Import/export HS code 293339: Various nitrogen-based chemicals

Various chemicals with nitrogen, used in medicines, research, or industrial processes

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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 £
India 231,273,643
China 47,128,568
Switzerland 28,061,413
Ireland 15,760,057
Singapore 12,771,109

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 £
India 157,373,762 73,899,881 -83,473,881
China 23,495,640 23,632,928 +137,288
Switzerland 3,186,668 24,874,745 +21,688,077
Ireland 11,212,469 4,547,588 -6,664,881
Singapore 6,427,854 6,343,255 -84,599
United States 3,089,063 8,339,004 +5,249,941
Germany 4,587,949 4,560,511 -27,438
Belgium 7,916,762 1,206,021 -6,710,741
Mauritius 0 3,687,696 +3,687,696
Spain 1,442,777 1,687,835 +245,058

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 £
India 246,091,231
China 61,860,420
Switzerland 26,390,767
Singapore 12,416,505
United States 12,377,739

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 £
India 165,808,370 80,282,861 -85,525,509
China 32,917,169 28,943,251 -3,973,918
Switzerland 2,724,201 23,666,566 +20,942,365
Singapore 6,318,907 6,097,598 -221,309
United States 4,758,632 7,619,107 +2,860,475
Germany 1,725,832 1,492,655 -233,177
Spain 1,395,441 1,686,677 +291,236
Ireland 854,739 2,105,334 +1,250,595
Portugal 2,937,831 0 -2,937,831
France 877,792 1,166,942 +289,150

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - West 14
West Yorkshire 14
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 11

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 14 8 -6
West Yorkshire 11 11 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9 8 -1
Cheshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 5 -4
Kent 8 4 -4
Merseyside 5 7 +2

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 249,254,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,395,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,274,654
Road transport 15,283,427
Other 4,157,741

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 166,895,364 82,359,520 -84,535,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,160,480 48,235,055 +9,074,575
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,111,174 12,163,480 -2,947,694
Road transport 1,701,271 13,582,156 +11,880,885
Other 3,285,093 872,648 -2,412,445

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 235,853,980
Felixstowe 54,456,952
Belfast Port 13,185,040
London Gateway Port 12,929,006
Southampton 8,643,925

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 160,103,699 75,750,281 -84,353,418
Felixstowe 27,249,688 27,207,264 -42,424
Belfast Port 0 13,185,040 +13,185,040
London Gateway Port 4,386,713 8,542,293 +4,155,580
Southampton 4,897,844 3,746,081 -1,151,763
Middlesbrough 5,562,593 2,645,723 -2,916,870
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,606 5,339,163 +5,241,557
Edinburgh Airport 3,240,098 1,691,964 -1,548,134
Dover 2,138,643 2,568,916 +430,273
Milford 4,675,402 0 -4,675,402

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 52
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 38
Scientific research and development 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 31
2025-10 46
2025-09 43
2025-08 41

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+ 98
1m-15m 63
15m-54m 29
0-1m 13
Other 13

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 157,648,348
Indonesia 51,080,649
France 37,152,422
Brazil 35,068,940
Belgium 21,972,309

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 81,195,516 76,452,832 -4,742,684
Indonesia 31,267,937 19,812,712 -11,455,225
France 20,639,914 16,512,508 -4,127,406
Brazil 4,186,392 30,882,548 +26,696,156
Belgium 11,862,214 10,110,095 -1,752,119
India 13,594,695 4,584,794 -9,009,901
China 15,100,211 2,359,676 -12,740,535
Japan 6,874,631 5,710,951 -1,163,680
Germany 6,526,731 4,175,801 -2,350,930
Australia 4,868,281 1,905,285 -2,962,996

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) 289,683,553
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,272,334
Air transport 43,195,345

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) 151,504,703 138,178,850 -13,325,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,316,164 31,956,170 -9,359,994
Air transport 23,347,889 19,847,456 -3,500,433

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 109,624,416
London Gateway Port 81,260,458
Felixstowe 62,317,293
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,026,848
London Heathrow Airport 28,639,680

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 45,354,994 64,269,422 +18,914,428
London Gateway Port 42,776,513 38,483,945 -4,292,568
Felixstowe 39,472,646 22,844,647 -16,627,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,160,229 23,866,619 -6,293,610
London Heathrow Airport 15,768,667 12,871,013 -2,897,654
Middlesbrough 15,548,363 10,312,736 -5,235,627
Dover 8,922,406 2,694,211 -6,228,195
London Stansted Airport 2,007,700 4,875,135 +2,867,435
Grangemouth Docks 3,953,749 1,744,824 -2,208,925
Immingham Docks 318,467 4,060,074 +3,741,607

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 293339

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

Description: Various chemicals with nitrogen, used in medicines, research, or industrial processes