Import/export HS code 291632: Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride

Chemicals used in acne treatments, plastics, and 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 £
Italy 5,696,625
Netherlands 3,161,430
Germany 3,080,690
France 1,689,955
Belgium 1,003,744

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 £
Italy 3,250,404 2,446,221 -804,183
Netherlands 1,615,115 1,546,315 -68,800
Germany 1,591,008 1,489,682 -101,326
France 940,779 749,176 -191,603
Belgium 595,001 408,743 -186,258
Poland 435,661 396,806 -38,855
South Korea 296,789 396,904 +100,115
Canada 0 38,820 +38,820
United States 20,378 17,919 -2,459
Denmark 0 25,189 +25,189

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 £
Italy 5,661,014
Poland 3,899,772
Mexico 2,770,962
Germany 1,306,486
Belgium 765,581

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 £
Italy 3,159,828 2,501,186 -658,642
Poland 1,917,488 1,982,284 +64,796
Mexico 1,476,736 1,294,226 -182,510
Germany 710,078 596,408 -113,670
Belgium 555,626 209,955 -345,671
South Korea 300,314 396,904 +96,590
China 247,800 256,482 +8,682
United States 278,666 114,987 -163,679
France 95,270 68,151 -27,119
Canada 0 38,820 +38,820

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,101,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 911,647
Air transport 251,395
Other 15,338

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,286,583 6,815,352 -1,471,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 407,599 504,048 +96,449
Air transport 51,745 199,650 +147,905
Other 7,374 7,964 +590

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,561,632
Felixstowe 3,413,630
Harwich 2,198,142
Immingham Docks 2,176,165
Killingholme 749,823

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 £
Dover 3,887,224 2,674,408 -1,212,816
Felixstowe 1,555,487 1,858,143 +302,656
Harwich 1,115,606 1,082,536 -33,070
Immingham Docks 1,172,062 1,004,103 -167,959
Killingholme 576,458 173,365 -403,093
London 117,166 109,470 -7,696
Eurotunnel 65,539 143,754 +78,215
Hull 86,215 121,582 +35,367
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,112 47,313 -54,799
Manchester Airport 6,515 104,283 +97,768

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 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Specialised construction activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 19
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+ 22
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 11
0-1m 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 £
Denmark 321,022
Ireland 310,707
Australia 184,823
United Arab Emirates 99,045
Poland 81,209

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 £
Denmark 102,836 218,186 +115,350
Ireland 130,448 180,259 +49,811
Australia 116,670 68,153 -48,517
United Arab Emirates 78,917 20,128 -58,789
Poland 45,487 35,722 -9,765
Saudi Arabia 78,486 0 -78,486
Italy 0 37,222 +37,222
Romania 18,137 14,135 -4,002
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,400 0 -30,400
Germany 9,049 14,556 +5,507

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 37
XI 10

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 0 37 +37
XI 0 10 +10

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) 762,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 560,140
Air transport 67,910
Other 489

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) 454,695 307,767 -146,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 219,531 340,609 +121,078
Air transport 29,635 38,275 +8,640
Other 113 376 +263

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 362,874
Southampton 180,803
London Gateway Port 179,250
Liverpool Docks 135,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,366

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 £
Immingham Docks 121,733 241,141 +119,408
Southampton 158,285 22,518 -135,767
London Gateway Port 128,461 50,789 -77,672
Liverpool Docks 57,879 77,449 +19,570
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,590 69,776 +7,186
Heysham 49,328 69,234 +19,906
Harwich 26,375 57,977 +31,602
Holyhead 23,128 18,708 -4,420
Felixstowe 28,137 6,595 -21,542
Manchester Airport 0 33,188 +33,188

Quick facts

HS code: 291632

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

Description: Chemicals used in acne treatments, plastics, and industrial applications