Import/export HS code 284190: Other

Other chemical compounds not listed in this group

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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 1,114,520
Italy 603,771
China 473,315
Netherlands 280,700
Chile 198,094

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 581,547 532,973 -48,574
Italy 217,760 386,011 +168,251
China 2,003 471,312 +469,309
Netherlands 204,031 76,669 -127,362
Chile 0 198,094 +198,094
Belgium 56,192 110,482 +54,290
United States 58,779 52,951 -5,828
Hungary 82,916 0 -82,916
France 26,810 37,706 +10,896
Japan 53,604 8,858 -44,746

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 1,083,382
Italy 602,972
United States 378,940
Germany 218,510
Ivory Coast 198,094

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 318,401 764,981 +446,580
Italy 213,960 389,012 +175,052
United States 214,088 164,852 -49,236
Germany 135,595 82,915 -52,680
Ivory Coast 0 198,094 +198,094
Slovakia 49,578 99,970 +50,392
Belgium 24,328 85,010 +60,682
United Kingdom 90,695 15,436 -75,259
Japan 79,357 8,858 -70,499
Hungary 82,916 0 -82,916

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Inner London - East 2

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 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) 1,931,916
Air transport 750,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 571,532
Other 57,446
Road transport 4,456

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) 840,462 1,091,454 +250,992
Air transport 444,380 305,843 -138,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,028 546,504 +521,476
Other 36,693 20,753 -15,940
Road transport 2,146 2,310 +164

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 677,480
Manchester Airport 562,152
Southampton 477,986
Immingham Docks 329,484
Harwich 299,879

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 £
Dover 348,427 329,053 -19,374
Manchester Airport 344,550 217,602 -126,948
Southampton 4,356 473,630 +469,274
Immingham Docks 173,327 156,157 -17,170
Harwich 91,379 208,500 +117,121
Hull 41,557 201,093 +159,536
London 90,908 105,902 +14,994
Eurotunnel 57,466 81,245 +23,779
London Heathrow Airport 56,744 50,633 -6,111
000 36,693 20,753 -15,940

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Other manufacturing 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 6
2025-07 8

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+ 14
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 7,729,525
France 7,175,289
Japan 7,105,969
Belgium 4,219,730
Italy 3,617,387

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 2,029,341 5,700,184 +3,670,843
France 2,788,252 4,387,037 +1,598,785
Japan 2,148,768 4,957,201 +2,808,433
Belgium 2,211,805 2,007,925 -203,880
Italy 291,629 3,325,758 +3,034,129
South Korea 576,234 1,697,294 +1,121,060
Germany 815,049 1,270,155 +455,106
China 577,035 752,155 +175,120
Spain 362,418 369,548 +7,130
Canada 288,106 279,013 -9,093

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 £
Netherlands 83

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 £
Netherlands 53 30 -23

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) 18,958,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,227,977
Air transport 3,199,158
Other 83

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) 6,420,578 12,537,965 +6,117,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,626,694 10,601,283 +3,974,589
Air transport 195,910 3,003,248 +2,807,338
Other 53 30 -23

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,401,316
Southampton 9,132,075
Dover 7,564,783
London Gateway Port 4,130,732
Manchester Airport 2,775,339

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,720,067 6,681,249 +2,961,182
Southampton 2,837,580 6,294,495 +3,456,915
Dover 2,623,933 4,940,850 +2,316,917
London Gateway Port 2,430,086 1,700,646 -729,440
Manchester Airport 86,258 2,689,081 +2,602,823
Liverpool Docks 876,251 1,112,387 +236,136
Felixstowe 98,181 1,783,256 +1,685,075
Immingham Docks 330,094 552,079 +221,985
London Heathrow Airport 95,008 268,949 +173,941
Harwich 46,829 25,081 -21,748

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 284190

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

Description: Other chemical compounds not listed in this group