Import/export HS code 382410: Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores

Special chemical binders used in foundries to create strong moulds and cores for metal casting

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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 £
Germany 4,560,117
Spain 1,664,160
United States 1,392,853
China 1,115,680
Italy 897,844

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 £
Germany 2,293,404 2,266,713 -26,691
Spain 894,566 769,594 -124,972
United States 394,850 998,003 +603,153
China 442,722 672,958 +230,236
Italy 437,005 460,839 +23,834
France 322,147 188,092 -134,055
Netherlands 266,960 16,744 -250,216
Denmark 142,417 47,783 -94,634
India 52,959 102,683 +49,724
Ireland 38,134 19,494 -18,640

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 £
Germany 3,374,493
Spain 2,212,623
China 1,859,879
Italy 903,342
United States 722,869

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 £
Germany 1,824,962 1,549,531 -275,431
Spain 1,149,825 1,062,798 -87,027
China 481,361 1,378,518 +897,157
Italy 432,324 471,018 +38,694
United States 411,405 311,464 -99,941
France 108,235 119,129 +10,894
Denmark 142,417 47,783 -94,634
India 54,100 100,148 +46,048
Netherlands 81,473 8,389 -73,084
United Kingdom 25,254 55,639 +30,385

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Kent 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 1 -2
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +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) 6,984,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,002,305
Other 1,043,055
Air transport 1,029,193
Road transport 11,128

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) 3,737,500 3,247,308 -490,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 927,895 1,074,410 +146,515
Other 575,251 467,804 -107,447
Air transport 83,013 946,180 +863,167
Road transport 0 11,128 +11,128

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,459,193
Dover 2,341,513
000 1,043,055
East Midlands Airport 763,640
Portsmouth 740,622

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 £
Felixstowe 1,287,220 1,171,973 -115,247
Dover 1,157,320 1,184,193 +26,873
000 575,251 467,804 -107,447
East Midlands Airport 11,308 752,332 +741,024
Portsmouth 319,468 421,154 +101,686
Immingham Docks 296,714 367,765 +71,051
Southampton 335,975 262,188 -73,787
Eurotunnel 194,635 312,193 +117,558
Killingholme 376,019 66,243 -309,776
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,902 93,684 -56,218

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Specialised construction activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 12
2025-10 16
2025-09 12
2025-08 12

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+ 24
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 5

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 £
China 6,234,567
Poland 3,769,749
Mexico 2,093,709
Belgium 1,970,813
India 1,470,573

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 £
China 2,886,167 3,348,400 +462,233
Poland 2,023,761 1,745,988 -277,773
Mexico 1,571,042 522,667 -1,048,375
Belgium 1,068,158 902,655 -165,503
India 1,090,600 379,973 -710,627
Brazil 528,690 439,867 -88,823
Netherlands 528,581 220,503 -308,078
South Korea 556,686 161,956 -394,730
Ireland 334,517 351,629 +17,112
Italy 421,341 194,721 -226,620

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 20

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 20 +20

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) 14,012,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,132,553
Air transport 1,682,550
Road transport 1,887
Other 20

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) 9,323,255 4,688,870 -4,634,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,586,662 4,545,891 -40,771
Air transport 828,100 854,450 +26,350
Road transport 1,887 0 -1,887
Other 0 20 +20

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,720,926
London Gateway Port 4,837,871
Southampton 4,351,740
Felixstowe 3,611,332
Immingham Docks 2,117,677

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 / Eurotunnel 2,945,308 2,775,618 -169,690
London Gateway Port 3,319,985 1,517,886 -1,802,099
Southampton 2,966,527 1,385,213 -1,581,314
Felixstowe 2,052,166 1,559,166 -493,000
Immingham Docks 1,235,609 882,068 -353,541
London Heathrow Airport 652,610 653,647 +1,037
Middlesbrough 272,321 311,235 +38,914
Liverpool Docks 285,111 96,592 -188,519
Holyhead 111,641 118,443 +6,802
Heysham 159,807 44,460 -115,347

Quick facts

HS code: 382410

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

Description: Special chemical binders used in foundries to create strong moulds and cores for metal casting