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 243,056,920
Singapore 166,634,697
Ireland 79,815,984
Germany 64,764,426
China 49,864,996

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 88,534,254 154,522,666 +65,988,412
Singapore 105,425,679 61,209,018 -44,216,661
Ireland 30,802,867 49,013,117 +18,210,250
Germany 35,461,185 29,303,241 -6,157,944
China 17,568,097 32,296,899 +14,728,802
Switzerland 23,401,600 19,564,905 -3,836,695
Netherlands 25,153,277 6,592,562 -18,560,715
India 8,429,028 7,614,941 -814,087
Japan 10,738,608 3,836,507 -6,902,101
United States 1,838,536 2,961,532 +1,122,996

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 250,030,817
Singapore 166,638,123
Ireland 79,419,208
China 62,744,331
Germany 61,421,156

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 95,326,370 154,704,447 +59,378,077
Singapore 105,429,105 61,209,018 -44,220,087
Ireland 30,615,022 48,804,186 +18,189,164
China 22,504,693 40,239,638 +17,734,945
Germany 34,614,783 26,806,373 -7,808,410
Switzerland 20,596,992 15,857,837 -4,739,155
Netherlands 17,273,456 6,423,614 -10,849,842
India 8,424,885 7,634,230 -790,655
Japan 10,582,744 3,790,422 -6,792,322
United States 2,688,542 3,424,104 +735,562

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 13
West Yorkshire 10
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 10 -1
West Yorkshire 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 4 -3
Kent 4 3 -1
Northern Ireland 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) 447,721,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,577,665
Air transport 99,395,436
Road transport 11,766,329
Other 1,290,384

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) 221,126,479 226,595,356 +5,468,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,038,854 99,538,811 +30,499,957
Air transport 58,997,914 40,397,522 -18,600,392
Road transport 4,997,168 6,769,161 +1,771,993
Other 634,480 655,904 +21,424

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 191,902,224
Felixstowe 147,588,536
London Heathrow Airport 90,252,178
Holyhead 79,411,507
Grangemouth Docks 69,035,681

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 82,971,912 108,930,312 +25,958,400
Felixstowe 93,202,168 54,386,368 -38,815,800
London Heathrow Airport 54,094,690 36,157,488 -17,937,202
Holyhead 30,610,319 48,801,188 +18,190,869
Grangemouth Docks 36,597,456 32,438,225 -4,159,231
Hull 10,309,401 43,332,598 +33,023,197
ZLC 11,398,954 16,715,449 +5,316,495
Dover 7,588,144 7,063,729 -524,415
Killingholme 14,035,998 577,993 -13,458,005
London Gateway Port 6,215 10,098,737 +10,092,522

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 38
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 33
Scientific research and development 33
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
2026-01 32
2025-11 36
2025-10 32
2025-09 26
2025-08 31

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+ 70
1m-15m 59
15m-54m 18
0-1m 12
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 130,943,555
South Korea 73,733,071
Belgium 58,252,761
Italy 53,991,235
Ireland 30,782,971

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 97,442,130 33,501,425 -63,940,705
South Korea 54,215,616 19,517,455 -34,698,161
Belgium 58,192,075 60,686 -58,131,389
Italy 31,001,313 22,989,922 -8,011,391
Ireland 25,570,287 5,212,684 -20,357,603
France 10,971,884 14,777,462 +3,805,578
India 15,920,236 7,286,206 -8,634,030
China 11,129,657 9,812,756 -1,316,901
Poland 8,310,571 7,707,889 -602,682
Brazil 12,188,893 1,805,968 -10,382,925

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 5,012

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 0 5,012 +5,012

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) 269,098,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,242,085
Air transport 116,342,338
Rail transport 683,363
Other 5,012

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) 190,065,741 79,032,547 -111,033,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,148,856 56,093,229 -27,055,627
Air transport 95,794,854 20,547,484 -75,247,370
Rail transport 0 683,363 +683,363
Other 0 5,012 +5,012

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 176,018,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,542,402
London Heathrow Airport 97,999,539
Southampton 64,113,529
Holyhead 25,410,712

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 114,524,807 61,493,487 -53,031,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,570,597 49,971,805 +1,401,208
London Heathrow Airport 90,037,886 7,961,653 -82,076,233
Southampton 58,988,681 5,124,848 -53,863,833
Holyhead 25,037,386 373,326 -24,664,060
Liverpool Docks 12,010,802 40,618 -11,970,184
Dover 5,724,808 5,237,442 -487,366
Felixstowe 474,738 8,772,061 +8,297,323
Immingham Docks 3,829,740 2,352,783 -1,476,957
London Stansted Airport 1,503,278 3,490,418 +1,987,140

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