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 £
France 14,322,020
China 11,719,578
India 9,843,007
Netherlands 3,439,736
Italy 3,276,297

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 6,258,215 5,461,363 -796,852
India 7,532,420 2,310,587 -5,221,833
Netherlands 2,200,424 1,239,312 -961,112
Italy 1,949,338 1,326,959 -622,379
South Africa 1,665,582 804,704 -860,878
Belgium 869,019 1,273,890 +404,871
Canada 914,077 929,529 +15,452
Germany 816,832 813,547 -3,285
South Korea 928,462 579,936 -348,526

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 12,576,465
India 11,178,108
Italy 3,543,385
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 6,861,737 5,714,728 -1,147,009
India 7,800,194 3,377,914 -4,422,280
Italy 1,803,093 1,740,292 -62,801
South Africa 1,641,519 804,704 -836,815
United States 512,271 1,443,120 +930,849
Canada 934,947 688,472 -246,475
Germany 555,862 1,026,545 +470,683
South Korea 947,872 625,987 -321,885
Spain 799,049 701,733 -97,316

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Inner London - West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
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 12 -1
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Merseyside 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +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) 22,868,449
Air transport 16,268,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,766,616
Other 999,347
Road transport 47,696

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) 12,012,346 10,856,103 -1,156,243
Air transport 10,705,098 5,563,191 -5,141,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,009,848 7,756,768 -253,080
Other 978,917 20,430 -958,487
Road transport 18,512 29,184 +10,672

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,066,807
Manchester Airport 9,464,491
Felixstowe 8,309,435
London Heathrow Airport 5,592,952
London Gateway Port 3,638,492

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 7,975,841 5,090,966 -2,884,875
Manchester Airport 7,163,925 2,300,566 -4,863,359
Felixstowe 4,596,626 3,712,809 -883,817
London Heathrow Airport 2,943,772 2,649,180 -294,592
London Gateway Port 2,069,325 1,569,167 -500,158
Immingham Docks 1,431,796 1,245,309 -186,487
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 1,120,570 639,848 -480,722

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
55
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 39
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 57
54m+ 54
15m-54m 26
0-1m 12
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 2,751,581
United States 949,939
France 435,842
Ireland 377,521
Hungary 352,280

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 2,579,427 172,154 -2,407,273
United States 908,871 41,068 -867,803
France 51,911 383,931 +332,020
Ireland 243,324 134,197 -109,127
Hungary 180,891 171,389 -9,502
Turkey 97,773 205,530 +107,757
Netherlands 145,171 129,033 -16,138
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) 5,192,913
Air transport 1,173,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 299,090
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) 3,783,205 1,409,708 -2,373,497
Air transport 976,928 196,660 -780,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,962 104,128 -90,834
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 4,667,372
London Heathrow Airport 932,446
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 3,455,451 1,211,921 -2,243,530
London Heathrow Airport 877,887 54,559 -823,328
Liverpool Docks 107,986 116,886 +8,900
Heysham 108,554 21,305 -87,249
Southampton 127,177 0 -127,177
London Gateway Port 33,558 48,696 +15,138
ZLC 3,768 68,738 +64,970
Harwich 50,041 12,570 -37,471
Holyhead 48,552 9,086 -39,466
Dover 31,027 23,929 -7,098

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