Import/export HS code 293359: 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 £
Italy 247,489,221
Singapore 167,905,994
Ireland 91,941,512
Germany 67,672,916
Switzerland 43,361,304

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 89,525,367 157,963,854 +68,438,487
Singapore 100,790,305 67,115,689 -33,674,616
Ireland 42,942,807 48,998,705 +6,055,898
Germany 39,918,002 27,754,914 -12,163,088
Switzerland 22,988,862 20,372,442 -2,616,420
China 11,015,555 27,806,369 +16,790,814
Netherlands 24,808,446 4,095,211 -20,713,235
India 8,366,795 6,972,506 -1,394,289
Japan 10,296,118 4,245,098 -6,051,020
United States 2,143,076 3,002,697 +859,621

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 254,463,118
Singapore 167,909,420
Ireland 91,485,436
Germany 63,941,279
China 51,961,705

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 96,317,483 158,145,635 +61,828,152
Singapore 100,793,731 67,115,689 -33,678,042
Ireland 42,681,250 48,804,186 +6,122,936
Germany 38,505,102 25,436,177 -13,068,925
China 15,918,523 36,043,182 +20,124,659
Switzerland 20,136,729 16,647,983 -3,488,746
Netherlands 16,945,485 3,915,777 -13,029,708
India 8,357,666 6,981,012 -1,376,654
Japan 10,140,254 4,232,912 -5,907,342
United States 3,052,505 3,452,107 +399,602

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 19
Greater Manchester 12
West Yorkshire 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9

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 13 15 +2
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Kent 5 3 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 3 -4
Cheshire 5 4 -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) 464,359,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,708,749
Air transport 89,280,686
Road transport 11,813,194
Other 1,349,785

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) 235,451,170 228,908,521 -6,542,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,456,619 104,252,130 +37,795,511
Air transport 54,127,149 35,153,537 -18,973,612
Road transport 5,025,575 6,787,619 +1,762,044
Other 708,293 641,492 -66,801

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,378,963
Felixstowe 148,899,601
Holyhead 91,477,735
London Heathrow Airport 78,148,561
Grangemouth Docks 71,367,629

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 / Eurotunnel 87,102,108 109,276,855 +22,174,747
Felixstowe 89,129,152 59,770,449 -29,358,703
Holyhead 42,676,547 48,801,188 +6,124,641
London Heathrow Airport 47,129,813 31,018,748 -16,111,065
Grangemouth Docks 39,311,045 32,056,584 -7,254,461
Hull 6,822,565 46,793,428 +39,970,863
ZLC 10,772,136 17,535,127 +6,762,991
Killingholme 13,719,531 898,562 -12,820,969
Dover 8,042,269 4,456,794 -3,585,475
London Gateway Port 6,215 10,092,652 +10,086,437

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 39
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 37
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 33
Scientific research and development 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 36
2025-10 32
2025-09 26
2025-08 31
2025-07 29

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+ 67
1m-15m 59
15m-54m 17
0-1m 13
Other 9

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 141,257,096
South Korea 79,170,325
Belgium 58,256,987
Italy 53,992,154
Ireland 30,808,626

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 104,066,538 37,190,558 -66,875,980
South Korea 51,702,307 27,468,018 -24,234,289
Belgium 58,196,301 60,686 -58,135,615
Italy 25,978,099 28,014,055 +2,035,956
Ireland 25,617,797 5,190,829 -20,426,968
France 12,383,862 14,238,178 +1,854,316
India 16,235,779 6,985,021 -9,250,758
China 11,393,289 9,200,302 -2,192,987
Poland 7,676,670 7,695,123 +18,453
Brazil 9,194,377 4,916,709 -4,277,668

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) 283,947,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,473,988
Air transport 118,486,298
Rail transport 683,363

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) 190,054,224 93,893,186 -96,161,038
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,299,075 60,174,913 -18,124,162
Air transport 98,158,465 20,327,833 -77,830,632
Rail transport 0 683,363 +683,363

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 176,745,664
London Heathrow Airport 99,819,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,096,298
Southampton 75,303,884
Holyhead 25,380,955

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 107,083,171 69,662,493 -37,420,678
London Heathrow Airport 92,147,693 7,671,949 -84,475,744
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,565,819 53,530,479 +10,964,660
Southampton 63,553,974 11,749,910 -51,804,064
Holyhead 25,028,953 352,002 -24,676,951
Dover 7,275,619 5,237,442 -2,038,177
Liverpool Docks 12,008,988 42,432 -11,966,556
Felixstowe 474,738 8,772,061 +8,297,323
Immingham Docks 6,247,050 2,864,948 -3,382,102
London Stansted Airport 1,664,366 3,439,271 +1,774,905

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 293359

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

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