Import/export HS code 291819: Various oxygen-rich carboxylic acids

Various chemicals with extra oxygen, used in different industries

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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 14,844,097
India 14,351,187
France 11,955,293
Netherlands 3,922,006
Italy 3,696,494

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 6,850,587 7,993,510 +1,142,923
India 11,282,940 3,068,247 -8,214,693
France 2,354,849 9,600,444 +7,245,595
Netherlands 2,415,630 1,506,376 -909,254
Italy 2,579,760 1,116,734 -1,463,026
South Africa 2,206,872 643,540 -1,563,332
Belgium 1,063,366 931,583 -131,783
Canada 1,311,350 673,021 -638,329
New Zealand 981,661 935,662 -45,999
United States 1,501,799 310,944 -1,190,855

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 16,087,817
India 15,047,036
France 11,657,404
Italy 3,041,817
South Africa 2,804,513

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 7,775,029 8,312,788 +537,759
India 11,441,749 3,605,287 -7,836,462
France 2,276,446 9,380,958 +7,104,512
Italy 1,639,098 1,402,719 -236,379
South Africa 2,160,973 643,540 -1,517,433
United States 1,814,986 570,543 -1,244,443
New Zealand 1,230,389 1,080,497 -149,892
Canada 1,338,482 561,654 -776,828
Netherlands 943,672 804,278 -139,394
South Korea 863,230 641,838 -221,392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Inner London - West 10
Merseyside 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8

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 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Merseyside 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Lancashire 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 £
Air transport 24,529,611
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,142,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,888,774
Other 1,940,108
Road transport 130,265

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 £
Air transport 16,355,243 8,174,368 -8,180,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,260,966 12,881,149 +5,620,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,199,126 7,689,648 -2,509,478
Other 1,891,812 48,296 -1,843,516
Road transport 89,528 40,737 -48,791

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 13,680,210
Dover 12,700,928
London Heathrow Airport 9,484,519
Felixstowe 8,521,175
London Gateway Port 5,053,540

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 £
Manchester Airport 10,678,189 3,002,021 -7,676,168
Dover 2,741,085 9,959,843 +7,218,758
London Heathrow Airport 4,954,719 4,529,800 -424,919
Felixstowe 4,918,244 3,602,931 -1,315,313
London Gateway Port 3,433,026 1,620,514 -1,812,512
Immingham Docks 1,513,057 1,257,582 -255,475
Liverpool Docks 1,414,877 799,336 -615,541
000 1,891,812 48,296 -1,843,516
London 1,205,703 589,054 -616,649
Hull 712,621 945,301 +232,680

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 49
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of food products 13
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 33
2025-10 42
2025-09 33
2025-08 37

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
1m-15m 54
54m+ 52
15m-54m 23
0-1m 9
Other 8

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 £
Germany 2,794,916
United States 1,550,053
France 443,060
Ireland 430,496
Turkey 390,483

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 £
Germany 269,891 2,525,025 +2,255,134
United States 1,482,666 67,387 -1,415,279
France 44,572 398,488 +353,916
Ireland 253,562 176,934 -76,628
Turkey 280,177 110,306 -169,871
Hungary 180,831 129,332 -51,499
Poland 197,715 106,516 -91,199
Czechia 207,577 76,489 -131,088
Netherlands 155,506 127,639 -27,867
China 108,335 23,103 -85,232

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 £
South Korea 4,425
China 1,151

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 £
South Korea 0 4,425 +4,425
China 1,151 0 -1,151

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) 5,425,267
Air transport 1,412,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 905,831
Other 5,576
Road transport 2,925

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) 1,652,915 3,772,352 +2,119,437
Air transport 1,262,808 149,783 -1,113,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 812,058 93,773 -718,285
Other 1,151 4,425 +3,274
Road transport 2,925 0 -2,925

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,868,906
London Heathrow Airport 1,013,758
London Gateway Port 669,812
Liverpool Docks 251,098
Manchester Airport 190,728

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 1,327,557 3,541,349 +2,213,792
London Heathrow Airport 972,374 41,384 -930,990
London Gateway Port 632,346 37,466 -594,880
Liverpool Docks 123,739 127,359 +3,620
Manchester Airport 179,400 11,328 -168,072
Heysham 108,697 23,373 -85,324
Southampton 123,083 4,094 -118,989
East Midlands Airport 58,339 28,963 -29,376
Holyhead 22,392 56,056 +33,664
ZLC 21,151 37,953 +16,802

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 291819

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

Description: Various chemicals with extra oxygen, used in different industries