Import/export HS code 2816: Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium

Chemical compounds used in industries like medicine, cosmetics, and manufacturing. Includes magnesium hydroxide and peroxide

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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 £
Netherlands 2,707,910
China 2,648,851
Germany 2,043,615
Mexico 1,766,518
Sweden 1,134,659

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 £
Netherlands 1,737,729 970,181 -767,548
China 1,483,154 1,165,697 -317,457
Germany 902,790 1,140,825 +238,035
Mexico 701,447 1,065,071 +363,624
Sweden 692,141 442,518 -249,623
United States 513,980 384,820 -129,160
Austria 37,721 637,679 +599,958
Morocco 0 335,884 +335,884
India 67,069 146,420 +79,351
Ireland 114,765 54,087 -60,678

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 £
China 3,302,689
Netherlands 2,416,359
Mexico 2,083,488
Austria 1,165,892
Sweden 1,125,069

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 £
China 1,837,090 1,465,599 -371,491
Netherlands 1,468,824 947,535 -521,289
Mexico 733,804 1,349,684 +615,880
Austria 363,357 802,535 +439,178
Sweden 682,551 442,518 -240,033
United States 537,564 446,340 -91,224
Germany 478,365 438,704 -39,661
Morocco 0 289,124 +289,124
India 45,333 148,291 +102,958
Ireland 103,710 52,216 -51,494

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2

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 4 5 +1
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Norfolk 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,632,865
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,708,916
Other 286,814
Air transport 276,805
Road transport 1,622

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,390,249 3,242,616 -147,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,521,250 3,187,666 +666,416
Other 242,253 44,561 -197,692
Air transport 220,653 56,152 -164,501
Road transport 1,622 0 -1,622

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,224,269
Middlesbrough 1,850,564
Southampton 1,757,844
London Gateway Port 1,290,388
Felixstowe 1,098,452

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,813,683 1,410,586 -403,097
Middlesbrough 1,074,137 776,427 -297,710
Southampton 93,408 1,664,436 +1,571,028
London Gateway Port 1,062,241 228,147 -834,094
Felixstowe 796,584 301,868 -494,716
Dover 440,250 552,879 +112,629
Killingholme 123,270 413,495 +290,225
London 6,449 337,900 +331,451
000 242,253 44,561 -197,692
Eurotunnel 90,439 173,582 +83,143

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 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 11
2026-02 6
2026-01 8
2025-12 11

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+ 17
1m-15m 13
15m-54m 5
Other 2
0-1m 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 333,415
Czechia 287,534
Netherlands 253,132
New Zealand 251,087
South Korea 202,234

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 238,453 94,962 -143,491
Czechia 94,496 193,038 +98,542
Netherlands 173,919 79,213 -94,706
New Zealand 72,937 178,150 +105,213
South Korea 97,492 104,742 +7,250
Norway 97,963 84,800 -13,163
United States 144,525 28,749 -115,776
Estonia 84,694 71,321 -13,373
Poland 70,822 83,265 +12,443
Ireland 75,685 61,658 -14,027

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) 2,154,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 811,192
Air transport 187,246
Other 402

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) 1,233,403 921,022 -312,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 351,932 459,260 +107,328
Air transport 144,282 42,964 -101,318
Other 402 0 -402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,514,554
Southampton 418,827
Immingham Docks 344,210
London Gateway Port 246,275
London Heathrow Airport 156,592

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 920,110 594,444 -325,666
Southampton 125,351 293,476 +168,125
Immingham Docks 171,103 173,107 +2,004
London Gateway Port 113,419 132,856 +19,437
London Heathrow Airport 138,770 17,822 -120,948
Felixstowe 143,069 4,743 -138,326
Harwich 27,227 56,454 +29,227
Liverpool Docks 39,498 30,348 -9,150
Holyhead 34,074 31,310 -2,764
Newhaven 0 38,730 +38,730

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2816

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

Description: Chemical compounds used in industries like medicine, cosmetics, and manufacturing. Includes magnesium hydroxide and peroxide