Import/export HS code 28299010: Perchlorates

Chemicals like ammonium perchlorate, used in rocket fuel and explosives

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Spain 734,269
France 398,435
United States 337,620
China 32,222
Germany 23,637

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 £
Spain 288,574 445,695 +157,121
France 244,173 154,262 -89,911
United States 153,337 184,283 +30,946
China 32,222 0 -32,222
Germany 13,294 10,343 -2,951
Peru 0 11,211 +11,211
Netherlands 0 9,735 +9,735
Finland 7,708 0 -7,708
Italy 1,859 3,123 +1,264
Belgium 1,406 3,135 +1,729

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 £
China 397,440
France 381,453
United States 358,159
Spain 303,223
India 89,496

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 £
China 107,898 289,542 +181,644
France 232,982 148,471 -84,511
United States 154,743 203,416 +48,673
Spain 214,757 88,466 -126,291
India 0 89,496 +89,496
Germany 16,150 0 -16,150
Belgium 8,335 2,396 -5,939
Finland 7,708 0 -7,708

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
West Yorkshire 2
Devon 1
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 0 1 +1
West Central Scotland 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,109,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 350,248
Air transport 104,310

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) 521,771 588,031 +66,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,090 180,158 +10,068
Air transport 50,712 53,598 +2,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 570,829
Southampton 289,323
Harwich 276,581
Dover / Eurotunnel 154,610
Dover 71,166

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 284,289 286,540 +2,251
Southampton 120,911 168,412 +47,501
Harwich 178,676 97,905 -80,771
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,034 146,576 +138,542
Dover 26,804 44,362 +17,558
London Gateway Port 41,471 0 -41,471
Glasgow Airport 24,515 14,495 -10,020
Eurotunnel 13,041 22,978 +9,937
Manchester Airport 11,883 22,803 +10,920
Birmingham Airport 1,614 12,021 +10,407

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 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1
Manufacture of electrical equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 2
2026-01 3
2025-12 2
2025-11 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+ 6
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 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 £
Germany 209,574
South Korea 140,588
Canada 105,951
United States 46,796
Kazakhstan 32,833

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 £
Germany 99,589 109,985 +10,396
South Korea 130,085 10,503 -119,582
Canada 0 105,951 +105,951
United States 0 46,796 +46,796
Kazakhstan 12,716 20,117 +7,401
India 12,964 15,301 +2,337
Belgium 4,908 13,140 +8,232
Netherlands 7,183 4,718 -2,465
Switzerland 3,350 4,546 +1,196
Turkey 2,664 3,978 +1,314

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 373,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 216,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,796

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 £
Air transport 193,450 179,592 -13,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,427 121,194 +25,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 46,796 +46,796

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 287,956
Dover / Eurotunnel 183,022
Felixstowe 62,542
Manchester Airport 44,714
East Midlands Airport 30,353

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 144,222 143,734 -488
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,855 94,167 +5,312
Felixstowe 3,586 58,956 +55,370
Manchester Airport 23,707 21,007 -2,700
East Midlands Airport 16,450 13,903 -2,547
Dover 2,986 11,142 +8,156
ZLC 4,827 948 -3,879
Liverpool Docks 0 3,725 +3,725
London Stansted Airport 3,350 0 -3,350
Birmingham Airport 894 0 -894

Quick facts

HS code: 28299010

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

Description: Chemicals like ammonium perchlorate, used in rocket fuel and explosives