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 19,924,708
Belgium 12,658,354
Germany 7,027,801
United States 6,433,883
South Korea 4,401,095

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 7,586,274 12,338,434 +4,752,160
Belgium 6,688,011 5,970,343 -717,668
Germany 3,089,827 3,937,974 +848,147
United States 3,568,888 2,864,995 -703,893
South Korea 1,719,004 2,682,091 +963,087
China 1,250,632 1,354,822 +104,190
Netherlands 69,278 599,716 +530,438
Spain 376,770 289,821 -86,949
Israel 270,299 220,099 -50,200
India 126,341 190,973 +64,632

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 19,982,007
Belgium 11,650,672
Germany 6,779,028
United States 6,069,328
South Korea 5,089,914

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 8,058,888 11,923,119 +3,864,231
Belgium 5,697,924 5,952,748 +254,824
Germany 3,010,426 3,768,602 +758,176
United States 3,462,753 2,606,575 -856,178
South Korea 1,944,070 3,145,844 +1,201,774
China 1,382,928 2,064,222 +681,294
Spain 344,162 330,382 -13,780
Israel 371,814 220,099 -151,715
India 250,568 240,451 -10,117
United Kingdom 272,967 158,955 -114,012

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 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
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) 29,095,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,217,057
Air transport 1,388,547
Other 91,749
Road transport 84,310

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) 13,845,756 15,249,464 +1,403,708
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,276,406 14,940,651 +4,664,245
Air transport 819,761 568,786 -250,975
Other 36,837 54,912 +18,075
Road transport 30,575 53,735 +23,160

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 19,019,458
Immingham Docks 12,621,478
Southampton 12,197,581
London 3,945,565
Dover 1,476,667

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 7,866,552 11,152,906 +3,286,354
Immingham Docks 5,908,970 6,712,508 +803,538
Southampton 5,435,793 6,761,788 +1,325,995
London 1,873,647 2,071,918 +198,271
Dover 689,579 787,088 +97,509
London Stansted Airport 465,721 311,160 -154,561
Felixstowe 441,317 283,355 -157,962
Liverpool Docks 436,081 117,089 -318,992
Poole 26,355 490,634 +464,279
Middlesbrough 366,040 146,425 -219,615

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
2026-04 14
2026-03 16
2026-02 21
2026-01 11
2025-12 16

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 25
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
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 £
United States 15,692,450
France 12,543,539
Spain 10,632,893
Germany 2,553,570
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,001,508

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 7,033,130 8,659,320 +1,626,190
France 6,264,528 6,279,011 +14,483
Spain 8,413,770 2,219,123 -6,194,647
Germany 1,633,885 919,685 -714,200
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 960,119 1,041,389 +81,270
Malaysia 1,629,073 217,149 -1,411,924
Netherlands 1,141,776 648,611 -493,165
Belgium 639,266 848,443 +209,177
Turkey 467,607 934,538 +466,931
Taiwan 851,891 428,497 -423,394

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 69,127
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 41,461 27,666 -13,795
XI 666 2,688 +2,022
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) 32,433,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,654,122
Air transport 1,053,488
Road transport 154,164
Other 89,306

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) 19,724,791 12,708,504 -7,016,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,345,224 11,308,898 -36,326
Air transport 572,421 481,067 -91,354
Road transport 154,164 0 -154,164
Other 42,396 46,910 +4,514

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 18,282,491
Middlesbrough 14,065,065
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,849,279
Dover 7,613,835
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 8,772,200 9,510,291 +738,091
Middlesbrough 10,589,869 3,475,196 -7,114,673
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,826,472 4,022,807 +196,335
Dover 5,226,056 2,387,779 -2,838,277
Portsmouth 1,262,227 2,245,483 +983,256
London Gateway Port 459,838 910,986 +451,148
Immingham Docks 279,603 304,011 +24,408
Felixstowe 44,265 530,573 +486,308
London Heathrow Airport 274,058 261,671 -12,387
Liverpool Docks 184,348 270,252 +85,904

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