Import/export HS code 282739: Various chlorides

Chloride compounds not listed elsewhere, used in various applications

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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 £
France 19,194,449
Belgium 12,168,983
Germany 6,844,861
United States 5,662,991
South Korea 4,193,939

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 £
France 8,256,189 10,938,260 +2,682,071
Belgium 6,526,477 5,642,506 -883,971
Germany 3,466,678 3,378,183 -88,495
United States 3,478,551 2,184,440 -1,294,111
South Korea 2,555,984 1,637,955 -918,029
China 964,771 1,297,069 +332,298
Netherlands 106,149 593,605 +487,456
Spain 304,646 336,151 +31,505
Israel 310,487 222,371 -88,116
India 166,609 174,737 +8,128

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 £
France 19,093,452
Belgium 11,487,239
Germany 6,622,151
United States 5,283,813
South Korea 4,882,758

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 £
France 8,605,048 10,488,404 +1,883,356
Belgium 5,730,852 5,756,387 +25,535
Germany 3,438,864 3,183,287 -255,577
United States 3,308,570 1,975,243 -1,333,327
South Korea 2,783,618 2,099,140 -684,478
China 1,115,690 1,888,330 +772,640
Spain 272,038 376,712 +104,674
Israel 343,181 222,371 -120,810
India 290,042 217,893 -72,149
United Kingdom 298,004 141,992 -156,012

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Cheshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2

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) 27,160,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,665,806
Air transport 1,234,928
Road transport 83,378
Other 72,814

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) 14,331,595 12,828,985 -1,502,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,235,280 13,430,526 +2,195,246
Air transport 755,452 479,476 -275,976
Road transport 36,214 47,164 +10,950
Other 19,502 53,312 +33,810

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 18,604,869
Immingham Docks 12,275,715
Southampton 11,054,856
London 3,632,336
Dover 1,427,853

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 £
Eurotunnel 8,769,342 9,835,527 +1,066,185
Immingham Docks 6,145,132 6,130,583 -14,549
Southampton 5,940,709 5,114,147 -826,562
London 1,658,896 1,973,440 +314,544
Dover 727,507 700,346 -27,161
Felixstowe 484,374 237,473 -246,901
London Stansted Airport 429,598 286,816 -142,782
Liverpool Docks 436,872 79,913 -356,959
Poole 27,288 483,789 +456,501
London Gateway Port 157,975 311,577 +153,602

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
22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
14
Other manufacturing
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 14
2026-03 16
2026-02 21
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+ 28
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
Other 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 15,040,112
France 11,721,801
Spain 8,318,800
Germany 2,673,715
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,807,225

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 7,467,370 7,572,742 +105,372
France 5,953,200 5,768,601 -184,599
Spain 7,072,786 1,246,014 -5,826,772
Germany 1,571,814 1,101,901 -469,913
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 977,484 829,741 -147,743
Turkey 462,842 1,255,088 +792,246
Malaysia 1,275,002 217,149 -1,057,853
Belgium 657,521 787,668 +130,147
Netherlands 785,831 640,615 -145,216
China 411,322 540,904 +129,582

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 £
France 70,216
XI 3,320
India 45

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 £
France 43,242 26,974 -16,268
XI 632 2,688 +2,056
India 45 0 -45

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) 29,132,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,313,728
Air transport 938,148
Other 90,361

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) 17,806,183 11,326,425 -6,479,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,062,973 10,250,755 -812,218
Air transport 490,270 447,878 -42,392
Other 44,143 46,218 +2,075

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 16,992,795
Middlesbrough 11,512,880
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,352,609
Dover 6,789,054
Portsmouth 3,507,710

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 £
Southampton 8,772,941 8,219,854 -553,087
Middlesbrough 9,024,127 2,488,753 -6,535,374
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,477,237 3,875,372 +398,135
Dover 4,217,193 2,571,861 -1,645,332
Portsmouth 1,900,234 1,607,476 -292,758
London Gateway Port 614,143 724,554 +110,411
Felixstowe 47,861 907,437 +859,576
Immingham Docks 225,266 566,398 +341,132
Liverpool Docks 271,470 309,141 +37,671
London Heathrow Airport 222,087 218,699 -3,388

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 282739

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

Description: Chloride compounds not listed elsewhere, used in various applications