Import/export HS code 29314930: Etidronic acid and salts

Chemicals used in water treatment and medicine

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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 1,793,193
Belgium 229,795
Italy 146,908
Netherlands 138,955
Germany 34,084

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 1,021,356 771,837 -249,519
Belgium 133,484 96,311 -37,173
Italy 97,338 49,570 -47,768
Netherlands 3,233 135,722 +132,489
Germany 17,684 16,400 -1,284
Austria 16,019 17,738 +1,719
Finland 3,621 3,579 -42
Switzerland 1,778 5,062 +3,284
France 5,536 0 -5,536
Sweden 2,256 0 -2,256

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 1,888,801
United Kingdom 168,143
Germany 140,166
Italy 109,157
Belgium 49,210

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 1,081,651 807,150 -274,501
United Kingdom 87,417 80,726 -6,691
Germany 5,052 135,114 +130,062
Italy 71,385 37,772 -33,613
Belgium 37,160 12,050 -25,110
Switzerland 16,019 17,738 +1,719
Finland 3,621 3,579 -42
India 0 2,090 +2,090

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 2
West Yorkshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1

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
Cheshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +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) 1,790,364
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 572,147
Air transport 36,013
Other 1,460

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) 1,018,527 771,837 -246,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 265,503 306,644 +41,141
Air transport 18,275 17,738 -537
Other 712 748 +36

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 985,230
Southampton 747,600
Immingham Docks 270,672
London 143,401
Purfleet 75,017

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 697,450 287,780 -409,670
Southampton 281,100 466,500 +185,400
Immingham Docks 153,402 117,270 -36,132
London 9,769 133,632 +123,863
Purfleet 41,484 33,533 -7,951
Dover 49,834 5,750 -44,084
Belfast Port 22,646 17,557 -5,089
London Heathrow Airport 6,082 17,738 +11,656
London Gateway Port 17,331 0 -17,331
Killingholme 6,193 7,918 +1,725

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
7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Accommodation
1
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1
2026-04 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2026-01 1

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
15m-54m 5
1m-15m 4
54m+ 4
Other 2

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 11,974,626
Thailand 3,707,667
Saudi Arabia 2,491,468
Netherlands 1,721,755
Belgium 1,568,629

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 7,451,434 4,523,192 -2,928,242
Thailand 2,734,915 972,752 -1,762,163
Saudi Arabia 1,719,859 771,609 -948,250
Netherlands 1,046,439 675,316 -371,123
Belgium 850,685 717,944 -132,741
China 632,551 788,234 +155,683
Germany 633,144 454,740 -178,404
Brazil 478,540 418,572 -59,968
Taiwan 351,903 410,409 +58,506
France 278,373 378,862 +100,489

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 17,507

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 6,559 10,948 +4,389

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,891,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,904,871
Other 17,507
Air transport 8,126

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,299,476 9,591,827 -6,707,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,958,478 2,946,393 -12,085
Other 6,559 10,948 +4,389
Air transport 3,640 4,486 +846

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 19,037,075
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,986,078
London Gateway Port 4,329,064
Felixstowe 1,335,413
Thamesport 922,660

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 £
Southampton 11,537,017 7,500,058 -4,036,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,464,036 2,522,042 +58,006
London Gateway Port 3,245,984 1,083,080 -2,162,904
Felixstowe 712,993 622,420 -90,573
Thamesport 588,594 334,066 -254,528
Immingham Docks 220,168 221,549 +1,381
London 152,605 123,497 -29,108
Avonmouth Docks 99,479 49,636 -49,843
Harwich 82,740 63,633 -19,107
Liverpool Docks 56,716 3,015 -53,701

Quick facts

HS code: 29314930

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

Description: Chemicals used in water treatment and medicine