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 4,303,905
United States 3,620,548
Germany 2,643,350
France 1,904,299
China 1,449,708

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 1,712,182 2,591,723 +879,541
United States 926,422 2,694,126 +1,767,704
Germany 1,630,328 1,013,022 -617,306
France 507,314 1,396,985 +889,671
China 873,078 576,630 -296,448
Netherlands 720,551 689,521 -31,030
Belgium 865,594 291,561 -574,033
Ireland 686,486 427,228 -259,258
Spain 398,602 310,986 -87,616
Portugal 580,276 1,262 -579,014

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 4,664,687
United States 4,065,422
Portugal 2,106,791
China 2,082,823
Germany 1,475,660

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 1,981,674 2,683,013 +701,339
United States 1,265,622 2,799,800 +1,534,178
Portugal 1,076,122 1,030,669 -45,453
China 1,328,714 754,109 -574,605
Germany 912,234 563,426 -348,808
Spain 408,352 327,680 -80,672
France 340,133 256,932 -83,201
Japan 263,976 294,664 +30,688
United Kingdom 104,865 205,884 +101,019
Belgium 164,613 140,216 -24,397

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 4
West Yorkshire 4
Cheshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 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 2 -1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Norfolk 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 9,481,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,592,894
Other 1,639,485
Air transport 704,228
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) 5,024,362 4,456,892 -567,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,862,119 4,730,775 +1,868,656
Other 899,197 740,288 -158,909
Air transport 407,999 296,229 -111,770
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 3,104,748
Southampton 3,027,922
Dover 2,049,325
000 1,639,485
Felixstowe 1,400,013

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 1,635,303 1,469,445 -165,858
Southampton 385,970 2,641,952 +2,255,982
Dover 1,017,549 1,031,776 +14,227
000 899,197 740,288 -158,909
Felixstowe 758,096 641,917 -116,179
Eurotunnel 280,784 902,949 +622,165
Purfleet 864,376 235,975 -628,401
Middlesbrough 452,532 616,355 +163,823
Hull 413,061 588,052 +174,991
Liverpool Docks 498,512 380,239 -118,273

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
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 17
2026-02 11
2026-01 9
2025-12 8

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 4
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 15,967,139
France 2,757,757
Sweden 1,587,341
Norway 1,556,470
United States 1,108,572

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 8,023,530 7,943,609 -79,921
France 975,286 1,782,471 +807,185
Sweden 735,693 851,648 +115,955
Norway 714,057 842,413 +128,356
United States 498,003 610,569 +112,566
Germany 127,101 548,002 +420,901
South Africa 238,436 431,319 +192,883
Denmark 209,955 269,332 +59,377
Malta 195,638 159,001 -36,637
Australia 140,029 205,897 +65,868

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 596,319
Ireland 6,711
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 217,437 378,882 +161,445
Ireland 5,757 954 -4,803
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) 20,058,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,335,717
Other 2,486,655
Air transport 1,719,111

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) 9,403,128 10,654,964 +1,251,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,631,905 1,703,812 +71,907
Other 1,226,883 1,259,772 +32,889
Air transport 836,338 882,773 +46,435

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 9,396,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,896,079
Liverpool Docks 3,577,693
Immingham Docks 3,152,721
000 2,486,655

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 4,580,590 4,815,856 +235,266
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,344,407 2,551,672 +1,207,265
Liverpool Docks 1,869,254 1,708,439 -160,815
Immingham Docks 1,480,893 1,671,828 +190,935
000 1,226,883 1,259,772 +32,889
London Gateway Port 581,879 719,014 +137,135
ZLC 559,195 702,462 +143,267
Felixstowe 530,776 175,074 -355,702
Southampton 62,680 315,298 +252,618
Milford 217,046 92,325 -124,721

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