Import/export HS code 283090: Various sulphides

Other types of sulphides not listed elsewhere, used in different 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 £
Austria 3,312,013
United States 1,766,250
Germany 609,441
Italy 510,424
France 451,868

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 £
Austria 1,674,525 1,637,488 -37,037
United States 929,666 836,584 -93,082
Germany 258,662 350,779 +92,117
Italy 91,904 418,520 +326,616
France 182,048 269,820 +87,772
Slovakia 0 98,215 +98,215
China 49,510 46,855 -2,655
Slovenia 37,517 39,146 +1,629
Australia 0 11,067 +11,067
Spain 10,512 0 -10,512

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 £
Austria 2,774,186
United States 1,800,007
Bosnia and Herzegovina 560,556
Italy 510,424
France 449,138

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 £
Austria 1,235,759 1,538,427 +302,668
United States 919,375 880,632 -38,743
Bosnia and Herzegovina 451,397 109,159 -342,238
Italy 91,904 418,520 +326,616
France 182,048 267,090 +85,042
Germany 189,647 222,591 +32,944
China 129,550 123,746 -5,804
Slovakia 37,517 137,361 +99,844
Australia 0 11,067 +11,067
United Kingdom 0 5,922 +5,922

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,458,737
Air transport 2,034,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 473,835
Other 93

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) 1,956,585 2,502,152 +545,567
Air transport 1,069,638 964,997 -104,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 219,592 254,243 +34,651
Other 93 0 -93

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,789,637
London Stansted Airport 1,665,861
Dover 1,553,390
Harwich 421,798
Immingham Docks 305,929

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 718,287 1,071,350 +353,063
London Stansted Airport 839,129 826,732 -12,397
Dover 393,785 1,159,605 +765,820
Harwich 337,886 83,912 -253,974
Immingham Docks 84,264 221,665 +137,401
Killingholme 214,377 23,977 -190,400
Thamesport 107,865 59,294 -48,571
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,724 33,459 -64,265
London 67,334 57,105 -10,229
Glasgow Airport 118,701 0 -118,701

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 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 3
2025-10 9
2025-09 8
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+ 15
1m-15m 14
Other 3
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 5,682,414
Chile 741,153
China 378,015
NA 263,011
Ireland 161,089

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 4,525,311 1,157,103 -3,368,208
Chile 0 741,153 +741,153
China 199,861 178,154 -21,707
NA 263,011 0 -263,011
Ireland 34,762 126,327 +91,565
Czechia 50,187 48,631 -1,556
Germany 71,456 24,850 -46,606
Argentina 42,950 0 -42,950
Netherlands 15,502 11,985 -3,517
Japan 12,665 8,930 -3,735

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 £
Germany 5,222

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 £
Germany 3,439 1,783 -1,656

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,945,748
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 427,841
Air transport 295,271
Other 5,452

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,971,352 1,974,396 -2,996,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,415 234,426 +41,011
Air transport 133,567 161,704 +28,137
Other 3,517 1,935 -1,582

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,517,039
London Gateway Port 899,237
Dover 276,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 209,148
Felixstowe 184,012

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 £
Liverpool Docks 4,381,120 1,135,919 -3,245,201
London Gateway Port 225,004 674,233 +449,229
Dover 270,961 5,351 -265,610
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,529 81,619 -45,910
Felixstowe 78,187 105,825 +27,638
Southampton 75,967 64,813 -11,154
London Heathrow Airport 28,070 88,943 +60,873
London Stansted Airport 70,075 25,928 -44,147
Heysham 0 74,619 +74,619
East Midlands Airport 20,856 46,833 +25,977

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 283090

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

Description: Other types of sulphides not listed elsewhere, used in different industrial applications