Import/export HS code 291739: Various cyclic polycarboxylic acids and derivatives

Includes various cyclic 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 8,755,180
France 8,496,932
Turkey 7,638,166
South Korea 4,565,360
China 4,489,165

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 4,702,520 4,052,660 -649,860
France 4,230,305 4,266,627 +36,322
Turkey 4,071,598 3,566,568 -505,030
South Korea 3,765,300 800,060 -2,965,240
China 2,717,191 1,771,974 -945,217
Spain 2,529,341 1,182,516 -1,346,825
Italy 1,608,691 1,915,892 +307,201
Belgium 974,814 1,097,671 +122,857
Poland 302,760 1,594,857 +1,292,097
United States 725,485 584,142 -141,343

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 £
United States 8,488,383
Turkey 8,023,256
South Korea 6,681,012
France 6,534,401
Spain 4,409,834

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 £
United States 4,479,210 4,009,173 -470,037
Turkey 4,297,283 3,725,973 -571,310
South Korea 4,768,897 1,912,115 -2,856,782
France 3,219,295 3,315,106 +95,811
Spain 2,781,986 1,627,848 -1,154,138
China 2,415,570 1,164,392 -1,251,178
Italy 850,015 868,178 +18,163
Poland 302,760 1,381,745 +1,078,985
Netherlands 289,162 106,487 -182,675
Taiwan 82,811 222,061 +139,250

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Merseyside 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 4

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
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Merseyside 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Kent 1 2 +1

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) 23,583,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,162,224
Other 5,570,971
Air transport 510,459
Road transport 43,662

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) 15,492,360 8,091,208 -7,401,152
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,896,942 10,265,282 +2,368,340
Other 2,600,359 2,970,612 +370,253
Air transport 334,989 175,470 -159,519
Road transport 6,946 36,716 +29,770

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,479,723
Middlesbrough 8,914,632
000 5,570,971
Hull 4,555,790
Dover 4,082,636

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 7,018,401 2,461,322 -4,557,079
Middlesbrough 5,231,728 3,682,904 -1,548,824
000 2,600,359 2,970,612 +370,253
Hull 2,298,990 2,256,800 -42,190
Dover 2,145,988 1,936,648 -209,340
Liverpool Docks 1,869,431 1,998,415 +128,984
London 1,245,295 2,278,236 +1,032,941
Immingham Docks 1,440,258 1,795,106 +354,848
Eurotunnel 847,723 355,840 -491,883
Belfast Port 363,960 445,350 +81,390

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 30
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 13
Other manufacturing 7
Scientific research and development 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 27
2025-10 22
2025-09 21
2025-08 14

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+ 39
1m-15m 27
15m-54m 13
0-1m 2
Other 2

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 2,356,727
South Africa 653,904
Japan 337,393
United Arab Emirates 328,220
Turkey 300,943

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 1,482,602 874,125 -608,477
South Africa 326,952 326,952 +0
Japan 250,072 87,321 -162,751
United Arab Emirates 0 328,220 +328,220
Turkey 92,694 208,249 +115,555
Switzerland 143,607 32,072 -111,535
Netherlands 158,654 0 -158,654
Thailand 156,285 0 -156,285
Spain 12,516 85,316 +72,800
Germany 66,646 9,184 -57,462

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 4,736

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 2,072 2,664 +592

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) 3,142,864
Air transport 1,037,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 858,099
Other 4,773

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) 1,858,390 1,284,474 -573,916
Air transport 611,854 425,756 -186,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 499,308 358,791 -140,517
Other 2,109 2,664 +555

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,921,079
London Gateway Port 1,142,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 589,203
East Midlands Airport 510,144
Edinburgh Airport 325,417

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,297,322 623,757 -673,565
London Gateway Port 483,237 659,204 +175,967
Dover / Eurotunnel 263,231 325,972 +62,741
East Midlands Airport 289,600 220,544 -69,056
Edinburgh Airport 157,091 168,326 +11,235
Harwich 158,654 0 -158,654
London Heathrow Airport 61,341 10,725 -50,616
Southampton 56,335 1,513 -54,822
ZLC 41,544 10,768 -30,776
Immingham Docks 36,101 10,277 -25,824

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 291739

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

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