Import/export HS code 2826: Fluorides and fluorine salts

Chemicals like fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates, and other complex salts containing fluorine

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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 £
Germany 3,347,832
China 2,929,387
Norway 1,596,665
Netherlands 1,006,409
United States 870,725

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 £
Germany 2,555,079 792,753 -1,762,326
China 1,690,717 1,238,670 -452,047
Norway 756,581 840,084 +83,503
Netherlands 279,722 726,687 +446,965
United States 252,881 617,844 +364,963
South Korea 401,053 292,613 -108,440
Belgium 436,693 101,497 -335,196
Denmark 213,973 161,868 -52,105
Spain 153,900 128,695 -25,205
Taiwan 157,874 100,306 -57,568

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 £
Germany 3,108,524
China 3,076,814
Norway 1,596,665
United States 1,492,579
South Korea 693,666

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 £
Germany 2,461,596 646,928 -1,814,668
China 1,792,064 1,284,750 -507,314
Norway 756,581 840,084 +83,503
United States 448,609 1,043,970 +595,361
South Korea 401,053 292,613 -108,440
Belgium 367,826 271,192 -96,634
Denmark 213,973 161,868 -52,105
India 142,591 200,034 +57,443
Spain 163,944 141,265 -22,679
Japan 171,660 128,662 -42,998

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Cheshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Mid and South West Wales 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +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) 6,428,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,624,042
Air transport 936,067
Road transport 26,539
Other 9,754

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) 3,537,979 2,890,635 -647,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,599,567 2,024,475 -1,575,092
Air transport 256,074 679,993 +423,919
Road transport 0 26,539 +26,539
Other 9,500 254 -9,246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,936,201
Dover 2,583,012
Hull 2,126,745
Felixstowe 1,355,212
Immingham Docks 1,080,721

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 £
Southampton 1,372,689 1,563,512 +190,823
Dover 2,051,943 531,069 -1,520,874
Hull 1,059,519 1,067,226 +7,707
Felixstowe 1,038,291 316,921 -721,370
Immingham Docks 470,543 610,178 +139,635
London 471,697 319,985 -151,712
London Heathrow Airport 28,342 457,307 +428,965
Eurotunnel 166,264 179,096 +12,832
London Gateway Port 182,674 51,683 -130,991
Portsmouth 121,937 85,514 -36,423

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
21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 13
2026-03 10
2026-02 5
2026-01 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+ 27
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 8
Other 2

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 £
Netherlands 652,557
Germany 529,358
United States 450,489
Italy 339,734
China 325,249

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 £
Netherlands 315,476 337,081 +21,605
Germany 341,544 187,814 -153,730
United States 31,512 418,977 +387,465
Italy 339,734 0 -339,734
China 166,385 158,864 -7,521
Czechia 0 308,124 +308,124
Ireland 154,198 115,127 -39,071
Brazil 166,418 59,078 -107,340
Israel 77,633 118,279 +40,646
Austria 76,547 109,710 +33,163

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 £
United States 453

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 £
United States 0 453 +453

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) 1,785,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,668,579
Air transport 808,749
Other 453

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) 781,160 1,004,094 +222,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 954,436 714,143 -240,293
Air transport 374,947 433,802 +58,855
Other 0 453 +453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,306,778
Felixstowe 954,447
London Heathrow Airport 545,546
London Gateway Port 294,992
Southampton 292,946

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 737,015 569,763 -167,252
Felixstowe 625,273 329,174 -296,099
London Heathrow Airport 213,702 331,844 +118,142
London Gateway Port 103,709 191,283 +87,574
Southampton 4,320 288,626 +284,306
Liverpool Docks 71,846 188,616 +116,770
Holyhead 93,468 92,078 -1,390
London Stansted Airport 72,552 23,971 -48,581
Immingham Docks 30,938 33,251 +2,313
Manchester Airport 37,536 25,390 -12,146

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2826

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

Description: Chemicals like fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates, and other complex salts containing fluorine