Import/export HS code 28112930: Nitrogen oxides

Gases used in chemical synthesis and as industrial reagents

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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 17,328,189
China 14,700,756
Germany 14,104,049
Belgium 7,901,383
France 7,386,163

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 7,380,970 9,947,219 +2,566,249
China 5,750,487 8,950,269 +3,199,782
Germany 7,600,200 6,503,849 -1,096,351
Belgium 4,982,194 2,919,189 -2,063,005
France 6,216,374 1,169,789 -5,046,585
Slovakia 2,838,431 1,932,385 -906,046
Italy 1,054,694 2,284,935 +1,230,241
Netherlands 814,555 479,637 -334,918
Cyprus 323,676 878,021 +554,345
Latvia 0 1,169,423 +1,169,423

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 30,698,751
China 22,217,264
Slovakia 4,895,847
Belgium 3,784,286
Italy 3,603,815

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 13,893,674 16,805,077 +2,911,403
China 12,933,015 9,284,249 -3,648,766
Slovakia 2,963,462 1,932,385 -1,031,077
Belgium 1,938,945 1,845,341 -93,604
Italy 1,326,563 2,277,252 +950,689
Germany 1,013,323 2,167,086 +1,153,763
France 1,039,230 700,086 -339,144
Austria 679,088 461,771 -217,317
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,538 1,044,866 +999,328
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Greater Manchester 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Yorkshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1

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) 50,493,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,672,796
Other 5,454,115
Air transport 4,573,299

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) 23,777,687 26,716,211 +2,938,524
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,415,442 10,257,354 +3,841,912
Other 3,849,457 1,604,658 -2,244,799
Air transport 3,769,717 803,582 -2,966,135

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 41,729,710
Felixstowe 9,716,704
000 5,454,115
Southampton 5,021,576
Immingham Docks 4,205,647

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 18,476,841 23,252,869 +4,776,028
Felixstowe 2,846,331 6,870,373 +4,024,042
000 3,849,457 1,604,658 -2,244,799
Southampton 2,630,683 2,390,893 -239,790
Immingham Docks 2,569,736 1,635,911 -933,825
Harwich 992,451 1,232,354 +239,903
Birmingham Airport 1,816,523 240,617 -1,575,906
Eurotunnel 472,032 927,072 +455,040
Luton Airport 1,268,168 28,354 -1,239,814
London 763,232 162,089 -601,143

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 5
Other manufacturing 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

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 8
2025-09 12
2025-08 10

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
Other 17
54m+ 11
1m-15m 9
0-1m 7
15m-54m 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 £
France 329,111
Poland 202,787
Ireland 175,932
Italy 107,231
South Africa 61,733

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 197,979 131,132 -66,847
Poland 96,685 106,102 +9,417
Ireland 113,765 62,167 -51,598
Italy 21,791 85,440 +63,649
South Africa 0 61,733 +61,733
Netherlands 35,631 13,842 -21,789
Malaysia 30,823 11,682 -19,141
Panama 10,721 15,532 +4,811
Hungary 17,994 0 -17,994
Kuwait 11,454 2,893 -8,561

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
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
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) 864,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,822
Air transport 104,657
Other 7,334

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) 476,020 388,593 -87,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,989 82,833 +51,844
Air transport 65,055 39,602 -25,453
Other 6,376 958 -5,418

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 483,215
Dover 145,153
London Gateway Port 79,035
Liverpool Docks 68,417
Holyhead 62,462

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 273,926 209,289 -64,637
Dover 60,960 84,193 +23,233
London Gateway Port 4,590 74,445 +69,855
Liverpool Docks 47,214 21,203 -26,011
Holyhead 32,249 30,213 -2,036
Immingham Docks 24,854 20,543 -4,311
London Heathrow Airport 19,004 22,429 +3,425
Harwich 20,605 13,359 -7,246
Heysham 23,252 3,033 -20,219
ZLC 21,206 4,078 -17,128

Quick facts

HS code: 28112930

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

Description: Gases used in chemical synthesis and as industrial reagents