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 1,218,554
Belgium 222,624
France 97,985
Germany 34,939
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 497,545 721,009 +223,464
Belgium 107,566 115,058 +7,492
France 52,086 45,899 -6,187
Germany 30,729 4,210 -26,519
Turkey 6,335 19,502 +13,167
India 8,054 12,142 +4,088
United States 5,727 6,650 +923

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 1,198,931
Turkey 133,771
France 125,443
Belgium 70,215
India 34,631

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 487,118 711,813 +224,695
Turkey 6,335 127,436 +121,101
France 81,204 44,239 -36,965
Belgium 70,215 0 -70,215
India 9,347 25,284 +15,937
Germany 27,320 4,210 -23,110
United Kingdom 18,197 6,449 -11,748
China 3,872 5,039 +1,167
United States 4,434 0 -4,434

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
Mid and South West Wales 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
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) 1,554,907
Air transport 29,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,556
Other 13,901
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) 672,934 881,973 +209,039
Air transport 6,818 22,995 +16,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,054 19,502 +11,448
Other 13,901 0 -13,901
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 1,179,910
Eurotunnel 142,777
Purfleet 141,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,747
Thamesport 19,502

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 464,036 715,874 +251,838
Eurotunnel 133,767 9,010 -124,757
Purfleet 74,087 67,444 -6,643
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 88,747 +88,747
Thamesport 0 19,502 +19,502
000 13,901 0 -13,901
London Stansted Airport 924 12,142 +11,218
London Heathrow Airport 4,803 6,650 +1,847
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 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-05 2
2025-04 3
2025-03 4
2025-02 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 4
54m+ 4
15m-54m 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 8,451,428
South Africa 3,143,745
Denmark 1,172,292
Spain 401,827
United States 243,482

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 3,333,402 5,118,026 +1,784,624
South Africa 1,979,010 1,164,735 -814,275
Denmark 379,974 792,318 +412,344
Spain 173,988 227,839 +53,851
United States 155,790 87,692 -68,098
Germany 47,238 119,198 +71,960
Belgium 55,617 105,177 +49,560
Canada 90,780 24,840 -65,940
Brazil 67,000 0 -67,000
Italy 22,748 35,814 +13,066

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) 10,314,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,732,782
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) 3,654,414 6,660,462 +3,006,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,622,254 1,110,528 -1,511,726
Air transport 91,484 1,671 -89,813

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,578,712
London Gateway Port 2,759,419
Middlesbrough 2,595,562
Liverpool Docks 586,085
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,288

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 2,015,458 4,563,254 +2,547,796
London Gateway Port 2,060,950 698,469 -1,362,481
Middlesbrough 1,757,561 838,001 -919,560
Liverpool Docks 92,439 493,646 +401,207
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,473 340,815 +179,342
London 0 379,318 +379,318
Thamesport 0 231,371 +231,371
Southampton 73,775 155,848 +82,073
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