 +8,765
United States 9,860 12,602 +2,742
Germany 9,172 12,356 +3,184
Sweden 2,162 5,551 +3,389
Czechia 7,391 0 -7,391

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
West Yorkshire 3

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 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 889,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 651,230
Air transport 36,267
Road transport 8,767

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) 614,578 274,681 -339,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 364,416 286,814 -77,602
Air transport 20,902 15,365 -5,537
Road transport 4,385 4,382 -3

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 448,110
Dover 288,419
Liverpool Docks 214,110
Immingham Docks 213,582
London Gateway Port 129,443

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 293,299 154,811 -138,488
Dover 146,975 141,444 -5,531
Liverpool Docks 176,361 37,749 -138,612
Immingham Docks 106,461 107,121 +660
London Gateway Port 98,117 31,326 -66,791
Eurotunnel 62,194 16,436 -45,758
London 23,716 53,315 +29,599
Thamesport 13,160 10,353 -2,807
Southampton 15,187 0 -15,187
Harwich 12,472 1,954 -10,518

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 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 5

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+ 14
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 5
Other 2
0-1m 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 £
Switzerland 1,228,313
Germany 427,195
South Korea 396,574
Italy 199,292
Singapore 163,956

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 903,571 324,742 -578,829
Germany 185,388 241,807 +56,419
South Korea 198,174 198,400 +226
Italy 92,415 106,877 +14,462
Singapore 163,956 0 -163,956
United States 112,781 16,096 -96,685
Ireland 37,845 31,964 -5,881
Taiwan 50,225 14,408 -35,817
Botswana 35,511 0 -35,511
Saudi Arabia 23,367 0 -23,367

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 1,920
Germany 105

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 1,404 516 -888
Germany 105 0 -105

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) 1,983,240
Air transport 502,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 387,032
Other 2,236

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) 1,239,337 743,903 -495,434
Air transport 330,407 172,240 -158,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 317,123 69,909 -247,214
Other 1,529 707 -822

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,228,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 368,695
London Heathrow Airport 360,087
Felixstowe 291,134
Immingham Docks 203,993

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 £
Middlesbrough 903,571 324,742 -578,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 208,527 160,168 -48,359
London Heathrow Airport 193,000 167,087 -25,913
Felixstowe 178,529 112,605 -65,924
Immingham Docks 88,862 115,131 +26,269
London Gateway Port 75,201 52,134 -23,067
Manchester Airport 86,628 1,057 -85,571
Southampton 73,765 2,736 -71,029
Holyhead 27,050 31,257 +4,207
Birmingham Airport 25,998 0 -25,998

Quick facts

HS code: 291711

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

Description: A chemical used in cleaning, bleaching, and industrial processes