Import/export HS code 28419085: Other

Other unspecified chemical compounds in this category

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 783,577
Italy 567,034
China 471,312
Chile 198,094
Netherlands 151,863

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 507,408 276,169 -231,239
Italy 356,690 210,344 -146,346
China 0 471,312 +471,312
Chile 198,094 0 -198,094
Netherlands 138,832 13,031 -125,801
Hungary 78,954 0 -78,954
United States 50,335 26,179 -24,156
Belgium 42,005 32,676 -9,329
France 28,513 27,581 -932
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 33,287 19,363 -13,924

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 942,490
Italy 570,035
United States 254,678
Ivory Coast 198,094
Germany 144,511

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 292,300 650,190 +357,890
Italy 359,691 210,344 -149,347
United States 176,247 78,431 -97,816
Ivory Coast 198,094 0 -198,094
Germany 103,624 40,887 -62,737
Slovakia 48,860 51,110 +2,250
Hungary 78,954 0 -78,954
United Kingdom 54,769 5,166 -49,603
Mexico 30,601 12,754 -17,847
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 33,287 0 -33,287

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Lancashire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 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) 1,544,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 555,222
Air transport 456,831
Other 30,832
Road transport 3,383

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) 1,099,163 445,665 -653,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,378 477,844 +400,466
Air transport 295,729 161,102 -134,627
Other 21,159 9,673 -11,486
Road transport 1,073 2,310 +1,237

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 573,907
Southampton 475,816
Manchester Airport 335,338
Harwich 289,411
Hull 242,650

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 £
Dover 386,584 187,323 -199,261
Southampton 4,504 471,312 +466,808
Manchester Airport 231,057 104,281 -126,776
Harwich 279,005 10,406 -268,599
Hull 145,450 97,200 -48,250
London 131,679 60,646 -71,033
Immingham Docks 86,440 33,443 -52,997
Eurotunnel 67,381 39,312 -28,069
London Heathrow Airport 24,454 26,179 +1,725
Felixstowe 36,288 0 -36,288

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
11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
4
Other manufacturing
3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-12 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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 6
15m-54m 4

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 £
Japan 7,680,619
United States 7,505,375
France 5,500,147
Belgium 3,456,550
Italy 3,384,527

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 £
Japan 1,858,493 5,822,126 +3,963,633
United States 6,092,430 1,412,945 -4,679,485
France 3,779,429 1,720,718 -2,058,711
Belgium 2,369,732 1,086,818 -1,282,914
Italy 1,511,776 1,872,751 +360,975
South Korea 2,083,177 647,282 -1,435,895
Germany 932,286 650,281 -282,005
China 562,579 570,784 +8,205
Canada 307,318 285,240 -22,078
Spain 398,917 150,105 -248,812

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 £
Netherlands 30

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 £
Netherlands 0 30 +30

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,470,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,888,413
Air transport 3,632,945
Other 30

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,773,300 6,696,872 -3,076,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,733,801 6,154,612 -3,579,189
Air transport 1,443,320 2,189,625 +746,305
Other 0 30 +30

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,673,854
Southampton 8,260,517
Dover 6,079,219
London Gateway Port 4,348,195
Manchester Airport 3,284,524

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 6,014,525 2,659,329 -3,355,196
Southampton 5,498,518 2,761,999 -2,736,519
Dover 2,972,104 3,107,115 +135,011
London Gateway Port 2,981,399 1,366,796 -1,614,603
Manchester Airport 1,354,567 1,929,957 +575,390
Felixstowe 12,005 2,285,221 +2,273,216
Liverpool Docks 1,352,771 512,969 -839,802
Immingham Docks 610,731 140,381 -470,350
London Heathrow Airport 77,431 243,216 +165,785
Harwich 32,086 1,431 -30,655

Quick facts

HS code: 28419085

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

Description: Other unspecified chemical compounds in this category