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 71,576,127
Belgium 27,783,203
China 11,567,204
Germany 1,743,815
United States 1,400,546

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 42,628,508 28,947,619 -13,680,889
Belgium 14,964,232 12,818,971 -2,145,261
China 5,712,177 5,855,027 +142,850
Germany 688,271 1,055,544 +367,273
United States 592,432 808,114 +215,682
Switzerland 664,824 493,138 -171,686
Netherlands 423,538 463,484 +39,946
France 412,742 363,461 -49,281
Poland 155,268 136,854 -18,414
Ireland 85,642 71,003 -14,639

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 71,653,555
Belgium 26,088,179
China 13,311,223
United States 1,374,548
France 1,294,756

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 42,672,218 28,981,337 -13,690,881
Belgium 13,560,303 12,527,876 -1,032,427
China 7,375,799 5,935,424 -1,440,375
United States 548,972 825,576 +276,604
France 871,917 422,839 -449,078
Switzerland 752,003 525,517 -226,486
Poland 149,316 863,249 +713,933
Germany 237,332 190,691 -46,641
Spain 95,989 37,873 -58,116
Netherlands 54,113 18,045 -36,068

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cheshire 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
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +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 57,311,083
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,958,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,669,948
Road transport 1,205,556
Air transport 243,795

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 41,745,797 15,565,286 -26,180,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,750,962 16,207,403 -1,543,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,986,748 20,683,200 +12,696,452
Road transport 713,535 492,021 -221,514
Air transport 134,137 109,658 -24,479

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 57,311,083
Immingham Docks 26,247,648
499 13,626,770
Felixstowe 8,344,114
Dover 4,852,832

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 41,745,797 15,565,286 -26,180,511
Immingham Docks 13,629,955 12,617,693 -1,012,262
499 0 13,626,770 +13,626,770
Felixstowe 4,146,621 4,197,493 +50,872
Dover 2,030,284 2,822,548 +792,264
London Gateway Port 1,893,772 594,890 -1,298,882
Liverpool Docks 902,131 1,431,616 +529,485
London 1,172,584 218,885 -953,699
ZLC 713,535 638,982 -74,553
Belfast Port 730,460 178,256 -552,204

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 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 14
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 14

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+ 29
15m-54m 7
1m-15m 6
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 30,726,268
France 2,889,290
Denmark 1,741,304
Belgium 504,259
Germany 475,013

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 17,966,007 12,760,261 -5,205,746
France 1,003,337 1,885,953 +882,616
Denmark 1,736,920 4,384 -1,732,536
Belgium 385,809 118,450 -267,359
Germany 214,720 260,293 +45,573
India 146,342 76,641 -69,701
Netherlands 142,308 54,146 -88,162
Brazil 138,878 3,492 -135,386
Singapore 117,871 8,624 -109,247
Italy 73,111 51,502 -21,609

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 436,093
China 105,393
Belgium 91,706
Ireland 5,110

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 220,001 216,092 -3,909
China 87,871 17,522 -70,349
Belgium 79,111 12,595 -66,516
Ireland 3,734 1,376 -2,358

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) 35,921,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 947,994
Other 644,684
Air transport 229,800

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) 21,110,048 14,811,710 -6,298,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 669,751 278,243 -391,508
Other 393,073 251,611 -141,462
Air transport 86,771 143,029 +56,258

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 29,818,490
Immingham Docks 4,894,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 698,524
000 644,684
Middlesbrough 328,265

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 17,412,257 12,406,233 -5,006,024
Immingham Docks 2,839,605 2,054,717 -784,888
Dover / Eurotunnel 449,796 248,728 -201,068
000 393,073 251,611 -141,462
Middlesbrough 325,513 2,752 -322,761
London Gateway Port 293,473 23,304 -270,169
Holyhead 161,307 136,804 -24,503
Felixstowe 123,728 85,918 -37,810
Southampton 123,417 82,689 -40,728
London Heathrow Airport 64,478 134,961 +70,483

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