Import/export HS code 28112930: Nitrogen oxides

Gases used in chemical synthesis and as industrial reagents

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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 17,335,136
China 16,500,837
Germany 15,255,500
Belgium 8,580,231
France 7,029,422

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 6,510,419 10,824,717 +4,314,298
China 6,777,708 9,723,129 +2,945,421
Germany 7,767,850 7,487,650 -280,200
Belgium 4,662,677 3,917,554 -745,123
France 6,009,366 1,020,056 -4,989,310
Slovakia 3,526,747 1,754,192 -1,772,555
Italy 1,654,665 1,773,724 +119,059
Bulgaria 162,724 1,853,837 +1,691,113
Latvia 0 1,814,330 +1,814,330
Cyprus 866,507 335,190 -531,317

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 33,051,096
China 22,687,936
Slovakia 5,405,970
Belgium 4,604,134
Italy 3,420,706

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 14,178,305 18,872,791 +4,694,486
China 13,607,659 9,080,277 -4,527,382
Slovakia 3,651,778 1,754,192 -1,897,586
Belgium 1,910,296 2,693,838 +783,542
Italy 1,654,665 1,766,041 +111,376
Germany 1,007,788 2,319,557 +1,311,769
Bulgaria 40,069 1,939,125 +1,899,056
France 1,027,161 812,008 -215,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,623,386 +1,623,386
Austria 730,283 357,792 -372,491

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
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
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 0 3 +3
West Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,462,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,102,390
Other 5,564,131
Air transport 4,063,097

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) 24,412,965 30,049,797 +5,636,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,777,967 11,324,423 +3,546,456
Other 4,199,589 1,364,542 -2,835,047
Air transport 3,355,195 707,902 -2,647,293

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 45,625,577
Felixstowe 11,850,069
000 5,564,131
Southampton 4,740,692
Immingham Docks 4,188,586

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 19,479,001 26,146,576 +6,667,575
Felixstowe 4,068,797 7,781,272 +3,712,475
000 4,199,589 1,364,542 -2,835,047
Southampton 2,368,805 2,371,887 +3,082
Immingham Docks 2,427,283 1,761,303 -665,980
Harwich 973,819 1,319,824 +346,005
Birmingham Airport 1,877,856 190,159 -1,687,697
Eurotunnel 478,828 1,436,030 +957,202
London 904,437 22,479 -881,958
Luton Airport 790,565 0 -790,565

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 8
2026-02 7
2026-01 9
2025-12 8

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
Other 19
1m-15m 13
54m+ 11
0-1m 7
15m-54m 3

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 310,889
Poland 221,505
Ireland 181,669
Italy 102,192
South Africa 61,733

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 175,793 135,096 -40,697
Poland 91,592 129,913 +38,321
Ireland 86,377 95,292 +8,915
Italy 71,253 30,939 -40,314
South Africa 0 61,733 +61,733
Netherlands 38,527 12,332 -26,195
Malaysia 22,249 8,780 -13,469
Panama 12,096 14,157 +2,061
Hungary 17,994 1,000 -16,994
Malta 12,766 0 -12,766

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 2,577
Taiwan 629
XI 40

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 2,460 117 -2,343
Taiwan 126 503 +377
XI 15 25 +10

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) 878,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,394
Air transport 79,034
Other 3,598

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) 483,599 394,532 -89,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,323 97,071 +73,748
Air transport 39,535 39,499 -36
Other 2,601 997 -1,604

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 464,146
Dover 168,142
Liverpool Docks 87,127
London Gateway Port 74,445
Holyhead 57,182

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 311,126 153,020 -158,106
Dover 48,377 119,765 +71,388
Liverpool Docks 42,473 44,654 +2,181
London Gateway Port 0 74,445 +74,445
Holyhead 26,412 30,770 +4,358
Immingham Docks 24,854 20,546 -4,308
London Heathrow Airport 19,469 19,869 +400
Harwich 23,568 10,396 -13,172
Southampton 13,181 16,020 +2,839
ZLC 20,066 0 -20,066

Quick facts

HS code: 28112930

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

Description: Gases used in chemical synthesis and as industrial reagents