Import/export HS code 28309085: Various sulphides

All other sulphides not specifically listed, used in various industries

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Austria 3,354,609
France 729,373
United States 639,891
Germany 627,033
Slovakia 138,090

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 £
Austria 1,599,825 1,754,784 +154,959
France 298,710 430,663 +131,953
United States 400,700 239,191 -161,509
Germany 254,199 372,834 +118,635
Slovakia 38,203 99,887 +61,684
Slovenia 37,517 39,146 +1,629
China 18,837 14,743 -4,094
Belgium 4,917 16,531 +11,614
Australia 11,067 0 -11,067
Switzerland 6,240 883 -5,357

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 £
Austria 2,896,657
France 726,643
United States 702,145
Bosnia and Herzegovina 457,944
Germany 426,063

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 £
Austria 1,183,157 1,713,500 +530,343
France 298,710 427,933 +129,223
United States 459,456 242,689 -216,767
Bosnia and Herzegovina 416,668 41,276 -375,392
Germany 97,342 328,721 +231,379
Slovakia 75,720 139,033 +63,313
China 123,178 77,648 -45,530
Australia 11,067 0 -11,067
United Kingdom 5,922 0 -5,922
Canada 3,693 0 -3,693

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Merseyside 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) 4,215,308
Air transport 932,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 499,529
Other 93

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) 1,851,107 2,364,201 +513,094
Air transport 633,920 298,576 -335,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 189,886 309,643 +119,757
Other 93 0 -93

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,012,254
Dover 1,444,312
London Stansted Airport 557,662
Immingham Docks 336,275
Harwich 262,485

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 £
Eurotunnel 809,535 1,202,719 +393,184
Dover 506,995 937,317 +430,322
London Stansted Airport 358,542 199,120 -159,422
Immingham Docks 67,627 268,648 +201,021
Harwich 212,461 50,024 -162,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,089 85,377 -41,712
Killingholme 123,618 64,744 -58,874
Thamesport 116,360 30,859 -85,501
Glasgow Airport 118,701 0 -118,701
Birmingham Airport 103,646 10,828 -92,818

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 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 4
2025-12 6

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+ 13
1m-15m 10
Other 4
0-1m 1
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 £
United States 4,669,238
China 350,327
Ireland 196,557
Germany 33,601
Japan 21,595

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 £
United States 3,985,845 683,393 -3,302,452
China 227,921 122,406 -105,515
Ireland 52,751 143,806 +91,055
Germany 33,601 0 -33,601
Japan 12,665 8,930 -3,735
Netherlands 1,169 18,373 +17,204
Australia 16,571 0 -16,571
Canada 8,846 7,371 -1,475
Indonesia 0 11,077 +11,077
Belgium 2,391 7,319 +4,928

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 £
Germany 4,411

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 £
Germany 3,298 1,113 -2,185

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,896,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 315,757
Air transport 161,712
Other 4,739

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,112,066 784,876 -3,327,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 173,697 142,060 -31,637
Air transport 64,789 96,923 +32,134
Other 3,376 1,363 -2,013

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,262,730
Dover 275,506
London Gateway Port 191,874
Felixstowe 186,319
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,751

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 £
Liverpool Docks 3,563,242 699,488 -2,863,754
Dover 268,346 7,160 -261,186
London Gateway Port 149,215 42,659 -106,556
Felixstowe 167,321 18,998 -148,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,446 19,305 -48,141
Southampton 14,893 64,813 +49,920
Heysham 24,451 50,168 +25,717
East Midlands Airport 1,169 69,167 +67,998
London Heathrow Airport 28,070 12,750 -15,320
London Stansted Airport 22,296 12,934 -9,362

Quick facts

HS code: 28309085

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

Description: All other sulphides not specifically listed, used in various industries