Import/export HS code 2806: Hydrogen chloride and chlorosulphuric acid

Chemicals used in industries, including hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid) and chlorosulphuric acid

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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 £
France 1,998,169
Netherlands 1,647,496
Germany 1,407,700
Ireland 249,432
Belgium 204,109

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 £
France 1,138,292 859,877 -278,415
Netherlands 970,619 676,877 -293,742
Germany 545,314 862,386 +317,072
Ireland 139,941 109,491 -30,450
Belgium 118,279 85,830 -32,449
Taiwan 114,001 87,893 -26,108
United States 77,747 89,684 +11,937
Switzerland 40,122 42,220 +2,098
Canada 7,825 47,678 +39,853
Spain 20,028 20,592 +564

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 1,814,426
Belgium 1,744,371
Austria 656,961
France 396,269
United States 254,628

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 880,078 934,348 +54,270
Belgium 1,096,073 648,298 -447,775
Austria 143,337 513,624 +370,287
France 140,763 255,506 +114,743
United States 143,583 111,045 -32,538
Netherlands 224,654 9,165 -215,489
Taiwan 114,001 87,893 -26,108
Canada 35,408 66,368 +30,960
Switzerland 44,687 45,195 +508
Ireland 39,162 29,368 -9,794

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
North Wales 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0

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) 3,207,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,251,923
Other 436,900
Air transport 252,827
Road transport 13,361

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) 2,034,393 1,173,193 -861,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 813,007 1,438,916 +625,909
Other 263,363 173,537 -89,826
Air transport 122,704 130,123 +7,419
Road transport 4,490 8,871 +4,381

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,331,783
Middlesbrough 1,426,136
Immingham Docks 551,715
000 436,900
Felixstowe 300,404

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 £
Dover 1,204,034 1,127,749 -76,285
Middlesbrough 843,673 582,463 -261,210
Immingham Docks 246,231 305,484 +59,253
000 263,363 173,537 -89,826
Felixstowe 89,569 210,835 +121,266
Southampton 115,848 109,967 -5,881
Eurotunnel 45,482 112,482 +67,000
London Heathrow Airport 52,470 53,285 +815
Harwich 91,808 12,494 -79,314
London Stansted Airport 23,025 67,878 +44,853

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 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 6
2025-08 6

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+ 21
1m-15m 7
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 £
Belgium 1,757,361
Ireland 1,429,626
Netherlands 246,546
United States 206,053
France 166,290

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 £
Belgium 1,377,971 379,390 -998,581
Ireland 816,145 613,481 -202,664
Netherlands 186,337 60,209 -126,128
United States 122,360 83,693 -38,667
France 97,539 68,751 -28,788
Germany 86,284 52,378 -33,906
Sweden 87,676 30,331 -57,345
Italy 72,663 37,015 -35,648
Switzerland 47,570 48,393 +823
South Africa 28,958 9,129 -19,829

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 147,963
Nicaragua 1,092
Ireland 21

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 78,861 69,102 -9,759
Nicaragua 1,092 0 -1,092
Ireland 21 0 -21

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) 3,220,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 912,582
Other 301,516
Air transport 197,720

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) 2,084,738 1,135,826 -948,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 692,421 220,161 -472,260
Other 183,803 117,713 -66,090
Air transport 90,850 106,870 +16,020

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,620,971
Liverpool Docks 780,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 551,345
Felixstowe 371,571
Holyhead 312,453

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 1,357,630 263,341 -1,094,289
Liverpool Docks 505,035 275,098 -229,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 285,641 265,704 -19,937
Felixstowe 201,950 169,621 -32,329
Holyhead 101,385 211,068 +109,683
000 183,803 117,713 -66,090
London Heathrow Airport 66,959 69,713 +2,754
London 70,801 65,333 -5,468
Southampton 83,106 39,706 -43,400
London Gateway Port 37,567 32,984 -4,583

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2806

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

Description: Chemicals used in industries, including hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid) and chlorosulphuric acid