Import/export HS code 282890: Various hypochlorites

Other types of hypochlorites not listed elsewhere, used in various industrial applications

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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 4,153,149
Germany 2,146,717
Netherlands 1,338,654
Ireland 973,022
China 684,188

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 1,657,097 2,496,052 +838,955
Germany 1,386,099 760,618 -625,481
Netherlands 687,295 651,359 -35,936
Ireland 625,055 347,967 -277,088
China 560,338 123,850 -436,488
Spain 362,744 304,264 -58,480
France 291,784 362,715 +70,931
Estonia 109,231 97,065 -12,166
Belgium 96,242 79,915 -16,327
United States 61,775 67,666 +5,891

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 4,491,497
Germany 1,406,951
Spain 693,452
China 684,647
France 526,393

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 1,915,868 2,575,629 +659,761
Germany 899,316 507,635 -391,681
Spain 376,243 317,209 -59,034
China 549,160 135,487 -413,673
France 250,212 276,181 +25,969
Japan 245,142 254,766 +9,624
United States 316,707 71,764 -244,943
Estonia 148,640 138,960 -9,680
Belgium 119,100 151,639 +32,539
Netherlands 133,081 136,693 +3,612

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

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

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) 6,083,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,142,477
Other 1,523,305
Air transport 514,943
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) 3,084,931 2,998,770 -86,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,659,332 1,483,145 -176,187
Other 864,587 658,718 -205,869
Air transport 293,340 221,603 -71,737
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 2,445,172
Dover 1,866,521
000 1,523,305
Middlesbrough 1,010,226
Hull 979,696

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 1,055,317 1,389,855 +334,538
Dover 1,005,878 860,643 -145,235
000 864,587 658,718 -205,869
Middlesbrough 447,341 562,885 +115,544
Hull 397,397 582,299 +184,902
Liverpool Docks 439,113 369,045 -70,068
Immingham Docks 374,998 290,791 -84,207
Felixstowe 313,239 88,613 -224,626
Southampton 243,326 0 -243,326
Harwich 165,172 67,360 -97,812

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
12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
11
Human health activities
3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 13
2026-03 14
2026-02 9
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+ 17
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 5
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 15,088,574
Sweden 1,465,349
Norway 1,464,308
Germany 684,011
United States 609,213

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 8,023,147 7,065,427 -957,720
Sweden 771,337 694,012 -77,325
Norway 759,520 704,788 -54,732
Germany 151,605 532,406 +380,801
United States 228,127 381,086 +152,959
Malta 156,293 219,681 +63,388
Greece 87,802 148,779 +60,977
Australia 104,848 94,179 -10,669
Italy 68,741 72,559 +3,818
Japan 101,359 39,014 -62,345

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) 16,381,090
Other 2,378,431
Air transport 1,637,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,286,305

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) 8,493,622 7,887,468 -606,154
Other 1,193,266 1,185,165 -8,101
Air transport 865,510 771,846 -93,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 715,241 571,064 -144,177

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 8,729,464
Liverpool Docks 3,421,711
Immingham Docks 2,434,845
000 2,378,431
ZLC 1,225,673

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 4,071,608 -586,248
Liverpool Docks 1,763,911 1,657,800 -106,111
Immingham Docks 1,218,361 1,216,484 -1,877
000 1,193,266 1,185,165 -8,101
ZLC 619,554 606,119 -13,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 418,997 742,309 +323,312
Felixstowe 324,432 228,298 -96,134
London Gateway Port 166,330 158,937 -7,393
Milford 227,511 81,860 -145,651
Heysham 113,198 105,182 -8,016

Quick facts

HS code: 282890

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

Description: Other types of hypochlorites not listed elsewhere, used in various industrial applications