Import/export HS code 2809: Phosphorus compounds for industry

Chemicals like diphosphorus pentaoxide, phosphoric acid, and polyphosphoric acids. Used in fertilizers, food processing, and manufacturing

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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 £
Israel 72,064,213
Belgium 30,965,915
China 12,337,436
Germany 2,071,299
United States 1,577,436

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 £
Israel 40,342,895 31,721,318 -8,621,577
Belgium 16,175,439 14,790,476 -1,384,963
China 6,409,845 5,927,591 -482,254
Germany 765,402 1,305,897 +540,495
United States 731,762 845,674 +113,912
Netherlands 226,417 1,017,262 +790,845
Switzerland 565,219 564,494 -725
France 400,798 379,975 -20,823
Poland 221,280 196,876 -24,404
Czechia 61,040 197,317 +136,277

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 £
Israel 72,208,478
Belgium 29,711,220
China 13,630,896
United States 1,590,364
Poland 1,583,635

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 £
Israel 40,419,090 31,789,388 -8,629,702
Belgium 14,921,885 14,789,335 -132,550
China 7,581,565 6,049,331 -1,532,234
United States 722,269 868,095 +145,826
Poland 498,257 1,085,378 +587,121
Switzerland 602,934 603,269 +335
France 639,013 398,733 -240,280
Germany 227,578 316,499 +88,921
Czechia 12,049 228,127 +216,078
Spain 72,055 78,422 +6,367

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 4
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 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 £
Other 44,225,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,305,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,689,550
Road transport 1,150,488
Air transport 310,402

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 £
Other 40,125,359 4,099,795 -36,025,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,976,493 35,329,130 +27,352,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,350,703 19,338,847 -11,856
Road transport 565,219 585,269 +20,050
Air transport 150,464 159,938 +9,474

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 44,225,154
Immingham Docks 30,084,170
499 28,028,187
Felixstowe 8,439,484
Dover 5,732,265

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 £
000 40,125,359 4,099,795 -36,025,564
Immingham Docks 15,162,280 14,921,890 -240,390
499 0 28,028,187 +28,028,187
Felixstowe 4,497,286 3,942,198 -555,088
Dover 2,738,120 2,994,145 +256,025
Liverpool Docks 1,220,072 1,518,244 +298,172
London Gateway Port 1,283,865 646,259 -637,606
London 925,104 686,585 -238,519
ZLC 565,219 755,397 +190,178
Southampton 203,143 833,238 +630,095

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
19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 9
2026-03 15
2026-02 11
2026-01 13

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+ 25
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 4
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 30,811,489
France 3,071,121
Belgium 645,364
Germany 475,395
Netherlands 218,169

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 £
Ireland 17,177,369 13,634,120 -3,543,249
France 1,277,716 1,793,405 +515,689
Belgium 415,786 229,578 -186,208
Germany 286,300 189,095 -97,205
Netherlands 156,382 61,787 -94,595
India 74,342 76,641 +2,299
Italy 43,739 82,616 +38,877
Singapore 71,771 17,228 -54,543
Spain 40,890 38,674 -2,216
Switzerland 12,179 59,465 +47,286

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 469,592
Belgium 78,641
China 65,737
Czechia 4,593
Ireland 4,115

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 210,193 259,399 +49,206
Belgium 59,929 18,712 -41,217
China 42,836 22,901 -19,935
Czechia 0 4,593 +4,593
Ireland 2,372 1,743 -629

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) 34,764,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 631,425
Other 629,248
Air transport 197,826

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) 19,093,398 15,670,724 -3,422,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 347,540 283,885 -63,655
Other 320,891 308,357 -12,534
Air transport 54,927 142,899 +87,972

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 29,863,730
Immingham Docks 3,380,024
Dover / Eurotunnel 660,834
000 629,248
Middlesbrough 346,900

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 £
Liverpool Docks 16,708,772 13,154,958 -3,553,814
Immingham Docks 1,471,346 1,908,678 +437,332
Dover / Eurotunnel 374,896 285,938 -88,958
000 320,891 308,357 -12,534
Middlesbrough 324,577 22,323 -302,254
Holyhead 153,043 150,758 -2,285
Felixstowe 129,952 111,476 -18,476
London Gateway Port 195,692 32,244 -163,448
London Heathrow Airport 52,416 133,688 +81,272
Hull 29,647 97,761 +68,114

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2809

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

Description: Chemicals like diphosphorus pentaoxide, phosphoric acid, and polyphosphoric acids. Used in fertilizers, food processing, and manufacturing