Import/export HS code 29336940: Methenamine and related compounds

Chemicals like methenamine, used in medicines or industrial applications

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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 £
Germany 422,512
Spain 76,351
China 39,362
Netherlands 23,783
Belgium 22,662

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 £
Germany 276,788 145,724 -131,064
Spain 51,592 24,759 -26,833
China 39,362 0 -39,362
Netherlands 4,029 19,754 +15,725
Belgium 9,453 13,209 +3,756
France 0 7,093 +7,093

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 £
Germany 368,585
India 79,655
Saudi Arabia 67,249
China 35,864
Japan 21,569

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 £
Germany 257,217 111,368 -145,849
India 0 79,655 +79,655
Saudi Arabia 59,936 7,313 -52,623
China 35,864 0 -35,864
Japan 11,154 10,415 -739
South Korea 9,453 0 -9,453
Taiwan 6,072 0 -6,072
Belgium 1,455 1,788 +333

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
East Central Scotland 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
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 0 -1
North Wales 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 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) 287,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 223,133
Air transport 80,921
Other 73

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) 249,084 38,552 -210,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,067 91,066 -41,001
Air transport 0 80,921 +80,921
Other 73 0 -73

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 124,153
Dover 105,173
London 83,501
Birmingham Airport 80,921
Immingham Docks 72,142

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 £
Harwich 114,064 10,089 -103,975
Dover 65,680 39,493 -26,187
London 83,501 0 -83,501
Birmingham Airport 0 80,921 +80,921
Immingham Docks 18,319 53,823 +35,504
Felixstowe 45,960 19,656 -26,304
Hull 35,416 0 -35,416
Eurotunnel 17,293 0 -17,293
Killingholme 0 6,557 +6,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 918 0 -918

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-06 1
2025-05 5
2025-04 3
2025-03 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
54m+ 5
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 2
0-1m 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 £
United States 45,373
Switzerland 14,910
Australia 10,058
India 9,099
Sweden 7,016

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 24,696 20,677 -4,019
Switzerland 9,940 4,970 -4,970
Australia 10,058 0 -10,058
India 9,099 0 -9,099
Sweden 7,016 0 -7,016
Israel 0 4,370 +4,370
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,504 1,858 -646
Belgium 0 2,837 +2,837

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 67,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,121

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 £
Air transport 44,694 23,210 -21,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,619 11,502 -7,117

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 31,762
ZLC 12,863
East Midlands Airport 11,516
Southampton 9,636
London Gateway Port 9,099

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 £
Manchester Airport 20,138 11,624 -8,514
ZLC 6,937 5,926 -1,011
East Midlands Airport 11,516 0 -11,516
Southampton 2,504 7,132 +4,628
London Gateway Port 9,099 0 -9,099
Immingham Docks 7,016 0 -7,016
London Stansted Airport 6,103 0 -6,103
Felixstowe 0 4,370 +4,370
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 2,837 +2,837
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,823 +2,823

Quick facts

HS code: 29336940

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

Description: Chemicals like methenamine, used in medicines or industrial applications