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29181400 — Citric acid

Commodity code 29181400 covers citric acid, within HMRC chapter 29 (organic chemicals). 38 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 18 counties and 27 towns.

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38Businesses trading
18Counties
27Towns
778Import declarations

Businesses importing under 29181400

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Most active business

DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED

Macclesfield, Cheshire 237 import declarations 22 export declarations SK11 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include amino-acids and their esters; salts thereof (excl. those with > one kind of oxygen function, lysine and its esters, and salts thereof, and glutamic acid, anthranilic acid, tilidine "inn", and salts thereof), cellulose ethers, in primary forms (excl. carboxymethylcellulose and its salts).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity237 in the last 6 months
DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jul 24: 45 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Aug 24: 40 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Sep 24: 33 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Oct 24: 41 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Nov 24: 44 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Dec 24: 41 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jan 25: 29 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Feb 25: 29 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Mar 25: 35 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Apr 25: 34 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — May 25: 36 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jun 25: 28 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jul 25: 23 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Aug 25: 29 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Sep 25: 35 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Oct 25: 38 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Nov 25: 34 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Dec 25: 38 import declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jan 26: 42 import declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Feb 26: 41 import declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Mar 26: 36 import declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Apr 26: 32 import declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — May 26: 42 import declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jun 26: 44 import declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jul 26: 23 import declarations (modelled forecast)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Aug 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Sep 26: 35 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jul 24: 3 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Aug 24: 4 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Sep 24: 1 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Oct 24: 1 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Nov 24: 2 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Dec 24: 1 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jan 25: 1 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Feb 25: 3 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Mar 25: 1 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Apr 25: 5 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — May 25: 6 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jun 25: 1 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jul 25: 5 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Aug 25: 2 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Sep 25: 4 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Oct 25: 2 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Nov 25: 1 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Dec 25: 4 export declarations (historic)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jan 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Feb 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Mar 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Apr 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — May 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jun 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Jul 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Aug 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED — Sep 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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KILO LTD

Kingswinford, West Midlands 122 import declarations 29 export declarations DY6 *Ch. 11Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 17 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include salts and esters of citric acid (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury), polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined (excl. sodium triphosphate "sodium tripolyphosphate", and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined).

▲ Expected to increase by 5.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity122 in the last 6 months
KILO LTD — Jul 24: 17 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Aug 24: 20 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Sep 24: 20 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Oct 24: 16 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Nov 24: 19 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Dec 24: 17 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jan 25: 20 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Feb 25: 21 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Mar 25: 19 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Apr 25: 21 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — May 25: 16 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jun 25: 22 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jul 25: 21 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Aug 25: 17 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Sep 25: 17 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Oct 25: 24 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Nov 25: 22 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Dec 25: 20 import declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jan 26: 17 import declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Feb 26: 22 import declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Mar 26: 18 import declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Apr 26: 26 import declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — May 26: 19 import declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Jun 26: 20 import declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Jul 26: 22 import declarations (modelled forecast)KILO LTD — Aug 26: 18 import declarations (modelled forecast)KILO LTD — Sep 26: 18 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
KILO LTD — Jul 24: 3 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Aug 24: 4 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Sep 24: 1 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Oct 24: 3 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Nov 24: 3 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Dec 24: 1 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jan 25: 3 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Feb 25: 4 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Mar 25: 2 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Apr 25: 2 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — May 25: 1 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jun 25: 2 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jul 25: 1 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Aug 25: 1 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Sep 25: 2 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Oct 25: 4 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Nov 25: 1 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Dec 25: 2 export declarations (historic)KILO LTD — Jan 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Feb 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Mar 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Apr 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — May 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Jun 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)KILO LTD — Jul 26: 1 export declarations (modelled forecast)KILO LTD — Aug 26: 1 export declarations (modelled forecast)KILO LTD — Sep 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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TASTETECH LIMITED

Bristol, Bristol 27 import declarations 52 export declarations BS4 *Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 21 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. acrylic acid and its salts and esters, methacrylic acid and its salts and esters, and.

▲ Expected to increase by 37.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
TASTETECH LIMITED — Jul 24: 6 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Aug 24: 4 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Sep 24: 2 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Oct 24: 4 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Nov 24: 1 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Dec 24: 0 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jan 25: 5 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Feb 25: 2 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Mar 25: 6 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Apr 25: 3 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — May 25: 6 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jun 25: 5 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jul 25: 5 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Aug 25: 6 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Sep 25: 5 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Oct 25: 3 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Nov 25: 9 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Dec 25: 4 import declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jan 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Feb 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Mar 26: 5 import declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Apr 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — May 26: 8 import declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jun 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jul 26: 7 import declarations (modelled forecast)TASTETECH LIMITED — Aug 26: 8 import declarations (modelled forecast)TASTETECH LIMITED — Sep 26: 7 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
TASTETECH LIMITED — Jul 24: 10 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Aug 24: 5 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Sep 24: 11 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Oct 24: 7 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Nov 24: 7 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Dec 24: 8 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jan 25: 10 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Feb 25: 9 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Mar 25: 10 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Apr 25: 8 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — May 25: 9 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jun 25: 10 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jul 25: 10 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Aug 25: 7 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Sep 25: 8 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Oct 25: 9 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Nov 25: 10 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Dec 25: 9 export declarations (historic)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jan 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Feb 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Mar 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Apr 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — May 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jun 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)TASTETECH LIMITED — Jul 26: 10 export declarations (modelled forecast)TASTETECH LIMITED — Aug 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)TASTETECH LIMITED — Sep 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 29181400

What goods does commodity code 29181400 cover?

Citric acid. It sits in HMRC chapter 29, organic chemicals. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 29181400?

38 businesses filed customs declarations against code 29181400 in the last six months, spread across 18 counties and 27 towns, totalling 778 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 29181400?

The busiest counties are Aberdeen City (11 businesses), Greater London (4 businesses), West Midlands (4 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.