Import/export HS code 284443: Various radioactive elements and isotopes

Includes all other radioactive elements and isotopes, such as uranium-233

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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 £
Canada 65,564,876
Netherlands 23,964,139
Spain 18,484,325
Germany 11,711,188
United States 10,675,301

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 £
Canada 40,021,986 25,542,890 -14,479,096
Netherlands 12,880,160 11,083,979 -1,796,181
Spain 11,210,355 7,273,970 -3,936,385
Germany 7,131,773 4,579,415 -2,552,358
United States 6,841,916 3,833,385 -3,008,531
Italy 2,653,860 6,537,659 +3,883,799
Czechia 2,453,312 2,536,024 +82,712
Belgium 2,610,867 1,756,402 -854,465
Russia 29,584 3,487,261 +3,457,677
Ireland 1,196,402 1,342,214 +145,812

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 £
Canada 63,692,087
Netherlands 22,945,177
Spain 19,567,135
United States 14,606,929
Germany 12,525,493

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 £
Canada 40,689,386 23,002,701 -17,686,685
Netherlands 12,724,998 10,220,179 -2,504,819
Spain 11,506,769 8,060,366 -3,446,403
United States 9,287,877 5,319,052 -3,968,825
Germany 7,005,271 5,520,222 -1,485,049
Italy 2,370,817 5,715,591 +3,344,774
Czechia 2,319,446 2,672,396 +352,950
Russia 318,780 3,659,658 +3,340,878
India 64,923 2,949,080 +2,884,157
Argentina 6,750 2,511,229 +2,504,479

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3

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
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 0 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Cumbria 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +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 81,974,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,155,044
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,225,303
Other 2,379,412
Rail transport 35,489

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 43,496,500 38,477,662 -5,018,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,119,693 3,035,351 -36,084,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,605,647 30,619,656 +23,014,009
Other 1,186,278 1,193,134 +6,856
Rail transport 0 35,489 +35,489

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 38,289,813
East Midlands Airport 37,973,094
Immingham Docks 26,181,516
London Heathrow Airport 25,953,395
Birmingham Airport 12,935,534

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 £
Southampton 38,289,813 0 -38,289,813
East Midlands Airport 20,260,622 17,712,472 -2,548,150
Immingham Docks 69,298 26,112,218 +26,042,920
London Heathrow Airport 12,809,692 13,143,703 +334,011
Birmingham Airport 6,952,085 5,983,449 -968,636
Eurotunnel 6,152,707 5,090,252 -1,062,455
London Stansted Airport 1,784,013 595,502 -1,188,511
000 1,186,278 1,193,134 +6,856
Harwich 498,183 1,428,755 +930,572
Prestwick Airport 1,071,929 597,041 -474,888

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Human health activities 3
Mining support service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 8

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+ 22
1m-15m 12
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Germany 21,989,718
Italy 15,009,350
France 12,620,878
Netherlands 10,998,661
United States 10,057,364

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 £
Germany 12,773,994 9,215,724 -3,558,270
Italy 9,784,721 5,224,629 -4,560,092
France 10,581,218 2,039,660 -8,541,558
Netherlands 7,315,446 3,683,215 -3,632,231
United States 1,219,645 8,837,719 +7,618,074
Ireland 3,216,250 2,610,787 -605,463
Belgium 1,657,393 1,208,785 -448,608
Japan 1,219,777 1,471,076 +251,299
Hungary 1,162,397 1,124,697 -37,700
Switzerland 1,534,627 919 -1,533,708

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) 72,246,597
Air transport 15,668,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,709,415

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) 48,220,575 24,026,022 -24,194,553
Air transport 7,840,974 7,827,435 -13,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,234,840 8,474,575 +7,239,735

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,890,984
Harwich 19,792,755
Immingham Docks 17,464,402
London Heathrow Airport 11,966,160
Southampton 8,009,074

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 19,467,318 2,423,666 -17,043,652
Harwich 18,125,643 1,667,112 -16,458,531
Immingham Docks 313,045 17,151,357 +16,838,312
London Heathrow Airport 6,111,306 5,854,854 -256,452
Southampton 0 8,009,074 +8,009,074
Hull 6,798,304 112,644 -6,685,660
Holyhead 3,202,386 2,607,166 -595,220
Manchester Airport 191,663 888,150 +696,487
Tyne 602,631 461,809 -140,822
Prestwick Airport 541,046 462,882 -78,164

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 284443

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

Description: Includes all other radioactive elements and isotopes, such as uranium-233