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 662,258
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 314,394 347,864 +33,470
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 1,461 0 -1,461
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
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 1,461 0 -1,461
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 662,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 258,741
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 314,394 347,864 +33,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,939 256,802 +254,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,865 6,083 -32,782
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 £
000 662,258
Felixstowe 259,799
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 £
000 314,394 347,864 +33,470
Felixstowe 2,997 256,802 +253,805
London Heathrow Airport 4,068 30,317 +26,249
Eurotunnel 18,517 1,253 -17,264
Immingham Docks 15,507 0 -15,507
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 7,745,922
Japan 935,705
China 928,586
India 505,469
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 4,126,948 3,618,974 -507,974
Japan 409,500 526,205 +116,705
China 545,328 383,258 -162,070
India 233,686 271,783 +38,097
Kuwait 102,529 106,399 +3,870
Ireland 84,721 68,014 -16,707
Canada 77,626 34,224 -43,402
Germany 66,943 35,275 -31,668
Mexico 39,601 42,767 +3,166
Thailand 22,234 20,682 -1,552

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 268,715
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 160,805 107,910 -52,895
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) 9,622,783
Air transport 967,714
Other 268,746
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 199,868

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) 4,995,838 4,626,945 -368,893
Air transport 577,171 390,543 -186,628
Other 160,836 107,910 -52,926
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,139 113,729 +27,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 8,143,279
Southampton 677,372
London Gateway Port 470,273
London Heathrow Airport 417,042
Belfast Airport 343,518

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 4,189,917 3,953,362 -236,555
Southampton 196,944 480,428 +283,484
London Gateway Port 396,925 73,348 -323,577
London Heathrow Airport 144,285 272,757 +128,472
Belfast Airport 286,464 57,054 -229,410
000 160,836 107,910 -52,926
Felixstowe 50,146 149,554 +99,408
Liverpool Docks 98,852 43,259 -55,593
Manchester Airport 75,122 58,032 -17,090
ZLC 109,120 2,700 -106,420

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