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 4,793,396
Spain 931,615
India 677,689
Netherlands 559,503
Croatia 294,527

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 2,326,099 2,467,297 +141,198
Spain 612,242 319,373 -292,869
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 286,863 272,640 -14,223
Croatia 99,104 195,423 +96,319
France 79,958 80,303 +345
Belgium 5,036 144,571 +139,535
United States 37,054 93,205 +56,151
Japan 26,718 0 -26,718
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 4,783,889
Spain 931,615
India 677,689
Netherlands 400,907
Croatia 299,141

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 2,325,115 2,458,774 +133,659
Spain 612,242 319,373 -292,869
India 330,872 346,817 +15,945
Netherlands 272,125 128,782 -143,343
Croatia 117,379 181,762 +64,383
Belgium 17,540 143,858 +126,318
United States 46,136 110,249 +64,113
Japan 26,718 124,586 +97,868
France 73,123 47,123 -26,000
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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -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

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 5,831,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,337,459
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 3,202,955 2,628,648 -574,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 305,592 1,031,867 +726,275
Other 265,351 102,312 -163,039
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 3,596,422
London Stansted Airport 1,082,060
East Midlands Airport 800,638
Hull 596,077
Dover 468,777

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 1,955,482 1,640,940 -314,542
London Stansted Airport 608,704 473,356 -135,348
East Midlands Airport 490,491 310,147 -180,344
Hull 189,320 406,757 +217,437
Dover 2,122 466,655 +464,533
000 265,351 102,312 -163,039
London Heathrow Airport 146,978 204,205 +57,227
499 0 156,395 +156,395
Harwich 0 140,642 +140,642
London 88,502 0 -88,502

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
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 4
2025-12 1

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 7
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 854,505,524
Germany 130,742,813
Switzerland 47,817,426
United States 2,018,180
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 438,679,456 415,826,068 -22,853,388
Germany 25,238,824 105,503,989 +80,265,165
Switzerland 20,536,949 27,280,477 +6,743,528
United States 661,315 1,356,865 +695,550
China 1,861,312 12,535 -1,848,777
Malta 135,356 207,004 +71,648
Romania 202,838 53,336 -149,502
Denmark 36,029 65,877 +29,848
France 49,312 40,212 -9,100
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) 1,033,199,039
Air transport 4,467,773
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) 484,585,664 548,613,375 +64,027,711
Air transport 2,728,821 1,738,952 -989,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,620 117,624 -122,996

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 801,287,543
Hull 229,373,327
London Heathrow Airport 2,381,827
Dover 1,764,633
Manchester Airport 1,334,856

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 340,703,295 460,584,248 +119,880,953
Hull 141,467,907 87,905,420 -53,562,487
London Heathrow Airport 2,328,749 53,078 -2,275,671
Dover 1,761,989 2,644 -1,759,345
Manchester Airport 94,686 1,240,170 +1,145,484
Immingham Docks 445,337 56,647 -388,690
East Midlands Airport 121,630 321,508 +199,878
Liverpool Docks 235,248 117,624 -117,624
Harwich 202,838 53,336 -149,502
London Stansted Airport 134,519 120,603 -13,916

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