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 3,663,523
United States 3,279,620
Germany 2,509,771
France 1,607,750
China 1,422,832

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 1,779,639 1,883,884 +104,245
United States 1,354,008 1,925,612 +571,604
Germany 1,607,374 902,397 -704,977
France 539,838 1,067,912 +528,074
China 910,336 512,496 -397,840
Netherlands 695,176 564,287 -130,889
Ireland 763,332 415,456 -347,876
Belgium 663,913 506,383 -157,530
Portugal 737,399 105,445 -631,954
Spain 307,246 287,091 -20,155

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 4,042,148
United States 3,777,669
Portugal 2,271,315
China 2,069,326
Germany 1,396,774

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 2,044,011 1,998,137 -45,874
United States 1,738,001 2,039,668 +301,667
Portugal 1,025,729 1,245,586 +219,857
China 1,361,822 707,504 -654,318
Germany 913,729 483,045 -430,684
Spain 313,048 305,764 -7,284
Japan 239,172 262,373 +23,201
France 393,519 84,445 -309,074
Belgium 176,656 119,391 -57,265
Netherlands 158,746 121,050 -37,696

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Cheshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 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
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Norfolk 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0

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) 8,847,941
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,021,421
Other 1,563,382
Air transport 633,372
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) 5,030,538 3,817,403 -1,213,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,281,343 3,740,078 +458,735
Other 921,285 642,097 -279,188
Air transport 426,677 206,695 -219,982
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 £
London 3,011,870
Southampton 1,950,094
Dover 1,745,506
000 1,563,382
London Gateway Port 1,351,711

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 £
London 1,854,093 1,157,777 -696,316
Southampton 241,293 1,708,801 +1,467,508
Dover 1,032,665 712,841 -319,824
000 921,285 642,097 -279,188
London Gateway Port 1,176,017 175,694 -1,000,323
Felixstowe 824,814 482,940 -341,874
Eurotunnel 279,852 838,031 +558,179
Purfleet 595,594 518,594 -77,000
Middlesbrough 483,494 501,721 +18,227
Liverpool Docks 418,397 443,352 +24,955

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Human health activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 14
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 11

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+ 20
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 5
Other 4
0-1m 3

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 14,541,449
France 2,291,146
Norway 1,412,124
Sweden 1,402,528
United States 880,694

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 7,990,176 6,551,273 -1,438,903
France 1,059,743 1,231,403 +171,660
Norway 690,457 721,667 +31,210
Sweden 617,790 784,738 +166,948
United States 476,394 404,300 -72,094
South Africa 209,750 427,501 +217,751
Germany 102,429 479,063 +376,634
Denmark 186,600 205,608 +19,008
Malta 192,349 137,855 -54,494
Australia 109,816 185,278 +75,462

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 430,884
Ireland 6,546
Czechia 5,643
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 215,471 215,413 -58
Ireland 5,654 892 -4,762
Czechia 5,643 0 -5,643
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) 18,197,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,048,764
Other 2,146,925
Air transport 1,510,498

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) 9,362,645 8,834,682 -527,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,674,928 1,373,836 -301,092
Other 1,225,880 921,045 -304,835
Air transport 691,007 819,491 +128,484

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 8,634,942
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,420,121
Liverpool Docks 3,278,266
Immingham Docks 2,816,876
000 2,146,925

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 4,486,248 4,148,694 -337,554
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,462,982 1,957,139 +494,157
Liverpool Docks 1,923,544 1,354,722 -568,822
Immingham Docks 1,405,538 1,411,338 +5,800
000 1,225,880 921,045 -304,835
London Gateway Port 522,764 664,072 +141,308
ZLC 398,659 671,943 +273,284
Felixstowe 525,194 177,852 -347,342
London Heathrow Airport 157,284 125,922 -31,362
Southampton 97,763 177,697 +79,934

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