Import/export HS code 284329: Various silver compounds

Chemical compounds of silver, excluding silver nitrate, used in various industries

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  • 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 4,611,460
Spain 909,846
India 677,689
Netherlands 559,503
Croatia 279,317

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 2,235,142 2,376,318 +141,176
Spain 674,206 235,640 -438,566
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 378,433 181,070 -197,363
Croatia 99,429 179,888 +80,459
Belgium 125,557 19,985 -105,572
France 74,602 70,343 -4,259
United States 25,753 104,776 +79,023
Japan 17,968 0 -17,968
Ireland 5,659 0 -5,659

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 £
Germany 4,601,953
Spain 909,846
India 677,689
Netherlands 400,907
Croatia 265,656

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 £
Germany 2,234,158 2,367,795 +133,637
Spain 674,206 235,640 -438,566
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 363,695 37,212 -326,483
Croatia 99,429 166,227 +66,798
Belgium 13,475 143,858 +130,383
United States 37,147 119,508 +82,361
Japan 142,554 0 -142,554
France 65,455 39,475 -25,980
Bulgaria 0 31,206 +31,206

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
West Midlands 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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 £
Air transport 5,497,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,406,704
Other 367,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 217,557

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 £
Air transport 3,137,945 2,359,362 -778,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 418,773 987,931 +569,158
Other 356,921 10,742 -346,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,650 157,907 +98,257

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,391,356
London Stansted Airport 1,070,759
East Midlands Airport 713,373
Hull 596,077
Dover 554,251

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 £
Birmingham Airport 1,908,531 1,482,825 -425,706
London Stansted Airport 597,403 473,356 -124,047
East Midlands Airport 510,433 202,940 -307,493
Hull 189,320 406,757 +217,437
Dover 126,708 427,543 +300,835
000 356,921 10,742 -346,179
London Heathrow Airport 120,278 188,670 +68,392
499 0 156,395 +156,395
Harwich 0 140,642 +140,642
London 84,437 0 -84,437

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
7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
1
Manufacture of textiles
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 4

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

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 £
Belgium 828,017,337
Germany 127,489,833
Switzerland 47,579,736
United States 1,981,345
China 1,873,847

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 £
Belgium 448,388,397 379,628,940 -68,759,457
Germany 12,013,139 115,476,694 +103,463,555
Switzerland 21,464,184 26,115,552 +4,651,368
United States 907,649 1,073,696 +166,047
China 1,861,312 12,535 -1,848,777
Malta 163,391 172,186 +8,795
Romania 256,174 0 -256,174
Denmark 91,055 33,513 -57,542
France 50,366 41,863 -8,503
Turkey 39,679 20,668 -19,011

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) 1,003,242,865
Air transport 4,400,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 358,244

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) 482,145,848 521,097,017 +38,951,169
Air transport 2,882,924 1,517,715 -1,365,209
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 358,244 0 -358,244

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 784,347,293
Hull 217,174,221
London Heathrow Airport 2,120,662
Manchester Airport 1,534,561
Dover 947,815

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 380,694,559 403,652,734 +22,958,175
Hull 99,801,591 117,372,630 +17,571,039
London Heathrow Airport 2,100,353 20,309 -2,080,044
Manchester Airport 464,357 1,070,204 +605,847
Dover 942,752 5,063 -937,689
Immingham Docks 445,337 56,647 -388,690
East Midlands Airport 158,115 272,431 +114,316
Liverpool Docks 352,872 0 -352,872
London Stansted Airport 133,729 148,192 +14,463
Harwich 256,174 0 -256,174

Quick facts

HS code: 284329

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

Description: Chemical compounds of silver, excluding silver nitrate, used in various industries