Import/export HS code 29309016: Derivatives of cysteine or cystine

Modified forms of cysteine and cystine used in various industries

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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 £
China 1,341,484
Germany 1,209,916
Netherlands 595,442
United States 362,303
Taiwan 360,129

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 660,451 681,033 +20,582
Germany 867,998 341,918 -526,080
Netherlands 423,686 171,756 -251,930
United States 266,725 95,578 -171,147
Taiwan 171,993 188,136 +16,143
Switzerland 239,415 17,169 -222,246
Belgium 146,705 76,525 -70,180
France 149,200 28,747 -120,453
Israel 119,048 0 -119,048
Spain 2,559 91,258 +88,699

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 2,130,436
Switzerland 722,443
India 700,565
Japan 392,905
Taiwan 360,129

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 1,177,340 953,096 -224,244
Switzerland 720,871 1,572 -719,299
India 425,345 275,220 -150,125
Japan 228,544 164,361 -64,183
Taiwan 171,993 188,136 +16,143
Israel 120,193 2,359 -117,834
Spain 17,614 104,708 +87,094
United States 100,532 18,666 -81,866
Indonesia 86,507 3,252 -83,255
Germany 29,167 11,622 -17,545

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Cheshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0

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 2,673,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,149,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 947,864
Road transport 55,509
Other 2,205

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 1,754,971 918,406 -836,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 676,790 472,638 -204,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 635,665 312,199 -323,466
Road transport 22,576 32,933 +10,357
Other 0 2,205 +2,205

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 963,085
East Midlands Airport 629,442
Felixstowe 626,082
Glasgow Airport 431,891
Dover 285,895

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 492,637 470,448 -22,189
East Midlands Airport 505,859 123,583 -382,276
Felixstowe 514,475 111,607 -402,868
Glasgow Airport 351,069 80,822 -270,247
Dover 155,170 130,725 -24,445
Birmingham Airport 130,563 145,307 +14,744
London Gateway Port 119,048 107,695 -11,353
Manchester Airport 213,441 13,229 -200,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,514 108,769 +60,255
Harwich 123,929 9,086 -114,843

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 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Manufacture of food products 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 5
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 14

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 22
54m+ 19
15m-54m 4
Other 3
0-1m 1

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 300,393
United States 216,517
Netherlands 193,609
Germany 32,736
France 27,300

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 194,872 105,521 -89,351
United States 98,302 118,215 +19,913
Netherlands 130,391 63,218 -67,173
Germany 20,194 12,542 -7,652
France 11,395 15,905 +4,510
Belgium 6,052 13,065 +7,013
Indonesia 2,693 14,486 +11,793
Switzerland 4,257 11,740 +7,483
Singapore 4,250 0 -4,250
South Korea 4,144 0 -4,144

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) 516,651
Air transport 329,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,022

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) 337,474 179,177 -158,297
Air transport 140,788 188,459 +47,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,022 0 -15,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 162,492
London Heathrow Airport 139,271
Liverpool Docks 131,025
Harwich 118,753
ZLC 93,578

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 £
Holyhead 64,183 98,309 +34,126
London Heathrow Airport 62,319 76,952 +14,633
Liverpool Docks 124,777 6,248 -118,529
Harwich 72,747 46,006 -26,741
ZLC 42,649 50,929 +8,280
London Stansted Airport 15,813 56,006 +40,193
Immingham Docks 46,353 9,114 -37,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,548 18,548 -16,000
Manchester Airport 11,832 2,463 -9,369
East Midlands Airport 8,175 0 -8,175

Quick facts

HS code: 29309016

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

Description: Modified forms of cysteine and cystine used in various industries