Import/export HS code 28444320: Artificial radioactive isotopes

Man-made radioactive isotopes, such as uranium-233, used in various applications

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 £
Canada 64,264,173
Netherlands 25,532,118
Spain 19,372,756
Germany 9,958,080
Italy 9,536,783

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 33,779,917 30,484,256 -3,295,661
Netherlands 12,491,348 13,040,770 +549,422
Spain 10,289,792 9,082,964 -1,206,828
Germany 5,406,720 4,551,360 -855,360
Italy 2,266,605 7,270,178 +5,003,573
Czechia 2,439,384 2,955,831 +516,447
United States 3,000,949 1,774,227 -1,226,722
Argentina 1,601,512 2,505,284 +903,772
Belgium 2,001,701 1,318,399 -683,302
Ireland 1,220,180 1,593,383 +373,203

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 62,084,696
Netherlands 25,168,985
Spain 20,763,470
Germany 10,914,708
Italy 8,207,602

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 34,302,750 27,781,946 -6,520,804
Netherlands 12,865,918 12,303,067 -562,851
Spain 10,791,430 9,972,040 -819,390
Germany 5,487,259 5,427,449 -59,810
Italy 1,862,172 6,345,430 +4,483,258
United States 3,799,280 2,094,055 -1,705,225
Czechia 2,153,012 3,089,189 +936,177
Argentina 1,601,512 2,511,229 +909,717
India 64,923 2,949,080 +2,884,157
France 1,127,985 886,815 -241,170

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Cumbria 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 68,944,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,687,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,126,304
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 33,746,662 35,197,649 +1,450,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,444,149 8,243,377 -27,200,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,245,302 31,881,002 +24,635,700
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 £
Southampton 39,460,541
East Midlands Airport 35,724,731
Immingham Docks 26,181,516
London Heathrow Airport 15,677,572
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 £
Southampton 33,769,426 5,691,115 -28,078,311
East Midlands Airport 16,470,392 19,254,339 +2,783,947
Immingham Docks 69,298 26,112,218 +26,042,920
London Heathrow Airport 7,608,261 8,069,311 +461,050
Birmingham Airport 7,035,389 7,111,811 +76,422
Eurotunnel 6,060,683 6,099,921 +39,238
000 1,211,256 1,444,303 +233,047
London Stansted Airport 2,030,504 529,167 -1,501,337
Harwich 294,206 1,632,732 +1,338,526
London Gateway Port 1,595,762 1,300 -1,594,462

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 3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2
Manufacture of paper and paper products 2
Other manufacturing 2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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+ 12
1m-15m 7
Other 2
0-1m 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 £
Germany 21,496,070
Italy 18,068,528
France 12,583,899
Netherlands 10,480,734
United States 9,188,419

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 10,708,689 10,787,381 +78,692
Italy 12,845,659 5,222,869 -7,622,790
France 7,157,741 5,426,158 -1,731,583
Netherlands 3,648,452 6,832,282 +3,183,830
United States 655,413 8,533,006 +7,877,593
Ireland 3,210,464 2,608,407 -602,057
Belgium 1,634,818 1,211,955 -422,863
Hungary 1,271,396 963,234 -308,162
Switzerland 1,534,627 0 -1,534,627
Japan 483,758 1,043,559 +559,801

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) 73,354,131
Air transport 12,413,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,868,513

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) 40,762,740 32,591,391 -8,171,349
Air transport 5,256,786 7,156,986 +1,900,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,427,850 8,440,663 +7,012,813

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,307,258
Harwich 19,792,755
Immingham Docks 17,464,402
London Heathrow Airport 9,614,560
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 20,034,142 3,273,116 -16,761,026
Harwich 9,909,921 9,882,834 -27,087
Immingham Docks 313,045 17,151,357 +16,838,312
London Heathrow Airport 4,382,778 5,231,782 +849,004
Southampton 0 8,009,074 +8,009,074
Hull 6,676,712 30,423 -6,646,289
Holyhead 3,202,386 2,604,493 -597,893
Manchester Airport 169,895 911,810 +741,915
Liverpool Docks 975,468 0 -975,468
Dover 939,579 9,530 -930,049

Quick facts

HS code: 28444320

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

Description: Man-made radioactive isotopes, such as uranium-233, used in various applications