Import/export HS code 284441: Tritium and its compounds

Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, and its chemical compounds, used in research and industry

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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 £
Switzerland 558,143
United States 315,974
Belgium 227,102
Canada 179,758
Sweden 57,050

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 £
Switzerland 273,074 285,069 +11,995
United States 192,033 123,941 -68,092
Belgium 68,837 158,265 +89,428
Canada 124,361 55,397 -68,964
Sweden 20,022 37,028 +17,006
Netherlands 28,272 0 -28,272
Cyprus 10,677 0 -10,677
Kuwait 1,975 0 -1,975
Ireland 1,235 0 -1,235
Germany 1,047 0 -1,047

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 547,110
Switzerland 532,229
Canada 199,081
Sweden 73,483
France 10,677

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 287,860 259,250 -28,610
Switzerland 254,737 277,492 +22,755
Canada 142,698 56,383 -86,315
Sweden 20,022 53,461 +33,439
France 10,677 0 -10,677
Netherlands 0 7,937 +7,937
United Kingdom 1,282 4,008 +2,726
Kuwait 1,975 0 -1,975
Ireland 1,235 0 -1,235
Finland 0 1,169 +1,169

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Essex 1
Inner London - West 1
North Yorkshire 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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 0 -1
South East Wales 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 1,350,717
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,244

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 692,026 658,691 -33,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,272 0 -28,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,235 1,009 -226

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 791,997
East Midlands Airport 287,762
London Stansted Airport 154,579
Belfast Airport 48,544
Manchester Airport 41,567

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 477,579 314,418 -163,161
East Midlands Airport 111,977 175,785 +63,808
London Stansted Airport 66,003 88,576 +22,573
Belfast Airport 0 48,544 +48,544
Manchester Airport 25,790 15,777 -10,013
Aberdeen Docks 28,272 0 -28,272
Prestwick Airport 10,677 0 -10,677
Brize Norton 0 9,186 +9,186
Edinburgh Airport 0 6,405 +6,405
Holyhead 1,235 0 -1,235

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Scientific research and development 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Human health activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 1
2025-09 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 2
2025-06 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 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 £
United States 113,797
China 62,344
Turkey 46,371
Netherlands 34,380
Spain 33,817

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 53,076 60,721 +7,645
China 42,344 20,000 -22,344
Turkey 0 46,371 +46,371
Netherlands 34,380 0 -34,380
Spain 14,564 19,253 +4,689
Finland 25,506 0 -25,506
Sweden 2,654 11,125 +8,471
Denmark 9,626 0 -9,626
Czechia 4,543 4,762 +219
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,111 5,840 +4,729

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 310,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,685

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 174,981 135,505 -39,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 46,371 +46,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,923 4,762 -34,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 190,070
Edinburgh Airport 48,028
Aberdeen Docks 46,371
Tyne 34,380
Manchester Airport 29,113

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 148,076 41,994 -106,082
Edinburgh Airport 9,626 38,402 +28,776
Aberdeen Docks 0 46,371 +46,371
Tyne 34,380 0 -34,380
Manchester Airport 10,811 18,302 +7,491
London Stansted Airport 1,446 25,556 +24,110
East Midlands Airport 5,022 6,055 +1,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,543 4,762 +219
ZLC 0 5,196 +5,196

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 284441

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

Description: Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, and its chemical compounds, used in research and industry