Import/export HS code 29322090: Various lactones

Various other lactone chemicals used in different 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 £
Ireland 33,489,190
Netherlands 28,855,572
China 21,080,954
Germany 8,726,875
Switzerland 7,491,283

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 £
Ireland 24,967,388 8,521,802 -16,445,586
Netherlands 24,860,049 3,995,523 -20,864,526
China 9,201,130 11,879,824 +2,678,694
Germany 4,867,338 3,859,537 -1,007,801
Switzerland 3,837,778 3,653,505 -184,273
Belgium 1,575,329 1,807,271 +231,942
Mexico 1,757,717 1,610,601 -147,116
Spain 1,574,206 1,312,783 -261,423
France 1,716,874 921,047 -795,827
United States 1,086,398 495,120 -591,278

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 £
Ireland 41,465,455
China 29,450,810
Switzerland 9,354,042
Netherlands 8,667,633
Germany 7,845,378

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 £
Ireland 32,954,721 8,510,734 -24,443,987
China 13,394,945 16,055,865 +2,660,920
Switzerland 5,037,366 4,316,676 -720,690
Netherlands 8,408,279 259,354 -8,148,925
Germany 4,376,183 3,469,195 -906,988
Hungary 5,090,832 0 -5,090,832
Mexico 2,110,589 2,471,698 +361,109
United States 1,714,752 750,763 -963,989
Spain 1,076,472 994,160 -82,312
India 731,580 434,192 -297,388

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 12
Greater Manchester 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Cheshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 2 -7
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 6 3 -3
Kent 4 4 +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) 81,530,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,766,117
Air transport 16,561,812
Other 215,643
Road transport 63,439

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) 60,174,503 21,356,076 -38,818,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,276,670 7,489,447 -1,787,223
Air transport 6,657,157 9,904,655 +3,247,498
Other 68,783 146,860 +78,077
Road transport 48,858 14,581 -34,277

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 49,643,190
Dover 13,156,906
Southampton 9,266,860
London Heathrow Airport 7,896,531
Immingham Docks 5,877,730

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 £
Holyhead 41,127,265 8,515,925 -32,611,340
Dover 5,947,703 7,209,203 +1,261,500
Southampton 4,204,775 5,062,085 +857,310
London Heathrow Airport 3,427,058 4,469,473 +1,042,415
Immingham Docks 2,937,623 2,940,107 +2,484
Tyne 5,090,832 0 -5,090,832
Felixstowe 2,362,122 1,148,620 -1,213,502
Belfast Airport 1,287,461 1,596,145 +308,684
Manchester Airport 434,156 2,245,927 +1,811,771
Killingholme 1,004,228 1,450,002 +445,774

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 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Manufacture of food products 17
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 12
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 37
2025-10 38
2025-09 42
2025-08 31

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+ 57
1m-15m 40
15m-54m 22
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 35,620,794
Germany 15,482,932
Netherlands 15,403,836
Spain 13,157,300
Belgium 8,456,181

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 19,418,139 16,202,655 -3,215,484
Germany 9,894,082 5,588,850 -4,305,232
Netherlands 5,271,465 10,132,371 +4,860,906
Spain 8,430,128 4,727,172 -3,702,956
Belgium 3,718,684 4,737,497 +1,018,813
China 3,027,341 1,895,227 -1,132,114
Japan 2,551,344 828,222 -1,723,122
France 1,322,660 1,115,485 -207,175
Argentina 0 1,994,736 +1,994,736
South Korea 1,082,892 723,511 -359,381

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) 55,286,230
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,386,092
Air transport 8,820,204

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) 27,864,063 27,422,167 -441,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,382,758 19,003,334 -6,379,424
Air transport 4,884,721 3,935,483 -949,238

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 24,034,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,330,193
Immingham Docks 19,585,683
Felixstowe 14,483,466
Hull 11,949,409

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 £
Liverpool Docks 8,858,632 15,175,686 +6,317,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,016,292 14,313,901 +7,297,609
Immingham Docks 12,590,068 6,995,615 -5,594,453
Felixstowe 12,002,473 2,480,993 -9,521,480
Hull 7,731,834 4,217,575 -3,514,259
London Heathrow Airport 3,038,591 3,068,523 +29,932
Southampton 1,514,329 1,814,950 +300,621
London Gateway Port 2,379,911 619,019 -1,760,892
Middlesbrough 917,939 652,928 -265,011
London Stansted Airport 516,647 504,105 -12,542

Quick facts

HS code: 29322090

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

Description: Various other lactone chemicals used in different industries