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 6,102,505
Germany 4,433,131
South Korea 4,401,095
China 2,246,563
France 1,581,811

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 3,496,208 2,606,297 -889,911
Germany 1,724,487 2,708,644 +984,157
South Korea 1,719,004 2,682,091 +963,087
China 1,129,679 1,116,884 -12,795
France 177,238 1,404,573 +1,227,335
Spain 339,729 289,821 -49,908
Israel 270,299 220,099 -50,200
India 122,086 188,804 +66,718
Netherlands 36,259 244,261 +208,002
Belgium 198,936 45,859 -153,077

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 5,862,375
South Korea 5,089,914
Germany 3,958,198
China 2,340,368
France 1,334,832

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 3,334,665 2,527,710 -806,955
South Korea 1,944,070 3,145,844 +1,201,774
Germany 1,653,957 2,304,241 +650,284
China 994,165 1,346,203 +352,038
France 81,375 1,253,457 +1,172,082
Spain 339,729 328,625 -11,104
Israel 371,814 220,099 -151,715
India 236,431 234,604 -1,827
United Kingdom 238,442 30,068 -208,374
Switzerland 53,902 34,590 -19,312

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 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
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) 13,597,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,144,786
Air transport 1,223,122
Other 76,053
Road transport 8,019

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) 6,381,186 7,216,537 +835,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,266,112 3,878,674 +1,612,562
Air transport 675,888 547,234 -128,654
Other 36,837 39,216 +2,379
Road transport 4,327 3,692 -635

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 11,940,285
Eurotunnel 2,620,193
Dover 1,161,938
London Stansted Airport 730,373
Poole 516,989

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 5,431,538 6,508,747 +1,077,209
Eurotunnel 982,623 1,637,570 +654,947
Dover 579,679 582,259 +2,580
London Stansted Airport 423,233 307,140 -116,093
Poole 26,355 490,634 +464,279
Immingham Docks 134,094 351,143 +217,049
Liverpool Docks 436,081 45,426 -390,655
Felixstowe 320,700 153,154 -167,546
Portsmouth 28,864 427,776 +398,912
London Gateway Port 130,436 276,722 +146,286

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
2026-04 11
2026-03 13
2026-02 17
2026-01 9
2025-12 13

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+ 23
1m-15m 20
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 15,459,454
Spain 10,316,162
France 8,566,466
Malaysia 1,843,405
Netherlands 1,600,226

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 6,986,476 8,472,978 +1,486,502
Spain 8,145,640 2,170,522 -5,975,118
France 4,794,542 3,771,924 -1,022,618
Malaysia 1,629,073 214,332 -1,414,741
Netherlands 954,855 645,371 -309,484
Belgium 424,354 533,916 +109,562
China 237,078 716,938 +479,860
Germany 276,110 313,337 +37,227
Slovakia 189,112 350,606 +161,494
Turkey 65,773 416,926 +351,153

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 3,354

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 666 2,688 +2,022

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) 23,804,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,443,245
Air transport 954,567
Road transport 154,164
Other 4,786

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) 15,368,845 8,435,975 -6,932,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,884,992 9,558,253 +673,261
Air transport 524,331 430,236 -94,095
Road transport 154,164 0 -154,164
Other 842 3,944 +3,102

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 14,677,060
Middlesbrough 11,810,350
Dover 5,474,871
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,057,891
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 6,690,422 7,986,638 +1,296,216
Middlesbrough 9,563,650 2,246,700 -7,316,950
Dover 3,759,697 1,715,174 -2,044,523
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,208,975 1,848,916 -360,059
Portsmouth 1,262,227 2,245,483 +983,256
London Gateway Port 113,911 708,822 +594,911
Felixstowe 38,896 522,416 +483,520
London Heathrow Airport 265,631 261,671 -3,960
Liverpool Docks 157,857 268,779 +110,922
ZLC 350,971 37,590 -313,381

Quick facts

HS code: 28273985

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

Description: Chloride compounds not specified in other categories