Import/export HS code 282550: Copper oxides and hydroxides

Copper compounds used in agriculture, pigments, and as a chemical reagent

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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 £
United States 21,929,568
Australia 12,968,415
Germany 7,538,211
Norway 7,376,218
Canada 1,898,364

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 £
United States 10,419,346 11,510,222 +1,090,876
Australia 8,644,327 4,324,088 -4,320,239
Germany 4,235,152 3,303,059 -932,093
Norway 2,837,115 4,539,103 +1,701,988
Canada 1,236,503 661,861 -574,642
Spain 208,870 248,160 +39,290
Aruba 401,395 0 -401,395
Italy 133,721 161,744 +28,023
Belgium 113,546 136,507 +22,961
France 64,089 149,570 +85,481

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 £
United States 24,186,139
Australia 13,444,940
Germany 7,549,537
Norway 7,455,558
Italy 275,290

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 £
United States 11,957,537 12,228,602 +271,065
Australia 9,120,852 4,324,088 -4,796,764
Germany 4,235,114 3,314,423 -920,691
Norway 2,693,816 4,761,742 +2,067,926
Italy 113,546 161,744 +48,198
India 0 204,496 +204,496
Sweden 180,375 23,954 -156,421
Taiwan 67,398 79,791 +12,393
Belgium 0 97,397 +97,397
France 18,206 29,151 +10,945

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Devon 1

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Devon 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0

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) 41,798,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,951,730
Other 698,682
Air transport 183,805

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) 22,370,730 19,427,648 -2,943,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,330,902 5,620,828 +289,926
Other 617,815 80,867 -536,948
Air transport 67,435 116,370 +48,935

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 17,077,329
Immingham Docks 13,823,797
Grangemouth Docks 9,918,201
London Gateway Port 3,837,524
Felixstowe 3,511,863

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 £
Southampton 6,244,287 10,833,042 +4,588,755
Immingham Docks 6,320,518 7,503,279 +1,182,761
Grangemouth Docks 6,292,698 3,625,503 -2,667,195
London Gateway Port 3,078,631 758,893 -2,319,738
Felixstowe 3,090,306 421,557 -2,668,749
Liverpool Docks 1,156,373 301,108 -855,265
Eurotunnel 255,734 768,096 +512,362
Dover 909,982 67,576 -842,406
000 617,815 80,867 -536,948
Tyne 123,149 391,999 +268,850

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 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1
Dormant Company 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 8
2025-07 2

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
1m-15m 7
54m+ 7
Other 2
0-1m 1
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 £
Spain 399,752
Ireland 317,228
New Zealand 191,937
Norway 142,954
Poland 90,628

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 196,126 203,626 +7,500
Ireland 127,965 189,263 +61,298
New Zealand 125,689 66,248 -59,441
Norway 0 142,954 +142,954
Poland 90,628 0 -90,628
Costa Rica 83,968 0 -83,968
United States 2,922 54,593 +51,671
Turkey 53,856 0 -53,856
Switzerland 26,127 26,808 +681
Kenya 44,226 5,743 -38,483

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) 912,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 646,759
Air transport 100,769

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) 490,701 421,703 -68,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 326,952 319,807 -7,145
Air transport 26,875 73,894 +47,019

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 550,510
Holyhead 243,278
Felixstowe 173,189
Immingham Docks 142,954
London Gateway Port 96,288

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 344,035 206,475 -137,560
Holyhead 127,965 115,313 -12,652
Felixstowe 125,689 47,500 -78,189
Immingham Docks 0 142,954 +142,954
London Gateway Port 68,969 27,319 -41,650
Grangemouth Docks 83,968 0 -83,968
London 40,900 35,786 -5,114
Liverpool Docks 0 73,950 +73,950
Southampton 0 66,248 +66,248
London Heathrow Airport 1,382 56,406 +55,024

Quick facts

HS code: 282550

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

Description: Copper compounds used in agriculture, pigments, and as a chemical reagent