Import/export HS code 28259011: High-purity calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide with 98% or more purity, used in food, pharmaceuticals, and water treatment

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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 £
Ireland 671,548
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 285,464
Germany 27,796
United Arab Emirates 4,068
United States 3,957

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 £
Ireland 325,381 346,167 +20,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 285,464 +285,464
Germany 21,290 6,506 -14,784
United Arab Emirates 4,068 0 -4,068
United States 3,957 0 -3,957
Spain 694 0 -694
China 478 0 -478
Italy 311 0 -311

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 285,464
United Kingdom 15,196
Germany 12,600
United Arab Emirates 4,068
United States 3,957

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 285,464 +285,464
United Kingdom 15,196 0 -15,196
Germany 6,094 6,506 +412
United Arab Emirates 4,068 0 -4,068
United States 3,957 0 -3,957
Spain 694 0 -694
China 478 0 -478
Italy 311 0 -311

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 671,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,280
Air transport 36,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,801

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 £
Other 325,381 346,167 +20,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 478 256,802 +256,324
Air transport 8,025 28,662 +20,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,295 6,506 -15,789

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 671,548
Felixstowe 258,338
London Heathrow Airport 34,385
Immingham Docks 15,507
Dover 5,459

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 £
000 325,381 346,167 +20,786
Felixstowe 1,536 256,802 +255,266
London Heathrow Airport 5,723 28,662 +22,939
Immingham Docks 15,507 0 -15,507
Dover 3,783 1,676 -2,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 4,830 +4,830
Manchester Airport 2,302 0 -2,302
Eurotunnel 1,947 0 -1,947

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Company Months traded
AVON METALS LIMITED 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 £
United States 6,639,180
Japan 960,838
China 874,026
India 489,106
Kuwait 208,928

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 £
United States 3,584,612 3,054,568 -530,044
Japan 432,291 528,547 +96,256
China 599,952 274,074 -325,878
India 307,834 181,272 -126,562
Kuwait 102,529 106,399 +3,870
Ireland 85,120 57,037 -28,083
Canada 65,883 34,224 -31,659
Mexico 39,601 42,767 +3,166
Germany 54,725 22,714 -32,011
Thailand 24,063 18,853 -5,210

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 £
XI 239,639
Ireland 31

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 £
XI 143,977 95,662 -48,315
Ireland 31 0 -31

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,579,490
Air transport 833,552
Other 239,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 182,891

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,633,904 3,945,586 -688,318
Air transport 526,277 307,275 -219,002
Other 144,008 95,662 -48,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,292 67,599 -47,693

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 7,340,102
Southampton 594,397
London Heathrow Airport 386,499
London Gateway Port 341,770
Belfast Airport 271,634

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 £
Belfast Port 3,995,382 3,344,720 -650,662
Southampton 171,036 423,361 +252,325
London Heathrow Airport 197,010 189,489 -7,521
London Gateway Port 280,225 61,545 -218,680
Belfast Airport 214,580 57,054 -157,526
000 144,008 95,662 -48,346
Felixstowe 71,775 127,925 +56,150
Liverpool Docks 74,617 41,310 -33,307
ZLC 109,120 2,700 -106,420
Manchester Airport 44,384 58,032 +13,648

Quick facts

HS code: 28259011

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

Description: Calcium hydroxide with 98% or more purity, used in food, pharmaceuticals, and water treatment