Import/export HS code 293149: Various phosphonate compounds

Various phosphonate chemicals not classified elsewhere

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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 17,435,667
Netherlands 5,682,365
Germany 4,895,601
Switzerland 4,555,404
Belgium 1,374,551

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 8,638,149 8,797,518 +159,369
Netherlands 3,271,593 2,410,772 -860,821
Germany 2,476,809 2,418,792 -58,017
Switzerland 4,539,193 16,211 -4,522,982
Belgium 1,016,310 358,241 -658,069
United States 378,136 636,259 +258,123
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 660,514 268,698 -391,816
France 281,173 525,544 +244,371
India 237,312 145,437 -91,875
Italy 172,039 130,048 -41,991

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 22,544,460
Germany 5,465,984
Switzerland 4,595,990
Italy 2,497,417
Belgium 687,549

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 11,360,883 11,183,577 -177,306
Germany 2,884,937 2,581,047 -303,890
Switzerland 4,563,688 32,302 -4,531,386
Italy 1,513,808 983,609 -530,199
Belgium 481,057 206,492 -274,565
United States 178,260 458,052 +279,792
India 291,700 163,075 -128,625
Canada 252,518 40,107 -212,411
United Kingdom 161,514 83,861 -77,653
France 109,268 107,771 -1,497

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Greater Manchester 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Cheshire 4

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 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Cheshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,154,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,481,654
Air transport 2,248,770
Other 33,945
Road transport 17,600

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) 9,546,917 9,607,590 +60,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,812,531 5,669,123 -5,143,408
Air transport 1,539,189 709,581 -829,608
Other 33,043 902 -32,141
Road transport 13,443 4,157 -9,286

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,050,814
Southampton 8,831,217
ZLC 4,320,813
Immingham Docks 4,068,022
Harwich 2,195,126

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 4,666,728 5,384,086 +717,358
Southampton 4,657,847 4,173,370 -484,477
ZLC 4,316,656 4,157 -4,312,499
Immingham Docks 1,886,768 2,181,254 +294,486
Harwich 922,330 1,272,796 +350,466
Killingholme 1,044,249 108,573 -935,676
Middlesbrough 817,498 300,372 -517,126
Dover 390,141 664,929 +274,788
London 621,092 210,032 -411,060
Eurotunnel 293,361 509,067 +215,706

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Scientific research and development 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 22
2025-09 21
2025-08 24
2025-07 17

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+ 40
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 10
Other 7
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 £
United States 18,825,540
Belgium 11,816,456
Thailand 5,114,541
Italy 4,700,254
Netherlands 4,602,009

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 9,302,356 9,523,184 +220,828
Belgium 6,834,628 4,981,828 -1,852,800
Thailand 2,760,761 2,353,780 -406,981
Italy 2,232,616 2,467,638 +235,022
Netherlands 2,633,878 1,968,131 -665,747
Germany 2,584,927 1,915,419 -669,508
Spain 2,275,104 1,833,878 -441,226
France 1,563,095 1,066,870 -496,225
Saudi Arabia 1,220,251 1,265,553 +45,302
Ireland 1,538,887 515,382 -1,023,505

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 £
XI 18,474

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 £
XI 11,976 6,498 -5,478

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) 50,304,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,770,981
Air transport 3,111,018
Other 18,474

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) 28,006,810 22,298,039 -5,708,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,844,449 15,926,532 -1,917,917
Air transport 2,131,354 979,664 -1,151,690
Other 11,976 6,498 -5,478

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 26,878,761
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,186,940
London Gateway Port 12,168,390
London 8,609,399
Immingham Docks 3,339,602

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 £
Southampton 12,804,396 14,074,365 +1,269,969
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,289,098 9,897,842 -1,391,256
London Gateway Port 7,600,593 4,567,797 -3,032,796
London 4,584,550 4,024,849 -559,701
Immingham Docks 1,807,803 1,531,799 -276,004
Felixstowe 1,900,509 1,121,443 -779,066
Liverpool Docks 2,119,660 793,350 -1,326,310
Thamesport 1,016,459 653,293 -363,166
London Heathrow Airport 1,017,709 528,582 -489,127
Avonmouth Docks 980,079 425,414 -554,665

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 293149

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

Description: Various phosphonate chemicals not classified elsewhere