Import/export HS code 284329: Various silver compounds

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

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 3,768,730
Spain 827,800
India 677,689
Netherlands 444,788
Croatia 213,549

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 2,018,190 1,750,540 -267,650
Spain 518,534 309,266 -209,268
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 278,002 166,786 -111,216
Croatia 114,429 99,120 -15,309
France 97,618 48,407 -49,211
Belgium 10,612 131,233 +120,621
United States 42,127 55,710 +13,583
Japan 25,311 8,969 -16,342
Slovenia 18,275 0 -18,275

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 3,760,770
Spain 827,800
India 677,689
Netherlands 403,061
Croatia 218,163

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 2,016,806 1,743,964 -272,842
Spain 518,534 309,266 -209,268
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 274,279 128,782 -145,497
Croatia 132,704 85,459 -47,245
Japan 25,311 133,555 +108,244
France 85,976 43,502 -42,474
United States 56,932 62,361 +5,429
Belgium 5,245 38,004 +32,759
Costa Rica 0 13,661 +13,661

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
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 5,247,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 670,766
Other 367,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,228

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 3,102,968 2,144,775 -958,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,112 630,654 +590,542
Other 265,351 102,312 -163,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,332 41,896 -14,436

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,200,093
London Stansted Airport 1,037,015
East Midlands Airport 733,359
Hull 388,226
000 367,663

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 1,936,125 1,263,968 -672,157
London Stansted Airport 570,906 466,109 -104,797
East Midlands Airport 431,354 302,005 -129,349
Hull 0 388,226 +388,226
000 265,351 102,312 -163,039
London Heathrow Airport 162,133 112,693 -49,440
Dover 3,634 145,388 +141,754
London 6,216 83,466 +77,250
Thamesport 45,592 4,830 -40,762
499 0 37,066 +37,066

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 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 1
2025-08 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+ 8
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 749,295,367
Germany 80,703,649
Switzerland 34,765,339
China 1,916,796
United States 1,909,144

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 373,937,815 375,357,552 +1,419,737
Germany 38,990,677 41,712,972 +2,722,295
Switzerland 16,953,008 17,812,331 +859,323
China 1,913,725 3,071 -1,910,654
United States 409,479 1,499,665 +1,090,186
Malta 162,482 192,664 +30,182
Romania 202,838 53,336 -149,502
Denmark 62,742 65,877 +3,135
France 49,312 47,759 -1,553
Spain 85,626 1,014 -84,612

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) 853,221,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,170,811
Air transport 4,345,510

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) 418,163,069 435,058,164 +16,895,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,817,939 352,872 -11,465,067
Air transport 2,872,921 1,472,589 -1,400,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 694,494,171
Hull 167,461,792
London Heathrow Airport 2,518,185
Dover 2,303,575
Manchester Airport 1,141,426

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 260,150,873 434,343,298 +174,192,425
Hull 167,307,557 154,235 -167,153,322
London Heathrow Airport 2,476,972 41,213 -2,435,759
Dover 1,888,834 414,741 -1,474,093
Manchester Airport 4,053 1,137,373 +1,133,320
Immingham Docks 418,474 83,510 -334,964
East Midlands Airport 170,053 240,595 +70,542
Liverpool Docks 0 352,872 +352,872
Harwich 202,838 53,336 -149,502
London Stansted Airport 139,647 52,112 -87,535

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