Import/export HS code 28419085: Other

Other unspecified chemical compounds in this category

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 £
Germany 1,113,234
Italy 603,771
China 473,315
Chile 198,094
Netherlands 185,390

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 581,547 531,687 -49,860
Italy 217,760 386,011 +168,251
China 2,003 471,312 +469,309
Chile 0 198,094 +198,094
Netherlands 147,032 38,358 -108,674
United States 58,779 52,951 -5,828
Belgium 45,195 49,656 +4,461
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 1,066,966
Italy 602,972
United States 378,940
Ivory Coast 198,094
Germany 194,116

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 301,985 764,981 +462,996
Italy 213,960 389,012 +175,052
United States 214,088 164,852 -49,236
Ivory Coast 0 198,094 +198,094
Germany 135,595 58,521 -77,074
Slovakia 49,578 99,970 +50,392
United Kingdom 90,695 15,436 -75,259
Japan 79,357 8,858 -70,499
Hungary 82,916 0 -82,916
Mexico 26,315 21,868 -4,447

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) 1,750,535
Air transport 741,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 563,924
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) 762,222 988,313 +226,091
Air transport 439,979 301,451 -138,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,420 546,504 +529,084
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 676,194
Manchester Airport 562,152
Southampton 477,986
Harwich 292,271
Hull 242,650

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 348,427 327,767 -20,660
Manchester Airport 344,550 217,602 -126,948
Southampton 4,356 473,630 +469,274
Harwich 83,771 208,500 +124,729
Hull 41,557 201,093 +159,536
London 90,908 103,184 +12,276
Immingham Docks 120,547 57,020 -63,527
Eurotunnel 39,614 81,245 +41,631
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
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 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 6

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+ 13
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 7,728,425
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 2,028,241 5,700,184 +3,671,943
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) 18,952,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,227,977
Air transport 3,179,330
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) 6,414,328 12,537,965 +6,123,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,626,694 10,601,283 +3,974,589
Air transport 194,810 2,984,520 +2,789,710
Other 53 30 -23

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,395,066
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 3,713,817 6,681,249 +2,967,432
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

Quick facts

HS code: 28419085

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

Description: Other unspecified chemical compounds in this category