Import/export HS code 2828: Hypochlorites and related chemicals

Includes calcium hypochlorite, chlorites, and hypobromites used in cleaning and disinfection

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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 £
Italy 3,663,655
United States 3,495,695
Germany 2,682,805
France 1,586,922
China 1,521,678

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 £
Italy 1,727,117 1,936,538 +209,421
United States 1,689,028 1,806,667 +117,639
Germany 1,553,704 1,129,101 -424,603
France 457,637 1,129,285 +671,648
China 888,857 632,821 -256,036
Ireland 798,962 524,019 -274,943
Portugal 1,182,431 105,445 -1,076,986
Netherlands 628,591 600,713 -27,878
Belgium 355,545 814,791 +459,246
Spain 306,846 319,295 +12,449

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 £
Italy 4,066,011
United States 4,026,560
Portugal 2,716,347
China 2,174,247
Germany 1,491,096

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 £
Italy 1,988,852 2,077,159 +88,307
United States 1,988,464 2,038,096 +49,632
Portugal 1,182,431 1,533,916 +351,485
China 1,273,427 900,820 -372,607
Germany 915,245 575,851 -339,394
Spain 311,591 337,369 +25,778
Japan 224,447 288,975 +64,528
France 389,973 91,166 -298,807
Belgium 178,281 122,730 -55,551
Netherlands 156,471 105,383 -51,088

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Norfolk 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
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Norfolk 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,471,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,277,768
Other 1,686,571
Air transport 662,272

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,037,783 4,433,980 -603,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,480,873 3,796,895 +316,022
Other 913,319 773,252 -140,067
Air transport 448,606 213,666 -234,940

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 3,522,719
Dover 1,809,981
Southampton 1,728,209
London Gateway Port 1,704,756
000 1,686,571

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 2,270,794 1,251,925 -1,018,869
Dover 1,069,104 740,877 -328,227
Southampton 246,292 1,481,917 +1,235,625
London Gateway Port 1,479,465 225,291 -1,254,174
000 913,319 773,252 -140,067
Felixstowe 813,104 660,109 -152,995
Eurotunnel 254,910 871,685 +616,775
Purfleet 279,280 832,421 +553,141
Middlesbrough 428,319 530,186 +101,867
Liverpool Docks 420,205 473,348 +53,143

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Human health activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 11
2025-07 13

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+ 20
1m-15m 13
15m-54m 5
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Ireland 15,127,073
France 2,310,515
Sweden 1,471,009
Norway 1,422,786
United States 940,750

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 £
Ireland 7,881,093 7,245,980 -635,113
France 929,373 1,381,142 +451,769
Sweden 633,623 837,386 +203,763
Norway 661,281 761,505 +100,224
United States 342,016 598,734 +256,718
South Africa 201,057 420,253 +219,196
Germany 71,760 495,053 +423,293
Denmark 187,636 206,022 +18,386
Malta 172,723 157,160 -15,563
Australia 138,760 185,278 +46,518

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 £
XU 1,793,708
XI 465,983
Ireland 6,546
Czechia 5,643
France 1,192

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 £
XU 984,853 808,855 -175,998
XI 225,985 239,998 +14,013
Ireland 5,654 892 -4,762
Czechia 5,643 0 -5,643
France 1,192 0 -1,192
United States 679 348 -331

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) 18,530,252
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,340,553
Other 2,274,099
Air transport 1,646,067

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) 8,933,005 9,597,247 +664,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,709,961 1,630,592 -79,369
Other 1,224,006 1,050,093 -173,913
Air transport 700,486 945,581 +245,095

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 8,951,361
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,424,535
Liverpool Docks 3,379,983
Immingham Docks 2,873,109
000 2,274,099

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 £
Holyhead 4,577,221 4,374,140 -203,081
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,303,102 2,121,433 +818,331
Liverpool Docks 1,750,102 1,629,881 -120,221
Immingham Docks 1,391,728 1,481,381 +89,653
000 1,224,006 1,050,093 -173,913
London Gateway Port 528,138 719,718 +191,580
ZLC 412,532 725,590 +313,058
Felixstowe 537,301 195,416 -341,885
London Heathrow Airport 155,416 169,130 +13,714
Southampton 91,818 192,401 +100,583

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2828

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

Description: Includes calcium hypochlorite, chlorites, and hypobromites used in cleaning and disinfection