Import/export HS code 28273985: Various chlorides

Chloride compounds not specified in other categories

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 5,367,491
Germany 4,312,325
South Korea 4,193,939
China 1,961,146
France 1,547,866

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 3,442,491 1,925,000 -1,517,491
Germany 1,903,222 2,409,103 +505,881
South Korea 2,555,984 1,637,955 -918,029
China 855,188 1,105,958 +250,770
France 165,287 1,382,579 +1,217,292
Spain 267,605 336,151 +68,546
Israel 310,487 222,371 -88,116
India 162,338 172,756 +10,418
Netherlands 45,372 231,583 +186,211
Belgium 105,194 43,658 -61,536

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 £
United States 5,129,176
South Korea 4,882,758
Germany 3,828,459
China 2,034,717
France 1,316,659

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 £
United States 3,225,963 1,903,213 -1,322,750
South Korea 2,783,618 2,099,140 -684,478
Germany 1,871,389 1,957,070 +85,681
China 726,577 1,308,140 +581,563
France 74,715 1,241,944 +1,167,229
Spain 267,605 374,955 +107,350
Israel 343,181 222,371 -120,810
India 275,851 213,408 -62,443
United Kingdom 237,510 30,068 -207,442
Switzerland 45,114 32,739 -12,375

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Cheshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +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) 12,461,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,923,386
Air transport 1,146,574
Other 57,118
Road transport 7,087

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) 6,977,106 5,484,773 -1,492,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,255,213 3,668,173 +1,412,960
Air transport 690,566 456,008 -234,558
Other 19,502 37,616 +18,114
Road transport 5,910 1,177 -4,733

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,797,732
Eurotunnel 2,563,837
Dover 1,123,497
London Stansted Airport 698,689
Poole 511,077

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 5,936,438 4,861,294 -1,075,144
Eurotunnel 1,125,357 1,438,480 +313,123
Dover 595,960 527,537 -68,423
London Stansted Airport 417,809 280,880 -136,929
Poole 27,288 483,789 +456,501
Felixstowe 360,888 116,157 -244,731
London Gateway Port 155,561 311,577 +156,016
Immingham Docks 123,087 338,465 +215,378
Portsmouth 25,104 426,787 +401,683
Liverpool Docks 436,872 8,250 -428,622

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
20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
13
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 7
2026-04 11
2026-03 13
2026-02 17
2026-01 9

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 20
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 14,676,469
Spain 8,128,661
France 7,696,387
Malaysia 1,489,334
Netherlands 1,238,435

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 7,382,318 7,294,151 -88,167
Spain 6,931,248 1,197,413 -5,733,835
France 4,408,973 3,287,414 -1,121,559
Malaysia 1,275,002 214,332 -1,060,670
Netherlands 601,060 637,375 +36,315
Belgium 420,996 560,139 +139,143
China 406,133 535,139 +129,006
Turkey 63,381 799,536 +736,155
Germany 315,186 238,960 -76,226
Slovakia 185,994 360,385 +174,391

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 £
XI 3,320

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 £
XI 632 2,688 +2,056

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) 20,570,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,600,433
Air transport 842,608
Other 4,752

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) 13,704,220 6,866,131 -6,838,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,973,555 8,626,878 -346,677
Air transport 443,724 398,884 -44,840
Other 808 3,944 +3,136

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 13,983,701
Middlesbrough 9,279,794
Dover 4,775,722
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,735,694
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 7,037,454 6,946,247 -91,207
Middlesbrough 7,970,699 1,309,095 -6,661,604
Dover 2,879,902 1,895,820 -984,082
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,008,679 1,727,015 -281,664
Portsmouth 1,900,234 1,607,476 -292,758
Felixstowe 43,731 900,191 +856,460
London Gateway Port 288,103 529,759 +241,656
London Heathrow Airport 213,660 217,200 +3,540
Liverpool Docks 249,615 177,021 -72,594
Immingham Docks 130,109 102,018 -28,091

Quick facts

HS code: 28273985

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

Description: Chloride compounds not specified in other categories