Import/export HS code 2926: Nitrile compounds

Chemical compounds containing nitrile groups, used in various industries like plastics and pharmaceuticals

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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 £
Netherlands 77,212,489
Germany 10,279,759
China 10,018,946
Switzerland 8,225,205
Belgium 7,667,320

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 £
Netherlands 38,601,183 38,611,306 +10,123
Germany 4,790,661 5,489,098 +698,437
China 4,501,599 5,517,347 +1,015,748
Switzerland 6,630,037 1,595,168 -5,034,869
Belgium 6,318,727 1,348,593 -4,970,134
France 2,031,392 1,353,679 -677,713
Finland 0 3,045,868 +3,045,868
India 354,951 1,969,164 +1,614,213
Latvia 445,131 976,309 +531,178
Taiwan 300,492 303,351 +2,859

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 44,199,962
Netherlands 26,616,084
South Korea 19,240,312
China 13,700,614
United States 9,350,479

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 19,823,889 24,376,073 +4,552,184
Netherlands 17,809,132 8,806,952 -9,002,180
South Korea 8,317,410 10,922,902 +2,605,492
China 5,645,226 8,055,388 +2,410,162
United States 7,687,041 1,663,438 -6,023,603
India 722,968 2,102,773 +1,379,805
Switzerland 1,399,667 1,200,586 -199,081
France 1,747,705 804,973 -942,732
Latvia 439,244 959,724 +520,480
Taiwan 595,832 731,422 +135,590

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - West 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Merseyside 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,365,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,015,637
Air transport 4,787,960
Road transport 235,918
Other 114,631

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,242,485 49,123,100 +8,880,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,668,168 9,347,469 -13,320,699
Air transport 1,937,503 2,850,457 +912,954
Road transport 123,262 112,656 -10,606
Other 86,372 28,259 -58,113

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 93,582,450
Felixstowe 11,056,535
Dover 6,550,965
Middlesbrough 4,299,337
Hull 1,826,855

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 £
Immingham Docks 48,381,928 45,200,522 -3,181,406
Felixstowe 5,089,241 5,967,294 +878,053
Dover 3,706,984 2,843,981 -863,003
Middlesbrough 3,207,618 1,091,719 -2,115,899
Hull 684,411 1,142,444 +458,033
Manchester Airport 124,454 1,639,381 +1,514,927
London Heathrow Airport 992,461 410,704 -581,757
Belfast Port 102,127 625,267 +523,140
London Stansted Airport 373,315 225,324 -147,991
Harwich 328,163 249,048 -79,115

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
42
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Scientific research and development
15
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
8
Other manufacturing
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 26
2026-04 33
2026-03 23
2026-02 30
2026-01 33

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+ 60
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 19
Other 8
0-1m 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 £
Finland 28,478,371
United States 20,906,069
Belgium 16,051,327
Ireland 8,490,122
Canada 3,882,662

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 £
Finland 17,730,972 10,747,399 -6,983,573
United States 8,480,614 12,425,455 +3,944,841
Belgium 10,310,288 5,741,039 -4,569,249
Ireland 5,507,935 2,982,187 -2,525,748
Canada 3,878,562 4,100 -3,874,462
France 1,674,814 1,382,408 -292,406
Switzerland 2,505,004 379,343 -2,125,661
Australia 2,875,272 0 -2,875,272
Netherlands 960,265 991,727 +31,462
Brazil 1,033,837 497,294 -536,543

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 49,412
China 406

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 5,477 43,935 +38,458
China 406 0 -406

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) 49,582,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,200,047
Air transport 1,244,920
Other 49,818

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) 30,534,136 19,048,297 -11,485,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,025,417 18,174,630 -8,850,787
Air transport 521,648 723,272 +201,624
Other 5,883 43,935 +38,052

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 31,988,936
Southampton 17,864,646
Middlesbrough 14,005,280
London Gateway Port 11,131,136
Felixstowe 6,728,042

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 £
London 19,839,320 12,149,616 -7,689,704
Southampton 7,631,569 10,233,077 +2,601,508
Middlesbrough 10,188,400 3,816,880 -6,371,520
London Gateway Port 8,402,766 2,728,370 -5,674,396
Felixstowe 3,487,101 3,240,941 -246,160
Holyhead 4,326,485 1,826,383 -2,500,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,026,937 1,218,457 +191,520
Heysham 919,102 894,249 -24,853
Immingham Docks 660,222 633,507 -26,715
Liverpool Docks 219,318 444,106 +224,788

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2926

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

Description: Chemical compounds containing nitrile groups, used in various industries like plastics and pharmaceuticals