Import/export HS code 28439010: Amalgams of precious metals

Mixtures of precious metals with mercury, often used in dentistry 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 £
Germany 370,126
Israel 92,802
Netherlands 40,404
Italy 12,722
France 8,511

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 370,126 0 -370,126
Israel 16,223 76,579 +60,356
Netherlands 40,404 0 -40,404
Italy 0 12,722 +12,722
France 99 8,412 +8,313
United States 6,692 0 -6,692
Switzerland 2,699 1,305 -1,394
Slovenia 3,804 0 -3,804
Australia 2,388 0 -2,388
South Africa 1,585 0 -1,585

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 381,091
Israel 92,802
Netherlands 40,404
Italy 12,722
United States 6,692

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 372,679 8,412 -364,267
Israel 16,223 76,579 +60,356
Netherlands 40,404 0 -40,404
Italy 0 12,722 +12,722
United States 6,692 0 -6,692
Sweden 2,228 1,305 -923
Australia 2,388 0 -2,388
United Kingdom 1,722 0 -1,722
South Africa 1,585 0 -1,585

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) 384,987
Air transport 123,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,174
Other 99

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) 375,270 9,717 -365,553
Air transport 34,477 89,301 +54,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,174 0 -34,174
Other 99 0 -99

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 303,139
Eurotunnel 79,620
London Heathrow Airport 71,059
Thamesport 34,174
London Stansted Airport 28,173

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 293,422 9,717 -283,705
Eurotunnel 79,620 0 -79,620
London Heathrow Airport 1,585 69,474 +67,889
Thamesport 34,174 0 -34,174
London Stansted Airport 21,068 7,105 -13,963
East Midlands Airport 1,847 9,965 +8,118
Birmingham Airport 7,589 0 -7,589
Manchester Airport 0 2,757 +2,757
Durham Tees Valley Airport 2,388 0 -2,388
London 2,228 0 -2,228

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 6,337,773
Germany 696,679
China 83,653
Israel 77,513
Italy 71,296

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 6,337,773 0 -6,337,773
Germany 356,672 340,007 -16,665
China 20,801 62,852 +42,051
Israel 0 77,513 +77,513
Italy 71,296 0 -71,296
Australia 1,999 64,197 +62,198
United States 7,921 52,753 +44,832
South Korea 11,110 25,035 +13,925
Taiwan 0 24,522 +24,522
India 10,071 7,771 -2,300

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) 6,960,502
Air transport 479,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,076
Rail transport 2,394

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) 6,648,505 311,997 -6,336,508
Air transport 190,897 288,181 +97,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 64,076 +64,076
Rail transport 0 2,394 +2,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,337,452
Dover 623,050
Edinburgh Airport 153,789
London Heathrow Airport 107,916
ZLC 102,497

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 6,333,458 3,994 -6,329,464
Dover 315,047 308,003 -7,044
Edinburgh Airport 11,110 142,679 +131,569
London Heathrow Airport 19,948 87,968 +68,020
ZLC 100,103 2,394 -97,709
Southampton 0 63,176 +63,176
East Midlands Airport 36,837 21,240 -15,597
Glasgow Airport 20,801 24,327 +3,526
London Stansted Airport 2,098 10,255 +8,157
Manchester Airport 0 1,712 +1,712

Quick facts

HS code: 28439010

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

Description: Mixtures of precious metals with mercury, often used in dentistry and industrial processes