Import/export HS code 28332920: Cadmium, chromium, and zinc sulphates

Sulphate compounds of cadmium, chromium, and zinc, used in electroplating and 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 £
Mexico 1,390,399
Turkey 849,410
India 464,063
China 457,807
Germany 287,606

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 £
Mexico 1,020,474 369,925 -650,549
Turkey 373,880 475,530 +101,650
India 259,569 204,494 -55,075
China 224,852 232,955 +8,103
Germany 263,382 24,224 -239,158
Czechia 137,256 103,263 -33,993
United States 102,970 61,936 -41,034
Netherlands 43,887 92,574 +48,687
Italy 91,037 23,374 -67,663
Spain 16,810 35,770 +18,960

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 £
Mexico 1,465,646
Turkey 926,674
India 609,879
China 501,871
Germany 317,809

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 £
Mexico 1,030,288 435,358 -594,930
Turkey 411,793 514,881 +103,088
India 347,076 262,803 -84,273
China 233,969 267,902 +33,933
Germany 265,990 51,819 -214,171
Czechia 145,476 106,509 -38,967
Italy 72,162 0 -72,162
United States 42,218 16,522 -25,696
Canada 0 19,679 +19,679
Netherlands 12,655 5,730 -6,925

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Cheshire 2
Greater Manchester 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Norfolk 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,237,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 789,758
Air transport 255,019
Other 12,045

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) 2,006,969 1,230,374 -776,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 427,034 362,724 -64,310
Air transport 147,611 107,408 -40,203
Other 5,964 6,081 +117

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,391,653
Felixstowe 1,155,965
Southampton 389,808
Dover 290,637
Immingham Docks 262,026

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,032,730 358,923 -673,807
Felixstowe 486,956 669,009 +182,053
Southampton 213,738 176,070 -37,668
Dover 238,445 52,192 -186,253
Immingham Docks 108,898 153,128 +44,230
London Heathrow Airport 98,848 62,949 -35,899
Belfast Port 66,831 87,197 +20,366
Grangemouth Docks 76,000 0 -76,000
Killingholme 53,183 18,331 -34,852
Hull 58,631 0 -58,631

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 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Manufacture of food products 4
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 6
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-08 3

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
1m-15m 11
54m+ 11
15m-54m 2
Other 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 273,418
Germany 208,625
Sweden 147,478
Italy 114,986
Israel 75,938

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 159,246 114,172 -45,074
Germany 133,041 75,584 -57,457
Sweden 85,219 62,259 -22,960
Italy 27,951 87,035 +59,084
Israel 75,938 0 -75,938
Denmark 67,513 8,077 -59,436
Norway 25,735 26,837 +1,102
Netherlands 10,897 34,904 +24,007
South Korea 0 35,930 +35,930
India 16,917 19,000 +2,083

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 £
Turkey 21,890
XI 7,822
China 5,223
Mexico 1,742

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 £
Turkey 21,842 48 -21,794
XI 2,767 5,055 +2,288
China 5,223 0 -5,223
Mexico 0 1,742 +1,742

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) 871,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,312
Air transport 64,857
Other 40,973

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) 468,877 402,399 -66,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,463 87,849 -89,614
Air transport 18,325 46,532 +28,207
Other 31,638 9,335 -22,303

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 373,851
Immingham Docks 299,080
Liverpool Docks 198,530
London Gateway Port 148,985
Southampton 49,688

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 181,200 192,651 +11,451
Immingham Docks 178,467 120,613 -57,854
Liverpool Docks 113,873 84,657 -29,216
London Gateway Port 137,106 11,879 -125,227
Southampton 5,358 44,330 +38,972
000 31,638 9,335 -22,303
Holyhead 14,897 16,488 +1,591
London Heathrow Airport 12,535 13,922 +1,387
Glasgow Airport 0 24,510 +24,510
Dover 5,720 15,938 +10,218

Quick facts

HS code: 28332920

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

Description: Sulphate compounds of cadmium, chromium, and zinc, used in electroplating and industrial applications