Import/export HS code 28259011: High-purity calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide with 98% or more purity, used in food, pharmaceuticals, and water treatment

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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 £
Ireland 665,715
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 182,080
Germany 26,120
France 17,823
United Arab Emirates 4,068

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 £
Ireland 347,807 317,908 -29,899
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 182,080 +182,080
Germany 18,979 7,141 -11,838
France 17,823 0 -17,823
United Arab Emirates 4,068 0 -4,068
United States 0 3,957 +3,957
Turkey 2,155 0 -2,155
Spain 0 694 +694
China 478 0 -478
Italy 0 311 +311

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 182,080
France 17,823
United Kingdom 15,196
Germany 10,924
United Arab Emirates 4,068

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 182,080 +182,080
France 17,823 0 -17,823
United Kingdom 15,196 0 -15,196
Germany 3,783 7,141 +3,358
United Arab Emirates 4,068 0 -4,068
United States 0 3,957 +3,957
Turkey 2,155 0 -2,155
Spain 0 694 +694
China 478 0 -478
Italy 0 311 +311

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 665,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,051
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,948
Air transport 36,687

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 £
Other 347,807 317,908 -29,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,633 153,418 +150,785
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,802 8,146 -28,656
Air transport 4,068 32,619 +28,551

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 665,715
Felixstowe 157,109
London Heathrow Airport 34,385
Eurotunnel 19,770
Immingham Docks 15,507

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 £
000 347,807 317,908 -29,899
Felixstowe 2,633 154,476 +151,843
London Heathrow Airport 4,068 30,317 +26,249
Eurotunnel 17,823 1,947 -15,876
Immingham Docks 15,196 311 -14,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 4,830 +4,830
Dover 3,783 0 -3,783
Manchester Airport 0 2,302 +2,302

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Company Months traded
AVON METALS LIMITED 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 £
United States 8,086,878
China 982,000
Japan 814,038
India 528,284
Kuwait 225,134

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 £
United States 4,537,878 3,549,000 -988,878
China 436,480 545,520 +109,040
Japan 448,827 365,211 -83,616
India 276,395 251,889 -24,506
Kuwait 45,965 179,169 +133,204
Ireland 82,680 76,257 -6,423
Germany 69,899 32,235 -37,664
Canada 41,238 53,500 +12,262
Mexico 38,795 20,077 -18,718
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,560 0 -54,560

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 278,624
Ireland 41

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 130,554 148,070 +17,516
Ireland 41 0 -41

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) 9,358,808
Air transport 1,609,181
Other 278,665
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,136

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) 4,779,273 4,579,535 -199,738
Air transport 1,196,223 412,958 -783,265
Other 130,595 148,070 +17,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,350 105,786 +41,436

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 7,920,712
London Heathrow Airport 1,044,250
London Gateway Port 581,600
Southampton 421,428
Belfast Airport 353,247

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 £
Belfast Port 3,871,409 4,049,303 +177,894
London Heathrow Airport 848,367 195,883 -652,484
London Gateway Port 465,676 115,924 -349,752
Southampton 187,618 233,810 +46,192
Belfast Airport 277,216 76,031 -201,185
000 130,595 148,070 +17,475
Felixstowe 26,111 197,971 +171,860
Liverpool Docks 131,031 52,288 -78,743
Manchester Airport 33,488 99,666 +66,178
ZLC 112,051 2,700 -109,351

Quick facts

HS code: 28259011

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

Description: Calcium hydroxide with 98% or more purity, used in food, pharmaceuticals, and water treatment