Import/export HS code 282810: Calcium hypochlorite

A type of hypochlorite used for water treatment, bleaching, 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 £
United States 3,239,135
Portugal 1,286,866
France 1,031,232
Belgium 989,381
China 674,174

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 £
United States 1,309,140 1,929,995 +620,855
Portugal 1,181,421 105,445 -1,075,976
France 18,881 1,012,351 +993,470
Belgium 314,942 674,439 +359,497
China 338,557 335,617 -2,940
Germany 237,920 82,163 -155,757
Peru 169,655 0 -169,655
Netherlands 18,027 18,615 +588
Chile 0 31,038 +31,038
Ireland 12,439 16,829 +4,390

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 £
United States 3,334,356
Portugal 2,715,337
China 1,333,672
Peru 169,655
United Kingdom 154,129

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 £
United States 1,309,140 2,025,216 +716,076
Portugal 1,266,173 1,449,164 +182,991
China 783,563 550,109 -233,454
Peru 169,655 0 -169,655
United Kingdom 22,181 131,948 +109,767
Japan 36,497 13,785 -22,712
Chile 0 31,038 +31,038
Belgium 0 8,768 +8,768
France 1,334 2,495 +1,161
Italy 2,832 0 -2,832

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Norfolk 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2

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
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Norfolk 0 2 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
West Midlands 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 0 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) 4,139,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,609,812
Air transport 57,234
Other 29,268

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) 1,815,004 2,324,192 +509,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,745,920 1,863,892 +117,972
Air transport 31,743 25,491 -6,252
Other 12,439 16,829 +4,390

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,706,768
London Gateway Port 1,384,018
London 1,259,767
Purfleet 1,059,982
Eurotunnel 1,059,741

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 £
Southampton 0 1,706,768 +1,706,768
London Gateway Port 1,159,739 224,279 -935,460
London 1,102,017 157,750 -944,267
Purfleet 365,820 694,162 +328,342
Eurotunnel 213,448 846,293 +632,845
Felixstowe 631,669 388,789 -242,880
Immingham Docks 2,282 76,878 +74,596
Dover 2,648 36,719 +34,071
Killingholme 27,132 10,372 -16,760
Thamesport 10,203 26,490 +16,287

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 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 3
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+ 7
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 1
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 £
France 2,314,430
South Africa 618,394
United States 411,325
Denmark 370,447
Australia 99,505

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 £
France 954,322 1,360,108 +405,786
South Africa 164,642 453,752 +289,110
United States 163,306 248,019 +84,713
Denmark 173,172 197,275 +24,103
Australia 0 99,505 +99,505
Libya 5,054 40,456 +35,402
Ireland 35,627 9,776 -25,851
Indonesia 41,606 0 -41,606
Netherlands 26,706 14,493 -12,213
Italy 0 37,961 +37,961

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) 2,495,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,620,137
Air transport 69,594
Other 11,535

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) 1,060,394 1,435,092 +374,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 575,679 1,044,458 +468,779
Air transport 15,599 53,995 +38,396
Other 7,869 3,666 -4,203

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,360,180
London Gateway Port 933,182
Immingham Docks 490,188
Southampton 178,044
Liverpool Docks 104,800

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 994,237 1,365,943 +371,706
London Gateway Port 378,379 554,803 +176,424
Immingham Docks 196,558 293,630 +97,072
Southampton 14,858 163,186 +148,328
Liverpool Docks 14,241 90,559 +76,318
London Heathrow Airport 11,993 49,153 +37,160
Holyhead 10,534 2,117 -8,417
000 7,869 3,666 -4,203
499 9,270 0 -9,270
Harwich 9,150 0 -9,150

Quick facts

HS code: 282810

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

Description: A type of hypochlorite used for water treatment, bleaching, and disinfection