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 17,423,147
Belgium 11,734,625
Germany 6,255,300
United States 6,196,911
South Korea 4,234,373

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 7,388,469 10,034,678 +2,646,209
Belgium 6,842,871 4,891,754 -1,951,117
Germany 2,855,708 3,399,592 +543,884
United States 3,478,722 2,718,189 -760,533
South Korea 2,108,641 2,125,732 +17,091
China 1,573,255 1,037,254 -536,001
Spain 445,147 255,402 -189,745
Netherlands 53,299 436,696 +383,397
Israel 210,833 150,460 -60,373
India 106,760 172,785 +66,025

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 17,837,804
Belgium 10,496,567
Germany 6,003,480
United States 5,662,867
South Korea 4,688,900

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 7,982,809 9,854,995 +1,872,186
Belgium 5,708,592 4,787,975 -920,617
Germany 2,664,641 3,338,839 +674,198
United States 3,195,206 2,467,661 -727,545
South Korea 2,334,205 2,354,695 +20,490
China 1,915,403 1,415,824 -499,579
Spain 451,867 288,000 -163,867
India 298,564 212,300 -86,264
Israel 340,268 150,460 -189,808
United Kingdom 77,050 299,204 +222,154

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

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

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) 27,189,177
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,235,845
Air transport 1,261,901
Road transport 84,310
Other 76,193

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) 14,851,015 12,338,162 -2,512,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,671,538 12,564,307 +2,892,769
Air transport 790,804 471,097 -319,707
Road transport 30,575 53,735 +23,160
Other 37,642 38,551 +909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 16,865,833
Southampton 11,742,046
Immingham Docks 11,500,014
London 3,418,921
Dover 1,478,468

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 7,265,549 9,600,284 +2,334,735
Southampton 6,115,239 5,626,807 -488,432
Immingham Docks 5,967,250 5,532,764 -434,486
London 1,970,612 1,448,309 -522,303
Dover 758,961 719,507 -39,454
London Stansted Airport 432,284 273,079 -159,205
Middlesbrough 548,558 136,253 -412,305
Felixstowe 427,155 250,771 -176,384
Liverpool Docks 436,081 71,152 -364,929
Harwich 254,001 156,151 -97,850

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 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 22
2025-10 14
2025-09 11
2025-08 18

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+ 24
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 3
Other 2
0-1m 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 14,918,367
France 11,812,615
Spain 11,634,665
Germany 2,998,492
Netherlands 2,163,064

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 7,007,817 7,910,550 +902,733
France 6,631,878 5,180,737 -1,451,141
Spain 8,679,226 2,955,439 -5,723,787
Germany 1,847,392 1,151,100 -696,292
Netherlands 1,689,915 473,149 -1,216,766
Malaysia 1,761,582 329,485 -1,432,097
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 859,130 640,846 -218,284
Taiwan 851,681 449,840 -401,841
Belgium 605,746 601,089 -4,657
China 245,330 692,207 +446,877

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 66,321
XI 3,354
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 38,933 27,388 -11,545
XI 34 3,320 +3,286
India 0 45 +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) 32,627,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,455,436
Air transport 1,283,321
Road transport 154,164
Other 77,730

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) 20,379,919 12,247,576 -8,132,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,096,999 10,358,437 -738,562
Air transport 915,092 368,229 -546,863
Road transport 154,164 0 -154,164
Other 39,168 38,562 -606

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 16,568,747
Middlesbrough 15,298,674
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,250,958
Dover 7,023,687
Portsmouth 3,281,071

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 7,725,950 8,842,797 +1,116,847
Middlesbrough 11,160,145 4,138,529 -7,021,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,730,713 3,520,245 -1,210,468
Dover 5,413,957 1,609,730 -3,804,227
Portsmouth 482,105 2,798,966 +2,316,861
London Gateway Port 854,431 766,616 -87,815
Immingham Docks 467,563 226,330 -241,233
London Heathrow Airport 333,946 227,793 -106,153
Liverpool Docks 205,222 316,163 +110,941
Manchester Airport 465,953 48,689 -417,264

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