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 5,622,200
Germany 3,545,535
Czechia 1,115,630
United States 1,062,537
China 898,577

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 2,492,966 3,129,234 +636,268
Germany 1,668,553 1,876,982 +208,429
Czechia 611,554 504,076 -107,478
United States 551,498 511,039 -40,459
China 531,885 366,692 -165,193
France 29,019 146,771 +117,752
Canada 167,213 2,535 -164,678
Switzerland 29,067 33,707 +4,640
India 5,370 11,514 +6,144
Belgium 8,745 6,997 -1,748

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 4,676,622
Germany 3,480,444
Czechia 2,022,098
United States 1,251,329
China 980,424

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 2,026,080 2,650,542 +624,462
Germany 1,620,919 1,859,525 +238,606
Czechia 1,035,069 987,029 -48,040
United States 722,266 529,063 -193,203
China 603,469 376,955 -226,514
South Korea 52,282 113,692 +61,410
France 24,894 22,014 -2,880
Switzerland 0 33,707 +33,707
India 10,891 14,485 +3,594
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 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
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) 6,500,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,415,121
Air transport 1,761,128
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) 2,585,988 3,914,597 +1,328,609
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,498,829 1,916,292 -582,537
Air transport 1,002,470 758,658 -243,812
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 4,508,279
Grangemouth Docks 3,575,577
Dover 1,447,295
London Heathrow Airport 954,298
Felixstowe 828,255

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 2,147,398 2,360,881 +213,483
Grangemouth Docks 1,484,794 2,090,783 +605,989
Dover 641,812 805,483 +163,671
London Heathrow Airport 543,466 410,832 -132,634
Felixstowe 493,060 335,195 -157,865
London Stansted Airport 424,774 342,333 -82,441
Middlesbrough 182,053 48,363 -133,690
Thamesport 23,042 70,788 +47,746
Belfast Port 56,760 34,646 -22,114
London 3,666 76,596 +72,930

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
2026-05 1
2026-03 4
2026-02 1
2026-01 4
2025-12 2

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 460,166
Belgium 44,337
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,896
United States 19,825
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 103,609 356,557 +252,948
Belgium 30,900 13,437 -17,463
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,135 18,761 -3,374
United States 13,745 6,080 -7,665
Ghana 17,004 0 -17,004
Italy 13,690 3,280 -10,410
Germany 4,026 12,205 +8,179
Guinea 6,112 6,549 +437
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) 535,980
Air transport 90,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,068
Other 1,164

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) 154,188 381,792 +227,604
Air transport 46,701 44,258 -2,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,519 6,549 -20,970
Other 1,058 106 -952

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 235,019
Holyhead 219,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,612
London Heathrow Airport 47,616
London 21,163

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 60,643 174,376 +113,733
Holyhead 40,823 179,070 +138,247
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,752 25,860 -24,892
London Heathrow Airport 27,785 19,831 -7,954
London 14,614 6,549 -8,065
Manchester Airport 12,753 6,080 -6,673
London Stansted Airport 4,943 7,295 +2,352
ZLC 0 9,892 +9,892
London Gateway Port 8,502 0 -8,502
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