Import/export HS code 284321: Silver nitrate

A chemical compound of silver used in photography, medicine, and industrial processes

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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 £
Belgium 1,182,895
United States 415,497
France 223,797
Germany 64,572
Spain 58,636

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 £
Belgium 570,255 612,640 +42,385
United States 209,842 205,655 -4,187
France 198,907 24,890 -174,017
Germany 50,784 13,788 -36,996
Spain 56,655 1,981 -54,674
India 3,746 0 -3,746
Netherlands 2,126 0 -2,126
Poland 1,434 0 -1,434

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 £
Belgium 986,854
United States 418,288
United Kingdom 240,228
Poland 178,764
Spain 60,641

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 £
Belgium 531,491 455,363 -76,128
United States 209,842 208,446 -1,396
United Kingdom 60,096 180,132 +120,036
Poland 178,764 0 -178,764
Spain 58,679 1,962 -56,717
Germany 47,405 9,315 -38,090
North Macedonia 2,283 2,826 +543
India 3,746 0 -3,746
France 1,443 891 -552

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Cheshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Lancashire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
West Central Scotland 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) 1,282,465
Air transport 669,273
Road transport 946
Other 19

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) 726,901 555,564 -171,337
Air transport 366,848 302,425 -64,423
Road transport 0 946 +946
Other 0 19 +19

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 689,091
London Stansted Airport 532,826
Killingholme 415,294
Immingham Docks 118,012
East Midlands Airport 65,565

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 436,186 252,905 -183,281
London Stansted Airport 295,330 237,496 -57,834
Killingholme 119,266 296,028 +176,762
Immingham Docks 114,441 3,571 -110,870
East Midlands Airport 61,190 4,375 -56,815
Manchester Airport 0 46,898 +46,898
London 31,717 2,169 -29,548
Eurotunnel 23,165 891 -22,274
London Heathrow Airport 8,894 12,731 +3,837
Harwich 2,126 0 -2,126

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 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 4
2025-12 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 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 3

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 £
France 76,534,145
Germany 64,513,106
Czechia 55,660,650
Spain 18,777,424
Belgium 17,252,875

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 £
France 30,043,923 46,490,222 +16,446,299
Germany 26,143,697 38,369,409 +12,225,712
Czechia 24,445,875 31,214,775 +6,768,900
Spain 8,234,321 10,543,103 +2,308,782
Belgium 9,532,299 7,720,576 -1,811,723
Netherlands 10,841,898 4,669,403 -6,172,495
Bulgaria 2,960,001 3,304,303 +344,302
Austria 1,154,863 3,972,433 +2,817,570
Italy 52,173 3,870,371 +3,818,198
Turkey 0 3,771,123 +3,771,123

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 £
China 2,741

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 £
China 0 2,741 +2,741

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) 268,836,996
Air transport 8,027,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,178,924
Other 2,741

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) 113,871,056 154,965,940 +41,094,884
Air transport 2,447,787 5,580,037 +3,132,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 521,153 657,771 +136,618
Other 0 2,741 +2,741

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 189,188,618
Immingham Docks 46,217,461
Dover 24,642,827
Hull 8,360,721
Manchester Airport 4,431,314

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 73,081,367 116,107,251 +43,025,884
Immingham Docks 25,804,228 20,413,233 -5,390,995
Dover 7,220,232 17,422,595 +10,202,363
Hull 7,566,252 794,469 -6,771,783
Manchester Airport 1,708,734 2,722,580 +1,013,846
ZLC 10,192 1,208,723 +1,198,531
Birmingham Airport 114,775 922,837 +808,062
London Heathrow Airport 510,554 409,191 -101,363
London Gateway Port 338,444 555,124 +216,680
Felixstowe 322,216 251,294 -70,922

Quick facts

HS code: 284321

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

Description: A chemical compound of silver used in photography, medicine, and industrial processes