Import/export HS code 282739: Various chlorides

Chloride compounds not listed elsewhere, used in various applications

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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 £
France 18,127,667
Belgium 12,185,326
Germany 6,431,282
United States 6,373,227
South Korea 4,429,921

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 £
France 7,474,959 10,652,708 +3,177,749
Belgium 6,768,591 5,416,735 -1,351,856
Germany 2,633,263 3,798,019 +1,164,756
United States 3,411,597 2,961,630 -449,967
South Korea 2,082,875 2,347,046 +264,171
China 1,741,917 1,077,587 -664,330
Spain 451,843 306,684 -145,159
Netherlands 53,446 436,696 +383,250
Israel 132,913 228,380 +95,467
India 78,334 201,211 +122,877

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 £
France 18,642,999
Belgium 10,835,681
Germany 6,169,148
United States 5,837,444
South Korea 4,688,900

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 £
France 8,102,290 10,540,709 +2,438,419
Belgium 5,626,288 5,209,393 -416,895
Germany 2,458,936 3,710,212 +1,251,276
United States 3,083,716 2,753,728 -329,988
South Korea 2,112,891 2,576,009 +463,118
China 2,102,124 1,451,361 -650,763
Spain 486,519 311,326 -175,193
India 258,951 264,937 +5,986
Israel 263,543 228,380 -35,163
Mexico 396,358 0 -396,358

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Greater Manchester 5
Cheshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 0 -2
South East Wales 2 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) 28,293,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,029,226
Air transport 1,360,932
Road transport 85,477
Other 76,340

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) 14,764,364 13,529,410 -1,234,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,504,786 13,524,440 +4,019,654
Air transport 835,395 525,537 -309,858
Road transport 30,634 54,843 +24,209
Other 37,004 39,336 +2,332

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 17,482,391
Southampton 12,134,947
Immingham Docks 11,878,457
London 3,607,162
Dover 1,560,790

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 £
Eurotunnel 7,226,523 10,255,868 +3,029,345
Southampton 6,062,711 6,072,236 +9,525
Immingham Docks 5,783,094 6,095,363 +312,269
London 2,046,572 1,560,590 -485,982
Dover 752,111 808,679 +56,568
London Stansted Airport 470,525 291,819 -178,706
Middlesbrough 566,801 194,705 -372,096
Felixstowe 361,806 389,891 +28,085
Liverpool Docks 469,369 71,152 -398,217
Harwich 223,879 186,273 -37,606

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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+ 26
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 3
Other 2
0-1m 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 15,572,751
France 12,894,526
Spain 12,278,113
Germany 3,052,377
Netherlands 2,574,360

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 7,227,263 8,345,488 +1,118,225
France 7,134,645 5,759,881 -1,374,764
Spain 8,823,442 3,454,671 -5,368,771
Germany 1,669,699 1,382,678 -287,021
Netherlands 2,087,083 487,277 -1,599,806
Malaysia 2,085,909 387,853 -1,698,056
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 843,242 746,612 -96,630
Taiwan 847,560 459,001 -388,559
Belgium 625,300 626,035 +735
China 220,171 717,366 +497,195

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 £
France 69,317
XI 3,354
India 45

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 £
France 37,210 32,107 -5,103
XI 34 3,320 +3,286
India 0 45 +45

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) 34,358,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,488,535
Air transport 1,359,914
Road transport 156,872
Other 80,726

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) 20,651,744 13,707,019 -6,944,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,482,625 11,005,910 -1,476,715
Air transport 922,540 437,374 -485,166
Road transport 156,872 0 -156,872
Other 37,445 43,281 +5,836

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 16,830,582
Middlesbrough 16,421,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,877,592
Dover 7,130,738
Portsmouth 3,281,071

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 £
Southampton 7,472,466 9,358,116 +1,885,650
Middlesbrough 11,639,575 4,781,969 -6,857,606
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,967,892 3,909,700 -2,058,192
Dover 5,521,008 1,609,730 -3,911,278
Portsmouth 24,269 3,256,802 +3,232,533
London Gateway Port 1,426,149 820,257 -605,892
Immingham Docks 443,090 250,803 -192,287
London Heathrow Airport 345,584 254,564 -91,020
Manchester Airport 448,188 86,913 -361,275
Liverpool Docks 195,034 326,351 +131,317

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 282739

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

Description: Chloride compounds not listed elsewhere, used in various applications