Import/export HS code 284329: Various silver compounds

Chemical compounds of silver, excluding silver nitrate, used in various industries

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 3,933,307
Spain 849,405
India 677,689
Netherlands 444,788
Croatia 213,549

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 1,946,386 1,986,921 +40,535
Spain 457,482 391,923 -65,559
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 206,792 237,996 +31,204
Croatia 114,429 99,120 -15,309
France 98,756 60,397 -38,359
Belgium 17,205 131,233 +114,028
United States 44,781 55,710 +10,929
Japan 25,311 8,969 -16,342
Slovenia 18,275 0 -18,275

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 £
Germany 3,925,347
Spain 849,405
India 677,689
Netherlands 403,061
Croatia 218,163

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 £
Germany 1,945,002 1,980,345 +35,343
Spain 457,482 391,923 -65,559
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 203,069 199,992 -3,077
Croatia 132,704 85,459 -47,245
Japan 25,311 133,555 +108,244
France 87,914 53,210 -34,704
United States 65,379 64,643 -736
Belgium 5,245 38,004 +32,759
Ireland 9,715 5,659 -4,056

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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 £
Air transport 5,451,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 675,820
Other 367,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,943

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 £
Air transport 2,984,611 2,466,635 -517,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,371 635,449 +595,078
Other 194,141 173,522 -20,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,015 51,928 -4,087

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,335,176
London Stansted Airport 1,065,724
East Midlands Airport 764,977
Hull 388,226
000 367,663

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 £
Birmingham Airport 1,842,380 1,492,796 -349,584
London Stansted Airport 589,240 476,484 -112,756
East Midlands Airport 380,315 384,662 +4,347
Hull 0 388,226 +388,226
000 194,141 173,522 -20,619
London Heathrow Airport 170,226 112,693 -57,533
Dover 5,116 145,388 +140,272
London 6,216 83,466 +77,250
Thamesport 43,501 6,921 -36,580
499 0 37,066 +37,066

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 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 1
2025-08 2

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+ 8
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 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 £
Belgium 749,297,147
Germany 84,406,666
Switzerland 36,543,464
China 1,916,796
United States 1,909,144

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 £
Belgium 373,934,976 375,362,171 +1,427,195
Germany 42,099,401 42,307,265 +207,864
Switzerland 17,896,848 18,646,616 +749,768
China 1,378,383 538,413 -839,970
United States 409,479 1,499,665 +1,090,186
Malta 158,766 205,970 +47,204
Romania 202,838 53,336 -149,502
Denmark 62,742 65,877 +3,135
France 41,765 55,306 +13,541
Spain 85,626 1,014 -84,612

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) 858,698,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,170,811
Air transport 4,354,297
Road transport 9,590

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) 422,193,041 436,505,016 +14,311,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,812,567 358,244 -11,454,323
Air transport 2,319,972 2,034,325 -285,647
Road transport 9,590 0 -9,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 699,970,995
Hull 167,461,792
London Heathrow Airport 2,518,185
Dover 2,303,575
Manchester Airport 1,141,426

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 264,775,170 435,195,825 +170,420,655
Hull 167,307,557 154,235 -167,153,322
London Heathrow Airport 1,939,891 578,294 -1,361,597
Dover 1,714,017 589,558 -1,124,459
Manchester Airport 1,442 1,139,984 +1,138,542
Immingham Docks 0 501,984 +501,984
East Midlands Airport 167,121 246,216 +79,095
Liverpool Docks 0 352,872 +352,872
Harwich 202,838 53,336 -149,502
London Stansted Airport 129,322 68,535 -60,787

Quick facts

HS code: 284329

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

Description: Chemical compounds of silver, excluding silver nitrate, used in various industries