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 5,811,228
Netherlands 3,161,430
Germany 3,144,883
France 1,684,063
Belgium 984,124

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 3,338,500 2,472,728 -865,772
Netherlands 1,385,063 1,776,367 +391,304
Germany 1,624,884 1,519,999 -104,885
France 944,348 739,715 -204,633
Belgium 495,186 488,938 -6,248
Poland 441,170 330,881 -110,289
South Korea 296,789 323,530 +26,741
United States 26,485 15,071 -11,414
Denmark 0 21,719 +21,719
Ireland 8,367 8,101 -266

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 5,765,614
Poland 3,873,991
Mexico 2,775,317
Germany 1,304,623
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 3,269,774 2,495,840 -773,934
Poland 1,826,940 2,047,051 +220,111
Mexico 1,392,436 1,382,881 -9,555
Germany 688,015 616,608 -71,407
Belgium 473,345 292,236 -181,109
South Korea 296,789 327,055 +30,266
China 210,035 271,157 +61,122
United States 302,467 128,618 -173,849
France 88,028 71,130 -16,898
Montenegro 0 35,033 +35,033

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
Greater Manchester 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
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1

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) 15,222,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 776,047
Air transport 254,654
Other 15,676

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) 8,087,766 7,134,367 -953,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 407,599 368,448 -39,151
Air transport 57,852 196,802 +138,950
Other 7,575 8,101 +526

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,712,997
Felixstowe 3,352,494
Immingham Docks 2,186,998
Harwich 2,151,639
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 4,011,072 2,701,925 -1,309,147
Felixstowe 1,502,888 1,849,606 +346,718
Immingham Docks 1,143,177 1,043,821 -99,356
Harwich 956,912 1,194,727 +237,815
Killingholme 494,177 255,646 -238,531
London 117,166 103,285 -13,881
Eurotunnel 65,539 139,106 +73,567
Hull 89,313 90,782 +1,469
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 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Specialised construction activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 19
2025-08 8
2025-07 15

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+ 21
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 12
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 300,553
Australia 152,361
United Arab Emirates 99,045
Poland 78,985

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 69,201 251,821 +182,620
Ireland 115,855 184,698 +68,843
Australia 108,768 43,593 -65,175
United Arab Emirates 78,917 20,128 -58,789
Poland 45,487 33,498 -11,989
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 13,715 11,099 -2,616

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 £
XU 442
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 £
XU 4 438 +434
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) 749,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 546,753
Air transport 47,066
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) 413,158 335,905 -77,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,495 339,258 +131,763
Air transport 34,301 12,765 -21,536
Other 4 485 +481

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 358,665
Southampton 180,803
London Gateway Port 170,060
Liverpool Docks 132,697
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,142

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 88,098 270,567 +182,469
Southampton 158,285 22,518 -135,767
London Gateway Port 120,559 49,501 -71,058
Liverpool Docks 51,485 81,212 +29,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,590 67,552 +4,962
Heysham 41,238 70,756 +29,518
Harwich 26,375 57,977 +31,602
Holyhead 23,128 17,753 -5,375
Felixstowe 28,137 3,138 -24,999
Dover 9,806 19,911 +10,105

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