Import/export HS code 2807: Sulphuric acid and oleum

Strong acids used in batteries, fertilizers, and chemical production. Oleum is a more concentrated form of sulphuric acid

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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 23,635,422
Finland 23,336,301
Sweden 16,776,859
Belgium 9,561,331
Norway 7,730,688

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 11,881,742 11,753,680 -128,062
Finland 7,762,260 15,574,041 +7,811,781
Sweden 8,122,391 8,654,468 +532,077
Belgium 4,933,213 4,628,118 -305,095
Norway 4,838,506 2,892,182 -1,946,324
Ireland 1,293,811 2,542,311 +1,248,500
Poland 721,470 794,251 +72,781
France 435,031 444,040 +9,009
Netherlands 595,182 119,105 -476,077
Denmark 4,460 620,583 +616,123

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 £
Sweden 26,073,641
Germany 25,584,745
Finland 12,714,992
Norway 4,906,855
Belgium 1,935,308

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 £
Sweden 8,910,668 17,162,973 +8,252,305
Germany 14,185,532 11,399,213 -2,786,319
Finland 6,195,449 6,519,543 +324,094
Norway 2,434,278 2,472,577 +38,299
Belgium 745,049 1,190,259 +445,210
Netherlands 61,390 1,102,015 +1,040,625
Turkey 692,905 0 -692,905
France 343,871 333,024 -10,847
United States 270,546 274,332 +3,786
Italy 76,636 88,386 +11,750

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Merseyside 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) 51,186,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,893,006
Other 14,701,284
Air transport 563,747

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) 28,778,698 22,407,468 -6,371,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,907,367 17,985,639 +13,078,272
Other 6,990,402 7,710,882 +720,480
Air transport 269,073 294,674 +25,601

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 31,675,033
Immingham Docks 20,338,740
000 14,701,284
Dover 10,290,255
Manchester 6,789,581

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 £
Middlesbrough 15,962,509 15,712,524 -249,985
Immingham Docks 8,303,109 12,035,631 +3,732,522
000 6,990,402 7,710,882 +720,480
Dover 4,518,756 5,771,499 +1,252,743
Manchester 2,478,814 4,310,767 +1,831,953
Grangemouth Docks 2,036,654 2,391,924 +355,270
London Heathrow Airport 174,910 257,102 +82,192
Hull 193,074 0 -193,074
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,088 34,917 -26,171
London Stansted Airport 87,830 8,009 -79,821

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
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 7
2026-02 4
2026-01 6
2025-12 6

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+ 11
1m-15m 7
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 16,060,969
Ireland 2,916,479
Italy 833,074
Hungary 456,876
Israel 417,773

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 7,911,545 8,149,424 +237,879
Ireland 1,551,041 1,365,438 -185,603
Italy 274,151 558,923 +284,772
Hungary 456,876 0 -456,876
Israel 61,765 356,008 +294,243
Belgium 88,539 105,496 +16,957
Sweden 68,372 112,040 +43,668
Spain 35,772 64,690 +28,918
Netherlands 60,970 18,063 -42,907
Saudi Arabia 10,297 5,878 -4,419

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 £
Finland 870,934
Sweden 390,144
Ireland 156,680
XI 90,323
Belgium 44,130

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 £
Finland 239,741 631,193 +391,452
Sweden 237,821 152,323 -85,498
Ireland 78,748 77,932 -816
XI 52,953 37,370 -15,583
Belgium 21,099 23,031 +1,932
Germany 24,664 0 -24,664

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) 19,117,898
Other 1,621,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 583,706
Air transport 43,512

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) 9,707,096 9,410,802 -296,294
Other 674,895 946,679 +271,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,440 410,266 +236,826
Air transport 28,757 14,755 -14,002

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,428,404
000 1,621,574
Liverpool Docks 932,368
London Gateway Port 427,323
Holyhead 348,652

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 8,645,268 8,783,136 +137,868
000 674,895 946,679 +271,784
Liverpool Docks 670,604 261,764 -408,840
London Gateway Port 83,204 344,119 +260,915
Holyhead 204,216 144,436 -59,780
Immingham Docks 89,237 120,011 +30,774
Felixstowe 66,532 90,718 +24,186
London 69,602 22,388 -47,214
Dover 22,536 27,492 +4,956
London Heathrow Airport 24,461 10,459 -14,002

Quick facts

HS code: 2807

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

Description: Strong acids used in batteries, fertilizers, and chemical production. Oleum is a more concentrated form of sulphuric acid