Import/export HS code 29304090: Various methionine products

Other forms of methionine not classified elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Belgium 20,853,302
Netherlands 14,124,857
Germany 13,770,890
France 10,853,640
Switzerland 3,494,659

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 £
Belgium 11,458,013 9,395,289 -2,062,724
Netherlands 9,119,262 5,005,595 -4,113,667
Germany 5,455,309 8,315,581 +2,860,272
France 5,263,410 5,590,230 +326,820
Switzerland 1,910,497 1,584,162 -326,335
United States 26,448 75,804 +49,356
China 65,696 4,170 -61,526
Ireland 80 53,101 +53,021
Canada 3,466 27,720 +24,254
Spain 0 11,775 +11,775

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 £
Belgium 27,921,966
China 9,743,020
France 8,989,053
Germany 2,032,579
Japan 2,026,710

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 £
Belgium 15,192,198 12,729,768 -2,462,430
China 4,398,059 5,344,961 +946,902
France 4,695,399 4,293,654 -401,745
Germany 1,412,966 619,613 -793,353
Japan 1,006,762 1,019,948 +13,186
Netherlands 42,414 205,560 +163,146
United States 29,273 75,515 +46,242
Croatia 54,018 45,328 -8,690
Singapore 0 95,815 +95,815
Spain 0 57,470 +57,470

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cheshire 2

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0

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) 39,627,611
Other 11,970,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,640,853
Air transport 131,893

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) 20,546,804 19,080,807 -1,465,997
Other 6,438,458 5,532,451 -906,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,283,112 5,357,741 -925,371
Air transport 35,384 96,509 +61,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,802,702
000 11,970,909
Dover 9,748,886
Hull 6,911,632
Harwich 3,960,298

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 10,577,502 9,225,200 -1,352,302
000 6,438,458 5,532,451 -906,007
Dover 4,260,976 5,487,910 +1,226,934
Hull 3,908,809 3,002,823 -905,986
Harwich 2,041,011 1,919,287 -121,724
Middlesbrough 1,644,394 1,703,662 +59,268
London 1,083,024 882,019 -201,005
Eurotunnel 955,411 866,915 -88,496
Purfleet 357,156 401,978 +44,822
Killingholme 414,488 323,171 -91,317

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 8
2026-02 8
2026-01 7
2025-12 8

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+ 11
1m-15m 9
Other 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 3

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 £
Ireland 3,896,677
Netherlands 67,810
Belgium 53,435
Norway 34,212
France 31,822

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 £
Ireland 2,211,141 1,685,536 -525,605
Netherlands 42,882 24,928 -17,954
Belgium 53,435 0 -53,435
Norway 34,212 0 -34,212
France 31,822 0 -31,822
Malta 22,214 0 -22,214
Spain 11,424 0 -11,424
Hungary 10,945 0 -10,945
Ghana 5,703 3,338 -2,365
Denmark 0 5,014 +5,014

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 £
Belgium 2,918,903
Germany 720,952
XI 198,547
France 56,577
Netherlands 35,454

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 £
Belgium 2,126,791 792,112 -1,334,679
Germany 0 720,952 +720,952
XI 72,294 126,253 +53,959
France 32,788 23,789 -8,999
Netherlands 0 35,454 +35,454
Ireland 1,482 0 -1,482

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,931,915
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 173,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,253
Air transport 8,517

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 £
Other 2,233,355 1,698,560 -534,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,169 16,918 -139,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,915 3,338 -36,577
Air transport 4,385 4,132 -253

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,931,915
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,870
Dover 36,822
Aberdeen Docks 34,212
London Gateway Port 9,041

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 £
000 2,233,355 1,698,560 -534,795
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,832 13,038 -104,794
Dover 36,822 0 -36,822
Aberdeen Docks 34,212 0 -34,212
London Gateway Port 5,703 3,338 -2,365
ZLC 4,385 0 -4,385
Immingham Docks 0 3,880 +3,880
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,560 +2,560
East Midlands Airport 0 1,572 +1,572
Harwich 1,515 0 -1,515

Quick facts

HS code: 29304090

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

Description: Other forms of methionine not classified elsewhere