Import/export HS code 282110: Iron oxides and hydroxides

Chemical compounds of iron and oxygen or hydrogen, used in pigments, coatings, and metallurgy

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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 £
Germany 22,940,885
China 16,319,362
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,842,091
Italy 3,847,781
Spain 2,391,655

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 £
Germany 11,945,655 10,995,230 -950,425
China 6,247,892 10,071,470 +3,823,578
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,237,376 604,715 -4,632,661
Italy 1,520,208 2,327,573 +807,365
Spain 1,047,844 1,343,811 +295,967
Belgium 537,637 491,292 -46,345
France 295,168 491,929 +196,761
Netherlands 351,394 311,119 -40,275
India 251,089 104,614 -146,475
Brazil 222,176 120,210 -101,966

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 £
Germany 23,194,962
China 16,902,734
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,519,105
Italy 4,136,934
Spain 2,031,094

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 £
Germany 11,984,939 11,210,023 -774,916
China 8,805,538 8,097,196 -708,342
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,928,710 2,590,395 -338,315
Italy 1,561,055 2,575,879 +1,014,824
Spain 865,392 1,165,702 +300,310
United States 594,136 447,357 -146,779
Netherlands 174,146 211,346 +37,200
France 213,100 168,534 -44,566
Brazil 222,176 141,183 -80,993
India 259,075 100,702 -158,373

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Kent 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Kent 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -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) 29,832,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,775,940
Air transport 527,993
Other 291,366
Road transport 111,738

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) 17,003,971 12,828,407 -4,175,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,831,525 13,944,415 +3,112,890
Air transport 247,224 280,769 +33,545
Other 101,666 189,700 +88,034
Road transport 0 111,738 +111,738

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,537,616
Felixstowe 18,341,456
Eurotunnel 4,015,059
Liverpool Docks 2,945,940
London Gateway Port 2,622,181

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 10,116,962 9,420,654 -696,308
Felixstowe 10,295,988 8,045,468 -2,250,520
Eurotunnel 1,536,835 2,478,224 +941,389
Liverpool Docks 969,371 1,976,569 +1,007,198
London Gateway Port 1,077,585 1,544,596 +467,011
Dover 542,024 849,294 +307,270
Harwich 480,507 885,533 +405,026
London 720,812 625,685 -95,127
Belfast Port 812,255 188,050 -624,205
ZLC 351,702 177,038 -174,664

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 25
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of food products 13
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 19
2025-10 22
2025-09 18
2025-08 15

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+ 43
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 10
0-1m 5
Other 5

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 £
Spain 3,773,141
France 1,294,240
Ireland 1,228,829
Belgium 1,167,480
United States 834,169

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 £
Spain 3,616,399 156,742 -3,459,657
France 247,759 1,046,481 +798,722
Ireland 622,093 606,736 -15,357
Belgium 684,340 483,140 -201,200
United States 328,821 505,348 +176,527
United Arab Emirates 389,158 337,827 -51,331
Germany 342,349 294,390 -47,959
Netherlands 308,357 260,552 -47,805
South Africa 282,593 265,227 -17,366
China 290,462 238,003 -52,459

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 £
XI 48,812
Italy 9,441
XL 6,786
China 6,179
United States 35

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 £
XI 316 48,496 +48,180
Italy 2,290 7,151 +4,861
XL 0 6,786 +6,786
China 1,502 4,677 +3,175
United States 11 24 +13
Germany 0 13 +13

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) 9,458,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,124,623
Air transport 712,366
Other 71,292

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) 6,319,887 3,138,935 -3,180,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,453,671 2,670,952 -782,719
Air transport 331,960 380,406 +48,446
Other 4,145 67,147 +63,002

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,907,270
London Gateway Port 2,759,633
Southampton 1,518,626
Immingham Docks 803,658
Felixstowe 797,508

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 4,786,970 2,120,300 -2,666,670
London Gateway Port 1,327,105 1,432,528 +105,423
Southampton 898,717 619,909 -278,808
Immingham Docks 403,463 400,195 -3,268
Felixstowe 527,452 270,056 -257,396
Liverpool Docks 497,858 252,643 -245,215
Heysham 311,653 360,848 +49,195
Dover 552,128 11,847 -540,281
London Heathrow Airport 244,184 244,725 +541
Holyhead 185,515 155,343 -30,172

Quick facts

HS code: 282110

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

Description: Chemical compounds of iron and oxygen or hydrogen, used in pigments, coatings, and metallurgy