Import/export HS code 34029010: Various surface-active preparations

Other surface-active cleaning products not specified in other categories

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 35,038,267
France 13,675,260
Belgium 13,668,339
Netherlands 12,157,049
Sweden 9,908,117

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 18,131,060 16,907,207 -1,223,853
France 5,981,743 7,693,517 +1,711,774
Belgium 8,074,865 5,593,474 -2,481,391
Netherlands 5,540,735 6,616,314 +1,075,579
Sweden 4,846,402 5,061,715 +215,313
Italy 4,343,736 4,512,144 +168,408
United States 4,016,467 4,360,559 +344,092
Ireland 2,134,972 2,313,157 +178,185
Switzerland 1,109,223 1,778,037 +668,814
Norway 1,289,647 1,209,306 -80,341

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 33,613,972
France 18,271,726
United States 15,802,608
Italy 9,795,871
Sweden 8,820,370

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 17,261,913 16,352,059 -909,854
France 8,793,330 9,478,396 +685,066
United States 7,673,791 8,128,817 +455,026
Italy 4,725,287 5,070,584 +345,297
Sweden 4,273,268 4,547,102 +273,834
Belgium 2,695,750 3,128,219 +432,469
China 2,367,514 2,347,558 -19,956
Netherlands 2,117,936 2,193,971 +76,035
Spain 1,483,989 1,648,736 +164,747
Norway 1,378,174 1,235,848 -142,326

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 46
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 36
Inner London - West 25
West Yorkshire 25
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 24

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 40 32 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 30 +3
Inner London - West 16 20 +4
West Yorkshire 18 19 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 19 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 15 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 16 +0
Inner London - East 13 13 +0
West Midlands 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2

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) 79,609,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,327,102
Air transport 6,166,194
Other 3,696,709
Road transport 663,456

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) 39,771,106 39,838,566 +67,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,460,766 16,866,336 +405,570
Air transport 3,141,275 3,024,919 -116,356
Other 1,836,060 1,860,649 +24,589
Road transport 371,651 291,805 -79,846
Rail transport 4,260 0 -4,260

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 30,434,117
Dover 24,492,028
Felixstowe 10,987,683
Eurotunnel 8,014,551
Southampton 6,785,618

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 14,992,973 15,441,144 +448,171
Dover 11,583,140 12,908,888 +1,325,748
Felixstowe 5,907,880 5,079,803 -828,077
Eurotunnel 4,514,156 3,500,395 -1,013,761
Southampton 2,849,137 3,936,481 +1,087,344
London 2,835,808 2,611,878 -223,930
Grangemouth Docks 3,109,196 1,725,102 -1,384,094
000 1,836,060 1,860,649 +24,589
Thamesport 1,735,238 1,898,183 +162,945
London Gateway Port 1,491,879 1,566,721 +74,842

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 136
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 124
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Other manufacturing 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 127
2026-03 111
2026-02 113
2026-01 107
2025-12 99

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+ 190
1m-15m 132
15m-54m 67
Other 39
0-1m 38

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 £
Netherlands 17,071,899
France 16,717,840
Germany 14,717,318
United States 14,437,471
Belgium 9,855,646

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 £
Netherlands 9,361,973 7,709,926 -1,652,047
France 8,987,131 7,730,709 -1,256,422
Germany 7,509,486 7,207,832 -301,654
United States 7,602,760 6,834,711 -768,049
Belgium 4,997,432 4,858,214 -139,218
Spain 3,935,059 4,375,613 +440,554
Zambia 2,510,030 5,679,686 +3,169,656
Sweden 3,164,575 3,772,691 +608,116
Turkey 3,826,805 3,017,553 -809,252
Ireland 3,324,656 3,038,316 -286,340

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 104,521
United States 80,438
Czechia 71,446
Ireland 67,121
Belgium 59,834

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 63,565 40,956 -22,609
United States 25,542 54,896 +29,354
Czechia 50,678 20,768 -29,910
Ireland 18,512 48,609 +30,097
Belgium 38,087 21,747 -16,340
Germany 2,724 3,607 +883
China 1,481 980 -501
France 2,413 0 -2,413
Denmark 481 413 -68
Turkey 3 8 +5

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) 109,729,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,780,841
Air transport 5,902,814
Other 671,011
Rail transport 18,556

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) 56,151,150 53,577,854 -2,573,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,624,658 43,156,183 -4,468,475
Air transport 2,922,378 2,980,436 +58,058
Other 328,701 342,310 +13,609
Rail transport 18,556 0 -18,556
Road transport 0 6,776 +6,776

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 49,057,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,442,109
London Gateway Port 33,080,957
Southampton 23,361,051
Felixstowe 15,404,909

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 £
Immingham Docks 23,764,687 25,292,567 +1,527,880
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,425,109 17,017,000 -408,109
London Gateway Port 15,836,010 17,244,947 +1,408,937
Southampton 11,156,216 12,204,835 +1,048,619
Felixstowe 10,297,735 5,107,174 -5,190,561
Liverpool Docks 8,310,423 6,964,191 -1,346,232
Middlesbrough 4,665,104 2,851,689 -1,813,415
Hull 2,557,840 3,393,802 +835,962
London 1,856,200 1,748,063 -108,137
London Heathrow Airport 1,773,864 1,777,586 +3,722

Quick facts

HS code: 34029010

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

Description: Other surface-active cleaning products not specified in other categories