Import/export HS code 28429080: Other

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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 8,719,825
Germany 3,056,323
China 771,346
Turkey 418,132
Netherlands 340,952

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 5,054,271 3,665,554 -1,388,717
Germany 1,701,986 1,354,337 -347,649
China 681,092 90,254 -590,838
Turkey 297,530 120,602 -176,928
Netherlands 292,184 48,768 -243,416
Belgium 145,549 126,371 -19,178
Italy 55,820 40,465 -15,355
Sweden 0 84,242 +84,242
France 37,783 42,463 +4,680
India 32,001 25,969 -6,032

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 10,309,112
Germany 1,993,601
China 863,982
Turkey 418,132
Taiwan 91,775

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 5,917,786 4,391,326 -1,526,460
Germany 1,207,972 785,629 -422,343
China 771,597 92,385 -679,212
Turkey 297,530 120,602 -176,928
Taiwan 40,273 51,502 +11,229
Sweden 0 84,242 +84,242
India 32,001 31,349 -652
Spain 29,732 31,673 +1,941
Belgium 19,852 31,096 +11,244
Netherlands 32,865 14,309 -18,556

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Greater Manchester 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
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 12,210,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,381,110
Air transport 420,446
Other 59,182
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) 7,321,632 4,889,099 -2,432,533
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 685,998 695,112 +9,114
Air transport 341,549 78,897 -262,652
Other 51,228 7,954 -43,274
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 7,872,817
Southampton 2,046,724
Immingham Docks 1,428,463
Grangemouth Docks 1,417,176
London Stansted Airport 165,209

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 6,030,035 1,842,782 -4,187,253
Southampton 1,266 2,045,458 +2,044,192
Immingham Docks 628,125 800,338 +172,213
Grangemouth Docks 812,236 604,940 -207,296
London Stansted Airport 150,896 14,313 -136,583
Dover 86,080 49,547 -36,533
Killingholme 134,684 0 -134,684
London Heathrow Airport 66,620 49,579 -17,041
London 15,999 88,056 +72,057
Harwich 81,156 9,376 -71,780

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 16
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Scientific research and development 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 9
2025-08 6
2025-07 7

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+ 17
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 5
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 2,575,240
Germany 1,318,074
Norway 1,290,052
Belgium 1,147,320
France 795,992

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 £
Netherlands 1,490,507 1,084,733 -405,774
Germany 625,122 692,952 +67,830
Norway 1,185,346 104,706 -1,080,640
Belgium 835,576 311,744 -523,832
France 103,054 692,938 +589,884
Italy 78,191 603,776 +525,585
United States 413,673 197,391 -216,282
New Zealand 160,980 189,398 +28,418
Turkey 158,800 170,189 +11,389
Taiwan 161,102 164,962 +3,860

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) 5,418,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,341,693
Air transport 132,387
Other 29

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) 3,837,357 1,581,489 -2,255,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,023,180 3,318,513 +1,295,333
Air transport 67,882 64,505 -3,377
Other 29 0 -29

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,167,867
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,391,523
Southampton 1,361,728
London Gateway Port 529,209
Aberdeen Docks 435,000

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,344,977 1,822,890 -1,522,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 445,154 1,946,369 +1,501,215
Southampton 778,825 582,903 -195,922
London Gateway Port 230,389 298,820 +68,431
Aberdeen Docks 435,000 0 -435,000
Dover 146,957 143,673 -3,284
Grangemouth Docks 125,103 55,516 -69,587
Hull 152,987 3,037 -149,950
Liverpool Docks 75,064 4,760 -70,304
Felixstowe 39,020 18,158 -20,862

Quick facts

HS code: 28429080

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

Description: Other unspecified salts not listed in this category