Import/export HS code 2837: Cyanides and related compounds

Includes cyanides, cyanide oxides, and complex cyanides, used in metal plating and chemical manufacturing

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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 £
Netherlands 5,863,029
Germany 3,646,177
Czechia 1,115,630
United States 1,006,726
China 821,878

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 £
Netherlands 2,781,260 3,081,769 +300,509
Germany 1,680,479 1,965,698 +285,219
Czechia 402,685 712,945 +310,260
United States 366,027 640,699 +274,672
China 435,280 386,598 -48,682
France 24,602 147,557 +122,955
Canada 167,213 2,535 -164,678
Switzerland 29,067 33,707 +4,640
India 11,499 8,957 -2,542
Belgium 8,710 8,767 +57

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 £
Netherlands 4,843,046
Germany 3,585,240
Czechia 2,096,853
United States 1,195,518
China 903,725

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 £
Netherlands 2,305,524 2,537,522 +231,998
Germany 1,662,887 1,922,353 +259,466
Czechia 884,212 1,212,641 +328,429
United States 535,910 659,608 +123,698
China 485,492 418,233 -67,259
South Korea 1,700 164,274 +162,574
France 23,042 23,866 +824
Switzerland 0 33,707 +33,707
India 15,840 14,493 -1,347
Canada 0 2,535 +2,535

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,503,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,699,771
Air transport 1,691,917
Road transport 8,583

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) 2,659,876 3,843,692 +1,183,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,446,302 2,253,469 -192,833
Air transport 799,846 892,071 +92,225
Road transport 8,583 0 -8,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,697,607
Grangemouth Docks 3,718,722
Dover 1,447,069
London Heathrow Airport 948,498
Felixstowe 770,007

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 2,257,182 2,440,425 +183,243
Grangemouth Docks 1,741,543 1,977,179 +235,636
Dover 431,046 1,016,023 +584,977
London Heathrow Airport 433,280 515,218 +81,938
Felixstowe 378,462 391,545 +13,083
London Stansted Airport 332,336 371,360 +39,024
Middlesbrough 197,307 48,363 -148,944
London 19,186 76,596 +57,410
Thamesport 23,042 70,788 +47,746
Belfast Port 56,760 17,506 -39,254

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 4
2026-02 1
2026-01 4
2025-12 2
2025-11 5

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+ 7
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 2
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 £
Ireland 471,163
Belgium 41,200
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,896
United States 20,706
Ghana 17,004

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 112,232 358,931 +246,699
Belgium 30,900 10,300 -20,600
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,135 18,761 -3,374
United States 14,626 6,080 -8,546
Ghana 17,004 0 -17,004
Italy 13,690 3,280 -10,410
Guinea 6,112 6,549 +437
Germany 5,186 6,070 +884
Spain 2,432 6,423 +3,991
France 0 8,343 +8,343

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 820

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 820 0 -820

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) 545,498
Air transport 84,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,068
Other 2,643

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) 157,602 387,896 +230,294
Air transport 48,709 35,839 -12,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,519 6,549 -20,970
Other 2,537 106 -2,431

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 236,487
Holyhead 227,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,612
London Heathrow Airport 46,546
Manchester Airport 21,604

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 £
Liverpool Docks 62,111 174,376 +112,265
Holyhead 46,499 181,444 +134,945
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,022 29,590 -17,432
London Heathrow Airport 27,785 18,761 -9,024
Manchester Airport 13,601 8,003 -5,598
London 14,614 6,549 -8,065
London Gateway Port 8,502 0 -8,502
London Stansted Airport 6,103 1,160 -4,943
ZLC 0 6,755 +6,755
Southampton 3,420 0 -3,420

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2837

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

Description: Includes cyanides, cyanide oxides, and complex cyanides, used in metal plating and chemical manufacturing