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 2,283,987
Belgium 241,519
Italy 163,109
Netherlands 138,955
Germany 41,456

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 1,501,320 782,667 -718,653
Belgium 136,597 104,922 -31,675
Italy 113,539 49,570 -63,969
Netherlands 3,233 135,722 +132,489
Germany 10,702 30,754 +20,052
Austria 16,019 17,738 +1,719
France 8,983 0 -8,983
Finland 3,621 3,579 -42
Switzerland 1,778 5,062 +3,284
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 2,385,059
United Kingdom 165,253
Germany 140,166
Italy 127,344
Belgium 63,824

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 1,548,268 836,791 -711,477
United Kingdom 81,459 83,794 +2,335
Germany 2,256 137,910 +135,654
Italy 89,572 37,772 -51,800
Belgium 53,484 10,340 -43,144
Switzerland 16,019 17,738 +1,719
Finland 3,621 3,579 -42
Spain 3,369 0 -3,369
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 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +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) 2,259,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 632,204
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) 1,477,178 782,667 -694,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 302,595 329,609 +27,014
Air transport 18,275 17,738 -537
Other 0 1,460 +1,460

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,257,724
Felixstowe 965,900
Immingham Docks 284,304
London 143,401
Dover 75,232

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 £
Southampton 851,375 406,349 -445,026
Felixstowe 607,139 358,761 -248,378
Immingham Docks 146,865 137,439 -9,426
London 9,769 133,632 +123,863
Dover 66,686 8,546 -58,140
Purfleet 41,484 33,533 -7,951
Belfast Port 22,646 17,557 -5,089
London Heathrow Airport 6,082 17,738 +11,656
Killingholme 11,657 7,918 -3,739
London Gateway Port 17,331 0 -17,331

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
2026-04 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2026-01 1
2025-12 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 13,304,417
Thailand 4,460,321
Saudi Arabia 2,491,468
Netherlands 1,876,028
Belgium 1,624,512

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 7,561,185 5,743,232 -1,817,953
Thailand 2,575,941 1,884,380 -691,561
Saudi Arabia 1,435,799 1,055,669 -380,130
Netherlands 1,135,523 740,505 -395,018
Belgium 884,599 739,913 -144,686
China 746,555 795,627 +49,072
Germany 752,757 486,699 -266,058
Brazil 615,665 486,778 -128,887
Taiwan 453,849 398,386 -55,463
France 434,430 339,585 -94,845

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 17,496

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 8,751 8,745 -6

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) 29,221,589
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,341,711
Other 17,496
Air transport 9,837

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) 16,789,937 12,431,652 -4,358,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,335,637 3,006,074 -329,563
Other 8,751 8,745 -6
Air transport 3,316 6,521 +3,205

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 21,144,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,442,061
London Gateway Port 5,321,164
Felixstowe 1,371,475
Thamesport 1,061,538

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 11,414,094 9,730,413 -1,683,681
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,872,598 2,569,463 -303,135
London Gateway Port 3,767,570 1,553,594 -2,213,976
Felixstowe 652,466 719,009 +66,543
Thamesport 687,275 374,263 -313,012
Immingham Docks 238,332 201,670 -36,662
London 159,753 142,798 -16,955
Harwich 75,880 77,432 +1,552
Avonmouth Docks 99,479 49,636 -49,843
Liverpool Docks 55,507 4,224 -51,283

Quick facts

HS code: 29314930

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

Description: Chemicals used in water treatment and medicine