Import/export HS code 284321: Silver nitrate

A chemical compound of silver used in photography, medicine, and industrial processes

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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 £
Belgium 1,154,008
France 263,516
United States 251,166
Spain 84,921
Germany 73,461

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 £
Belgium 457,248 696,760 +239,512
France 146,715 116,801 -29,914
United States 131,357 119,809 -11,548
Spain 54,110 30,811 -23,299
Germany 30,737 42,724 +11,987
India 4,906 0 -4,906
Netherlands 2,126 0 -2,126
Poland 0 1,434 +1,434
Switzerland 1,173 0 -1,173

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 £
Belgium 1,102,794
United States 253,986
Poland 178,764
United Kingdom 131,680
Spain 86,945

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 £
Belgium 440,041 662,753 +222,712
United States 132,530 121,456 -11,074
Poland 98,745 80,019 -18,726
United Kingdom 60,348 71,332 +10,984
Spain 56,134 30,811 -25,323
Germany 27,358 38,251 +10,893
France 6,027 891 -5,136
North Macedonia 2,283 2,826 +543
India 4,906 0 -4,906

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Lancashire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West 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) 1,320,496
Air transport 515,042
Road transport 1,173

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) 634,803 685,693 +50,890
Air transport 192,396 322,646 +130,250
Road transport 1,173 0 -1,173

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 712,489
Killingholme 415,294
London Stansted Airport 409,374
Immingham Docks 126,598
East Midlands Airport 89,409

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 483,401 229,088 -254,313
Killingholme 0 415,294 +415,294
London Stansted Airport 131,289 278,085 +146,796
Immingham Docks 106,637 19,961 -86,676
East Midlands Airport 53,673 35,736 -17,937
London 31,717 2,169 -29,548
Eurotunnel 10,922 19,181 +8,259
London Heathrow Airport 7,434 7,391 -43
Harwich 2,126 0 -2,126
Birmingham Airport 0 1,434 +1,434

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 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-08 2
2025-06 3
2025-05 3

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+ 6
1m-15m 4

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 £
France 62,986,087
Czechia 42,524,685
Germany 42,190,247
Belgium 15,843,864
Netherlands 15,575,813

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 £
France 30,293,734 32,692,353 +2,398,619
Czechia 20,169,190 22,355,495 +2,186,305
Germany 17,126,786 25,063,461 +7,936,675
Belgium 8,601,828 7,242,036 -1,359,792
Netherlands 12,121,560 3,454,253 -8,667,307
Spain 6,874,549 8,669,751 +1,795,202
Austria 1,061,131 3,946,383 +2,885,252
Bulgaria 2,335,376 1,635,988 -699,388
Sri Lanka 715,904 1,168,582 +452,678
Singapore 611,007 691,403 +80,396

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) 201,604,243
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,250,655
Air transport 4,698,174

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) 94,554,550 107,049,693 +12,495,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,380,646 870,009 -4,510,637
Air transport 1,928,884 2,769,290 +840,406

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 146,796,619
Immingham Docks 34,542,599
Hull 13,380,240
Dover 11,346,085
Manchester Airport 3,411,515

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 68,200,877 78,595,742 +10,394,865
Immingham Docks 17,736,510 16,806,089 -930,421
Hull 8,977,964 4,402,276 -4,575,688
Dover 4,283,659 7,062,426 +2,778,767
Manchester Airport 1,292,795 2,118,720 +825,925
London Gateway Port 422,840 720,716 +297,876
London Heathrow Airport 402,619 289,279 -113,340
Felixstowe 234,425 267,049 +32,624
Birmingham Airport 174,956 148,090 -26,866
East Midlands Airport 35,643 142,236 +106,593

Quick facts

HS code: 284321

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

Description: A chemical compound of silver used in photography, medicine, and industrial processes