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 17,581,657
Belgium 12,197,981
United States 6,459,043
Germany 6,290,260
South Korea 4,817,889

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 7,651,872 9,929,785 +2,277,913
Belgium 6,702,254 5,495,727 -1,206,527
United States 3,503,582 2,955,461 -548,121
Germany 2,387,032 3,903,228 +1,516,196
South Korea 2,247,582 2,570,307 +322,725
China 1,796,540 1,080,667 -715,873
Spain 522,961 249,962 -272,999
Netherlands 38,666 427,920 +389,254
Israel 132,913 228,380 +95,467
India 72,793 198,161 +125,368

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 18,167,294
Belgium 10,700,582
Germany 6,016,222
United States 5,918,334
South Korea 5,078,694

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 8,281,139 9,886,155 +1,605,016
Belgium 5,544,006 5,156,576 -387,430
Germany 2,221,493 3,794,729 +1,573,236
United States 3,169,843 2,748,491 -421,352
South Korea 2,279,424 2,799,270 +519,846
China 2,091,523 1,535,689 -555,834
Spain 557,637 252,847 -304,790
India 230,455 282,787 +52,332
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Cheshire 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
South East Wales 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 0 -2

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) 28,817,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,310,869
Air transport 1,370,876
Road transport 88,316
Other 70,785

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) 15,086,509 13,731,304 -1,355,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,385,043 12,925,826 +3,540,783
Air transport 859,178 511,698 -347,480
Road transport 24,897 63,419 +38,522
Other 60,993 9,792 -51,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 17,212,045
Southampton 12,648,316
Immingham Docks 11,686,122
London 3,698,731
Dover 1,529,378

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 7,215,140 9,996,905 +2,781,765
Southampton 6,348,004 6,300,312 -47,692
Immingham Docks 5,595,086 6,091,036 +495,950
London 2,131,571 1,567,160 -564,411
Dover 751,268 778,110 +26,842
Middlesbrough 634,851 214,963 -419,888
London Stansted Airport 480,743 273,857 -206,886
Felixstowe 350,831 363,412 +12,581
Liverpool Docks 469,369 40,349 -429,020
Harwich 233,809 198,956 -34,853

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 17
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
2025-11 22
2025-10 14
2025-09 11
2025-08 18
2025-07 19

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+ 27
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 4
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 15,468,166
Spain 12,778,611
France 12,586,439
Netherlands 3,161,917
Germany 2,835,915

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 7,843,280 7,624,886 -218,394
Spain 8,783,789 3,994,822 -4,788,967
France 7,348,222 5,238,217 -2,110,005
Netherlands 2,707,975 453,942 -2,254,033
Germany 1,639,152 1,196,763 -442,389
Malaysia 2,030,016 443,746 -1,586,270
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 843,242 631,128 -212,114
Taiwan 847,560 459,001 -388,559
Belgium 532,839 632,677 +99,838
China 221,088 714,172 +493,084

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 72,168
XI 9,437
XU 374
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 36,043 36,125 +82
XI 6,117 3,320 -2,797
XU 192 182 -10
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) 34,289,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,914,596
Air transport 1,365,224
Road transport 156,872
Other 82,024

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) 20,896,458 13,392,935 -7,503,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,624,567 10,290,029 -3,334,538
Air transport 976,456 388,768 -587,688
Road transport 156,872 0 -156,872
Other 42,352 39,672 -2,680

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 17,018,104
Southampton 16,059,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,691,358
Dover 6,555,020
Portsmouth 3,137,061

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 £
Middlesbrough 11,460,182 5,557,922 -5,902,260
Southampton 7,455,674 8,604,153 +1,148,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,114,338 3,577,020 -3,537,318
Dover 5,451,529 1,103,491 -4,348,038
Portsmouth 0 3,137,061 +3,137,061
London Gateway Port 1,982,363 827,745 -1,154,618
London Heathrow Airport 397,392 193,776 -203,616
Liverpool Docks 236,644 312,235 +75,591
Immingham Docks 379,510 160,832 -218,678
Manchester Airport 434,432 101,586 -332,846

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