Import/export HS code 281129: Various inorganic oxygen compounds

Various non-metal oxygen compounds used in multiple industries

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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 £
Poland 17,414,428
Germany 15,451,654
China 15,165,750
Belgium 8,211,954
France 7,398,916

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 £
Poland 7,407,924 10,006,504 +2,598,580
Germany 8,489,494 6,962,160 -1,527,334
China 5,814,067 9,351,683 +3,537,616
Belgium 5,035,360 3,176,594 -1,858,766
France 6,227,996 1,170,920 -5,057,076
Slovakia 2,838,431 1,932,385 -906,046
Italy 1,521,922 2,782,566 +1,260,644
Netherlands 833,082 584,047 -249,035
Latvia 75,238 1,169,423 +1,094,185
Cyprus 323,676 878,021 +554,345

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 £
Poland 30,700,177
China 22,723,309
Slovakia 4,895,847
Italy 4,570,503
Germany 4,033,738

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 £
Poland 13,895,100 16,805,077 +2,909,977
China 13,023,004 9,700,305 -3,322,699
Slovakia 2,963,462 1,932,385 -1,031,077
Italy 1,683,092 2,887,411 +1,204,319
Germany 1,509,866 2,523,872 +1,014,006
Belgium 1,940,338 1,857,810 -82,528
France 1,047,688 700,086 -347,602
Austria 686,787 470,059 -216,728
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,538 1,069,737 +1,024,199
Bulgaria 0 938,573 +938,573

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Greater Manchester 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +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) 52,373,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,175,869
Other 5,970,395
Air transport 5,796,354

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) 24,680,569 27,692,656 +3,012,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,857,813 11,318,056 +4,460,243
Other 4,163,988 1,806,407 -2,357,581
Air transport 4,181,216 1,615,138 -2,566,078

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 41,791,675
Felixstowe 10,210,736
000 5,970,395
Southampton 5,050,034
Immingham Docks 4,801,920

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 18,514,381 23,277,294 +4,762,913
Felixstowe 2,958,854 7,251,882 +4,293,028
000 4,163,988 1,806,407 -2,357,581
Southampton 2,630,683 2,419,351 -211,332
Immingham Docks 2,818,632 1,983,288 -835,344
Birmingham Airport 1,917,532 873,161 -1,044,371
Harwich 1,227,196 1,413,252 +186,056
Eurotunnel 472,032 928,963 +456,931
London 895,032 505,231 -389,801
Luton Airport 1,268,168 28,354 -1,239,814

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 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 9
2025-10 9
2025-09 15
2025-08 13

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+ 22
Other 21
1m-15m 15
0-1m 7
15m-54m 2

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 £
France 333,187
Ireland 285,869
Poland 222,121
Italy 107,231
Netherlands 80,005

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 £
France 200,017 133,170 -66,847
Ireland 143,009 142,860 -149
Poland 105,288 116,833 +11,545
Italy 21,791 85,440 +63,649
Netherlands 58,602 21,403 -37,199
South Africa 12,002 67,369 +55,367
Sweden 0 72,928 +72,928
Germany 14,214 56,998 +42,784
Singapore 53,809 13,182 -40,627
Yemen 17,982 45,187 +27,205

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 £
Austria 6,515
Germany 476
Taiwan 447
XI 20

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 £
Austria 6,356 159 -6,197
Germany 449 27 -422
Taiwan 0 447 +447
XI 20 0 -20

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) 1,049,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,367
Air transport 226,539
Other 85,139

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) 512,008 537,281 +25,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,153 163,214 +39,061
Air transport 111,686 114,853 +3,167
Other 25,918 59,221 +33,303

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 487,976
London Gateway Port 168,637
Immingham Docks 152,033
Dover 145,153
Southampton 88,709

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 276,242 211,734 -64,508
London Gateway Port 33,199 135,438 +102,239
Immingham Docks 33,601 118,432 +84,831
Dover 60,960 84,193 +23,233
Southampton 74,685 14,024 -60,661
000 25,918 59,221 +33,303
Holyhead 37,515 44,751 +7,236
Liverpool Docks 47,220 29,282 -17,938
London Heathrow Airport 25,503 30,567 +5,064
Harwich 35,889 13,359 -22,530

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 281129

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

Description: Various non-metal oxygen compounds used in multiple industries