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 £
France 14,322,020
China 11,787,667
India 9,843,007
Netherlands 3,526,684
Italy 3,333,048

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 £
France 7,488,280 6,833,740 -654,540
China 6,301,410 5,486,257 -815,153
India 7,532,420 2,310,587 -5,221,833
Netherlands 2,271,749 1,254,935 -1,016,814
Italy 1,968,212 1,364,836 -603,376
South Africa 1,665,582 804,704 -860,878
Belgium 874,064 1,273,890 +399,826
Canada 914,077 929,529 +15,452
Germany 895,764 844,686 -51,078
New Zealand 787,388 929,489 +142,101

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 £
France 13,914,669
China 12,750,221
India 11,178,108
Italy 3,601,653
South Africa 2,446,223

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 £
France 7,382,840 6,531,829 -851,011
China 6,976,257 5,773,964 -1,202,293
India 7,800,194 3,377,914 -4,422,280
Italy 1,841,594 1,760,059 -81,535
South Africa 1,641,519 804,704 -836,815
New Zealand 1,071,168 1,060,480 -10,688
United States 512,271 1,444,538 +932,267
Canada 934,947 688,472 -246,475
Germany 555,862 1,032,085 +476,223
South Korea 947,872 625,987 -321,885

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 12 -2
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Merseyside 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,130,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,428,261
Air transport 16,698,078
Other 1,000,434
Road transport 107,958

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,174,018 10,956,350 -1,217,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,748,849 8,679,412 -69,437
Air transport 10,987,516 5,710,562 -5,276,954
Other 979,120 21,314 -957,806
Road transport 60,791 47,167 -13,624

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,166,098
Manchester Airport 9,642,555
Felixstowe 8,310,371
London Heathrow Airport 5,656,740
London Gateway Port 4,382,097

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 8,012,484 5,153,614 -2,858,870
Manchester Airport 7,287,845 2,354,710 -4,933,135
Felixstowe 4,597,562 3,712,809 -884,753
London Heathrow Airport 2,982,365 2,674,375 -307,990
London Gateway Port 2,807,390 1,574,707 -1,232,683
Immingham Docks 1,488,338 1,246,727 -241,611
Hull 678,976 1,821,529 +1,142,553
Eurotunnel 79,570 2,179,627 +2,100,057
Liverpool Docks 1,143,032 907,842 -235,190
London 1,125,615 639,848 -485,767

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
16
Manufacture of food products
14
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 31
2026-03 41
2026-02 46
2026-01 39

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 58
54m+ 56
15m-54m 26
0-1m 12
Other 10

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 2,783,147
United States 979,083
France 440,098
Ireland 405,305
Hungary 353,891

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 2,598,510 184,637 -2,413,873
United States 926,176 52,907 -873,269
France 51,911 388,187 +336,276
Ireland 257,320 147,985 -109,335
Hungary 180,891 173,000 -7,891
Turkey 99,636 205,530 +105,894
Netherlands 145,171 130,278 -14,893
Poland 149,686 123,397 -26,289
Czechia 224,490 11,277 -213,213
China 111,065 48,364 -62,701

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 1,475 2,950 +1,475
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) 5,311,911
Air transport 1,252,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 302,084
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) 3,808,871 1,503,040 -2,305,831
Air transport 1,021,435 230,953 -790,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 197,956 104,128 -93,828
Other 2,626 4,949 +2,323

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,757,743
London Heathrow Airport 957,974
Liverpool Docks 224,872
Heysham 129,859
Southampton 127,177

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 3,467,789 1,289,954 -2,177,835
London Heathrow Airport 885,668 72,306 -813,362
Liverpool Docks 107,986 116,886 +8,900
Heysham 108,554 21,305 -87,249
Southampton 127,177 0 -127,177
ZLC 23,815 82,075 +58,260
London Gateway Port 36,552 48,696 +12,144
Holyhead 60,597 22,874 -37,723
East Midlands Airport 46,452 21,694 -24,758
Harwich 50,041 12,570 -37,471

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