Import/export HS code 28369917: Various carbonates

Miscellaneous carbonates with specific industrial uses

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 11,300,963
Netherlands 7,040,918
Germany 3,876,600
India 669,860
Poland 514,939

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 6,432,597 4,868,366 -1,564,231
Netherlands 3,142,168 3,898,750 +756,582
Germany 2,038,450 1,838,150 -200,300
India 281,922 387,938 +106,016
Poland 263,568 251,371 -12,197
France 102,995 328,426 +225,431
Australia 0 385,092 +385,092
United States 97,377 30,406 -66,971
Italy 19,686 88,324 +68,638
Finland 80,032 24,588 -55,444

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 11,560,569
Germany 5,746,802
Italy 5,263,273
India 669,860
Australia 385,092

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 6,607,063 4,953,506 -1,653,557
Germany 2,466,235 3,280,567 +814,332
Italy 2,649,972 2,613,301 -36,671
India 281,922 387,938 +106,016
Australia 0 385,092 +385,092
Poland 157,681 153,775 -3,906
Finland 107,586 63,786 -43,800
Netherlands 71,649 78,342 +6,693
Thailand 27,416 56,033 +28,617
Norway 62,205 0 -62,205

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3

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
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,812,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,108,547
Air transport 578,686
Other 296,375
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) 7,025,361 5,787,563 -1,237,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,094,781 6,013,766 +918,985
Air transport 268,229 310,457 +42,228
Other 107,487 188,888 +81,401
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 8,196,868
Hull 5,399,150
Immingham Docks 4,597,574
Southampton 1,858,791
London Gateway Port 1,199,898

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 4,765,064 3,431,804 -1,333,260
Hull 2,937,676 2,461,474 -476,202
Immingham Docks 1,785,992 2,811,582 +1,025,590
Southampton 1,220,288 638,503 -581,785
London Gateway Port 75,410 1,124,488 +1,049,078
Tyne 578,951 265,815 -313,136
Killingholme 429,911 362,739 -67,172
Dover 56,944 452,512 +395,568
London Heathrow Airport 225,995 238,440 +12,445
000 107,487 188,888 +81,401

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 15
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 9
2025-08 11

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+ 19
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 12,112,303
Netherlands 581,492
Germany 488,719
Czechia 414,084
Australia 362,341

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 7,216,249 4,896,054 -2,320,195
Netherlands 351,503 229,989 -121,514
Germany 445,260 43,459 -401,801
Czechia 272,583 141,501 -131,082
Australia 12,231 350,110 +337,879
South Korea 300,702 30,336 -270,366
Ivory Coast 284,796 38,100 -246,696
Malaysia 99,526 77,644 -21,882
Norway 2,404 153,618 +151,214
Belgium 15,160 134,819 +119,659

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 £
Poland 13,435
XI 11,817

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 £
Poland 0 13,435 +13,435
XI 6,929 4,888 -2,041

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) 9,908,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,357,942
Air transport 166,088
Other 25,252

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) 5,336,748 4,571,657 -765,091
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,123,395 2,234,547 -1,888,848
Air transport 100,543 65,545 -34,998
Other 6,929 18,323 +11,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 8,920,229
Southampton 3,381,424
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,473,278
London Gateway Port 1,383,453
Immingham Docks 588,494

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 6,086,075 2,834,154 -3,251,921
Southampton 1,186,051 2,195,373 +1,009,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,045,831 427,447 -618,384
London Gateway Port 707,055 676,398 -30,657
Immingham Docks 215,036 373,458 +158,422
Felixstowe 65,819 97,554 +31,735
Hull 91,917 30,957 -60,960
Tyne 0 96,724 +96,724
London Heathrow Airport 53,326 39,660 -13,666
Holyhead 32,772 34,469 +1,697

Quick facts

HS code: 28369917

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

Description: Miscellaneous carbonates with specific industrial uses