Import/export HS code 28273910: Tin chlorides

Chloride compounds made from tin, used in chemical and industrial processes

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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 £
United States 259,689
Germany 95,862
France 90,033
China 67,012
Italy 62,142

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 £
United States 7,140 252,549 +245,409
Germany 42,043 53,819 +11,776
France 90,033 0 -90,033
China 67,012 0 -67,012
Italy 30,887 31,255 +368
Belgium 24,173 32,180 +8,007
Spain 27,956 0 -27,956
Netherlands 0 13,925 +13,925
Sweden 0 2,414 +2,414

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 392,569
United Kingdom 90,764
France 90,033
United States 59,570
Germany 25,724

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 115,394 277,175 +161,781
United Kingdom 33,540 57,224 +23,684
France 90,033 0 -90,033
United States 33,481 26,089 -7,392
Germany 10,118 15,606 +5,488
Belgium 6,678 5,877 -801
Thailand 0 2,414 +2,414
Spain 0 1,757 +1,757

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 3
Lancashire 2
Greater Manchester 1
Mid and South West Wales 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1

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 3 2 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 304,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,454
Air transport 105,057

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 185,864 119,011 -66,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 265,454 +265,454
Air transport 103,380 1,677 -101,703

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 250,872
Dover 193,835
London Heathrow Airport 69,813
Eurotunnel 38,904
Newhaven 38,167

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 0 250,872 +250,872
Dover 96,376 97,459 +1,083
London Heathrow Airport 68,136 1,677 -66,459
Eurotunnel 29,968 8,936 -21,032
Newhaven 38,167 0 -38,167
Manchester Airport 27,956 0 -27,956
Harwich 11,276 12,168 +892
Felixstowe 6,033 6,420 +387
London Stansted Airport 7,288 0 -7,288
Killingholme 1,673 4,439 +2,766

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Dormant Company 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 3
2025-06 4
2025-05 2
2025-02 4

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+ 5
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 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 £
Germany 2,133,534
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,498,860
Taiwan 1,247,287
Turkey 723,482
Italy 555,924

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 £
Germany 1,357,290 776,244 -581,046
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 859,130 639,730 -219,400
Taiwan 824,117 423,170 -400,947
Turkey 368,245 355,237 -13,008
Italy 330,968 224,956 -106,012
Belgium 227,164 288,761 +61,597
Thailand 0 358,177 +358,177
France 198,414 18,479 -179,935
Netherlands 184,743 0 -184,743
Spain 82,445 0 -82,445

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) 4,379,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,261,658
Air transport 46,509
Other 48

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) 2,717,339 1,661,942 -1,055,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,770,712 1,490,946 -279,766
Air transport 40,816 5,693 -35,123
Other 48 0 -48

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,889,735
Dover 2,213,095
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,046,437
London Gateway Port 343,982
Immingham Docks 69,347

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 1,468,658 1,421,077 -47,581
Dover 1,548,688 664,407 -884,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,050,137 996,300 -53,837
London Gateway Port 281,999 61,983 -220,016
Immingham Docks 69,347 0 -69,347
Eurotunnel 62,436 0 -62,436
Manchester Airport 35,374 902 -34,472
Felixstowe 2,150 7,648 +5,498
London Stansted Airport 5,442 2,660 -2,782
Liverpool Docks 4,636 1,473 -3,163

Quick facts

HS code: 28273910

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

Description: Chloride compounds made from tin, used in chemical and industrial processes