Import/export HS code 29181998: Various oxygen-rich carboxylic acids

Miscellaneous chemicals with extra oxygen, used in various 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 £
China 14,562,214
India 12,782,946
France 11,926,172
Netherlands 3,726,527
Italy 2,956,695

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 6,824,875 7,737,339 +912,464
India 10,567,152 2,215,794 -8,351,358
France 2,325,728 9,600,444 +7,274,716
Netherlands 2,305,042 1,421,485 -883,557
Italy 2,013,768 942,927 -1,070,841
South Africa 1,934,232 598,855 -1,335,377
Canada 1,266,502 673,021 -593,481
Belgium 1,013,219 918,066 -95,153
South Korea 714,205 603,715 -110,490
Germany 912,704 403,188 -509,516

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 15,702,418
India 13,478,795
France 11,657,404
Italy 2,923,796
South Africa 2,484,412

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 7,695,415 8,007,003 +311,588
India 10,725,961 2,752,834 -7,973,127
France 2,276,446 9,380,958 +7,104,512
Italy 1,714,616 1,209,180 -505,436
South Africa 1,885,557 598,855 -1,286,702
Canada 1,295,802 557,985 -737,817
Netherlands 889,651 750,918 -138,733
South Korea 751,115 619,130 -131,985
Spain 768,272 554,853 -213,419
Germany 558,293 663,664 +105,371

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Cheshire 7

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 13 11 -2
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
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 21,248,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,470,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,237,419
Other 1,254,535
Road transport 64,396

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 14,097,667 7,150,514 -6,947,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,936,617 12,533,420 +5,596,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,788,833 6,448,586 -2,340,247
Other 1,215,354 39,181 -1,176,173
Road transport 32,566 31,830 -736

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,626,909
Manchester Airport 12,040,487
Felixstowe 8,128,281
London Heathrow Airport 8,055,866
London Gateway Port 3,485,616

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 2,737,299 9,889,610 +7,152,311
Manchester Airport 9,905,213 2,135,274 -7,769,939
Felixstowe 4,726,538 3,401,743 -1,324,795
London Heathrow Airport 3,562,022 4,493,844 +931,822
London Gateway Port 2,340,516 1,145,100 -1,195,416
Immingham Docks 1,531,274 1,137,729 -393,545
Liverpool Docks 1,390,640 781,288 -609,352
London 1,232,826 490,762 -742,064
Hull 712,621 945,301 +232,680
000 1,215,354 39,181 -1,176,173

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 48
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 12
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 52
54m+ 48
15m-54m 22
0-1m 9
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 £
Germany 2,699,177
United States 937,336
France 437,494
Ireland 396,649
Turkey 382,452

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 1,389,987 1,309,190 -80,797
United States 891,240 46,096 -845,144
France 47,715 389,779 +342,064
Ireland 258,598 138,051 -120,547
Turkey 289,865 92,587 -197,278
Hungary 177,516 119,029 -58,487
Poland 193,321 90,911 -102,410
Czechia 229,071 54,995 -174,076
Netherlands 152,655 118,800 -33,855
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) 5,266,189
Air transport 1,096,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 311,826
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) 2,885,521 2,380,668 -504,853
Air transport 983,957 112,187 -871,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 227,545 84,281 -143,264
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 4,745,549
London Heathrow Airport 912,959
Liverpool Docks 248,152
Southampton 127,177
Heysham 124,295

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 2,529,113 2,216,436 -312,677
London Heathrow Airport 876,288 36,671 -839,617
Liverpool Docks 149,939 98,213 -51,726
Southampton 123,083 4,094 -118,989
Heysham 103,214 21,081 -82,133
London Gateway Port 44,333 34,846 -9,487
East Midlands Airport 35,521 25,478 -10,043
Holyhead 15,534 41,739 +26,205
Immingham Docks 35,885 20,077 -15,808
Harwich 49,985 941 -49,044

Quick facts

HS code: 29181998

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

Description: Miscellaneous chemicals with extra oxygen, used in various applications