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.
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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 £
Canada 66,927,231
Netherlands 25,703,351
Spain 18,757,438
Germany 13,264,261
United States 11,547,663

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 38,195,127 28,732,104 -9,463,023
Netherlands 12,853,296 12,850,055 -3,241
Spain 9,661,701 9,095,737 -565,964
Germany 6,871,299 6,392,962 -478,337
United States 7,127,078 4,420,585 -2,706,493
Italy 2,125,044 6,913,652 +4,788,608
Czechia 2,430,507 2,857,771 +427,264
Belgium 2,557,458 2,249,447 -308,011
Argentina 1,602,512 2,505,284 +902,772
Russia 29,584 2,974,049 +2,944,465

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 67,967,498
Netherlands 24,922,227
Spain 20,074,264
United States 16,236,749
Germany 13,957,887

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 38,751,250 29,216,248 -9,535,002
Netherlands 12,863,690 12,058,537 -805,153
Spain 10,163,446 9,910,818 -252,628
United States 9,819,577 6,417,172 -3,402,405
Germany 6,969,984 6,987,903 +17,919
Italy 1,663,935 6,047,264 +4,383,329
Czechia 2,188,491 3,038,520 +850,029
Argentina 1,602,512 2,511,229 +908,717
Russia 218,253 3,246,973 +3,028,720
France 1,126,761 992,926 -133,835

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
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 86,544,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,905,231
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,329,439
Other 2,675,940
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 41,739,977 44,804,594 +3,064,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,850,488 9,054,743 -29,795,745
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,454,084 28,875,355 +21,421,271
Other 1,200,086 1,475,854 +275,768
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 £
Southampton 42,037,296
East Midlands Airport 39,266,467
London Heathrow Airport 27,989,945
Immingham Docks 23,232,436
Birmingham Airport 13,819,872

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 £
Southampton 36,346,181 5,691,115 -30,655,066
East Midlands Airport 17,530,231 21,736,236 +4,206,005
London Heathrow Airport 13,430,195 14,559,750 +1,129,555
Immingham Docks 69,298 23,163,138 +23,093,840
Birmingham Airport 6,993,502 6,826,370 -167,132
Eurotunnel 6,227,000 6,102,475 -124,525
London Stansted Airport 2,049,266 650,308 -1,398,958
000 1,200,086 1,475,854 +275,768
Harwich 294,206 1,632,732 +1,338,526
Prestwick Airport 1,143,895 498,676 -645,219

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
Other manufacturing 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 8
2025-07 7

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+ 24
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 22,024,102
Italy 18,093,241
France 13,691,622
Netherlands 12,356,932
United States 10,848,434

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 11,071,916 10,952,186 -119,730
Italy 12,850,571 5,242,670 -7,607,901
France 6,104,807 7,586,815 +1,482,008
Netherlands 5,090,516 7,266,416 +2,175,900
United States 1,824,798 9,023,636 +7,198,838
Ireland 3,218,180 768,128 -2,450,052
Japan 1,509,432 1,764,040 +254,608
Belgium 1,650,535 1,217,023 -433,512
Hungary 958,271 1,760,395 +802,124
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) 74,673,975
Air transport 16,324,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,617,755

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) 40,392,795 34,281,180 -6,111,615
Air transport 8,114,438 8,209,961 +95,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,126,353 8,491,402 +5,365,049

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,125,834
Harwich 21,020,389
Immingham Docks 17,464,402
London Heathrow Airport 12,086,045
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 20,269,488 3,856,346 -16,413,142
Harwich 9,002,917 12,017,472 +3,014,555
Immingham Docks 313,045 17,151,357 +16,838,312
London Heathrow Airport 5,927,650 6,158,395 +230,745
Southampton 0 8,009,074 +8,009,074
Hull 6,727,823 191,791 -6,536,032
Holyhead 3,202,386 763,007 -2,439,379
Dover 2,038,166 13,426 -2,024,740
Tyne 539,679 695,043 +155,364
Liverpool Docks 1,165,010 0 -1,165,010

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