Import/export HS code 29333999: 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 247,368,161
China 45,869,813
Switzerland 26,441,763
Ireland 15,766,253
Singapore 12,769,908

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 160,185,982 87,182,179 -73,003,803
China 23,495,312 22,374,501 -1,120,811
Switzerland 3,146,459 23,295,304 +20,148,845
Ireland 11,108,064 4,658,189 -6,449,875
Singapore 6,427,854 6,342,054 -85,800
United States 3,078,426 8,271,141 +5,192,715
Belgium 8,431,627 2,222,488 -6,209,139
Germany 4,582,149 4,290,132 -292,017
Mauritius 0 3,687,696 +3,687,696
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,112,178 1,512,339 -599,839

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 262,020,079
China 61,047,520
Switzerland 24,968,550
Singapore 12,416,505
United States 12,306,233

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 168,593,318 93,426,761 -75,166,557
China 33,435,875 27,611,645 -5,824,230
Switzerland 2,692,779 22,275,771 +19,582,992
Singapore 6,318,907 6,097,598 -221,309
United States 4,760,246 7,545,987 +2,785,741
Spain 1,843,248 1,588,962 -254,286
Germany 1,738,536 1,540,714 -197,822
Ireland 792,348 2,173,921 +1,381,573
Portugal 2,937,831 0 -2,937,831
France 839,631 1,185,648 +346,017

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 15
Inner London - West 13
West Yorkshire 13
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 10

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 12 -2
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 13 6 -7
West Yorkshire 9 11 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 8 +1
Cheshire 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 5 -4
Kent 8 4 -4
Merseyside 4 8 +4

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 265,348,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,199,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,215,056
Road transport 15,316,501
Other 5,459,363

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 171,967,891 93,380,575 -78,587,316
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,042,988 47,156,964 +9,113,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,899,010 12,316,046 -2,582,964
Road transport 1,734,658 13,581,843 +11,847,185
Other 3,885,432 1,573,931 -2,311,501

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 252,292,161
Felixstowe 53,948,460
Belfast Port 13,185,040
London Gateway Port 12,735,605
Southampton 8,850,127

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 165,109,128 87,183,033 -77,926,095
Felixstowe 27,168,240 26,780,220 -388,020
Belfast Port 0 13,185,040 +13,185,040
London Gateway Port 3,323,519 9,412,086 +6,088,567
Southampton 4,781,029 4,069,098 -711,931
Middlesbrough 5,562,593 2,374,472 -3,188,121
000 3,885,432 1,573,931 -2,311,501
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,880 5,344,383 +5,254,503
Edinburgh Airport 3,237,514 1,691,614 -1,545,900
Dover 2,412,119 2,420,545 +8,426

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 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 46
2025-09 43
2025-08 41
2025-07 44

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 66
15m-54m 28
Other 13
0-1m 11

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 153,769,569
Indonesia 49,909,268
France 34,292,051
Brazil 33,995,045
Belgium 23,700,358

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 82,537,315 71,232,254 -11,305,061
Indonesia 33,595,322 16,313,946 -17,281,376
France 21,283,102 13,008,949 -8,274,153
Brazil 3,724,299 30,270,746 +26,546,447
Belgium 13,565,800 10,134,558 -3,431,242
China 18,718,466 2,290,295 -16,428,171
India 14,118,398 4,654,434 -9,463,964
Japan 6,270,727 5,960,336 -310,391
Germany 5,559,947 4,799,151 -760,796
Australia 5,184,289 1,905,285 -3,279,004

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) 292,815,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,887,033
Air transport 38,249,723
Road transport 3,800

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) 163,005,891 129,809,465 -33,196,426
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,953,612 28,933,421 -14,020,191
Air transport 20,664,011 17,585,712 -3,078,299
Road transport 3,800 0 -3,800

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 101,276,007
London Gateway Port 81,114,786
Felixstowe 68,015,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,355,088
Middlesbrough 28,851,777

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 45,375,463 55,900,544 +10,525,081
London Gateway Port 45,426,980 35,687,806 -9,739,174
Felixstowe 42,217,818 25,797,373 -16,420,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,422,223 20,932,865 -9,489,358
Middlesbrough 18,515,838 10,335,939 -8,179,899
London Heathrow Airport 13,752,067 13,015,378 -736,689
Dover 10,428,738 2,728,838 -7,699,900
Liverpool Docks 6,780,161 222,257 -6,557,904
Grangemouth Docks 3,953,749 1,608,554 -2,345,195
Immingham Docks 541,225 4,008,729 +3,467,504

Quick facts

HS code: 29333999

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

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