Import/export HS code 291719: Various polycarboxylic acids and derivatives

Includes various polycarboxylic acids and their modified forms, used in 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 £
Netherlands 4,649,030
United States 4,544,349
Germany 3,828,915
China 3,189,492
Austria 972,377

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 £
Netherlands 2,394,135 2,254,895 -139,240
United States 2,001,539 2,542,810 +541,271
Germany 2,312,485 1,516,430 -796,055
China 1,696,099 1,493,393 -202,706
Austria 620,541 351,836 -268,705
Spain 109,853 837,376 +727,523
Belgium 423,718 257,718 -166,000
India 530,133 133,309 -396,824
Canada 284,180 259,609 -24,571
France 176,772 208,162 +31,390

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 7,565,599
United States 6,322,597
Spain 2,299,611
Germany 1,834,866
Austria 1,207,411

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 3,795,436 3,770,163 -25,273
United States 3,023,203 3,299,394 +276,191
Spain 1,001,509 1,298,102 +296,593
Germany 1,200,818 634,048 -566,770
Austria 822,583 384,828 -437,755
Italy 476,831 287,133 -189,698
India 599,322 140,087 -459,235
Netherlands 221,162 301,432 +80,270
Canada 161,881 35,412 -126,469
Malaysia 11,931 150,924 +138,993

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 9
Greater Manchester 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 3 8 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Essex 3 3 +0
Merseyside 4 5 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 5 +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) 10,923,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,275,467
Air transport 1,680,816
Road transport 153,021
Other 140,871

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) 5,515,543 5,407,721 -107,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,809,228 4,466,239 -342,989
Air transport 1,070,027 610,789 -459,238
Road transport 101,385 51,636 -49,749
Other 119,876 20,995 -98,881

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,897,943
Immingham Docks 3,434,453
Southampton 2,978,384
Felixstowe 2,557,824
Liverpool Docks 1,745,979

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 £
Dover 2,008,500 1,889,443 -119,057
Immingham Docks 1,620,577 1,813,876 +193,299
Southampton 1,147,534 1,830,850 +683,316
Felixstowe 1,421,351 1,136,473 -284,878
Liverpool Docks 818,712 927,267 +108,555
London Gateway Port 714,759 324,477 -390,282
Middlesbrough 774,075 240,149 -533,926
Killingholme 786,489 157,885 -628,604
Hull 93,063 673,029 +579,966
London Stansted Airport 301,277 284,414 -16,863

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
46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
Other manufacturing
6
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 31
2026-04 28
2026-03 29
2026-02 30
2026-01 27

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+ 54
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 13
0-1m 6
Other 6

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 £
France 3,163,289
United States 2,296,901
Germany 1,605,134
Netherlands 1,601,868
Singapore 1,122,208

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 £
France 2,904,446 258,843 -2,645,603
United States 1,174,810 1,122,091 -52,719
Germany 1,037,791 567,343 -470,448
Netherlands 183,213 1,418,655 +1,235,442
Singapore 750,474 371,734 -378,740
Ireland 187,178 563,271 +376,093
India 148,907 163,141 +14,234
Indonesia 119,830 165,282 +45,452
Belgium 189,042 52,934 -136,108
China 172,373 66,693 -105,680

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 £
XI 2,500

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 £
XI 1,531 969 -562

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) 6,492,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,953,140
Air transport 907,925
Other 2,535

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) 4,764,729 1,727,980 -3,036,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,254,900 3,698,240 +1,443,340
Air transport 632,591 275,334 -357,257
Other 1,566 969 -597

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,822,287
Immingham Docks 1,676,838
Southampton 1,569,381
Liverpool Docks 1,517,159
London Gateway Port 999,900

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,858,779 963,508 -2,895,271
Immingham Docks 225,498 1,451,340 +1,225,842
Southampton 1,068,739 500,642 -568,097
Liverpool Docks 309,981 1,207,178 +897,197
London Gateway Port 396,025 603,875 +207,850
Felixstowe 407,358 232,699 -174,659
London Heathrow Airport 580,388 54,665 -525,723
Dover 411,103 61,703 -349,400
Middlesbrough 168,900 87,064 -81,836
Hull 27,500 184,668 +157,168

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 291719

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

Description: Includes various polycarboxylic acids and their modified forms, used in industrial applications