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 15,387,913
India 12,809,407
France 12,066,052
Netherlands 3,974,134
Italy 3,150,307

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 8,226,402 7,161,511 -1,064,891
India 10,474,882 2,334,525 -8,140,357
France 4,093,087 7,972,965 +3,879,878
Netherlands 2,503,151 1,470,983 -1,032,168
Italy 1,854,122 1,296,185 -557,937
South Africa 1,579,014 867,209 -711,805
Belgium 1,011,273 1,257,438 +246,165
Canada 1,094,882 942,588 -152,294
New Zealand 1,098,359 929,489 -168,870
Germany 976,738 850,081 -126,657

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 16,524,904
India 14,043,993
France 11,688,848
Italy 3,448,849
New Zealand 2,482,181

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 9,020,433 7,504,471 -1,515,962
India 10,662,510 3,381,483 -7,281,027
France 3,980,769 7,708,079 +3,727,310
Italy 1,765,518 1,683,331 -82,187
New Zealand 1,380,652 1,101,529 -279,123
South Africa 1,579,564 867,209 -712,355
Canada 1,124,023 702,869 -421,154
Netherlands 1,035,177 712,233 -322,944
Germany 618,465 1,014,598 +396,133
Spain 826,433 710,368 -116,065

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 18
Inner London - West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Merseyside 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 14 +0
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Merseyside 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 £
Air transport 22,031,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,018,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,651,817
Other 1,023,169
Road transport 131,064

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 15,701,302 6,330,350 -9,370,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,868,235 12,149,861 +3,281,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,422,960 9,228,857 -194,103
Other 987,081 36,088 -950,993
Road transport 79,814 51,250 -28,564

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,926,002
Manchester Airport 12,403,941
Felixstowe 8,852,225
London Heathrow Airport 8,199,854
London Gateway Port 4,509,366

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 4,597,302 8,328,700 +3,731,398
Manchester Airport 10,042,072 2,361,869 -7,680,203
Felixstowe 4,659,485 4,192,740 -466,745
London Heathrow Airport 4,948,283 3,251,571 -1,696,712
London Gateway Port 3,056,406 1,452,960 -1,603,446
Immingham Docks 1,730,192 1,400,012 -330,180
Hull 636,441 1,623,421 +986,980
Liverpool Docks 1,200,425 1,019,614 -180,811
London 1,236,224 651,692 -584,532
Southampton 293,145 1,435,601 +1,142,456

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 56
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 13
Manufacture of food products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 41
2026-02 46
2026-01 39
2025-12 29

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 60
54m+ 56
15m-54m 26
0-1m 10
Other 9

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 2,798,743
United States 1,564,332
Turkey 498,780
Ireland 455,014
France 440,098

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 2,596,991 201,752 -2,395,239
United States 1,488,594 75,738 -1,412,856
Turkey 286,198 212,582 -73,616
Ireland 265,182 189,832 -75,350
France 48,653 391,445 +342,792
Hungary 167,376 183,400 +16,024
Poland 169,048 114,454 -54,594
Netherlands 147,729 134,959 -12,770
Czechia 204,888 54,995 -149,893
China 108,335 40,924 -67,411

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 3,150

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 1,999 +848

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) 5,673,839
Air transport 1,356,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 905,012
Other 7,575

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) 4,053,002 1,620,837 -2,432,165
Air transport 1,107,756 249,173 -858,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 788,487 116,525 -671,962
Other 1,151 6,424 +5,273

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,065,738
London Heathrow Airport 1,041,726
London Gateway Port 681,946
Liverpool Docks 289,174
Heysham 129,859

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 3,692,700 1,373,038 -2,319,662
London Heathrow Airport 972,374 69,352 -903,022
London Gateway Port 638,185 43,761 -594,424
Liverpool Docks 149,939 139,235 -10,704
Heysham 103,214 26,645 -76,569
Southampton 123,083 4,094 -118,989
ZLC 23,905 80,223 +56,318
East Midlands Airport 49,134 31,885 -17,249
Holyhead 20,167 53,455 +33,288
Harwich 49,985 13,511 -36,474

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