Import/export HS code 283429: Various nitrites

Nitrite compounds not listed elsewhere, used in various industrial and chemical 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 £
Norway 3,511,322
Italy 1,629,279
Spain 1,596,080
Netherlands 1,587,755
Sweden 1,569,333

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 £
Norway 1,942,640 1,568,682 -373,958
Italy 696,513 932,766 +236,253
Spain 625,152 970,928 +345,776
Netherlands 812,391 775,364 -37,027
Sweden 897,673 671,660 -226,013
Poland 612,961 709,227 +96,266
Germany 728,281 538,741 -189,540
Turkey 813,625 374,647 -438,978
Belgium 483,346 354,821 -128,525
China 242,496 428,633 +186,137

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 £
Norway 3,837,617
Italy 1,700,447
Sweden 1,569,333
Poland 1,517,493
Turkey 1,295,061

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 £
Norway 1,959,736 1,877,881 -81,855
Italy 761,482 938,965 +177,483
Sweden 897,673 671,660 -226,013
Poland 723,189 794,304 +71,115
Turkey 813,625 481,436 -332,189
Netherlands 630,745 570,797 -59,948
Belgium 457,272 301,971 -155,301
China 249,141 440,027 +190,886
Germany 337,421 237,166 -100,255
France 167,380 59,378 -108,002

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
West Yorkshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Greater Manchester 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Norfolk 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +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) 7,346,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,027,722
Other 2,018,770
Air transport 393,058
Road transport 7,660

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) 3,590,130 3,756,766 +166,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,404,730 2,622,992 -781,738
Other 1,039,430 979,340 -60,090
Air transport 129,795 263,263 +133,468
Road transport 7,660 0 -7,660

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,164,502
Hull 2,482,433
Dover 2,037,787
000 2,018,770
Felixstowe 1,782,710

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,709,367 2,455,135 -254,232
Hull 1,358,474 1,123,959 -234,515
Dover 839,231 1,198,556 +359,325
000 1,039,430 979,340 -60,090
Felixstowe 960,478 822,232 -138,246
Eurotunnel 313,619 113,077 -200,542
London 260,869 158,969 -101,900
Harwich 132,859 129,964 -2,895
London Gateway Port 201,103 0 -201,103
Purfleet 88,584 97,270 +8,686

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 18
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 15
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 7
2025-10 10
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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+ 23
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 5
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 £
Netherlands 10,811,440
South Africa 3,152,816
United States 1,452,972
Denmark 1,264,235
North Macedonia 1,176,543

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 £
Netherlands 4,441,865 6,369,575 +1,927,710
South Africa 1,981,384 1,171,432 -809,952
United States 875,694 577,278 -298,416
Denmark 437,314 826,921 +389,607
North Macedonia 542,818 633,725 +90,907
Ireland 626,186 524,404 -101,782
Germany 577,038 556,717 -20,321
France 619,226 305,449 -313,777
Italy 477,605 293,258 -184,347
Thailand 50,065 427,605 +377,540

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 929,734

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 525,568 404,166 -121,402

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) 16,605,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,614,061
Other 929,782
Air transport 763,979

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) 6,739,670 9,865,993 +3,126,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,336,233 2,277,828 -2,058,405
Other 525,583 404,199 -121,384
Air transport 510,512 253,467 -257,045

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,383,270
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,192,223
London Gateway Port 3,252,980
Middlesbrough 2,595,562
Southampton 1,856,361

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,628,677 5,754,593 +3,125,916
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,212,769 1,979,454 -233,315
London Gateway Port 2,349,818 903,162 -1,446,656
Middlesbrough 1,757,561 838,001 -919,560
Southampton 840,647 1,015,714 +175,067
000 525,583 404,199 -121,384
Liverpool Docks 183,517 611,115 +427,598
Dover 471,408 264,568 -206,840
Felixstowe 457,056 89,372 -367,684
London 0 379,318 +379,318

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 283429

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

Description: Nitrite compounds not listed elsewhere, used in various industrial and chemical applications