Import/export HS code 38170080: Various mixed alkylbenzenes and alkylnaphthalenes

Other industrial chemicals used in various applications, excluding linear alkylbenzenes

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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 £
France 998,001
Belgium 250,024
Spain 228,494
Germany 195,584
Netherlands 82,839

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 £
France 489,819 508,182 +18,363
Belgium 125,402 124,622 -780
Spain 143,922 84,572 -59,350
Germany 87,431 108,153 +20,722
Netherlands 1,133 81,706 +80,573
Switzerland 7,583 0 -7,583
Norway 1,261 3,567 +2,306
United States 1,092 2,512 +1,420
Austria 0 1,247 +1,247

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 £
France 994,679
Spain 248,450
Italy 200,246
Germany 157,619
United States 95,312

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 £
France 486,497 508,182 +21,685
Spain 151,633 96,817 -54,816
Italy 96,175 104,071 +7,896
Germany 75,211 82,408 +7,197
United States 5,889 89,423 +83,534
Belgium 25,345 5,342 -20,003
South Korea 8,188 8,845 +657
Qatar 4,951 7,025 +2,074
Brazil 3,754 3,805 +51
Netherlands 0 3,792 +3,792

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Highlands and Islands 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0

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) 1,291,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 469,266
Air transport 11,713

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) 604,463 686,762 +82,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,667 219,599 -30,068
Air transport 3,513 8,200 +4,687

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,299,421
Liverpool Docks 159,102
Dover 156,900
Felixstowe 66,520
London Gateway Port 22,905

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 £
Immingham Docks 593,359 706,062 +112,703
Liverpool Docks 74,530 84,572 +10,042
Dover 63,088 93,812 +30,724
Felixstowe 62,884 3,636 -59,248
London Gateway Port 22,905 0 -22,905
London 12,436 6,670 -5,766
Harwich 11,184 2,286 -8,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,808 4,237 +429
Hull 7,583 0 -7,583
East Midlands Airport 3,513 2,407 -1,106

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 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 3
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 5
2025-09 1
2025-08 4
2025-07 3
2025-06 3

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+ 8
1m-15m 3
Other 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 £
France 40,992
Oman 38,636
Ivory Coast 5,749
Malaysia 3,926
Canada 2,467

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 £
France 1,257 39,735 +38,478
Oman 19,660 18,976 -684
Ivory Coast 0 5,749 +5,749
Malaysia 3,926 0 -3,926
Canada 0 2,467 +2,467
Libya 1,752 0 -1,752
Germany 1,010 0 -1,010
India 978 0 -978

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,754
Air transport 42,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,675

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,019 39,735 +35,716
Air transport 20,638 21,443 +805
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,926 5,749 +1,823

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,735
Manchester Airport 20,646
London Heathrow Airport 16,278
London Gateway Port 5,749
East Midlands Airport 5,157

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 £
Dover 0 39,735 +39,735
Manchester Airport 14,503 6,143 -8,360
London Heathrow Airport 978 15,300 +14,322
London Gateway Port 0 5,749 +5,749
East Midlands Airport 5,157 0 -5,157
Southampton 3,926 0 -3,926
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,762 0 -2,762
Eurotunnel 1,257 0 -1,257

Quick facts

HS code: 38170080

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

Description: Other industrial chemicals used in various applications, excluding linear alkylbenzenes