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 23,155,474
Germany 10,658,354
Australia 8,449,069
Netherlands 7,733,964
France 2,255,356

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 11,619,073 11,536,401 -82,672
Germany 5,629,353 5,029,001 -600,352
Australia 4,138,891 4,310,178 +171,287
Netherlands 3,545,263 4,188,701 +643,438
France 1,080,991 1,174,365 +93,374
South Korea 820,320 1,105,258 +284,938
India 511,239 1,100,965 +589,726
Canada 20,108 1,127,735 +1,107,627
Poland 263,568 251,371 -12,197
United States 196,804 187,580 -9,224

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 24,025,783
Germany 12,977,127
Australia 8,449,069
Italy 5,429,286
India 1,731,971

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 12,369,516 11,656,267 -713,249
Germany 6,386,414 6,590,713 +204,299
Australia 4,138,891 4,310,178 +171,287
Italy 2,715,673 2,713,613 -2,060
India 511,239 1,220,732 +709,493
France 913,756 807,678 -106,078
South Korea 527,894 1,162,613 +634,719
Canada 28,703 1,127,735 +1,099,032
Poland 157,681 153,775 -3,906
United States 93,741 174,104 +80,363

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
West Yorkshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Inner London - West 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
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +1
Suffolk 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0

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) 37,611,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,208,021
Air transport 984,753
Other 303,424
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) 17,871,439 19,740,057 +1,868,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,011,958 10,196,063 +184,105
Air transport 461,612 523,141 +61,529
Other 108,580 194,844 +86,264
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 21,053,698
Southampton 7,940,811
Immingham Docks 6,447,995
Hull 5,606,598
London Gateway Port 5,311,808

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 10,598,298 10,455,400 -142,898
Southampton 5,199,462 2,741,349 -2,458,113
Immingham Docks 2,792,048 3,655,947 +863,899
Hull 3,117,903 2,488,695 -629,208
London Gateway Port 183,272 5,128,536 +4,945,264
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,967,845 1,456,798 -511,047
Eurotunnel 1,006,215 839,224 -166,991
Killingholme 716,873 628,716 -88,157
Liverpool Docks 361,892 733,876 +371,984
Dover 211,195 877,956 +666,761

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 31
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
2026-01 30
2025-11 25
2025-10 19
2025-09 24
2025-08 26

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+ 35
1m-15m 31
15m-54m 10
Other 8
0-1m 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 £
United States 12,371,946
Germany 1,904,477
Austria 1,423,929
Netherlands 645,742
South Korea 548,909

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 7,429,801 4,942,145 -2,487,656
Germany 1,300,558 603,919 -696,639
Austria 687,380 736,549 +49,169
Netherlands 360,680 285,062 -75,618
South Korea 421,880 127,029 -294,851
Japan 311,090 216,193 -94,897
Czechia 278,304 213,631 -64,673
France 230,212 219,396 -10,816
Australia 33,980 350,110 +316,130
Ivory Coast 284,796 38,100 -246,696

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
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
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) 11,588,553
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,771,697
Air transport 428,894
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) 6,556,356 5,032,197 -1,524,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,796,156 3,975,541 -1,820,615
Air transport 299,945 128,949 -170,996
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 8,960,968
Southampton 4,010,684
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,044,971
London Gateway Port 1,761,909
Immingham Docks 1,596,551

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 6,106,106 2,854,862 -3,251,244
Southampton 1,525,776 2,484,908 +959,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,882,112 1,162,859 -719,253
London Gateway Port 984,698 777,211 -207,487
Immingham Docks 767,872 828,679 +60,807
Felixstowe 562,522 252,047 -310,475
Dover 225,865 335,767 +109,902
London Heathrow Airport 228,840 55,883 -172,957
Hull 91,917 30,957 -60,960
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