Import/export HS code 293149: Various phosphonate compounds

Various phosphonate chemicals not classified elsewhere

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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 20,509,943
Netherlands 5,802,289
Germany 5,471,490
United States 1,052,956
Belgium 1,048,196

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 9,107,583 11,402,360 +2,294,777
Netherlands 3,210,944 2,591,345 -619,599
Germany 2,530,546 2,940,944 +410,398
United States 270,072 782,884 +512,812
Belgium 706,688 341,508 -365,180
France 198,606 793,631 +595,025
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 628,929 217,779 -411,150
India 200,740 122,677 -78,063
Italy 171,382 129,452 -41,930
Switzerland 4,050 267,822 +263,772

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 25,941,670
Germany 5,765,620
Italy 2,422,936
United States 676,600
Belgium 522,476

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 11,593,108 14,348,562 +2,755,454
Germany 2,720,325 3,045,295 +324,970
Italy 1,533,985 888,951 -645,034
United States 159,299 517,301 +358,002
Belgium 386,691 135,785 -250,906
India 271,557 142,908 -128,649
Switzerland 31,066 282,805 +251,739
United Kingdom 134,911 83,794 -51,117
France 99,850 112,542 +12,692
Canada 143,911 44,580 -99,331

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Greater Manchester 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0

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) 22,285,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,642,736
Air transport 2,186,451
Other 34,932
Road transport 27,938

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) 9,968,202 12,317,077 +2,348,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,230,037 6,412,699 +182,662
Air transport 982,137 1,204,314 +222,177
Other 32,928 2,004 -30,924
Road transport 1,007 26,931 +25,924

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,336,939
Southampton 10,616,122
Immingham Docks 4,673,028
Harwich 2,507,368
Dover 1,196,285

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 5,931,899 5,405,040 -526,859
Southampton 3,985,409 6,630,713 +2,645,304
Immingham Docks 1,699,755 2,973,273 +1,273,518
Harwich 953,297 1,554,071 +600,774
Dover 397,310 798,975 +401,665
Killingholme 978,497 53,590 -924,907
London Heathrow Airport 261,521 750,911 +489,390
Middlesbrough 792,441 108,365 -684,076
Eurotunnel 270,328 489,653 +219,325
London 496,864 232,897 -263,967

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Scientific research and development 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 28
2026-02 17
2026-01 24
2025-12 18

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+ 43
1m-15m 28
15m-54m 10
Other 7
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 £
United States 18,819,799
Belgium 11,530,582
Italy 4,636,695
Netherlands 4,585,383
Thailand 4,482,677

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 10,338,092 8,481,707 -1,856,385
Belgium 6,659,867 4,870,715 -1,789,152
Italy 2,525,947 2,110,748 -415,199
Netherlands 2,374,186 2,211,197 -162,989
Thailand 2,591,737 1,890,940 -700,797
Germany 1,925,583 2,269,999 +344,416
Spain 2,252,587 1,785,163 -467,424
Saudi Arabia 1,629,529 1,227,577 -401,952
France 1,305,133 1,342,511 +37,378
China 1,072,078 1,402,272 +330,194

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 20,979

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 9,811 11,168 +1,357

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,533,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,987,770
Air transport 3,252,256
Other 20,979

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,982,567 19,551,356 -6,431,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,688,757 16,299,013 -3,389,744
Air transport 1,687,933 1,564,323 -123,610
Other 9,811 11,168 +1,357

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 26,862,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,105,221
London Gateway Port 11,155,472
London 8,796,733
Immingham Docks 3,740,083

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 £
Southampton 14,646,249 12,216,492 -2,429,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,831,816 10,273,405 -558,411
London Gateway Port 7,220,838 3,934,634 -3,286,204
London 4,965,141 3,831,592 -1,133,549
Immingham Docks 1,985,814 1,754,269 -231,545
Liverpool Docks 1,534,367 839,272 -695,095
Felixstowe 1,292,779 970,931 -321,848
London Heathrow Airport 818,943 877,911 +58,968
Thamesport 892,529 721,277 -171,252
Avonmouth Docks 735,447 394,141 -341,306

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 293149

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

Description: Various phosphonate chemicals not classified elsewhere