Import/export HS code 282751: Sodium or potassium bromides

Bromide compounds made from sodium or potassium, used in photography and medicine

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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 £
Israel 2,028,314
Djibouti 1,369,544
Netherlands 1,213,735
United States 596,012
Spain 265,419

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 £
Israel 1,081,793 946,521 -135,272
Djibouti 0 1,369,544 +1,369,544
Netherlands 755,768 457,967 -297,801
United States 587,732 8,280 -579,452
Spain 75,771 189,648 +113,877
Germany 82,493 66,345 -16,148
Japan 81,263 26,313 -54,950
Belgium 3,077 95,620 +92,543
Austria 0 94,864 +94,864
Norway 26,968 0 -26,968

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 £
Israel 3,216,235
Djibouti 1,369,544
United States 591,130
Spain 265,419
Japan 107,576

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 £
Israel 1,833,795 1,382,440 -451,355
Djibouti 0 1,369,544 +1,369,544
United States 588,885 2,245 -586,640
Spain 75,771 189,648 +113,877
Japan 81,263 26,313 -54,950
Netherlands 52,682 46,996 -5,686
Austria 0 94,864 +94,864
Belgium 0 86,131 +86,131
China 15,086 38,859 +23,773
France 34,809 14,656 -20,153

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 4
Greater Manchester 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Lancashire 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) 4,200,538
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,740,649
Air transport 61,940
Road transport 3,314

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) 1,811,413 2,389,125 +577,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 896,703 843,946 -52,757
Air transport 17,386 44,554 +27,168
Road transport 3,314 0 -3,314

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,815,848
Grangemouth Docks 1,503,139
Immingham Docks 1,133,037
Liverpool Docks 540,977
Dover 255,308

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 £
London Gateway Port 891,407 924,441 +33,034
Grangemouth Docks 788,288 714,851 -73,437
Immingham Docks 576,034 557,003 -19,031
Liverpool Docks 0 540,977 +540,977
Dover 99,416 155,892 +56,476
Middlesbrough 148,431 0 -148,431
Felixstowe 0 135,796 +135,796
Portsmouth 0 95,793 +95,793
Southampton 59,223 25,204 -34,019
Harwich 71,431 4,443 -66,988

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 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Dormant Company 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 4
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 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
54m+ 10
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 2
Other 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 £
Norway 686,976
Netherlands 524,736
Belgium 325,603
Ireland 79,430
Canada 17,544

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 £
Norway 36,048 650,928 +614,880
Netherlands 476,383 48,353 -428,030
Belgium 23,330 302,273 +278,943
Ireland 28,375 51,055 +22,680
Canada 17,544 0 -17,544
Switzerland 6,811 1,401 -5,410
Spain 2,851 3,932 +1,081
Saudi Arabia 2,646 1,107 -1,539
Croatia 0 3,483 +3,483
Libya 0 3,219 +3,219

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) 883,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 779,544
Air transport 8,405

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) 465,278 417,985 -47,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,077 650,467 +521,390
Air transport 3,688 4,717 +1,029

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 667,102
Harwich 500,096
Immingham Docks 249,046
Hull 93,975
Holyhead 43,905

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 22,372 644,730 +622,358
Harwich 451,743 48,353 -403,390
Immingham Docks 36,861 212,185 +175,324
Hull 23,330 70,645 +47,315
Holyhead 6,289 37,616 +31,327
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,675 22,326 +9,651
Heysham 14,840 14,840 +0
London 18,999 8,049 -10,950
Felixstowe 0 5,737 +5,737
Liverpool Docks 5,673 0 -5,673

Quick facts

HS code: 282751

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

Description: Bromide compounds made from sodium or potassium, used in photography and medicine