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 607,649
Israel 92,802
Netherlands 44,152
Italy 12,722
United States 6,692

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 607,649 0 -607,649
Israel 0 92,802 +92,802
Netherlands 44,152 0 -44,152
Italy 0 12,722 +12,722
United States 4,845 1,847 -2,998
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
France 99 0 -99

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 610,202
Israel 92,802
Netherlands 44,152
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 610,202 0 -610,202
Israel 0 92,802 +92,802
Netherlands 44,152 0 -44,152
Italy 0 12,722 +12,722
United States 4,845 1,847 -2,998
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) 614,098
Air transport 127,526
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) 612,793 1,305 -611,488
Air transport 20,155 107,371 +87,216
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 513,015
Eurotunnel 79,620
London Heathrow Airport 71,059
Thamesport 34,174
London Stansted Airport 31,921

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 511,710 1,305 -510,405
Eurotunnel 79,620 0 -79,620
London Heathrow Airport 1,585 69,474 +67,889
Thamesport 34,174 0 -34,174
London Stansted Airport 8,593 23,328 +14,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,235 0 -19,235
East Midlands Airport 0 11,812 +11,812
Birmingham Airport 7,589 0 -7,589
Manchester Airport 0 2,757 +2,757
Durham Tees Valley Airport 2,388 0 -2,388

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 6,339,126
Germany 713,445
Israel 77,513
Italy 71,296
United States 63,497

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 6,335,697 3,429 -6,332,268
Germany 330,278 383,167 +52,889
Israel 0 77,513 +77,513
Italy 71,296 0 -71,296
United States 10,744 52,753 +42,009
Netherlands 52,759 0 -52,759
China 23,619 24,327 +708
South Korea 7,229 28,916 +21,687
Taiwan 0 24,522 +24,522
India 3,028 14,814 +11,786

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) 7,012,036
Air transport 468,500
Rail transport 2,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 900

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) 6,676,349 335,687 -6,340,662
Air transport 184,079 284,421 +100,342
Rail transport 0 2,394 +2,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 900 +900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,399,849
Dover 612,187
Edinburgh Airport 115,264
ZLC 114,722
London Heathrow Airport 107,916

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 6,395,855 3,994 -6,391,861
Dover 280,494 331,693 +51,199
Edinburgh Airport 7,229 108,035 +100,806
ZLC 111,386 3,336 -108,050
London Heathrow Airport 12,905 95,011 +82,106
East Midlands Airport 13,938 44,139 +30,201
Glasgow Airport 20,801 24,327 +3,526
London Stansted Airport 15,002 10,255 -4,747
Manchester Airport 2,818 1,712 -1,106
London Gateway Port 0 900 +900

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