Import/export HS code 2828: Hypochlorites and related chemicals

Includes calcium hypochlorite, chlorites, and hypobromites used in cleaning and disinfection

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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 £
Italy 4,155,981
United States 3,726,559
Germany 2,462,522
France 1,873,567
China 1,400,165

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 £
Italy 1,659,929 2,496,052 +836,123
United States 1,537,481 2,189,078 +651,597
Germany 1,629,585 832,937 -796,648
France 468,322 1,405,245 +936,923
China 819,046 581,119 -237,927
Netherlands 707,436 653,722 -53,714
Belgium 957,722 210,656 -747,066
Ireland 639,388 365,346 -274,042
Spain 362,744 304,264 -58,480
Portugal 534,778 1,262 -533,516

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 £
Italy 4,494,329
United States 4,110,281
Portugal 2,093,605
China 2,011,456
Germany 1,408,003

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 £
Italy 1,918,700 2,575,629 +656,929
United States 1,886,264 2,224,017 +337,753
Portugal 1,184,560 909,045 -275,515
China 1,258,243 753,213 -505,030
Germany 900,368 507,635 -392,733
Spain 376,243 317,209 -59,034
Japan 295,424 254,766 -40,658
France 252,707 276,181 +23,474
United Kingdom 98,118 220,399 +122,281
Estonia 148,640 138,960 -9,680

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 5
West Yorkshire 4
Cheshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Kent 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 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Kent 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Norfolk 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,066,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,649,664
Other 1,551,539
Air transport 607,497
Road transport 2,061

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) 4,917,700 4,148,372 -769,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,516,630 4,133,034 +616,404
Other 878,920 672,619 -206,301
Air transport 324,235 283,262 -40,973
Road transport 0 2,061 +2,061

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,554,238
London 2,972,604
Dover 1,945,806
000 1,551,539
Felixstowe 1,415,661

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 1,413,017 2,141,221 +728,204
London 1,487,539 1,485,065 -2,474
Dover 1,011,021 934,785 -76,236
000 878,920 672,619 -206,301
Felixstowe 774,024 641,637 -132,387
Eurotunnel 317,496 885,304 +567,808
Middlesbrough 476,674 562,885 +86,211
Purfleet 948,839 78,658 -870,181
Hull 397,397 582,299 +184,902
Liverpool Docks 439,113 369,045 -70,068

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
14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4
Human health 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 13
2026-04 15
2026-03 17
2026-02 11
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+ 22
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 6
0-1m 3
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 £
Ireland 15,111,758
France 2,786,312
Sweden 1,506,357
Norway 1,464,308
United States 1,110,017

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 £
Ireland 8,040,959 7,070,799 -970,160
France 1,181,757 1,604,555 +422,798
Sweden 792,231 714,126 -78,105
Norway 759,520 704,788 -54,732
United States 514,199 595,818 +81,619
Germany 152,721 532,406 +379,685
South Africa 248,924 372,979 +124,055
Denmark 274,424 182,688 -91,736
Malta 156,293 219,681 +63,388
Australia 104,848 193,684 +88,836

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 611,130
Ireland 6,134
United States 1,027

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 207,793 403,337 +195,544
Ireland 5,080 1,054 -4,026
United States 1,027 0 -1,027

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) 19,290,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,986,589
Other 2,386,722
Air transport 1,712,404

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) 9,744,687 9,545,380 -199,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,531,206 1,455,383 -75,823
Other 1,201,180 1,185,542 -15,638
Air transport 928,093 784,311 -143,782

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 8,731,581
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,954,580
Liverpool Docks 3,518,258
Immingham Docks 2,991,693
000 2,386,722

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 £
Holyhead 4,657,856 4,073,725 -584,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,590,435 2,364,145 +773,710
Liverpool Docks 1,859,217 1,659,041 -200,176
Immingham Docks 1,572,505 1,419,188 -153,317
000 1,201,180 1,185,542 -15,638
ZLC 624,199 606,119 -18,080
London Gateway Port 561,992 628,318 +66,326
Felixstowe 324,432 235,754 -88,678
Southampton 64,045 292,149 +228,104
Milford 227,511 81,860 -145,651

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2828

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

Description: Includes calcium hypochlorite, chlorites, and hypobromites used in cleaning and disinfection