Import/export HS code 293213: Furfuryl alcohol and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

Chemicals used in making resins, coatings, and cleaning products

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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 4,257,155
China 291,692
Belgium 92,185
United States 83,326
Germany 14,327

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 2,566,729 1,690,426 -876,303
China 97,656 194,036 +96,380
Belgium 72,421 19,764 -52,657
United States 58,845 24,481 -34,364
Germany 7,100 7,227 +127
France 8,352 4,407 -3,945
Poland 2,349 0 -2,349
Spain 1,375 0 -1,375

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 £
Netherlands 4,130,945
China 353,773
Belgium 120,258
United States 109,910
Taiwan 36,654

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 £
Netherlands 2,463,718 1,667,227 -796,491
China 147,631 206,142 +58,511
Belgium 88,860 31,398 -57,462
United States 97,599 12,311 -85,288
Taiwan 13,391 23,263 +9,872
Poland 2,349 0 -2,349
Germany 1,279 0 -1,279

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Greater Manchester 2
West Yorkshire 2
Cheshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Kent 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 1 0 -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) 4,499,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 242,263
Air transport 13,138

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) 2,615,241 1,884,526 -730,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 190,136 52,127 -138,009
Air transport 9,450 3,688 -5,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,924,123
Felixstowe 193,074
Middlesbrough 134,842
Southampton 134,147
Hull 117,267

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 2,389,896 1,534,227 -855,669
Felixstowe 96,531 96,543 +12
Middlesbrough 88,128 46,714 -41,414
Southampton 13,391 120,756 +107,365
Hull 30,025 87,242 +57,217
Killingholme 52,310 42,007 -10,303
Harwich 57,693 0 -57,693
Liverpool Docks 37,129 0 -37,129
Eurotunnel 31,363 0 -31,363
London 5,187 4,757 -430

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 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 5
2025-11 3
2025-07 3
2025-06 2
2025-05 2

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 5
54m+ 5
15m-54m 3
0-1m 1
Other 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 £
Singapore 309,892
Sweden 67,915
Germany 25,987
Indonesia 19,905
Colombia 15,207

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 £
Singapore 303,269 6,623 -296,646
Sweden 33,361 34,554 +1,193
Germany 13,259 12,728 -531
Indonesia 8,263 11,642 +3,379
Colombia 5,204 10,003 +4,799
China 9,896 1,463 -8,433
Mexico 10,813 0 -10,813
Brazil 10,636 0 -10,636
Malaysia 9,373 0 -9,373
United States 0 9,254 +9,254

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) 342,303
Air transport 140,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,274

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) 322,750 19,553 -303,197
Air transport 80,159 60,390 -19,769
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,238 17,036 -7,202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 329,097
East Midlands Airport 38,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,210
Manchester Airport 33,595
ZLC 30,424

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 Gateway Port 318,074 11,023 -307,051
East Midlands Airport 34,817 4,130 -30,687
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,640 14,570 -6,070
Manchester Airport 22,840 10,755 -12,085
ZLC 0 30,424 +30,424
London Heathrow Airport 15,100 14,125 -975
Southampton 4,676 8,530 +3,854
Immingham Docks 2,625 1,303 -1,322
Newcastle Airport 3,154 0 -3,154
London Stansted Airport 2,715 0 -2,715

Quick facts

HS code: 293213

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

Description: Chemicals used in making resins, coatings, and cleaning products