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 22,628,523
China 15,452,579
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,092,811
Italy 3,830,963
Spain 2,391,041

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 11,852,209 10,776,314 -1,075,895
China 5,615,122 9,837,457 +4,222,335
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,110,136 982,675 -4,127,461
Italy 1,497,710 2,333,253 +835,543
Spain 1,059,612 1,331,429 +271,817
Belgium 483,527 510,308 +26,781
France 272,789 533,916 +261,127
Netherlands 322,780 402,633 +79,853
India 249,377 116,289 -133,088
Brazil 172,717 169,669 -3,048

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 22,879,018
China 16,252,496
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,565,425
Italy 4,121,222
Spain 2,026,489

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 11,872,260 11,006,758 -865,502
China 8,276,107 7,976,389 -299,718
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,659,190 2,906,235 +247,045
Italy 1,538,194 2,583,028 +1,044,834
Spain 901,506 1,124,983 +223,477
United States 539,315 503,274 -36,041
Netherlands 182,075 248,761 +66,686
France 186,704 202,955 +16,251
India 260,127 109,613 -150,514
Brazil 172,717 190,642 +17,925

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 7
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 5 6 +1
Kent 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0

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) 30,126,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,611,142
Air transport 547,109
Other 280,128
Road transport 105,044

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) 16,963,867 13,163,105 -3,800,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,863,376 13,747,766 +3,884,390
Air transport 257,969 289,140 +31,171
Other 101,666 178,462 +76,796
Road transport 0 105,044 +105,044

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,260,801
Felixstowe 17,809,702
Eurotunnel 3,969,313
Liverpool Docks 2,847,524
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 10,156,709 9,104,092 -1,052,617
Felixstowe 9,594,306 8,215,396 -1,378,910
Eurotunnel 1,477,542 2,491,771 +1,014,229
Liverpool Docks 961,031 1,886,493 +925,462
London Gateway Port 864,406 1,757,775 +893,369
Dover 550,529 880,234 +329,705
Harwich 461,256 903,339 +442,083
London 662,435 668,331 +5,896
Belfast Port 830,975 215,650 -615,325
ZLC 320,376 210,451 -109,925

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 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of food products 13
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 7
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 22
2025-09 18
2025-08 15
2025-07 22

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+ 44
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 11
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 3,792,264
France 1,332,999
Ireland 1,243,924
Belgium 1,174,734
United States 818,953

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 3,645,472 146,792 -3,498,680
France 274,024 1,058,975 +784,951
Ireland 675,325 568,599 -106,726
Belgium 644,161 530,573 -113,588
United States 307,881 511,072 +203,191
United Arab Emirates 417,572 355,192 -62,380
Germany 313,874 316,310 +2,436
Netherlands 316,323 282,733 -33,590
China 281,639 246,826 -34,813
South Africa 282,472 219,458 -63,014

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 47,879
Italy 9,441
XL 6,786
China 6,179
XU 26

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 770 47,109 +46,339
Italy 2,290 7,151 +4,861
XL 0 6,786 +6,786
China 1,188 4,991 +3,803
XU 7 19 +12
Germany 0 13 +13
United States 11 0 -11

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) 9,528,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,123,465
Air transport 706,441
Other 70,335

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) 6,297,827 3,230,345 -3,067,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,455,725 2,667,740 -787,985
Air transport 337,314 369,127 +31,813
Other 4,266 66,069 +61,803

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,931,610
London Gateway Port 2,731,339
Southampton 1,503,222
Felixstowe 814,738
Immingham Docks 800,356

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 4,720,049 2,211,561 -2,508,488
London Gateway Port 1,312,193 1,419,146 +106,953
Southampton 890,235 612,987 -277,248
Felixstowe 548,578 266,160 -282,418
Immingham Docks 415,053 385,303 -29,750
Liverpool Docks 479,463 289,222 -190,241
Heysham 348,131 323,111 -25,020
Dover 570,753 34,398 -536,355
London Heathrow Airport 245,756 244,769 -987
Holyhead 184,170 152,155 -32,015

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