Import/export HS code 2908: Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated, or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols

Chemically modified phenols or phenol-alcohols, including halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated, or nitrosated forms, used in various industrial applications

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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 £
China 4,638,591
Germany 3,335,902
India 650,304
Italy 508,979
Czechia 329,921

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 £
China 2,184,266 2,454,325 +270,059
Germany 1,653,713 1,682,189 +28,476
India 223,723 426,581 +202,858
Italy 265,653 243,326 -22,327
Czechia 161,386 168,535 +7,149
Belgium 0 295,020 +295,020
Netherlands 22,779 67,866 +45,087
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,601 77,901 +72,300
France 61,608 950 -60,658
Switzerland 946 37,836 +36,890

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 £
China 5,034,210
Germany 3,348,980
India 657,748
Italy 504,596
Czechia 329,921

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 £
China 2,197,409 2,836,801 +639,392
Germany 1,640,251 1,708,729 +68,478
India 225,066 432,682 +207,616
Italy 261,928 242,668 -19,260
Czechia 161,386 168,535 +7,149
Israel 22,630 52,430 +29,800
United Kingdom 39,898 0 -39,898
United States 13,872 15,099 +1,227
France 25,624 0 -25,624
Jordan 1,691 20,064 +18,373

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Suffolk 1 2 +1
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,159,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,153,051
Air transport 760,160
Other 2,733

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,343,427 2,816,491 +473,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,885,550 2,267,501 +381,951
Air transport 364,480 395,680 +31,200
Other 2,733 0 -2,733

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,593,953
Immingham Docks 1,802,060
Dover 693,967
Birmingham Airport 426,294
London Heathrow Airport 177,911

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 £
Felixstowe 3,017,323 3,576,630 +559,307
Immingham Docks 985,282 816,778 -168,504
Dover 159,153 534,814 +375,661
Birmingham Airport 220,760 205,534 -15,226
London Heathrow Airport 44,704 133,207 +88,503
London 23,116 76,362 +53,246
London Stansted Airport 48,545 21,350 -27,195
Manchester Airport 39,676 12,231 -27,445
Middlesbrough 0 37,836 +37,836
Harwich 4,338 29,661 +25,323

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Scientific research and development 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 6
2025-07 12

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+ 22
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 5
Other 4

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 4,674,843
Italy 2,701,951
South Africa 1,776,568
Poland 1,576,434
Belgium 1,258,005

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 2,563,919 2,110,924 -452,995
Italy 2,430,833 271,118 -2,159,715
South Africa 663,130 1,113,438 +450,308
Poland 1,043,013 533,421 -509,592
Belgium 508,540 749,465 +240,925
Netherlands 866,482 312,979 -553,503
France 569,459 454,618 -114,841
United Arab Emirates 531,897 384,123 -147,774
Germany 440,321 403,373 -36,948
Czechia 529,816 228,437 -301,379

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,073,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,726,767
Air transport 1,024,392

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,809,144 4,264,331 -544,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,703,639 3,023,128 -2,680,511
Air transport 781,163 243,229 -537,934

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,572,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,200,589
Southampton 4,055,291
Immingham Docks 2,414,742
Hull 1,276,154

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 Gateway Port 2,803,778 1,769,107 -1,034,671
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,969,109 1,231,480 -1,737,629
Southampton 1,641,505 2,413,786 +772,281
Immingham Docks 1,318,726 1,096,016 -222,710
Hull 742,733 533,421 -209,312
Dover 611,617 0 -611,617
London Heathrow Airport 344,813 49,420 -295,393
London Stansted Airport 278,988 89,202 -189,786
Middlesbrough 201,493 93,767 -107,726
Holyhead 81,674 88,797 +7,123

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2908

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

Description: Chemically modified phenols or phenol-alcohols, including halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated, or nitrosated forms, used in various industrial applications