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 76,599,208
Belgium 31,295,939
China 12,428,868
Germany 2,050,846
United States 1,504,795

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 44,933,940 31,665,268 -13,268,672
Belgium 14,443,147 16,852,792 +2,409,645
China 6,195,354 6,233,514 +38,160
Germany 790,337 1,260,509 +470,172
United States 518,484 986,311 +467,827
Netherlands 329,549 940,368 +610,819
Switzerland 564,872 613,053 +48,181
France 429,764 410,270 -19,494
Poland 178,768 241,558 +62,790
Czechia 92,684 137,379 +44,695

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 76,743,473
Belgium 29,931,802
China 13,853,302
United States 1,482,612
Poland 1,389,723

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 45,010,135 31,733,338 -13,276,797
Belgium 13,245,251 16,686,551 +3,441,300
China 7,471,456 6,381,846 -1,089,610
United States 473,880 1,008,732 +534,852
Poland 308,775 1,080,948 +772,173
Switzerland 653,228 650,545 -2,683
France 847,511 389,242 -458,269
Germany 228,057 344,056 +115,999
Czechia 12,049 202,351 +190,302
Spain 85,704 81,799 -3,905

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 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 52,942,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,048,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,911,823
Road transport 1,248,558
Air transport 307,156

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 44,525,237 8,417,284 -36,107,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,757,841 31,290,666 +23,532,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,433,066 21,478,757 +4,045,691
Road transport 613,583 634,975 +21,392
Air transport 125,651 181,505 +55,854

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 52,942,521
Immingham Docks 30,220,473
499 23,568,211
Felixstowe 8,707,099
Dover 5,519,376

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 44,525,237 8,417,284 -36,107,953
Immingham Docks 13,378,897 16,841,576 +3,462,679
499 0 23,568,211 +23,568,211
Felixstowe 4,175,538 4,531,561 +356,023
Dover 2,284,632 3,234,744 +950,112
Liverpool Docks 1,387,502 1,323,529 -63,973
London Gateway Port 1,356,122 714,166 -641,956
London 952,767 570,906 -381,861
ZLC 613,583 781,936 +168,353
Southampton 0 905,434 +905,434

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 20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 15
2026-02 11
2026-01 13
2025-12 10

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+ 26
15m-54m 7
1m-15m 7
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 32,877,221
France 3,001,079
Denmark 1,737,784
Belgium 611,277
Germany 477,067

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 17,952,421 14,924,800 -3,027,621
France 971,096 2,029,983 +1,058,887
Denmark 1,736,800 984 -1,735,816
Belgium 400,336 210,941 -189,395
Germany 242,419 234,648 -7,771
Netherlands 167,036 31,248 -135,788
India 74,342 76,641 +2,299
Italy 55,177 89,112 +33,935
Brazil 141,299 1,071 -140,228
Singapore 94,821 17,228 -77,593

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 486,528
Belgium 88,633
China 71,366
Ireland 4,751

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 220,919 265,609 +44,690
Belgium 70,354 18,279 -52,075
China 39,186 32,180 -7,006
Ireland 2,901 1,850 -1,051

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) 38,424,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 709,388
Other 657,973
Air transport 207,274

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) 21,296,319 17,128,135 -4,168,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 394,261 315,127 -79,134
Other 335,760 322,213 -13,547
Air transport 61,387 145,887 +84,500

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 31,902,649
Immingham Docks 5,016,248
000 657,973
Dover / Eurotunnel 648,525
Middlesbrough 342,332

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 17,467,855 14,434,794 -3,033,061
Immingham Docks 2,867,016 2,149,232 -717,784
000 335,760 322,213 -13,547
Dover / Eurotunnel 373,639 274,886 -98,753
Middlesbrough 325,513 16,819 -308,694
Holyhead 152,037 158,343 +6,306
London Gateway Port 265,214 34,534 -230,680
Felixstowe 129,692 88,115 -41,577
London Heathrow Airport 57,709 136,676 +78,967
Southampton 51,417 82,689 +31,272

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