Import/export HS code 2837: Cyanides and related compounds

Includes cyanides, cyanide oxides, and complex cyanides, used in metal plating and chemical manufacturing

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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 £
Netherlands 5,451,896
Germany 3,183,483
Czechia 1,235,474
China 1,077,729
United States 1,030,135

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 £
Netherlands 3,005,775 2,446,121 -559,654
Germany 1,680,789 1,502,694 -178,095
Czechia 313,265 922,209 +608,944
China 740,212 337,517 -402,695
United States 504,225 525,910 +21,685
Canada 1,026,453 2,535 -1,023,918
France 22,175 142,851 +120,676
Belgium 21,678 10,386 -11,292
Switzerland 8,583 20,484 +11,901
India 12,676 5,057 -7,619

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 £
Netherlands 4,546,113
Germany 3,133,919
Czechia 2,115,347
United States 2,063,482
China 1,164,232

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 £
Netherlands 2,552,033 1,994,080 -557,953
Germany 1,675,486 1,458,433 -217,053
Czechia 784,144 1,331,203 +547,059
United States 1,535,283 528,199 -1,007,084
China 755,710 408,522 -347,188
South Korea 1,700 153,339 +151,639
France 21,260 28,535 +7,275
India 17,065 10,918 -6,147
Canada 0 2,535 +2,535
Israel 935 0 -935

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,994,844
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,575,655
Air transport 1,680,298
Road transport 8,583

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) 2,999,942 2,994,902 -5,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,529,555 2,046,100 -1,483,455
Air transport 805,536 874,762 +69,226
Road transport 8,583 0 -8,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,264,514
Grangemouth Docks 3,478,365
Dover 1,443,847
London Heathrow Airport 1,028,248
Felixstowe 963,711

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 2,517,868 1,746,646 -771,222
Grangemouth Docks 1,810,017 1,668,348 -141,669
Dover 315,668 1,128,179 +812,511
London Heathrow Airport 464,464 563,784 +99,320
Felixstowe 641,730 321,981 -319,749
Liverpool Docks 859,240 0 -859,240
London Stansted Airport 298,575 310,978 +12,403
Middlesbrough 197,307 0 -197,307
Thamesport 21,260 75,457 +54,197
Belfast Port 39,140 37,989 -1,151

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 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 1
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 5

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+ 8
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 2
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 £
Ireland 695,681
Belgium 41,200
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,845
United States 25,419
Germany 25,348

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 £
Ireland 366,718 328,963 -37,755
Belgium 10,300 30,900 +20,600
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,300 12,545 -13,755
United States 12,178 13,241 +1,063
Germany 18,269 7,079 -11,190
Ghana 8,502 8,502 +0
Netherlands 16,556 0 -16,556
Italy 3,850 9,840 +5,990
Guinea 6,112 6,549 +437
Kuwait 6,750 0 -6,750

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 £
XU 15,126
XI 820

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 £
XU 15,126 0 -15,126
XI 820 0 -820

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) 741,153
Air transport 108,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,233
Other 15,946

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) 367,230 373,923 +6,693
Air transport 71,268 36,784 -34,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,199 16,034 -21,165
Other 15,946 0 -15,946

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 372,985
Liverpool Docks 275,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,052
London Heathrow Airport 61,025
Manchester Airport 29,691

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 £
Holyhead 213,973 159,012 -54,961
Liverpool Docks 108,184 166,946 +58,762
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,582 44,470 +27,888
London Heathrow Airport 48,480 12,545 -35,935
Manchester Airport 16,453 13,238 -3,215
Heysham 27,530 0 -27,530
London 14,614 6,549 -8,065
000 15,946 0 -15,946
Grangemouth Docks 14,601 0 -14,601
London Gateway Port 3,570 8,502 +4,932

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2837

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

Description: Includes cyanides, cyanide oxides, and complex cyanides, used in metal plating and chemical manufacturing