Import/export HS code 284290: Other

Other unspecified salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids

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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 £
United States 12,689,329
Germany 4,509,989
China 912,654
Netherlands 828,100
Belgium 539,517

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 £
United States 7,495,862 5,193,467 -2,302,395
Germany 2,442,044 2,067,945 -374,099
China 801,067 111,587 -689,480
Netherlands 522,621 305,479 -217,142
Belgium 397,952 141,565 -256,387
Turkey 240,171 177,961 -62,210
Canada 0 413,775 +413,775
Poland 64,949 124,995 +60,046
Italy 87,895 83,251 -4,644
India 115,966 36,180 -79,786

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 £
United States 14,344,905
Germany 2,997,445
China 1,763,355
Turkey 418,132
Canada 413,775

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 £
United States 8,459,769 5,885,136 -2,574,633
Germany 1,627,036 1,370,409 -256,627
China 1,371,228 392,127 -979,101
Turkey 240,171 177,961 -62,210
Canada 0 413,775 +413,775
Philippines 237,442 120,327 -117,115
India 132,189 43,698 -88,491
Poland 23,089 88,098 +65,009
Taiwan 40,273 51,502 +11,229
Sweden 0 84,242 +84,242

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 4
Greater Manchester 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Cheshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -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) 13,194,021
Air transport 4,782,299
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,209,121
Other 166,226
Road transport 47,942

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) 7,969,070 5,224,951 -2,744,119
Air transport 2,682,663 2,099,636 -583,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,631,072 1,578,049 -53,023
Other 116,979 49,247 -67,732
Road transport 30,243 17,699 -12,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,425,531
East Midlands Airport 3,549,515
Southampton 2,049,469
Immingham Docks 1,833,635
Grangemouth Docks 1,517,185

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 6,473,225 1,952,306 -4,520,919
East Midlands Airport 1,735,734 1,813,781 +78,047
Southampton 4,011 2,045,458 +2,041,447
Immingham Docks 774,301 1,059,334 +285,033
Grangemouth Docks 847,335 669,850 -177,485
London 552,964 691,162 +138,198
London Stansted Airport 404,771 128,137 -276,634
Dover 388,000 143,716 -244,284
London Heathrow Airport 197,143 121,860 -75,283
000 116,979 49,247 -67,732

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 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5
Manufacture of food products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 11
2025-09 17
2025-08 13
2025-07 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+ 25
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 9
0-1m 4
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 7,821,508
Netherlands 2,754,268
Germany 1,461,475
Norway 1,354,252
Belgium 1,330,843

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 4,495,816 3,325,692 -1,170,124
Netherlands 1,544,067 1,210,201 -333,866
Germany 690,758 770,717 +79,959
Norway 1,249,546 104,706 -1,144,840
Belgium 930,184 400,659 -529,525
France 142,701 714,657 +571,956
Ireland 342,770 398,721 +55,951
Italy 90,039 623,105 +533,066
New Zealand 117,195 235,198 +118,003
Turkey 158,800 170,189 +11,389

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 11,039
Poland 2,209
Germany 230
Netherlands 38
XU 29

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 1,117 9,922 +8,805
Poland 1,442 767 -675
Germany 0 230 +230
Netherlands 38 0 -38
XU 29 0 -29

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 7,627,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,180,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,918,797
Other 13,545

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 £
Air transport 4,348,626 3,279,053 -1,069,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,288,808 3,891,554 +1,602,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,058,390 1,860,407 -2,197,983
Other 2,626 10,919 +8,293

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,897,577
Immingham Docks 5,548,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,545,693
Southampton 1,382,634
London Gateway Port 543,672

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,941,872 2,955,705 -986,167
Immingham Docks 3,530,385 2,017,914 -1,512,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 505,195 2,040,498 +1,535,303
Southampton 722,425 660,209 -62,216
London Gateway Port 244,852 298,820 +53,968
Liverpool Docks 143,045 397,828 +254,783
Aberdeen Docks 435,000 0 -435,000
London Heathrow Airport 130,656 204,642 +73,986
Dover 148,459 143,673 -4,786
London Stansted Airport 202,250 68,114 -134,136

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 284290

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

Description: Other unspecified salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids