Import/export HS code 2816: Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium

Chemical compounds used in industries like medicine, cosmetics, and manufacturing. Includes magnesium hydroxide and peroxide

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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 £
Netherlands 2,873,218
China 2,318,469
Germany 1,887,707
Mexico 1,394,940
Sweden 1,139,805

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 £
Netherlands 1,770,634 1,102,584 -668,050
China 1,231,727 1,086,742 -144,985
Germany 651,737 1,235,970 +584,233
Mexico 445,682 949,258 +503,576
Sweden 592,428 547,377 -45,051
United States 116,339 625,094 +508,755
Austria 2,952 418,546 +415,594
Morocco 0 335,884 +335,884
Ireland 161,970 73,996 -87,974
India 73,177 71,906 -1,271

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 £
China 2,835,925
Netherlands 2,431,470
Mexico 1,663,834
Sweden 1,130,215
Germany 1,073,536

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 £
China 1,459,014 1,376,911 -82,103
Netherlands 1,402,693 1,028,777 -373,916
Mexico 424,662 1,239,172 +814,510
Sweden 582,838 547,377 -35,461
Germany 519,608 553,928 +34,320
Austria 285,067 631,836 +346,769
United States 147,905 686,614 +538,709
Morocco 0 289,124 +289,124
Ireland 150,915 72,125 -78,790
India 51,441 73,777 +22,336

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Cheshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Norfolk 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,636,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,580,421
Other 342,962
Air transport 239,542
Road transport 1,622

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) 2,419,086 3,217,215 +798,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,431,901 3,148,520 +716,619
Other 164,135 178,827 +14,692
Air transport 127,140 112,402 -14,738
Road transport 1,622 0 -1,622

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,252,975
Middlesbrough 1,889,888
London Gateway Port 1,218,212
Southampton 1,062,173
Felixstowe 993,643

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 1,667,005 1,585,970 -81,035
Middlesbrough 1,128,036 761,852 -366,184
London Gateway Port 585,810 632,402 +46,592
Southampton 50,154 1,012,019 +961,865
Felixstowe 558,148 435,495 -122,653
Dover 86,157 626,828 +540,671
Killingholme 119,191 410,054 +290,863
London 11,179 337,900 +326,721
000 164,135 178,827 +14,692
Liverpool Docks 158,749 117,955 -40,794

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 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 8
2025-07 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
54m+ 15
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 6
0-1m 2
Other 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 357,444
Netherlands 256,554
United States 243,524
Czechia 239,995
New Zealand 211,536

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 299,985 57,459 -242,526
Netherlands 101,942 154,612 +52,670
United States 236,419 7,105 -229,314
Czechia 72,292 167,703 +95,411
New Zealand 35,821 175,715 +139,894
South Korea 57,750 140,734 +82,984
Estonia 87,332 79,675 -7,657
Ireland 80,452 69,873 -10,579
Norway 63,228 70,745 +7,517
Spain 74,907 54,340 -20,567

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 402

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 402 0 -402

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) 2,065,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 823,565
Air transport 180,751
Other 402

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) 1,073,541 992,115 -81,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 351,421 472,144 +120,723
Air transport 168,506 12,245 -156,261
Other 402 0 -402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,550,315
Southampton 401,578
Immingham Docks 278,424
London Gateway Port 252,291
London Heathrow Airport 167,815

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 880,548 669,767 -210,781
Southampton 197,890 203,688 +5,798
Immingham Docks 121,319 157,105 +35,786
London Gateway Port 65,153 187,138 +121,985
London Heathrow Airport 162,710 5,105 -157,605
Felixstowe 35,226 122,235 +87,009
Liverpool Docks 44,157 43,666 -491
Holyhead 34,182 26,207 -7,975
Harwich 23,043 30,549 +7,506
Hull 17,940 18,300 +360

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2816

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

Description: Chemical compounds used in industries like medicine, cosmetics, and manufacturing. Includes magnesium hydroxide and peroxide