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 99,335
Italy 85,841
France 79,986
Belgium 56,353

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 35,944 63,391 +27,447
Italy 30,887 54,954 +24,067
France 60,065 19,921 -40,144
Belgium 24,173 32,180 +8,007
China 33,716 0 -33,716
Spain 27,956 0 -27,956
Netherlands 12,168 1,757 -10,411
Sweden 2,414 0 -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 402,893
United Kingdom 90,764
France 60,065
United States 53,471
Germany 35,296

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 82,098 320,795 +238,697
United Kingdom 33,540 57,224 +23,684
France 60,065 0 -60,065
United States 27,382 26,089 -1,293
Germany 22,286 13,010 -9,276
Belgium 6,678 5,877 -801
Thailand 2,414 0 -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) 314,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 273,449
Air transport 71,761

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) 149,797 164,208 +14,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,582 258,867 +244,285
Air transport 70,084 1,677 -68,407

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 250,872
Dover 213,012
Newhaven 38,167
London Heathrow Airport 36,517
Eurotunnel 28,857

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 90,277 122,735 +32,458
Newhaven 38,167 0 -38,167
London Heathrow Airport 34,840 1,677 -33,163
Eurotunnel 0 28,857 +28,857
Manchester Airport 27,956 0 -27,956
Harwich 23,444 0 -23,444
Felixstowe 6,033 6,420 +387
Immingham Docks 941 9,752 +8,811
London Stansted Airport 7,288 0 -7,288

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,000,392
Germany 1,782,874
Taiwan 1,252,614
Turkey 919,446
Italy 630,691

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 960,119 1,040,273 +80,154
Germany 1,219,043 563,831 -655,212
Taiwan 824,117 428,497 -395,620
Turkey 401,834 517,612 +115,778
Italy 362,270 268,421 -93,849
Belgium 214,912 313,616 +98,704
France 192,972 267,431 +74,459
Thailand 357,327 850 -356,477
Netherlands 184,743 0 -184,743
Spain 82,445 43,347 -39,098

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) 4,628,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,773,665
Air transport 32,198
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) 2,657,317 1,971,225 -686,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,218,933 1,554,732 -664,201
Air transport 27,338 4,860 -22,478
Other 48 0 -48

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,266,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,343,776
Dover 2,110,679
London Gateway Port 476,990
Immingham Docks 122,942

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 1,926,974 1,339,686 -587,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,081,697 1,262,079 +180,382
Dover 1,441,687 668,992 -772,695
London Gateway Port 284,104 192,886 -91,218
Immingham Docks 69,347 53,595 -15,752
Eurotunnel 62,436 0 -62,436
Manchester Airport 25,207 902 -24,305
Felixstowe 5,369 7,246 +1,877
Liverpool Docks 4,636 1,473 -3,163
London Stansted Airport 0 2,660 +2,660

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