Import/export HS code 28439010: Amalgams of precious metals

Mixtures of precious metals with mercury, often used in dentistry 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 £
Germany 963,601
Israel 92,802
Netherlands 52,303
France 8,698
United States 6,692

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 956,012 7,589 -948,423
Israel 0 92,802 +92,802
Netherlands 52,303 0 -52,303
France 8,599 99 -8,500
United States 0 6,692 +6,692
Slovenia 1,576 2,228 +652
South Africa 3,009 0 -3,009
Italy 0 2,757 +2,757
Switzerland 1,722 977 -745
Australia 0 2,388 +2,388

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 974,753
Israel 92,802
Netherlands 52,303
United States 6,692
South Africa 3,009

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 966,187 8,566 -957,621
Israel 0 92,802 +92,802
Netherlands 52,303 0 -52,303
United States 0 6,692 +6,692
South Africa 3,009 0 -3,009
Italy 0 2,757 +2,757
Australia 0 2,388 +2,388
Sweden 0 2,228 +2,228
United Kingdom 1,722 0 -1,722

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 980,866
Air transport 118,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,803
Other 99

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) 977,661 3,205 -974,456
Air transport 6,757 112,228 +105,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,803 0 -38,803
Other 0 99 +99

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 864,307
Eurotunnel 79,620
London Heathrow Airport 72,483
Thamesport 38,803
London Stansted Airport 31,921

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 863,330 977 -862,353
Eurotunnel 79,620 0 -79,620
London Heathrow Airport 3,009 69,474 +66,465
Thamesport 38,803 0 -38,803
London Stansted Airport 3,748 28,173 +24,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,189 0 -31,189
Birmingham Airport 0 7,589 +7,589
Harwich 3,522 0 -3,522
Manchester Airport 0 2,757 +2,757
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 2,388 +2,388

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 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-01 1

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
1m-15m 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 £
France 6,340,436
Germany 543,050
Italy 79,796
Israel 77,513
China 68,747

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 6,337,007 3,429 -6,333,578
Germany 40,388 502,662 +462,274
Italy 79,796 0 -79,796
Israel 0 77,513 +77,513
China 44,420 24,327 -20,093
Netherlands 52,759 0 -52,759
United States 26,955 6,709 -20,246
Taiwan 9,033 24,522 +15,489
South Korea 14,171 14,382 +211
India 5,939 13,277 +7,338

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) 6,850,141
Air transport 466,879
Rail transport 2,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 900

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) 6,404,355 445,786 -5,958,569
Air transport 216,109 250,770 +34,661
Rail transport 0 2,394 +2,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 900 +900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,404,355
Dover 445,786
ZLC 132,454
London Heathrow Airport 110,827
Glasgow Airport 65,929

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 6,404,355 0 -6,404,355
Dover 0 445,786 +445,786
ZLC 114,012 18,442 -95,570
London Heathrow Airport 2,911 107,916 +105,005
Glasgow Airport 41,602 24,327 -17,275
East Midlands Airport 11,588 53,535 +41,947
Edinburgh Airport 19,610 39,211 +19,601
London Stansted Airport 23,568 8,021 -15,547
Manchester Airport 2,818 1,712 -1,106
London Gateway Port 0 900 +900

Quick facts

HS code: 28439010

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

Description: Mixtures of precious metals with mercury, often used in dentistry and industrial processes