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 593,615
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 285,464
Germany 26,120
France 17,823
United Arab Emirates 4,068

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 325,806 267,809 -57,997
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 285,464 +285,464
Germany 20,037 6,083 -13,954
France 17,823 0 -17,823
United Arab Emirates 4,068 0 -4,068
United States 2,302 1,655 -647
Turkey 2,155 0 -2,155
Spain 0 694 +694
China 478 0 -478
Italy 0 311 +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
France 17,823
United Kingdom 15,196
Germany 10,924
United Arab Emirates 4,068

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
France 17,823 0 -17,823
United Kingdom 15,196 0 -15,196
Germany 4,841 6,083 +1,242
United Arab Emirates 4,068 0 -4,068
United States 2,302 1,655 -647
Turkey 2,155 0 -2,155
Spain 0 694 +694
China 478 0 -478
Italy 0 311 +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 593,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 259,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,948
Air transport 36,687

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 325,806 267,809 -57,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,633 256,802 +254,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,860 7,088 -30,772
Air transport 6,370 30,317 +23,947

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 593,615
Felixstowe 260,493
London Heathrow Airport 34,385
Eurotunnel 19,770
Immingham Docks 15,507

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 £
000 325,806 267,809 -57,997
Felixstowe 3,691 256,802 +253,111
London Heathrow Airport 4,068 30,317 +26,249
Eurotunnel 17,823 1,947 -15,876
Immingham Docks 15,196 311 -14,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 4,830 +4,830
Dover 3,783 0 -3,783
Manchester Airport 2,302 0 -2,302

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 7,521,416
China 927,440
Japan 846,973
India 528,284
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 4,291,881 3,229,535 -1,062,346
China 381,920 545,520 +163,600
Japan 510,389 336,584 -173,805
India 276,395 251,889 -24,506
Kuwait 102,529 106,399 +3,870
Ireland 85,479 65,362 -20,117
Germany 64,915 37,303 -27,612
Canada 77,626 17,112 -60,514
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,560 0 -54,560
South Korea 22,943 26,374 +3,431

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 270,833
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 136,197 134,636 -1,561
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) 9,227,091
Air transport 1,112,773
Other 270,864
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,220

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) 4,918,128 4,308,963 -609,165
Air transport 871,149 241,624 -629,525
Other 136,228 134,636 -1,592
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,592 83,628 -2,964

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 7,717,814
London Heathrow Airport 583,785
London Gateway Port 581,600
Southampton 492,626
Belfast Airport 317,304

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 3,881,056 3,836,758 -44,298
London Heathrow Airport 477,657 106,128 -371,529
London Gateway Port 537,351 44,249 -493,102
Southampton 219,950 272,676 +52,726
Belfast Airport 286,464 30,840 -255,624
000 136,228 134,636 -1,592
Felixstowe 47,676 176,406 +128,730
Liverpool Docks 161,798 27,065 -134,733
Manchester Airport 33,488 99,666 +66,178
ZLC 112,051 2,700 -109,351

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