Import/export HS code 2820: Manganese oxides

Chemical compounds made of manganese and oxygen, used in batteries and ceramics

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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 £
United States 2,088,819
Georgia 1,571,674
Netherlands 1,081,241
Mexico 751,665
Norway 643,834

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 £
United States 897,275 1,191,544 +294,269
Georgia 899,380 672,294 -227,086
Netherlands 811,033 270,208 -540,825
Mexico 263,415 488,250 +224,835
Norway 249,560 394,274 +144,714
Belgium 221,351 348,246 +126,895
India 213,803 355,622 +141,819
South Africa 400,808 66,927 -333,881
Poland 184,001 187,512 +3,511
Brazil 87,509 58,512 -28,997

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 £
United States 3,306,061
Georgia 1,602,238
Mexico 767,798
India 617,884
Norway 504,360

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 £
United States 1,754,453 1,551,608 -202,845
Georgia 899,380 702,858 -196,522
Mexico 279,548 488,250 +208,702
India 221,627 396,257 +174,630
Norway 208,115 296,245 +88,130
South Africa 400,808 66,927 -333,881
Poland 184,001 187,512 +3,511
Belgium 96,712 177,952 +81,240
Brazil 110,877 93,839 -17,038
Netherlands 87,158 97,831 +10,673

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 2
Norfolk 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +1
Norfolk 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 5,154,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,125,239
Air transport 1,327,349
Other 57,461

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) 2,439,035 2,715,355 +276,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,043,310 1,081,929 +38,619
Air transport 984,260 343,089 -641,171
Other 19,419 38,042 +18,623

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,600,855
Belfast Port 1,262,078
Liverpool Docks 911,224
Immingham Docks 786,438
Prestwick Airport 670,462

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 £
Felixstowe 901,054 699,801 -201,253
Belfast Port 637,756 624,322 -13,434
Liverpool Docks 225,058 686,166 +461,108
Immingham Docks 395,311 391,127 -4,184
Prestwick Airport 369,383 301,079 -68,304
London Gateway Port 478,208 57,142 -421,066
Aberdeen Airport 476,355 0 -476,355
Hull 162,885 269,508 +106,623
Southampton 42,129 353,208 +311,079
Dover 126,304 151,115 +24,811

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 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Manufacture of food products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-02 4
2026-01 5
2025-12 5

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+ 14
1m-15m 8

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 £
Australia 699,494
Ireland 619,415
Germany 410,343
France 98,949
United States 96,014

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 £
Australia 557,248 142,246 -415,002
Ireland 256,895 362,520 +105,625
Germany 63,069 347,274 +284,205
France 27,626 71,323 +43,697
United States 48,098 47,916 -182
Hungary 26,728 66,138 +39,410
Denmark 46,904 41,453 -5,451
Italy 18,925 44,001 +25,076
Netherlands 33,275 24,360 -8,915
Turkmenistan 57,268 0 -57,268

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 £
Georgia 274,481
Mexico 95,030
India 62,449
Saudi Arabia 58,711
XI 35,363

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 £
Georgia 125,321 149,160 +23,839
Mexico 0 95,030 +95,030
India 47,498 14,951 -32,547
Saudi Arabia 37,223 21,488 -15,735
XI 17,612 17,751 +139
Chile 6,227 8,166 +1,939
Belgium 0 691 +691

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) 1,018,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 776,574
Other 549,680
Air transport 67,593

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) 319,456 699,375 +379,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 600,234 176,340 -423,894
Other 238,821 310,859 +72,038
Air transport 38,350 29,243 -9,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 703,005
000 549,680
London Gateway Port 372,949
Felixstowe 353,216
Immingham Docks 141,326

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 175,219 527,786 +352,567
000 238,821 310,859 +72,038
London Gateway Port 250,741 122,208 -128,533
Felixstowe 337,085 16,131 -320,954
Immingham Docks 71,593 69,733 -1,860
Tyne 57,268 47,271 -9,997
Holyhead 16,874 38,091 +21,217
London Heathrow Airport 34,950 9,963 -24,987
Southampton 0 27,561 +27,561
London Stansted Airport 966 12,436 +11,470

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2820

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

Description: Chemical compounds made of manganese and oxygen, used in batteries and ceramics