Import/export HS code 284443: Various radioactive elements and isotopes

Includes all other radioactive elements and isotopes, such as uranium-233

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  • 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 £
Canada 66,970,563
Netherlands 26,259,612
Spain 19,429,325
Germany 12,957,496
United States 11,624,090

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 £
Canada 35,301,324 31,669,239 -3,632,085
Netherlands 12,892,219 13,367,393 +475,174
Spain 10,346,361 9,082,964 -1,263,397
Germany 6,803,781 6,153,715 -650,066
United States 7,129,216 4,494,874 -2,634,342
Italy 2,267,811 7,285,813 +5,018,002
Czechia 2,461,139 2,969,433 +508,294
Belgium 2,626,819 2,193,496 -433,323
Argentina 1,602,512 2,505,284 +902,772
Russia 29,584 3,487,261 +3,457,677

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 £
Canada 65,097,774
Netherlands 25,230,973
Spain 20,763,470
United States 16,176,889
Germany 13,878,318

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 £
Canada 35,865,274 29,232,500 -6,632,774
Netherlands 12,907,521 12,323,452 -584,069
Spain 10,791,430 9,972,040 -819,390
United States 9,743,492 6,433,397 -3,310,095
Germany 6,870,757 7,007,561 +136,804
Italy 1,863,378 6,345,430 +4,482,052
Czechia 2,186,225 3,183,080 +996,855
Argentina 1,602,512 2,511,229 +908,717
Russia 218,253 3,760,185 +3,541,932
India 64,923 2,949,080 +2,884,157

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3

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
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Cumbria 0 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 £
Air transport 88,122,079
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,353,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,328,074
Other 2,655,559
Rail transport 49,621

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 42,149,348 45,972,731 +3,823,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,323,053 9,030,547 -27,292,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,442,979 31,885,095 +24,442,116
Other 1,211,256 1,444,303 +233,047
Rail transport 14,132 35,489 +21,357

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 40,399,312
Southampton 39,460,541
London Heathrow Airport 28,017,847
Immingham Docks 26,181,516
Birmingham Airport 14,147,200

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 £
East Midlands Airport 18,596,243 21,803,069 +3,206,826
Southampton 33,769,426 5,691,115 -28,078,311
London Heathrow Airport 12,846,311 15,171,536 +2,325,225
Immingham Docks 69,298 26,112,218 +26,042,920
Birmingham Airport 7,035,389 7,111,811 +76,422
Eurotunnel 6,213,482 6,099,921 -113,561
London Stansted Airport 2,065,535 672,782 -1,392,753
000 1,211,256 1,444,303 +233,047
Harwich 294,206 1,632,732 +1,338,526
Prestwick Airport 1,066,491 679,820 -386,671

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Mining support service activities 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Human health activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 8

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+ 23
1m-15m 12
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Germany 22,017,969
Italy 18,089,991
France 12,621,803
Netherlands 11,126,713
United States 10,625,748

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 £
Germany 11,105,923 10,912,046 -193,877
Italy 12,847,321 5,242,670 -7,604,651
France 7,165,266 5,456,537 -1,708,729
Netherlands 3,913,038 7,213,675 +3,300,637
United States 1,677,615 8,948,133 +7,270,518
Ireland 3,216,880 2,612,287 -604,593
Japan 1,304,153 1,660,830 +356,677
Belgium 1,649,235 1,221,623 -427,612
Hungary 1,590,300 1,124,697 -465,603
Switzerland 1,539,069 919 -1,538,150

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) 75,444,901
Air transport 17,035,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,169,666

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) 41,699,753 33,745,148 -7,954,605
Air transport 8,520,138 8,515,693 -4,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,678,264 8,491,402 +6,813,138

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,124,677
Harwich 19,792,755
Immingham Docks 17,464,402
London Heathrow Airport 12,922,949
Southampton 8,009,074

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 20,442,064 3,682,613 -16,759,451
Harwich 9,909,921 9,882,834 -27,087
Immingham Docks 313,045 17,151,357 +16,838,312
London Heathrow Airport 6,522,843 6,400,106 -122,737
Southampton 0 8,009,074 +8,009,074
Hull 6,751,552 163,365 -6,588,187
Holyhead 3,202,386 2,607,166 -595,220
Tyne 566,909 645,877 +78,968
Manchester Airport 176,993 919,156 +742,163
Prestwick Airport 546,196 462,882 -83,314

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 284443

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

Description: Includes all other radioactive elements and isotopes, such as uranium-233