Import/export HS code 382590: Various chemical waste

Miscellaneous waste from chemical or industrial activities

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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 £
China 325,709
Japan 105,911
United States 71,667
Italy 26,506
Spain 25,115

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 £
China 25,086 300,623 +275,537
Japan 82,547 23,364 -59,183
United States 50,046 21,621 -28,425
Italy 5,986 20,520 +14,534
Spain 1,509 23,606 +22,097
France 905 10,497 +9,592
South Korea 9,425 0 -9,425
Ireland 5,196 249 -4,947
Germany 5,098 0 -5,098
Czechia 2,973 1,517 -1,456

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 £
China 333,937
Japan 105,911
United States 88,439
Austria 20,520
Poland 13,323

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 £
China 31,797 302,140 +270,343
Japan 82,547 23,364 -59,183
United States 43,212 45,227 +2,015
Austria 0 20,520 +20,520
Poland 1,943 11,380 +9,437
United Kingdom 8,926 0 -8,926
South Korea 5,354 0 -5,354
Sweden 5,101 0 -5,101
Ireland 3,430 0 -3,430
Canada 3,179 0 -3,179

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 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Inner London - East 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 0 1 +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) 313,836
Air transport 215,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,832
Other 2,023

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) 9,192 304,644 +295,452
Air transport 170,672 44,564 -126,108
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,326 55,506 +39,180
Other 1,774 249 -1,525

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 305,408
Manchester Airport 105,911
London Stansted Airport 65,763
London 32,250
London Heathrow Airport 26,963

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 £
Southampton 7,266 298,142 +290,876
Manchester Airport 82,547 23,364 -59,183
London Stansted Airport 47,009 18,754 -28,255
London 4,623 27,627 +23,004
London Heathrow Airport 26,963 0 -26,963
Dover 5,098 20,520 +15,422
East Midlands Airport 13,104 2,446 -10,658
Eurotunnel 0 10,497 +10,497
Felixstowe 3,175 2,481 -694
Holyhead 3,430 0 -3,430

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 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-04 2
2025-02 2
2024-12 1
2024-08 2
2024-07 1

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 2
54m+ 2

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 £
Lithuania 1,013,265
Sweden 630,075
Portugal 594,721
Spain 164,162
Israel 116,501

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 £
Lithuania 420,038 593,227 +173,189
Sweden 262,254 367,821 +105,567
Portugal 570,929 23,792 -547,137
Spain 1,094 163,068 +161,974
Israel 106,975 9,526 -97,449
France 33,259 56,679 +23,420
Belgium 30,323 32,393 +2,070
Iceland 38,558 7,646 -30,912
Norway 3,451 38,805 +35,354
Germany 35,316 0 -35,316

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) 2,462,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 345,138
Air transport 164,850
Other 179

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) 1,289,569 1,172,962 -116,607
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 208,988 136,150 -72,838
Air transport 57,390 107,460 +50,070
Other 164 15 -149

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,045,430
Liverpool Docks 619,242
TRT 599,530
Dover / Eurotunnel 229,920
Felixstowe 95,810

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 £
Middlesbrough 350,104 695,326 +345,222
Liverpool Docks 586,214 33,028 -553,186
TRT 202,100 397,430 +195,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,153 115,767 +1,614
Felixstowe 84,865 10,945 -73,920
London Gateway Port 73,449 22,340 -51,109
London Heathrow Airport 2,860 92,801 +89,941
Dover 59,099 4,178 -54,921
East Midlands Airport 48,683 7,646 -41,037
Hull 0 26,155 +26,155

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 382590

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

Description: Miscellaneous waste from chemical or industrial activities