Import/export HS code 3827: Mixtures with halogenated methane, ethane, or propane

Chemical mixes containing halogen-based compounds, not listed elsewhere

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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 £
Netherlands 37,280,397
China 4,059,240
France 2,353,826
Germany 1,262,932
Belgium 945,833

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 £
Netherlands 15,532,122 21,748,275 +6,216,153
China 1,895,401 2,163,839 +268,438
France 1,546,232 807,594 -738,638
Germany 708,852 554,080 -154,772
Belgium 599,218 346,615 -252,603
Ireland 390,064 244,711 -145,353
Spain 0 143,262 +143,262
United States 42,009 83,039 +41,030
Japan 6,296 68,046 +61,750
Italy 24,919 4,036 -20,883

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 £
Netherlands 29,933,661
China 5,877,073
United States 4,565,599
Taiwan 2,426,650
Belgium 1,011,205

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 £
Netherlands 14,400,637 15,533,024 +1,132,387
China 2,556,503 3,320,570 +764,067
United States 1,384,319 3,181,280 +1,796,961
Taiwan 0 2,426,650 +2,426,650
Belgium 879,829 131,376 -748,453
United Kingdom 319,329 278,378 -40,951
France 51,706 163,176 +111,470
Germany 113,259 85,085 -28,174
Spain 12,837 172,419 +159,582
Ireland 163,714 0 -163,714

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Inner London - West 2
Merseyside 2

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 3 +3
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Merseyside 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
South East Wales 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,814,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,974,024
Other 1,827,546
Air transport 361,466
Road transport 5,241

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) 13,456,749 16,357,438 +2,900,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,116,516 8,857,508 +2,740,992
Other 1,123,990 703,556 -420,434
Air transport 87,039 274,427 +187,388
Road transport 2,076 3,165 +1,089

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 23,053,028
London 7,747,744
Southampton 3,566,151
Thamesport 2,983,160
Felixstowe 2,231,470

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,092,070 14,960,958 +6,868,888
London 2,675,855 5,071,889 +2,396,034
Southampton 1,562,397 2,003,754 +441,357
Thamesport 2,964,527 18,633 -2,945,894
Felixstowe 426,721 1,804,749 +1,378,028
Harwich 1,755,171 274,414 -1,480,757
Dover 1,440,850 487,629 -953,221
000 1,123,990 703,556 -420,434
Hull 318,975 295,134 -23,841
Killingholme 241,683 88,390 -153,293

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 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-06 4

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+ 17
1m-15m 9
0-1m 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 11,855,147
Morocco 1,181,685
France 1,069,402
United States 966,821
Italy 859,845

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 4,799,752 7,055,395 +2,255,643
Morocco 617,877 563,808 -54,069
France 700,701 368,701 -332,000
United States 478,655 488,166 +9,511
Italy 535,357 324,488 -210,869
United Arab Emirates 481,252 347,518 -133,734
China 274,213 545,816 +271,603
Ireland 230,254 461,374 +231,120
Spain 152,334 451,909 +299,575
Germany 349,331 201,778 -147,553

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 £
Italy 36,798
Spain 12,062
China 3,429
United States 1,203
Nicaragua 595

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 £
Italy 16,070 20,728 +4,658
Spain 6,371 5,691 -680
China 1,519 1,910 +391
United States 100 1,103 +1,003
Nicaragua 595 0 -595

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) 12,251,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,843,012
Air transport 1,208,407
Other 125,042
Road transport 98,272

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) 3,570,668 8,680,667 +5,109,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,214,077 3,628,935 -2,585,142
Air transport 790,126 418,281 -371,845
Other 24,813 100,229 +75,416
Road transport 98,272 0 -98,272

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 11,417,152
London Gateway Port 2,136,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,117,559
Liverpool Docks 1,794,330
Southampton 1,313,284

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 4,106,174 7,310,978 +3,204,804
London Gateway Port 936,304 1,199,740 +263,436
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,643,330 474,229 -1,169,101
Liverpool Docks 945,859 848,471 -97,388
Southampton 398,272 915,012 +516,740
Felixstowe 224,292 583,742 +359,450
Dover 539,171 240,343 -298,828
London 223,778 464,033 +240,255
London Heathrow Airport 398,751 258,254 -140,497
ZLC 414,095 116,891 -297,204

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 3827

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

Description: Chemical mixes containing halogen-based compounds, not listed elsewhere