Import/export HS code 29209010: Sulfuric and carbonic esters

Chemical compounds derived from sulfuric or carbonic acid, including their modified forms

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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 £
Germany 24,505,551
China 4,118,073
Netherlands 2,924,191
Belgium 963,037
United States 853,019

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 £
Germany 12,292,312 12,213,239 -79,073
China 2,296,009 1,822,064 -473,945
Netherlands 1,172,024 1,752,167 +580,143
Belgium 726,752 236,285 -490,467
United States 499,515 353,504 -146,011
India 432,155 118,069 -314,086
Japan 36,155 343,545 +307,390
Sweden 0 368,568 +368,568
Hungary 85,980 233,183 +147,203
France 265,879 52,644 -213,235

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 £
Germany 25,048,397
China 6,417,959
United States 945,312
Japan 899,075
India 609,058

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 £
Germany 12,518,695 12,529,702 +11,007
China 3,413,633 3,004,326 -409,307
United States 509,209 436,103 -73,106
Japan 268,579 630,496 +361,917
India 426,326 182,732 -243,594
Hungary 317,820 233,183 -84,637
United Kingdom 327,713 121,465 -206,248
Sweden 0 368,568 +368,568
Switzerland 23,209 134,241 +111,032
Belgium 66,826 32,493 -34,333

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Merseyside 4

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 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Kent 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +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) 23,024,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,570,076
Air transport 1,184,393
Other 57,977
Road transport 37,115

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) 11,869,104 11,155,362 -713,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,487,681 6,082,395 +594,714
Air transport 654,552 529,841 -124,711
Other 49,422 8,555 -40,867
Road transport 15,889 21,226 +5,337

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 17,614,580
Middlesbrough 6,413,302
Immingham Docks 2,868,024
Killingholme 2,262,936
Hull 1,435,552

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 £
Felixstowe 9,296,981 8,317,599 -979,382
Middlesbrough 2,808,144 3,605,158 +797,014
Immingham Docks 1,512,920 1,355,104 -157,816
Killingholme 1,041,276 1,221,660 +180,384
Hull 658,712 776,840 +118,128
Dover 762,370 339,047 -423,323
Eurotunnel 356,371 646,192 +289,821
London Heathrow Airport 551,014 387,341 -163,673
London Gateway Port 302,928 127,297 -175,631
Liverpool Docks 143,386 265,945 +122,559

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
31
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Other manufacturing
6
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 16
2026-03 17
2026-02 17
2026-01 15

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
54m+ 34
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
Other 4

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 £
United States 1,207,803
Germany 1,087,005
Ireland 781,739
France 520,322
Switzerland 470,726

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 £
United States 813,337 394,466 -418,871
Germany 531,970 555,035 +23,065
Ireland 364,166 417,573 +53,407
France 199,036 321,286 +122,250
Switzerland 419,111 51,615 -367,496
Canada 0 364,609 +364,609
Belgium 92,773 196,999 +104,226
Netherlands 210,163 33,074 -177,089
Czechia 0 193,945 +193,945
South Korea 172,880 0 -172,880

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 £
XI 8,480
Ireland 1,829
New Zealand 35

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 £
XI 0 8,480 +8,480
Ireland 348 1,481 +1,133
New Zealand 35 0 -35

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) 2,984,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,820,227
Air transport 907,705
Other 10,344

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) 1,491,993 1,492,941 +948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,145,129 675,098 -470,031
Air transport 362,307 545,398 +183,091
Other 383 9,961 +9,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,444,821
Liverpool Docks 834,368
Immingham Docks 682,094
London Heathrow Airport 650,048
Holyhead 531,446

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 761,440 683,381 -78,059
Liverpool Docks 422,440 411,928 -10,512
Immingham Docks 464,696 217,398 -247,298
London Heathrow Airport 193,776 456,272 +262,496
Holyhead 223,899 307,547 +83,648
Middlesbrough 102,779 411,066 +308,287
Felixstowe 319,476 57,085 -262,391
London Gateway Port 179,182 15,237 -163,945
Heysham 86,948 25,697 -61,251
Manchester Airport 81,849 7,361 -74,488

Quick facts

HS code: 29209010

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

Description: Chemical compounds derived from sulfuric or carbonic acid, including their modified forms