Import/export HS code 284321: Silver nitrate

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

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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 1,165,530
United States 251,166
France 243,532
Germany 59,273
Spain 59,115

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 664,638 500,892 -163,746
United States 132,589 118,577 -14,012
France 145,017 98,515 -46,502
Germany 49,422 9,851 -39,571
Spain 56,406 2,709 -53,697
India 3,746 0 -3,746
Netherlands 2,126 0 -2,126
Poland 0 1,434 +1,434
Switzerland 1,173 0 -1,173

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 1,092,430
United States 253,986
Poland 178,764
United Kingdom 138,166
Spain 61,139

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 637,067 455,363 -181,704
United States 133,762 120,224 -13,538
Poland 110,156 68,608 -41,548
United Kingdom 62,187 75,979 +13,792
Spain 58,430 2,709 -55,721
Germany 46,043 5,378 -40,665
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
Lancashire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
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) 1,297,846
Air transport 488,076
Road transport 1,173

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) 771,056 526,790 -244,266
Air transport 282,888 205,188 -77,700
Road transport 1,173 0 -1,173

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 704,027
Killingholme 415,294
London Stansted Airport 409,374
Immingham Docks 118,457
East Midlands Airport 63,603

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 481,703 222,324 -259,379
Killingholme 119,266 296,028 +176,762
London Stansted Airport 220,645 188,729 -31,916
Immingham Docks 113,079 5,378 -107,701
East Midlands Airport 55,969 7,634 -48,335
London 31,717 2,169 -29,548
Eurotunnel 23,165 891 -22,274
London Heathrow Airport 6,274 7,391 +1,117
Harwich 2,126 0 -2,126
Birmingham Airport 0 1,434 +1,434

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 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-08 2
2025-06 3
2025-05 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+ 6
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 62,126,748
Germany 49,724,982
Czechia 45,581,815
Netherlands 15,536,838
Belgium 14,211,366

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 29,580,147 32,546,601 +2,966,454
Germany 24,967,882 24,757,100 -210,782
Czechia 22,103,653 23,478,162 +1,374,509
Netherlands 12,076,764 3,460,074 -8,616,690
Belgium 9,370,506 4,840,860 -4,529,646
Spain 6,574,537 7,088,881 +514,344
Austria 887,712 3,946,383 +3,058,671
Bulgaria 2,885,010 1,086,354 -1,798,656
Sri Lanka 797,104 1,063,042 +265,938
Italy 52,173 1,140,770 +1,088,597

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) 211,873,660
Air transport 4,497,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,686,000

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) 108,792,737 103,080,923 -5,711,814
Air transport 1,785,704 2,711,627 +925,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,027,281 658,719 -368,562

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,937,578
Immingham Docks 39,166,099
Dover 14,823,065
Hull 8,970,085
Manchester Airport 3,225,213

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 69,255,713 79,681,865 +10,426,152
Immingham Docks 25,125,301 14,040,798 -11,084,503
Dover 6,127,153 8,695,912 +2,568,759
Hull 8,482,410 487,675 -7,994,735
Manchester Airport 1,201,610 2,023,603 +821,993
London Gateway Port 452,318 570,538 +118,220
London Heathrow Airport 410,431 350,775 -59,656
Felixstowe 306,241 206,109 -100,132
Birmingham Airport 114,775 126,972 +12,197
East Midlands Airport 35,643 142,236 +106,593

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