Import/export HS code 282890: Various hypochlorites

Other types of hypochlorites not listed elsewhere, used in various industrial 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 £
Italy 3,753,636
Germany 2,241,849
Netherlands 1,236,911
Ireland 1,221,886
China 796,224

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 1,719,517 2,034,119 +314,602
Germany 1,285,598 956,251 -329,347
Netherlands 640,251 596,660 -43,591
Ireland 762,126 459,760 -302,366
China 534,863 261,361 -273,502
Spain 307,678 317,856 +10,178
France 437,953 149,232 -288,721
United States 152,275 46,129 -106,146
Belgium 126,764 55,977 -70,787
Estonia 39,754 138,168 +98,414

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 4,132,261
Germany 1,432,324
China 785,046
Spain 650,009
United States 616,791

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 1,957,521 2,174,740 +217,219
Germany 863,848 568,476 -295,372
China 523,685 261,361 -262,324
Spain 312,423 337,586 +25,163
United States 453,767 163,024 -290,743
France 388,498 86,101 -302,397
Japan 176,056 275,207 +99,151
Netherlands 167,822 123,919 -43,903
Belgium 176,806 112,618 -64,188
Estonia 62,959 178,479 +115,520

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cheshire 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
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1

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) 5,811,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,123,083
Other 1,604,660
Air transport 625,648
Road transport 2,061

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) 3,343,287 2,468,519 -874,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,456,221 1,666,862 +210,641
Other 897,481 707,179 -190,302
Air transport 396,907 228,741 -168,166
Road transport 0 2,061 +2,061

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 2,290,080
Dover 1,720,062
000 1,604,660
Middlesbrough 955,882
Liverpool Docks 892,946

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 1,172,292 1,117,788 -54,504
Dover 1,006,232 713,830 -292,402
000 897,481 707,179 -190,302
Middlesbrough 397,214 558,668 +161,454
Liverpool Docks 418,829 474,117 +55,288
Hull 416,369 404,714 -11,655
Immingham Docks 440,893 309,765 -131,128
Felixstowe 222,842 178,633 -44,209
London Stansted Airport 212,584 42,672 -169,912
Harwich 71,028 180,667 +109,639

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Human health activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 13
2025-10 10
2025-09 9
2025-08 9

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+ 16
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 4
Other 3
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 15,067,536
Sweden 1,445,128
Norway 1,441,237
Germany 582,524
United States 484,413

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 7,978,682 7,088,854 -889,828
Sweden 635,337 809,791 +174,454
Norway 693,826 747,411 +53,585
Germany 92,834 489,690 +396,856
United States 184,681 299,732 +115,051
Malta 182,771 157,250 -25,521
Taiwan 238,309 41,402 -196,907
Greece 92,920 172,227 +79,307
Australia 138,760 85,773 -52,987
Japan 96,134 44,666 -51,468

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 £
XI 450,509
Ireland 6,546
Czechia 5,643
United States 1,027

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 £
XI 221,855 228,654 +6,799
Ireland 5,654 892 -4,762
Czechia 5,643 0 -5,643
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) 16,273,353
Other 2,217,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,596,150
Air transport 1,532,351

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) 8,161,551 8,111,802 -49,749
Other 1,233,427 984,322 -249,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,068,729 527,421 -541,308
Air transport 647,068 885,283 +238,215

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 8,942,401
Liverpool Docks 3,311,001
Immingham Docks 2,408,571
000 2,217,749
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,139,496

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 4,448,692 4,493,709 +45,017
Liverpool Docks 1,812,344 1,498,657 -313,687
Immingham Docks 1,223,744 1,184,827 -38,917
000 1,233,427 984,322 -249,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 381,161 758,335 +377,174
ZLC 384,060 725,741 +341,681
Felixstowe 540,815 189,791 -351,024
London Gateway Port 145,641 138,276 -7,365
Milford 202,186 59,423 -142,763
Heysham 154,604 101,831 -52,773

Quick facts

HS code: 282890

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

Description: Other types of hypochlorites not listed elsewhere, used in various industrial applications