Import/export HS code 283699: Various carbonates

Includes various carbonates not listed elsewhere, used in 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 £
China 22,550,249
Germany 10,893,448
Australia 7,934,428
Netherlands 7,650,780
France 2,027,710

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 £
China 11,361,964 11,188,285 -173,679
Germany 5,821,261 5,072,187 -749,074
Australia 4,138,891 3,795,537 -343,354
Netherlands 3,805,831 3,844,949 +39,118
France 1,124,124 903,586 -220,538
South Korea 820,320 1,105,258 +284,938
India 434,054 1,025,050 +590,996
Canada 20,108 571,047 +550,939
Poland 261,154 245,898 -15,256
United States 200,234 184,015 -16,219

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 £
China 23,576,121
Germany 12,924,563
Australia 7,934,428
Italy 5,509,573
France 1,761,184

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 £
China 12,077,830 11,498,291 -579,539
Germany 6,561,400 6,363,163 -198,237
Australia 4,138,891 3,795,537 -343,354
Italy 3,045,827 2,463,746 -582,081
France 949,375 811,809 -137,566
India 434,054 1,144,817 +710,763
South Korea 527,894 970,401 +442,507
Canada 28,703 571,047 +542,344
Poland 158,481 151,952 -6,529
United States 97,171 141,776 +44,605

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
West Yorkshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Greater Manchester 5

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
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Cheshire 2 4 +2
Suffolk 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Merseyside 3 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) 35,912,502
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,157,036
Air transport 972,203
Other 271,667
Road transport 76,335

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,456,525 18,455,977 +999,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,639,134 9,517,902 -1,121,232
Air transport 464,011 508,192 +44,181
Other 116,985 154,682 +37,697
Road transport 73,026 3,309 -69,717

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,263,196
Southampton 7,299,688
Immingham Docks 6,181,634
Hull 6,026,137
London Gateway Port 4,728,249

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 £
Felixstowe 10,130,396 10,132,800 +2,404
Southampton 5,059,193 2,240,495 -2,818,698
Immingham Docks 2,738,653 3,442,981 +704,328
Hull 3,537,442 2,488,695 -1,048,747
London Gateway Port 198,381 4,529,868 +4,331,487
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,039,228 1,579,505 -459,723
Eurotunnel 1,009,287 839,965 -169,322
Killingholme 741,948 628,848 -113,100
Liverpool Docks 462,580 701,876 +239,296
Tyne 578,951 265,815 -313,136

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 30
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 19
2025-09 24
2025-08 26
2025-07 21

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+ 36
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 10
Other 8

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 £
United States 12,873,588
Germany 1,964,079
Austria 1,356,985
Netherlands 667,331
South Korea 599,807

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 £
United States 6,670,228 6,203,360 -466,868
Germany 1,165,370 798,709 -366,661
Austria 685,368 671,617 -13,751
Netherlands 412,147 255,184 -156,963
South Korea 457,858 141,949 -315,909
France 309,238 230,947 -78,291
Japan 311,090 216,193 -94,897
Czechia 251,644 232,023 -19,621
Ivory Coast 343,476 0 -343,476
Belgium 172,828 142,861 -29,967

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 14,450
Poland 13,435
China 645
XU 480
Turkey 134

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 6,929 7,521 +592
Poland 0 13,435 +13,435
China 645 0 -645
XU 0 480 +480
Turkey 134 0 -134

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,178,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,775,046
Air transport 435,188
Other 29,144

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,227,648 4,950,499 -2,277,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,597,003 5,178,043 +581,040
Air transport 298,608 136,580 -162,028
Other 7,708 21,436 +13,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 8,899,894
Southampton 4,622,516
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,138,426
London Gateway Port 1,659,729
Immingham Docks 1,594,639

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 £
Liverpool Docks 4,995,601 3,904,293 -1,091,308
Southampton 2,082,103 2,540,413 +458,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,823,554 1,314,872 -508,682
London Gateway Port 893,378 766,351 -127,027
Immingham Docks 796,841 797,798 +957
Felixstowe 592,522 222,887 -369,635
Dover 221,642 305,624 +83,982
London Heathrow Airport 229,434 61,583 -167,851
Hull 149,879 30,957 -118,922
Portsmouth 56,400 52,833 -3,567

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 283699

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

Description: Includes various carbonates not listed elsewhere, used in industrial and chemical applications