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 £
China 25,334,809
Ireland 25,040,706
Netherlands 23,475,529
Germany 8,938,830
Switzerland 8,472,864

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 11,642,757 13,692,052 +2,049,295
Ireland 25,034,531 6,175 -25,028,356
Netherlands 19,717,721 3,757,808 -15,959,913
Germany 5,447,540 3,491,290 -1,956,250
Switzerland 5,236,023 3,236,841 -1,999,182
Mexico 1,647,359 1,990,943 +343,584
Belgium 1,455,670 1,804,983 +349,313
Spain 1,478,434 1,395,350 -83,084
France 1,569,692 796,597 -773,095
United States 552,054 901,010 +348,956

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 33,274,855
Ireland 33,016,401
Switzerland 9,864,557
Netherlands 8,574,249
Germany 8,068,057

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 15,601,506 17,673,349 +2,071,843
Ireland 33,016,401 0 -33,016,401
Switzerland 5,703,953 4,160,604 -1,543,349
Netherlands 8,426,600 147,649 -8,278,951
Germany 4,907,456 3,160,601 -1,746,855
Mexico 2,033,407 2,634,865 +601,458
United States 1,485,828 999,809 -486,019
Spain 1,040,110 1,053,476 +13,366
India 595,499 957,616 +362,117
France 637,330 602,992 -34,338

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 13
Greater Manchester 13
Cheshire 7
Inner London - West 7
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 8 -2
Greater Manchester 9 12 +3
Cheshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Essex 2 4 +2
Kent 4 3 -1

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) 68,943,383
Air transport 19,479,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,347,162
Other 188,524
Road transport 41,970

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) 56,101,999 12,841,384 -43,260,615
Air transport 7,925,363 11,553,724 +3,628,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,332,702 8,014,460 -2,318,242
Other 182,862 5,662 -177,200
Road transport 23,223 18,747 -4,476

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 41,195,473
Dover 14,462,444
Southampton 11,224,522
London Heathrow Airport 9,933,643
Immingham Docks 6,059,552

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 41,193,138 2,335 -41,190,803
Dover 6,974,838 7,487,606 +512,768
Southampton 6,659,588 4,564,934 -2,094,654
London Heathrow Airport 3,670,713 6,262,930 +2,592,217
Immingham Docks 3,776,654 2,282,898 -1,493,756
Belfast Airport 1,767,713 2,000,034 +232,321
Felixstowe 1,383,767 2,224,301 +840,534
Manchester Airport 694,238 2,091,277 +1,397,039
Killingholme 976,351 1,460,691 +484,340
Hull 1,378,338 408,980 -969,358

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
49
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Manufacture of food products
19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
10
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 44
2026-04 38
2026-03 37
2026-02 42
2026-01 34

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+ 53
1m-15m 48
15m-54m 21
0-1m 6
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 25,825,549
Netherlands 15,461,465
Germany 13,957,517
Spain 11,776,250
Belgium 7,380,085

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 10,250,322 15,575,227 +5,324,905
Netherlands 14,551,389 910,076 -13,641,313
Germany 9,028,960 4,928,557 -4,100,403
Spain 7,252,902 4,523,348 -2,729,554
Belgium 3,374,849 4,005,236 +630,387
China 2,696,667 1,566,988 -1,129,679
Japan 2,033,517 821,324 -1,212,193
France 1,177,178 1,052,906 -124,272
Argentina 1,993,468 2,536 -1,990,932
South Korea 753,707 782,845 +29,138

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) 51,958,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,249,674
Air transport 6,952,076

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) 35,513,413 16,445,129 -19,068,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,677,363 18,572,311 +2,894,948
Air transport 4,986,923 1,965,153 -3,021,770

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,057,822
Immingham Docks 16,920,552
Liverpool Docks 16,716,395
Felixstowe 13,184,383
Hull 10,028,644

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,409,679 4,648,143 -11,761,536
Immingham Docks 10,508,117 6,412,435 -4,095,682
Liverpool Docks 1,927,894 14,788,501 +12,860,607
Felixstowe 10,688,200 2,496,183 -8,192,017
Hull 6,597,214 3,431,430 -3,165,784
London Heathrow Airport 3,358,634 1,239,357 -2,119,277
Southampton 1,702,902 1,523,681 -179,221
London Gateway Port 2,072,836 909,219 -1,163,617
Middlesbrough 1,135,307 700,710 -434,597
East Midlands Airport 872,622 121,152 -751,470

Quick facts

HS code: 29322090

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

Description: Various other lactone chemicals used in different industries