Import/export HS code 28352930: Trisodium phosphates

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

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 797,213
Netherlands 748,654
Belgium 243,181
China 55,213
Canada 48,339

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 589,487 207,726 -381,761
Netherlands 562,958 185,696 -377,262
Belgium 41,126 202,055 +160,929
China 50,430 4,783 -45,647
Canada 17,416 30,923 +13,507
Slovenia 18,885 15,023 -3,862
France 20,148 9,367 -10,781
United States 9,371 2,258 -7,113
Czechia 7,151 0 -7,151
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 1,346,941
Belgium 181,386
United States 142,611
Czechia 116,356
China 78,315

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 1,050,533 296,408 -754,125
Belgium 20,407 160,979 +140,572
United States 82,437 60,174 -22,263
Czechia 60,966 55,390 -5,576
China 50,430 27,885 -22,545
France 35,026 41,972 +6,946
Slovenia 18,885 15,023 -3,862
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
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Outer London - South 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) 1,696,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 216,680
Air transport 64,628

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) 1,140,602 555,526 -585,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,474 68,206 -80,268
Air transport 30,529 34,099 +3,570

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,424,321
Dover 232,200
Felixstowe 133,692
London Stansted Airport 55,494
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 1,028,937 395,384 -633,553
Dover 115,113 117,087 +1,974
Felixstowe 103,784 29,908 -73,876
London Stansted Airport 24,571 30,923 +6,352
Killingholme 19,616 32,724 +13,108
Eurotunnel 5,902 30,752 +24,850
Poole 0 15,430 +15,430
Harwich 12,600 0 -12,600
London Heathrow Airport 3,137 2,258 -879
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,124 0 -3,124

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 4
Other manufacturing 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 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+ 10
1m-15m 4
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 73,791
Ireland 45,184
Libya 37,355
Sweden 10,917
United States 5,623

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 52,724 21,067 -31,657
Ireland 7,779 37,405 +29,626
Libya 21,143 16,212 -4,931
Sweden 9,214 1,703 -7,511
United States 4,672 951 -3,721
Germany 1,457 2,716 +1,259
Norway 0 3,215 +3,215
Israel 0 2,774 +2,774
South Africa 1,192 1,192 +0
Liberia 1,000 0 -1,000

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) 128,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,638
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) 68,033 60,622 -7,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,757 21,881 -2,876
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 87,923
Felixstowe 34,853
Holyhead 23,905
Heysham 10,367
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,297

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 61,938 25,985 -35,953
Felixstowe 18,641 16,212 -2,429
Holyhead 1,368 22,537 +21,169
Heysham 981 9,386 +8,405
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,880 4,417 -463
Manchester Airport 4,304 3,667 -637
London Gateway Port 3,614 3,966 +352
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