Import/export HS code 282810: Calcium hypochlorite

A type of hypochlorite used for water treatment, bleaching, 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 £
United States 3,597,118
France 1,219,068
Belgium 992,221
China 715,977
Portugal 533,768

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 1,475,706 2,121,412 +645,706
France 176,538 1,042,530 +865,992
Belgium 861,480 130,741 -730,739
China 258,708 457,269 +198,561
Portugal 533,768 0 -533,768
Germany 243,486 72,319 -171,167
Peru 123,099 0 -123,099
Ireland 14,333 17,379 +3,046
Chile 0 31,038 +31,038
Denmark 23,022 0 -23,022

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 3,721,810
Portugal 2,091,333
China 1,326,809
United Kingdom 221,302
Peru 123,099

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 1,569,557 2,152,253 +582,696
Portugal 1,183,550 907,783 -275,767
China 709,083 617,726 -91,357
United Kingdom 77,720 143,582 +65,862
Peru 123,099 0 -123,099
Japan 50,282 0 -50,282
Chile 0 31,038 +31,038
Belgium 0 8,768 +8,768
Italy 2,832 0 -2,832
France 2,495 0 -2,495

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 3
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Norfolk 2

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 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 0 2 +2
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
West Midlands 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 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) 4,507,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,982,371
Air transport 92,554
Other 28,234

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) 1,857,298 2,649,889 +792,591
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,832,769 1,149,602 -683,167
Air transport 30,895 61,659 +30,764
Other 14,333 13,901 -432

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,310,912
Eurotunnel 1,115,576
Felixstowe 1,013,809
Purfleet 1,010,923
London 527,432

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 1,169,691 2,141,221 +971,530
Eurotunnel 279,219 836,357 +557,138
Felixstowe 460,785 553,024 +92,239
Purfleet 932,265 78,658 -853,607
London 432,222 95,210 -337,012
London Gateway Port 224,279 0 -224,279
Immingham Docks 76,878 11,713 -65,165
Dover 5,143 74,142 +68,999
East Midlands Airport 1,229 55,475 +54,246
Killingholme 31,803 3,875 -27,928

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
4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 2
2026-01 1

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+ 8
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 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 £
France 2,753,753
South Africa 603,046
United States 500,804
Denmark 436,644
Australia 99,505

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 £
France 1,151,002 1,602,751 +451,749
South Africa 243,160 359,886 +116,726
United States 286,072 214,732 -71,340
Denmark 262,289 174,355 -87,934
Australia 0 99,505 +99,505
Netherlands 21,787 33,798 +12,011
Libya 38,054 7,456 -30,598
Sweden 20,894 20,114 -780
Italy 37,961 0 -37,961
Ireland 17,812 5,372 -12,440

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) 2,908,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,700,284
Air transport 75,048
Other 8,291

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) 1,251,065 1,657,912 +406,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 815,965 884,319 +68,354
Air transport 62,583 12,465 -50,118
Other 7,914 377 -7,537

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,793,274
London Gateway Port 865,043
Immingham Docks 556,848
Southampton 261,666
Liverpool Docks 96,547

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,171,438 1,621,836 +450,398
London Gateway Port 395,662 469,381 +73,719
Immingham Docks 354,144 202,704 -151,440
Southampton 36,276 225,390 +189,114
Liverpool Docks 95,306 1,241 -94,065
London Heathrow Airport 55,490 10,214 -45,276
Harwich 9,150 0 -9,150
000 7,914 377 -7,537
London 5,054 2,732 -2,322
Felixstowe 0 7,456 +7,456

Quick facts

HS code: 282810

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

Description: A type of hypochlorite used for water treatment, bleaching, and disinfection