Import/export HS code 2835: Phosphinates, phosphonates, phosphates, and polyphosphates

Chemical compounds used in detergents, fertilizers, and industrial processes. Includes all types of phosphinates, phosphonates, phosphates, and polyphosphates

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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 32,459,022
France 32,284,304
Finland 22,779,701
United States 22,778,885
Germany 22,655,825

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 17,897,822 14,561,200 -3,336,622
France 16,814,722 15,469,582 -1,345,140
Finland 13,427,379 9,352,322 -4,075,057
United States 11,704,182 11,074,703 -629,479
Germany 11,928,197 10,727,628 -1,200,569
Netherlands 5,535,447 12,853,100 +7,317,653
Belgium 11,206,376 5,672,636 -5,533,740
Morocco 6,622,646 7,985,037 +1,362,391
Spain 4,785,953 4,326,794 -459,159
Czechia 2,851,138 3,754,771 +903,633

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 35,434,081
Germany 28,762,547
Finland 28,418,847
France 27,105,693
United States 25,864,613

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 19,548,670 15,885,411 -3,663,259
Germany 16,048,060 12,714,487 -3,333,573
Finland 13,148,192 15,270,655 +2,122,463
France 12,288,562 14,817,131 +2,528,569
United States 13,247,225 12,617,388 -629,837
Belgium 10,447,319 9,043,878 -1,403,441
Morocco 6,622,646 8,091,003 +1,468,357
Spain 4,625,474 4,226,354 -399,120
Czechia 2,452,158 3,438,150 +985,992
Thailand 2,151,077 3,183,001 +1,031,924

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Inner London - West 11
West Yorkshire 11

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Merseyside 9 7 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1

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) 133,894,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 77,724,027
Other 10,465,454
Air transport 6,567,107
Road transport 374,980

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) 66,079,953 67,814,804 +1,734,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,237,362 36,486,665 -4,750,697
Other 5,285,757 5,179,697 -106,060
Air transport 2,894,542 3,672,565 +778,023
Road transport 178,336 196,644 +18,308

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Goole 45,245,449
Immingham Docks 38,481,089
Felixstowe 34,935,592
Dover 18,884,734
Liverpool Docks 11,092,573

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 £
Goole 20,092,016 25,153,433 +5,061,417
Immingham Docks 20,454,169 18,026,920 -2,427,249
Felixstowe 18,041,469 16,894,123 -1,147,346
Dover 10,666,038 8,218,696 -2,447,342
Liverpool Docks 6,268,206 4,824,367 -1,443,839
000 5,285,757 5,179,697 -106,060
Southampton 5,040,411 4,251,995 -788,416
Eurotunnel 3,407,657 5,533,589 +2,125,932
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,974,125 4,519,531 +545,406
London Gateway Port 3,493,544 3,185,338 -308,206

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 75
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 49
Manufacture of food products 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 64
2026-03 67
2026-02 72
2026-01 66
2025-12 55

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+ 97
1m-15m 63
15m-54m 37
Other 7
0-1m 6

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 9,952,038
France 5,178,716
Poland 2,105,018
Germany 1,979,136
Netherlands 1,585,437

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 4,984,612 4,967,426 -17,186
France 2,258,439 2,920,277 +661,838
Poland 749,215 1,355,803 +606,588
Germany 827,963 1,151,173 +323,210
Netherlands 560,469 1,024,968 +464,499
Italy 714,782 632,463 -82,319
United States 450,665 803,638 +352,973
Spain 640,490 273,809 -366,681
United Arab Emirates 290,818 519,733 +228,915
Belgium 267,064 370,740 +103,676

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 £
Morocco 5,964,417
France 1,353,112
XI 630,351
Spain 262,871
Ireland 10,223

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 £
Morocco 2,653,015 3,311,402 +658,387
France 1,125,735 227,377 -898,358
XI 140,300 490,051 +349,751
Spain 262,871 0 -262,871
Ireland 0 10,223 +10,223
China 0 1,341 +1,341

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) 17,736,601
Other 8,226,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,350,614
Air transport 1,922,782

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) 8,102,536 9,634,065 +1,531,529
Other 4,184,712 4,041,927 -142,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,934,717 2,415,897 +481,180
Air transport 709,129 1,213,653 +504,524

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,885,527
000 8,226,639
Immingham Docks 2,237,741
London Gateway Port 2,012,242
Southampton 1,008,814

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,435,483 6,450,044 +1,014,561
000 4,184,712 4,041,927 -142,785
Immingham Docks 727,915 1,509,826 +781,911
London Gateway Port 961,110 1,051,132 +90,022
Southampton 334,298 674,516 +340,218
Felixstowe 384,443 571,793 +187,350
ZLC 154,991 578,237 +423,246
Dover 453,515 251,411 -202,104
Holyhead 327,973 369,898 +41,925
Liverpool Docks 331,253 337,985 +6,732

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2835

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

Description: Chemical compounds used in detergents, fertilizers, and industrial processes. Includes all types of phosphinates, phosphonates, phosphates, and polyphosphates