Import/export HS code 28112990: Various inorganic compounds

Additional non-metal oxygen compounds not listed elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Italy 964,859
Germany 528,309
China 464,994
Belgium 275,233
United States 125,907

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 £
Italy 467,228 497,631 +30,403
Germany 291,350 236,959 -54,391
China 63,580 401,414 +337,834
Belgium 53,166 222,067 +168,901
United States 83,962 41,945 -42,017
Poland 26,954 59,285 +32,331
Japan 85,766 0 -85,766
Latvia 75,238 0 -75,238
Ukraine 0 65,638 +65,638
Switzerland 33,689 30,877 -2,812

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 £
Italy 861,481
China 504,076
Hungary 384,966
United States 144,322
Germany 139,050

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 £
Italy 313,993 547,488 +233,495
China 88,918 415,158 +326,240
Hungary 220,015 164,951 -55,064
United States 84,885 59,437 -25,448
Germany 75,745 63,305 -12,440
Ukraine 27,215 110,397 +83,182
Japan 88,362 0 -88,362
Latvia 66,693 0 -66,693
Switzerland 27,389 23,720 -3,669
Malaysia 0 44,448 +44,448

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Kent 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) 1,476,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 575,653
Air transport 523,632
Other 337,257

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) 626,591 849,993 +223,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,325 464,328 +353,003
Air transport 319,005 204,627 -114,378
Other 196,156 141,101 -55,055

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 509,170
Felixstowe 494,032
London 445,405
Harwich 412,242
East Midlands Airport 340,335

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 £
Immingham Docks 248,896 260,274 +11,378
Felixstowe 112,523 381,509 +268,986
London 102,263 343,142 +240,879
Harwich 234,745 177,497 -57,248
East Midlands Airport 191,846 148,489 -43,357
000 196,156 141,101 -55,055
London Heathrow Airport 92,535 3,440 -89,095
Dover 37,540 24,425 -13,115
Grangemouth Docks 0 43,446 +43,446
Birmingham Airport 15,844 26,513 +10,669

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 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
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 7
2025-11 4
2025-10 1
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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+ 15
1m-15m 6
Other 4
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 £
Ireland 92,171
Sweden 72,928
Singapore 66,991
Yemen 63,169
Germany 23,074

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 £
Ireland 23,978 68,193 +44,215
Sweden 0 72,928 +72,928
Singapore 53,809 13,182 -40,627
Yemen 17,982 45,187 +27,205
Germany 0 23,074 +23,074
Poland 8,603 10,731 +2,128
United States 3,253 15,907 +12,654
Netherlands 11,961 6,114 -5,847
South Africa 12,002 5,636 -6,366
Spain 6,114 6,114 +0

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 £
Germany 476

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 £
Germany 449 27 -422

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,942
Air transport 118,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,153
Other 77,805

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,195 78,747 -9,448
Air transport 45,671 72,564 +26,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,889 102,264 +89,375
Other 19,542 58,263 +38,721

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 89,888
London Gateway Port 89,602
000 77,805
Southampton 60,432
Glasgow Airport 42,798

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 0 89,888 +89,888
London Gateway Port 28,609 60,993 +32,384
000 19,542 58,263 +38,721
Southampton 54,796 5,636 -49,160
Glasgow Airport 18,342 24,456 +6,114
East Midlands Airport 16,640 8,619 -8,021
Manchester Airport 0 15,797 +15,797
London Heathrow Airport 6,499 5,451 -1,048
Felixstowe 7,816 3,150 -4,666
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 1,765 8,172 +6,407

Quick facts

HS code: 28112990

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

Description: Additional non-metal oxygen compounds not listed elsewhere