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

Miscellaneous chemicals with extra oxygen, used in various applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 15,058,753
India 12,752,614
France 12,065,066
Netherlands 3,595,418
Italy 3,029,340

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 8,358,525 6,700,228 -1,658,297
India 10,440,471 2,312,143 -8,128,328
France 6,529,061 5,536,005 -993,056
Netherlands 2,181,166 1,414,252 -766,914
Italy 1,820,473 1,208,867 -611,606
South Africa 1,665,582 780,641 -884,941
Belgium 915,727 1,238,977 +323,250
Canada 992,033 900,438 -91,595
Germany 831,324 773,459 -57,865
South Korea 879,252 604,705 -274,547

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 15,938,944
India 13,978,273
France 11,688,848
Italy 3,305,756
South Africa 2,422,160

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 8,956,223 6,982,721 -1,973,502
India 10,619,172 3,359,101 -7,260,071
France 6,417,729 5,271,119 -1,146,610
Italy 1,716,255 1,589,501 -126,754
South Africa 1,641,519 780,641 -860,878
Canada 1,015,546 659,381 -356,165
Germany 559,598 995,678 +436,080
Netherlands 818,260 710,417 -107,843
South Korea 898,662 620,120 -278,542
Spain 786,244 680,723 -105,521

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 13 +0
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Merseyside 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
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 £
Air transport 21,496,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,299,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,983,348
Other 1,010,108
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 £
Air transport 15,425,341 6,070,715 -9,354,626
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,870,407 9,429,125 -1,441,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,365,713 7,617,635 -748,078
Other 974,962 35,146 -939,816
Road transport 17,177 30,519 +13,342

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,795,757
Manchester Airport 12,215,145
Felixstowe 8,598,708
London Heathrow Airport 8,076,409
London Gateway Port 3,435,717

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 6,999,395 5,796,362 -1,203,033
Manchester Airport 9,919,439 2,295,706 -7,623,733
Felixstowe 4,941,462 3,657,246 -1,284,216
London Heathrow Airport 4,890,005 3,186,404 -1,703,601
London Gateway Port 2,069,325 1,366,392 -702,933
Immingham Docks 1,399,945 1,361,510 -38,435
Hull 637,785 1,583,846 +946,061
Liverpool Docks 1,120,638 961,516 -159,122
London 1,180,002 627,679 -552,323
000 974,962 35,146 -939,816

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
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 13
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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 28

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+ 54
15m-54m 25
0-1m 10
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 2,754,939
United States 953,771
France 435,842
Ireland 412,918
Hungary 339,865

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 2,570,179 184,760 -2,385,419
United States 913,615 40,156 -873,459
France 51,911 383,931 +332,020
Ireland 259,772 153,146 -106,626
Hungary 174,996 164,869 -10,127
Turkey 92,330 201,482 +109,152
Poland 169,028 110,978 -58,050
Netherlands 140,376 133,714 -6,662
Czechia 202,584 33,183 -169,401
China 111,065 38,194 -72,871

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) 5,232,075
Air transport 1,172,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,717
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) 3,794,879 1,437,196 -2,357,683
Air transport 986,726 185,942 -800,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,090 98,627 -119,463
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 4,672,108
London Heathrow Airport 927,386
Liverpool Docks 261,074
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 3,444,514 1,227,594 -2,216,920
London Heathrow Airport 880,382 47,004 -833,378
Liverpool Docks 144,188 116,886 -27,302
Heysham 108,554 21,305 -87,249
Southampton 123,083 4,094 -118,989
London Gateway Port 50,855 43,761 -7,094
ZLC 3,768 64,859 +61,091
Harwich 49,985 13,511 -36,474
Holyhead 35,017 26,560 -8,457
East Midlands Airport 33,016 22,243 -10,773

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