Import/export HS code 28352930: Trisodium phosphates

Phosphate compounds made from sodium, used in cleaning products and industrial applications

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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 £
Germany 840,303
Netherlands 749,467
Belgium 308,798
Canada 101,768
China 55,213

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 £
Germany 571,780 268,523 -303,257
Netherlands 445,537 303,930 -141,607
Belgium 54,318 254,480 +200,162
Canada 17,416 84,352 +66,936
China 50,430 4,783 -45,647
Slovenia 18,885 26,009 +7,124
France 13,662 11,703 -1,959
Czechia 7,151 7,935 +784
United States 9,371 2,258 -7,113
Austria 1,712 0 -1,712

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 £
Germany 1,352,491
Belgium 252,174
United States 219,790
Czechia 124,291
France 82,280

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 £
Germany 891,504 460,987 -430,517
Belgium 48,735 203,439 +154,704
United States 82,437 137,353 +54,916
Czechia 60,966 63,325 +2,359
France 37,305 44,975 +7,670
China 50,430 27,885 -22,545
Slovenia 18,885 26,009 +7,124
India 921 0 -921

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Inner London - West 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 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 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 0 -1

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) 1,797,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 238,728
Air transport 119,119

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) 1,005,099 792,210 -212,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,637 84,091 -70,546
Air transport 31,447 87,672 +56,225

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,506,625
Dover 253,873
Felixstowe 133,692
London Stansted Airport 108,923
Killingholme 52,340

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 £
Immingham Docks 880,331 626,294 -254,037
Dover 121,593 132,280 +10,687
Felixstowe 103,784 29,908 -73,876
London Stansted Airport 24,571 84,352 +59,781
Killingholme 19,616 32,724 +13,108
Eurotunnel 5,902 37,611 +31,709
Poole 15,430 0 -15,430
Harwich 9,956 2,820 -7,136
Portsmouth 0 9,291 +9,291
London Heathrow Airport 3,137 2,258 -879

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Other manufacturing 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 4
2026-01 4
2025-12 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+ 12
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 3
Other 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 69,944
Ireland 45,184
Libya 35,933
Sweden 12,446
Hungary 9,550

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 51,007 18,937 -32,070
Ireland 7,779 37,405 +29,626
Libya 19,721 16,212 -3,509
Sweden 9,214 3,232 -5,982
Hungary 0 9,550 +9,550
Poland 0 5,951 +5,951
United States 4,672 951 -3,721
Germany 1,457 3,636 +2,179
Norway 3,215 0 -3,215
Israel 2,774 0 -2,774

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 £
XI 1,065

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 £
XI 0 1,065 +1,065

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) 142,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,216
Air transport 10,963
Other 1,065

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) 69,531 73,227 +3,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,301 17,915 -9,386
Air transport 7,296 3,667 -3,629
Other 0 1,065 +1,065

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 86,525
Felixstowe 34,853
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,798
Holyhead 23,905
Heysham 10,367

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 63,436 23,089 -40,347
Felixstowe 18,641 16,212 -2,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,880 19,918 +15,038
Holyhead 1,368 22,537 +21,169
Heysham 981 9,386 +8,405
Manchester Airport 4,304 3,667 -637
London Gateway Port 6,158 0 -6,158
ZLC 1,825 0 -1,825
Liverpool Docks 1,368 0 -1,368
East Midlands Airport 1,167 0 -1,167

Quick facts

HS code: 28352930

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

Description: Phosphate compounds made from sodium, used in cleaning products and industrial applications