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 15,883,622
China 14,112,666
Germany 13,177,860
Belgium 7,171,469
France 6,969,069

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 6,814,505 9,069,117 +2,254,612
China 6,422,320 7,690,346 +1,268,026
Germany 7,442,887 5,734,973 -1,707,914
Belgium 4,818,029 2,353,440 -2,464,589
France 6,191,165 777,904 -5,413,261
Slovakia 3,340,703 1,430,113 -1,910,590
Italy 1,568,073 1,767,773 +199,700
Cyprus 684,947 516,750 -168,197
Netherlands 818,190 368,563 -449,627
Latvia 0 1,169,423 +1,169,423

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 29,037,157
China 20,889,080
Slovakia 4,895,847
Italy 3,456,798
Belgium 3,406,185

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 14,009,465 15,027,692 +1,018,227
China 13,491,583 7,397,497 -6,094,086
Slovakia 3,465,734 1,430,113 -2,035,621
Italy 1,696,708 1,760,090 +63,382
Belgium 1,869,837 1,536,348 -333,489
Germany 937,352 2,023,631 +1,086,279
France 1,005,086 561,681 -443,405
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,538 1,044,866 +999,328
Austria 700,388 363,832 -336,556
Bulgaria 40,069 898,504 +858,435

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 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Greater Manchester 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Yorkshire 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 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 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) 47,413,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,090,846
Other 5,209,923
Air transport 4,227,175

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) 24,201,016 23,212,640 -988,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,274,598 8,816,248 +1,541,650
Other 4,150,880 1,059,043 -3,091,837
Air transport 3,583,484 643,691 -2,939,793

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,538,264
Felixstowe 9,521,015
000 5,209,923
Southampton 4,576,102
Immingham Docks 3,805,142

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 19,209,625 20,328,639 +1,119,014
Felixstowe 3,581,729 5,939,286 +2,357,557
000 4,150,880 1,059,043 -3,091,837
Southampton 2,471,775 2,104,327 -367,448
Immingham Docks 2,462,948 1,342,194 -1,120,754
Birmingham Airport 1,873,152 173,788 -1,699,364
Harwich 920,480 1,021,367 +100,887
Eurotunnel 495,956 898,793 +402,837
Luton Airport 1,051,977 0 -1,051,977
London 904,437 12,987 -891,450

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 12
2025-08 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
Other 17
54m+ 10
1m-15m 9
0-1m 6
15m-54m 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 £
France 288,057
Poland 188,308
Ireland 157,025
Italy 104,693
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 183,602 104,455 -79,147
Poland 101,827 86,481 -15,346
Ireland 101,823 55,202 -46,621
Italy 22,216 82,477 +60,261
South Africa 0 61,733 +61,733
Netherlands 33,817 13,842 -19,975
Malaysia 22,249 8,780 -13,469
Panama 12,096 14,157 +2,061
Hungary 17,994 0 -17,994
Kuwait 14,347 0 -14,347

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 3,902
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 3,818 84 -3,734
Taiwan 30 417 +387
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) 790,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,156
Air transport 84,454
Other 4,721

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) 458,374 332,472 -125,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,323 82,833 +59,510
Air transport 54,690 29,764 -24,926
Other 3,868 853 -3,015

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 433,538
Dover 134,945
London Gateway Port 74,445
Liverpool Docks 65,021
Holyhead 58,231

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 260,901 172,637 -88,264
Dover 60,398 74,547 +14,149
London Gateway Port 0 74,445 +74,445
Liverpool Docks 44,958 20,063 -24,895
Holyhead 30,468 27,763 -2,705
Immingham Docks 24,854 20,543 -4,311
London Heathrow Airport 19,469 16,669 -2,800
Harwich 23,568 10,396 -13,172
ZLC 22,567 0 -22,567
Southampton 13,181 8,388 -4,793

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