Import/export HS code 281129: Various inorganic oxygen compounds

Various non-metal oxygen compounds used in multiple industries

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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 £
Poland 16,473,269
China 15,061,714
Germany 14,959,422
Belgium 7,779,465
France 7,126,157

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 £
Poland 6,859,276 9,613,993 +2,754,717
China 6,296,407 8,765,307 +2,468,900
Germany 8,220,028 6,739,394 -1,480,634
Belgium 5,060,066 2,719,399 -2,340,667
France 6,065,068 1,061,089 -5,003,979
Slovakia 3,253,095 1,517,721 -1,735,374
Italy 1,821,842 2,448,910 +627,068
Netherlands 869,703 501,692 -368,011
Latvia 75,238 1,169,423 +1,094,185
Cyprus 541,090 660,607 +119,517

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 £
Poland 29,726,403
China 22,216,818
Slovakia 4,895,847
Italy 4,541,245
Germany 3,745,649

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 £
Poland 13,670,462 16,055,941 +2,385,479
China 13,329,115 8,887,703 -4,441,412
Slovakia 3,378,126 1,517,721 -1,860,405
Italy 2,033,207 2,508,038 +474,831
Germany 1,287,378 2,458,271 +1,170,893
Belgium 1,866,407 1,702,775 -163,632
France 1,037,324 633,590 -403,734
Austria 693,222 441,328 -251,894
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,538 1,069,737 +1,024,199
Bulgaria 0 938,573 +938,573

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Greater Manchester 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0

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) 50,615,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,041,544
Other 5,775,409
Air transport 5,524,572

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) 24,784,696 25,830,993 +1,046,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,572,198 10,469,346 +2,897,148
Other 4,248,158 1,527,251 -2,720,907
Air transport 4,234,659 1,289,913 -2,944,746

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 40,742,152
Felixstowe 10,167,133
000 5,775,409
Southampton 4,969,669
Immingham Docks 4,576,238

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 £
Dover 18,976,373 21,765,779 +2,789,406
Felixstowe 3,327,118 6,840,015 +3,512,897
000 4,248,158 1,527,251 -2,720,907
Southampton 2,702,271 2,267,398 -434,873
Immingham Docks 2,825,451 1,750,787 -1,074,664
Birmingham Airport 2,212,493 569,984 -1,642,509
Harwich 1,024,701 1,337,131 +312,430
Eurotunnel 498,574 900,684 +402,110
London 1,027,234 338,420 -688,814
Luton Airport 1,074,218 28,354 -1,045,864

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 9
2025-10 9
2025-09 15
2025-08 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+ 21
Other 21
1m-15m 16
0-1m 6
15m-54m 2

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 321,164
Ireland 273,149
Poland 214,793
Italy 107,231
South Africa 79,371

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 202,218 118,946 -83,272
Ireland 154,053 119,096 -34,957
Poland 112,618 102,175 -10,443
Italy 21,791 85,440 +63,649
South Africa 12,002 67,369 +55,367
Netherlands 57,801 21,403 -36,398
Sweden 0 72,928 +72,928
Germany 16,672 50,444 +33,772
Singapore 53,809 13,182 -40,627
Yemen 17,982 45,187 +27,205

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 £
Austria 5,445
Germany 476
Taiwan 447
XI 20

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 £
Austria 5,352 93 -5,259
Germany 449 27 -422
Taiwan 0 447 +447
XI 20 0 -20

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) 1,020,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,490
Air transport 210,217
Other 84,069

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) 537,162 483,538 -53,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,279 163,211 +42,932
Air transport 109,667 100,550 -9,117
Other 28,086 55,983 +27,897

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 475,953
London Gateway Port 168,637
Immingham Docks 152,033
Dover 137,825
Southampton 85,633

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 285,122 190,831 -94,291
London Gateway Port 33,199 135,438 +102,239
Immingham Docks 40,155 111,878 +71,723
Dover 59,392 78,433 +19,041
Southampton 71,609 14,024 -57,585
000 28,086 55,983 +27,897
Holyhead 48,234 29,801 -18,433
Liverpool Docks 48,389 26,973 -21,416
London Heathrow Airport 24,239 27,700 +3,461
Harwich 35,088 13,359 -21,729

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 281129

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

Description: Various non-metal oxygen compounds used in multiple industries