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 1,959,005
Netherlands 1,568,148
Germany 1,352,912
Ireland 228,028
Taiwan 201,894

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 1,191,112 767,893 -423,219
Netherlands 912,710 655,438 -257,272
Germany 560,557 792,355 +231,798
Ireland 141,316 86,712 -54,604
Taiwan 114,001 87,893 -26,108
United States 104,197 94,959 -9,238
Belgium 105,738 74,699 -31,039
Switzerland 42,923 41,016 -1,907
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 £
Belgium 1,740,542
Germany 1,735,799
Austria 580,689
France 332,191
United States 284,099

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 £
Belgium 1,119,989 620,553 -499,436
Germany 822,877 912,922 +90,045
Austria 137,652 443,037 +305,385
France 151,311 180,880 +29,569
United States 168,570 115,529 -53,041
Netherlands 260,432 1,151 -259,281
Taiwan 114,001 87,893 -26,108
Canada 20,743 77,495 +56,752
Switzerland 43,130 48,349 +5,219
South Korea 59,876 0 -59,876

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 1 -1
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) 3,270,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,993,581
Other 441,138
Air transport 281,930
Road transport 16,162

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) 2,025,553 1,244,533 -781,020
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 832,902 1,160,679 +327,777
Other 273,152 167,986 -105,166
Air transport 147,229 134,701 -12,528
Road transport 7,291 8,871 +1,580

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,269,767
Middlesbrough 1,319,024
Immingham Docks 541,237
000 441,138
Felixstowe 231,544

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 1,252,166 1,017,601 -234,565
Middlesbrough 763,489 555,535 -207,954
Immingham Docks 221,629 319,608 +97,979
000 273,152 167,986 -105,166
Felixstowe 75,226 156,318 +81,092
Southampton 115,848 109,967 -5,881
Eurotunnel 45,482 112,482 +67,000
Harwich 109,928 12,494 -97,434
London Stansted Airport 49,734 67,878 +18,144
London Heathrow Airport 45,252 57,475 +12,223

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
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 6
2025-08 6
2025-07 7

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 1,897,619
Ireland 1,427,458
Netherlands 259,551
United States 232,334
France 157,389

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 1,448,325 449,294 -999,031
Ireland 805,451 622,007 -183,444
Netherlands 195,310 64,241 -131,069
United States 148,641 83,693 -64,948
France 89,717 67,672 -22,045
Germany 85,259 46,878 -38,381
Italy 88,881 38,221 -50,660
Sweden 81,026 34,090 -46,936
Switzerland 15,773 80,190 +64,417
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 £
XU 157,715
XI 148,031
Nicaragua 1,568
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 £
XU 99,443 58,272 -41,171
XI 74,997 73,034 -1,963
Nicaragua 1,568 0 -1,568
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) 3,200,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,110,748
Other 307,335
Air transport 191,401

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) 1,970,506 1,229,643 -740,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 887,668 223,080 -664,588
Other 176,029 131,306 -44,723
Air transport 89,825 101,576 +11,751

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,618,080
Liverpool Docks 780,909
Dover / Eurotunnel 556,200
Felixstowe 387,227
000 307,335

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 1,275,567 342,513 -933,054
Liverpool Docks 502,537 278,372 -224,165
Dover / Eurotunnel 258,635 297,565 +38,930
Felixstowe 220,433 166,794 -53,639
000 176,029 131,306 -44,723
Holyhead 99,620 199,310 +99,690
Killingholme 214,645 0 -214,645
Southampton 109,387 39,706 -69,681
London Heathrow Airport 66,959 64,477 -2,482
London 70,961 57,772 -13,189

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