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 898,157
Belgium 250,024
Spain 205,589
Germany 191,962
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 389,975 508,182 +118,207
Belgium 126,458 123,566 -2,892
Spain 121,017 84,572 -36,445
Germany 87,204 104,758 +17,554
Netherlands 2,596 80,243 +77,647
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 898,157
Spain 225,545
Italy 200,246
Germany 153,997
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 389,975 508,182 +118,207
Spain 128,728 96,817 -31,911
Italy 96,175 104,071 +7,896
Germany 74,984 79,013 +4,029
United States 7,352 87,960 +80,608
Belgium 17,762 5,342 -12,420
South Korea 4,866 8,845 +3,979
Qatar 4,951 7,025 +2,074
Brazil 4,810 2,749 -2,061
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) 1,183,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 443,039
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) 502,650 680,848 +178,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 223,440 219,599 -3,841
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 1,202,899
Liverpool Docks 159,102
Dover 149,956
Felixstowe 66,520
London 19,106

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 496,837 706,062 +209,225
Liverpool Docks 74,530 84,572 +10,042
Dover 59,539 90,417 +30,878
Felixstowe 64,347 2,173 -62,174
London 12,436 6,670 -5,766
Harwich 11,184 2,286 -8,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,808 4,237 +429
East Midlands Airport 3,513 2,407 -1,106
London Stansted Airport 0 3,792 +3,792
Middlesbrough 0 2,444 +2,444

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 64,953
Nigeria 46,358
Oman 38,636
Ivory Coast 5,749
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 63,696 +62,439
Nigeria 0 46,358 +46,358
Oman 32,493 6,143 -26,350
Ivory Coast 1,590 4,159 +2,569
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) 67,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,107
Air transport 42,081

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 63,696 +59,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,590 50,517 +48,927
Air transport 33,471 8,610 -24,861

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 46,358
Dover 39,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,723
Manchester Airport 20,646
London Heathrow Airport 16,278

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 £
London 0 46,358 +46,358
Dover 0 39,735 +39,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,762 23,961 +21,199
Manchester Airport 14,503 6,143 -8,360
London Heathrow Airport 13,811 2,467 -11,344
London Gateway Port 1,590 4,159 +2,569
East Midlands Airport 5,157 0 -5,157
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