Import/export HS code 283340: Peroxosulphates (persulphates)

Chemical compounds used as oxidizing agents in hair bleach, cleaning products, and industrial processes

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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 £
China 2,057,426
Germany 1,728,038
France 686,863
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 500,160
Turkey 332,194

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 £
China 1,341,974 715,452 -626,522
Germany 897,764 830,274 -67,490
France 336,626 350,237 +13,611
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 500,160 0 -500,160
Turkey 226,217 105,977 -120,240
Belgium 108,730 78,806 -29,924
Netherlands 119,543 44,910 -74,633
Taiwan 68,299 52,816 -15,483
United States 13,633 12,803 -830
Spain 10,343 11,089 +746

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 2,334,076
Germany 1,780,801
Turkey 465,689
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 291,682
France 287,451

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 1,616,702 717,374 -899,328
Germany 926,479 854,322 -72,157
Turkey 314,508 151,181 -163,327
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 291,682 0 -291,682
France 135,400 152,051 +16,651
United States 151,635 60,261 -91,374
Japan 84,255 125,114 +40,859
Taiwan 50,024 64,402 +14,378
Czechia 23,456 38,126 +14,670
Belgium 0 40,192 +40,192

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Essex 3
West Yorkshire 3
Cheshire 2
Devon 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Essex 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Devon 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2

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) 3,341,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,469,368
Air transport 30,849
Rail transport 27,125
Other 2,307

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) 2,322,656 1,018,661 -1,303,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,266,587 1,202,781 -63,806
Air transport 12,630 18,219 +5,589
Rail transport 27,125 0 -27,125
Other 1,223 1,084 -139

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,188,260
Dover 1,039,142
Eurotunnel 904,085
Killingholme 251,135
Purfleet 125,342

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 £
Felixstowe 2,291,637 896,623 -1,395,014
Dover 508,081 531,061 +22,980
Eurotunnel 436,984 467,101 +30,117
Killingholme 139,313 111,822 -27,491
Purfleet 85,150 40,192 -44,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,329 46,983 +18,654
Immingham Docks 38,567 34,865 -3,702
London 27,596 37,058 +9,462
Southampton 34,617 0 -34,617
London Gateway Port 0 29,067 +29,067

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 17
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 8
2025-10 5
2025-09 7
2025-08 4

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+ 15
1m-15m 9
0-1m 3
15m-54m 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 £
China 332,010
India 98,280
Indonesia 87,681
Egypt 37,840
Ireland 31,194

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 £
China 332,010 0 -332,010
India 0 98,280 +98,280
Indonesia 44,181 43,500 -681
Egypt 0 37,840 +37,840
Ireland 23,284 7,910 -15,374
Belgium 15,153 5,930 -9,223
France 1,326 14,513 +13,187
Norway 2,859 2,921 +62
Falkland Islands 5,460 0 -5,460
Thailand 2,817 0 -2,817

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 £
United States 550

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 £
United States 550 0 -550

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) 566,375
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,147
Air transport 7,886
Other 558

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) 385,404 180,971 -204,433
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,066 33,081 -6,985
Air transport 4,680 3,206 -1,474
Other 558 0 -558

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 267,532
London Gateway Port 185,003
Middlesbrough 106,382
Heysham 26,380
Immingham Docks 20,293

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 £
Felixstowe 229,692 37,840 -191,852
London Gateway Port 41,872 143,131 +101,259
Middlesbrough 106,382 0 -106,382
Heysham 21,756 4,624 -17,132
Immingham Docks 2,859 17,434 +14,575
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,255 7,737 +3,482
Hull 10,226 0 -10,226
London Heathrow Airport 4,680 2,070 -2,610
Southampton 5,460 0 -5,460
Holyhead 970 3,286 +2,316

Quick facts

HS code: 283340

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

Description: Chemical compounds used as oxidizing agents in hair bleach, cleaning products, and industrial processes