Import/export HS code 28342920: Barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, and lead nitrites

Specialized nitrite compounds made from metals like barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, and lead

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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 1,304,035
Belgium 223,836
France 119,663
Germany 40,793
Turkey 25,837

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 570,588 733,447 +162,859
Belgium 191,738 32,098 -159,640
France 52,295 67,368 +15,073
Germany 31,278 9,515 -21,763
Turkey 12,880 12,957 +77
India 8,054 12,142 +4,088
United States 8,968 4,431 -4,537

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 1,294,839
France 147,499
Turkey 136,140
Belgium 70,215
Germany 36,106

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 566,385 728,454 +162,069
France 80,131 67,368 -12,763
Turkey 93,057 43,083 -49,974
Belgium 70,215 0 -70,215
Germany 28,960 7,146 -21,814
India 16,791 17,840 +1,049
United Kingdom 6,917 8,067 +1,150
China 8,911 0 -8,911
United States 4,434 0 -4,434

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Greater Manchester 1
Merseyside 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,667,854
Air transport 32,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,556
Other 13,901
Road transport 6,335

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) 827,795 840,059 +12,264
Air transport 13,171 18,942 +5,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,599 12,957 -1,642
Other 13,901 0 -13,901
Road transport 6,335 0 -6,335

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,287,165
Eurotunnel 142,777
Purfleet 141,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,747
Thamesport 19,502

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 £
Dover 467,221 819,944 +352,723
Eurotunnel 135,407 7,370 -128,037
Purfleet 141,531 0 -141,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,636 5,111 -78,525
Thamesport 6,545 12,957 +6,412
London Heathrow Airport 8,044 6,800 -1,244
000 13,901 0 -13,901
London Stansted Airport 924 12,142 +11,218
Southampton 8,054 0 -8,054
Felixstowe 0 6,736 +6,736

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 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-01 2
2025-05 2
2025-04 3

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+ 5
1m-15m 4
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 £
Netherlands 10,789,656
South Africa 2,526,773
Denmark 1,343,981
Spain 344,932
United States 216,868

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 £
Netherlands 3,210,884 7,578,772 +4,367,888
South Africa 1,830,033 696,740 -1,133,293
Denmark 457,447 886,534 +429,087
Spain 264,255 80,677 -183,578
United States 140,907 75,961 -64,946
Belgium 55,617 157,549 +101,932
Germany 25,711 162,639 +136,928
Italy 41,463 30,779 -10,684
Canada 42,048 24,840 -17,208
Brazil 58,500 0 -58,500

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) 13,253,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,623,484
Air transport 82,481

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) 4,106,054 9,147,558 +5,041,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,005,053 618,431 -1,386,622
Air transport 79,801 2,680 -77,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 7,773,052
Middlesbrough 3,075,436
London Gateway Port 2,119,007
London 1,215,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 540,043

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,985,430 5,787,622 +3,802,192
Middlesbrough 1,743,925 1,331,511 -412,414
London Gateway Port 1,888,533 230,474 -1,658,059
London 0 1,215,021 +1,215,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 318,733 221,310 -97,423
Liverpool Docks 43,707 493,646 +449,939
Thamesport 0 231,371 +231,371
Southampton 74,472 131,746 +57,274
Dover 55,257 121,225 +65,968
London Stansted Airport 68,819 0 -68,819

Quick facts

HS code: 28342920

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

Description: Specialized nitrite compounds made from metals like barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, and lead