Import/export HS code 2908: Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated, or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols

Chemically modified phenols or phenol-alcohols, including halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated, or nitrosated forms, used in various industrial applications

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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 £
China 4,810,571
Germany 3,285,099
India 686,571
Italy 502,866
Switzerland 442,861

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 £
China 2,192,192 2,618,379 +426,187
Germany 1,582,491 1,702,608 +120,117
India 196,432 490,139 +293,707
Italy 261,645 241,221 -20,424
Switzerland 38,782 404,079 +365,297
Belgium 295,020 139,488 -155,532
Czechia 157,844 188,087 +30,243
Netherlands 22,779 187,356 +164,577
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,364 76,287 +67,923
United States 23,116 14,088 -9,028

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 £
China 5,355,125
Germany 3,413,022
India 1,096,111
Italy 495,366
Czechia 345,931

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 £
China 2,503,071 2,852,054 +348,983
Germany 1,602,762 1,810,260 +207,498
India 199,077 897,034 +697,957
Italy 256,312 239,054 -17,258
Czechia 157,844 188,087 +30,243
Israel 25,916 49,144 +23,228
United States 21,566 6,985 -14,581
France 25,624 0 -25,624
Jordan 1,691 20,064 +18,373
United Kingdom 18,822 0 -18,822

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 4
West Yorkshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Suffolk 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,439,669
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,559,808
Air transport 878,287
Other 2,733

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,330,497 3,109,172 +778,675
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,129,120 2,430,688 +301,568
Air transport 352,801 525,486 +172,685
Other 2,733 0 -2,733

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,892,137
Immingham Docks 1,611,040
Dover 1,255,939
Birmingham Airport 428,311
London Heathrow Airport 226,330

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 £
Felixstowe 3,116,077 3,776,060 +659,983
Immingham Docks 766,913 844,127 +77,214
Dover 467,422 788,517 +321,095
Birmingham Airport 211,077 217,234 +6,157
London Heathrow Airport 53,637 172,693 +119,056
London 23,449 90,284 +66,835
Glasgow Airport 991 94,132 +93,141
London Stansted Airport 51,540 22,504 -29,036
Manchester Airport 29,148 10,653 -18,495
Middlesbrough 37,836 0 -37,836

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Scientific research and development 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3
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 4
2026-03 5
2026-02 7
2026-01 3
2025-12 6

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+ 23
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 £
United States 3,439,070
South Africa 1,925,418
Poland 1,785,617
Belgium 1,488,789
Italy 1,419,960

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 £
United States 1,920,566 1,518,504 -402,062
South Africa 1,161,940 763,478 -398,462
Poland 950,752 834,865 -115,887
Belgium 846,475 642,314 -204,161
Italy 1,400,000 19,960 -1,380,040
Netherlands 904,537 266,214 -638,323
France 565,687 587,418 +21,731
United Arab Emirates 531,247 374,488 -156,759
Germany 409,811 337,656 -72,155
Czechia 477,527 225,674 -251,853

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) 8,226,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,527,836
Air transport 974,749

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) 5,215,857 3,011,118 -2,204,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,129,136 3,398,700 -730,436
Air transport 655,722 319,027 -336,695

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,729,110
Southampton 3,711,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,583,784
Immingham Docks 2,491,224
Hull 1,387,703

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,201,245 1,527,865 -673,380
Southampton 1,853,727 1,858,149 +4,422
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,697,749 886,035 -1,811,714
Immingham Docks 1,514,121 977,103 -537,018
Hull 824,367 563,336 -261,031
Middlesbrough 124,208 445,617 +321,409
London Heathrow Airport 341,805 125,380 -216,425
London Stansted Airport 184,558 38,824 -145,734
Holyhead 76,159 139,027 +62,868
ZLC 28,572 48,922 +20,350

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2908

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

Description: Chemically modified phenols or phenol-alcohols, including halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated, or nitrosated forms, used in various industrial applications