Import/export HS code 28352930: Trisodium phosphates

Phosphate compounds made from sodium, used in cleaning products 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 £
Germany 926,176
Netherlands 748,654
Belgium 218,739
France 102,589
China 55,213

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 £
Germany 562,387 363,789 -198,598
Netherlands 509,330 239,324 -270,006
Belgium 22,265 196,474 +174,209
France 99,610 2,979 -96,631
China 28,098 27,115 -983
Slovenia 10,785 23,123 +12,338
Canada 5,157 28,359 +23,202
United States 12,267 2,258 -10,009
Czechia 4,629 2,522 -2,107
Austria 1,713 1,712 -1

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 £
Germany 1,528,038
Belgium 156,944
United States 129,554
Czechia 116,356
France 100,781

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 £
Germany 1,047,907 480,131 -567,776
Belgium 16,844 140,100 +123,256
United States 52,364 77,190 +24,826
Czechia 58,444 57,912 -532
France 41,799 58,982 +17,183
China 28,098 50,217 +22,119
Slovenia 10,785 23,123 +12,338
India 921 0 -921

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Inner London - West 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 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 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,864,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,735
Air transport 54,414

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) 1,128,401 736,267 -392,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,594 118,141 +10,547
Air transport 21,167 33,247 +12,080

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,517,225
Dover 306,127
Felixstowe 133,692
Killingholme 52,340
London Stansted Airport 43,567

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 960,651 556,574 -404,077
Dover 178,143 127,984 -50,159
Felixstowe 57,360 76,332 +18,972
Killingholme 7,451 44,889 +37,438
London Stansted Airport 15,208 28,359 +13,151
Eurotunnel 8,149 30,752 +22,603
Poole 0 15,430 +15,430
Harwich 12,600 0 -12,600
Portsmouth 8,517 0 -8,517
London Heathrow Airport 3,137 2,258 -879

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Other manufacturing 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 3
2025-07 2

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+ 10
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 3
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 77,957
Libya 47,605
Ireland 45,183
Sweden 13,842
United States 6,585

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 55,343 22,614 -32,729
Libya 31,393 16,212 -15,181
Ireland 8,165 37,018 +28,853
Sweden 11,230 2,612 -8,618
United States 5,634 951 -4,683
Norway 0 3,215 +3,215
Germany 3,054 0 -3,054
Israel 0 2,774 +2,774
South Africa 1,192 1,192 +0
Liberia 1,000 0 -1,000

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 1,065

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 0 1,065 +1,065

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) 128,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,325
Air transport 10,806
Other 1,065

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) 65,617 62,691 -2,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,444 21,881 -20,563
Air transport 9,855 951 -8,904
Other 0 1,065 +1,065

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 89,047
Felixstowe 34,853
Holyhead 23,905
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,664
Harwich 10,250

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 60,606 28,441 -32,165
Felixstowe 18,641 16,212 -2,429
Holyhead 1,368 22,537 +21,169
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,247 4,417 -1,830
Harwich 10,250 0 -10,250
Heysham 0 8,999 +8,999
London Gateway Port 3,614 3,966 +352
Manchester Airport 5,266 951 -4,315
Hull 5,967 0 -5,967
East Midlands Airport 2,764 0 -2,764

Quick facts

HS code: 28352930

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

Description: Phosphate compounds made from sodium, used in cleaning products and industrial applications