Import/export HS code 382561: Waste with organic materials

Waste mainly made of natural or carbon-based substances

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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 2,541,345
United States 598,613
Belgium 141,791
Spain 67,823
Netherlands 45,623

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 1,460,989 1,080,356 -380,633
United States 219,823 378,790 +158,967
Belgium 97,018 44,773 -52,245
Spain 3,405 64,418 +61,013
Netherlands 29,073 16,550 -12,523
Georgia 15,557 0 -15,557

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 2,503,677
United States 627,646
Spain 183,614
Netherlands 45,623
Belgium 44,953

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 1,425,602 1,078,075 -347,527
United States 235,380 392,266 +156,886
Spain 104,473 79,141 -25,332
Netherlands 29,073 16,550 -12,523
Belgium 31,337 13,616 -17,721
United Kingdom 0 5,239 +5,239

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 2
Kent 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,178,501
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 232,251

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,703,638 1,474,863 -228,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,227 110,024 -12,203

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 2,052,112
Liverpool Docks 612,451
London 498,470
Killingholme 94,677
Immingham Docks 68,470

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 £
Hull 1,466,036 586,076 -879,960
Liverpool Docks 238,785 373,666 +134,881
London 13,246 485,224 +471,978
Killingholme 58,375 36,302 -22,073
Immingham Docks 26,290 42,180 +15,890
Eurotunnel 7,306 14,684 +7,378
Dover 0 20,988 +20,988
London Gateway Port 0 18,600 +18,600
Purfleet 15,827 0 -15,827
Portsmouth 0 7,167 +7,167

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 3
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-07 2
2025-01 2

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
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 £
Netherlands 1,634,566
Belgium 308,448
Sweden 42,448
Portugal 29,246
Germany 11,600

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 £
Netherlands 1,061,639 572,927 -488,712
Belgium 186,373 122,075 -64,298
Sweden 33,023 9,425 -23,598
Portugal 24,113 5,133 -18,980
Germany 3,855 7,745 +3,890
France 37 9,472 +9,435
Denmark 1,051 3,247 +2,196
Spain 2,715 89 -2,626
Ireland 241 1,450 +1,209
Luxembourg 0 5 +5

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) 1,380,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 662,672
Air transport 958

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) 839,317 541,669 -297,648
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 472,773 189,899 -282,874
Air transport 958 0 -958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,675,222
London 216,380
Hull 49,978
Felixstowe 39,931
Liverpool Docks 32,025

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,105,319 569,903 -535,416
London 96,823 119,557 +22,734
Hull 47,601 2,377 -45,224
Felixstowe 28,746 11,185 -17,561
Liverpool Docks 26,803 5,222 -21,581
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,899 17,511 +14,612
Middlesbrough 3,255 1,629 -1,626
Harwich 19 2,732 +2,713
Holyhead 0 1,450 +1,450
ZLC 958 0 -958

Quick facts

HS code: 382561

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

Description: Waste mainly made of natural or carbon-based substances