Import/export HS code 28342920: Barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, and lead nitrites

Specialized nitrite compounds made from metals like barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, and lead

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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 1,234,940
Belgium 228,243
France 86,752
Germany 38,454
Turkey 25,837

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 602,650 632,290 +29,640
Belgium 113,185 115,058 +1,873
France 44,564 42,188 -2,376
Germany 36,814 1,640 -35,174
Turkey 6,335 19,502 +13,167
India 8,054 12,142 +4,088
United States 4,803 5,170 +367

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 1,198,459
France 136,687
Turkey 133,771
Belgium 70,215
Germany 35,045

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 575,365 623,094 +47,729
France 97,624 39,063 -58,561
Turkey 6,335 127,436 +121,101
Belgium 70,215 0 -70,215
Germany 33,405 1,640 -31,765
India 9,347 25,284 +15,937
United Kingdom 16,732 5,510 -11,222
China 3,872 5,039 +1,167
United States 3,510 924 -2,586

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Greater Manchester 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 1,540,632
Other 36,378
Air transport 33,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,556
Road transport 6,335

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) 753,659 786,973 +33,314
Other 36,378 0 -36,378
Air transport 11,979 21,515 +9,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,054 19,502 +11,448
Road transport 6,335 0 -6,335

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,168,205
Purfleet 141,531
Eurotunnel 141,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,747
000 36,378

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 £
Dover 544,761 623,444 +78,683
Purfleet 74,087 67,444 -6,643
Eurotunnel 133,767 7,338 -126,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 88,747 +88,747
000 36,378 0 -36,378
Thamesport 0 19,502 +19,502
London Stansted Airport 0 13,066 +13,066
London Heathrow Airport 4,803 4,246 -557
Southampton 8,054 0 -8,054
ZLC 6,335 0 -6,335

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 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-05 2
2025-04 3
2025-03 4
2025-02 3
2024-09 4

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 4
54m+ 4
15m-54m 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 £
Netherlands 7,693,302
South Africa 3,250,342
Denmark 1,010,814
Spain 396,141
United States 213,713

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 3,487,374 4,205,928 +718,554
South Africa 1,826,460 1,423,882 -402,578
Denmark 379,974 630,840 +250,866
Spain 175,419 220,722 +45,303
United States 145,803 67,910 -77,893
Germany 52,749 117,604 +64,855
Belgium 54,407 106,387 +51,980
Canada 48,732 66,888 +18,156
Brazil 77,568 0 -77,568
Italy 25,684 43,812 +18,128

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) 8,993,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,230,998
Air transport 93,155

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) 3,406,234 5,587,383 +2,181,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,849,044 1,381,954 -1,467,090
Air transport 81,497 11,658 -69,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,517,104
Middlesbrough 2,903,585
London Gateway Port 2,876,584
Liverpool Docks 586,085
Dover / Eurotunnel 511,453

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 2,034,542 3,482,562 +1,448,020
Middlesbrough 1,892,449 1,011,136 -881,313
London Gateway Port 1,918,968 957,616 -961,352
Liverpool Docks 50,391 535,694 +485,303
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,141 341,312 +171,171
Thamesport 0 231,371 +231,371
London 0 213,299 +213,299
Southampton 73,775 126,079 +52,304
Dover 113,962 70,268 -43,694
London Stansted Airport 68,819 0 -68,819

Quick facts

HS code: 28342920

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

Description: Specialized nitrite compounds made from metals like barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, and lead