Import/export HS code 293339: Various nitrogen-based chemicals

Various chemicals with nitrogen, used in medicines, research, or 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 £
India 225,817,223
China 46,194,034
Switzerland 26,377,503
Ireland 15,733,310
Singapore 12,771,109

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 £
India 166,467,263 59,349,960 -107,117,303
China 26,741,253 19,452,781 -7,288,472
Switzerland 1,798,875 24,578,628 +22,779,753
Ireland 11,873,113 3,860,197 -8,012,916
Singapore 6,427,854 6,343,255 -84,599
United States 3,106,801 8,274,147 +5,167,346
Belgium 8,896,086 184,994 -8,711,092
Germany 4,673,416 4,293,400 -380,016
Mauritius 0 3,687,696 +3,687,696
Spain 1,339,282 1,675,661 +336,379

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 £
India 240,596,148
China 60,457,850
Switzerland 24,705,355
Singapore 12,416,505
United States 12,344,917

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 £
India 175,369,874 65,226,274 -110,143,600
China 35,934,771 24,523,079 -11,411,692
Switzerland 1,050,735 23,654,620 +22,603,885
Singapore 6,318,907 6,097,598 -221,309
United States 4,743,248 7,601,669 +2,858,421
Germany 1,757,455 1,299,463 -457,992
Spain 1,284,234 1,682,215 +397,981
Ireland 1,061,315 1,872,011 +810,696
Portugal 2,181,355 0 -2,181,355
France 1,151,711 890,876 -260,835

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
West Yorkshire 14
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 11

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 12 -3
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 13 8 -5
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9 8 -1
Cheshire 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 4 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Kent 8 4 -4
Merseyside 5 7 +2

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 242,613,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,262,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,576,937
Road transport 13,607,898
Other 4,139,486

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 175,049,519 67,563,813 -107,485,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,541,937 42,720,149 -821,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,166,430 11,410,507 -3,755,923
Road transport 25,742 13,582,156 +13,556,414
Other 3,943,260 196,226 -3,747,034

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 229,810,946
Felixstowe 52,967,049
Belfast Port 13,185,040
London Gateway Port 12,929,006
Southampton 8,643,925

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 167,717,764 62,093,182 -105,624,582
Felixstowe 28,898,092 24,068,957 -4,829,135
Belfast Port 0 13,185,040 +13,185,040
London Gateway Port 5,211,469 7,717,537 +2,506,068
Southampton 5,466,874 3,177,051 -2,289,823
Middlesbrough 5,565,853 2,642,463 -2,923,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,962 5,337,807 +5,238,845
Edinburgh Airport 3,057,013 1,685,924 -1,371,089
Milford 4,675,402 0 -4,675,402
Dover 2,292,437 2,261,395 -31,042

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 53
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 51
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 37
Scientific research and development 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 31
2025-10 46
2025-09 43
2025-08 41

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+ 95
1m-15m 62
15m-54m 29
Other 13
0-1m 12

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 155,430,197
Indonesia 48,752,232
Brazil 35,068,940
France 34,127,967
Belgium 17,972,269

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 79,335,429 76,094,768 -3,240,661
Indonesia 29,688,567 19,063,665 -10,624,902
Brazil 6,274,700 28,794,240 +22,519,540
France 17,773,268 16,354,699 -1,418,569
Belgium 7,867,357 10,104,912 +2,237,555
India 14,017,772 2,246,488 -11,771,284
China 13,764,529 2,210,124 -11,554,405
Japan 6,848,940 5,427,460 -1,421,480
Germany 5,944,778 3,651,272 -2,293,506
Australia 4,870,731 1,902,835 -2,967,896

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) 278,257,039
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,337,805
Air transport 42,047,140

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) 145,319,537 132,937,502 -12,382,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,623,284 29,714,521 -8,908,763
Air transport 23,299,139 18,748,001 -4,551,138

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 108,163,728
London Gateway Port 80,434,312
Felixstowe 59,672,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,463,829
London Heathrow Airport 27,907,541

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 44,113,849 64,049,879 +19,936,030
London Gateway Port 43,606,795 36,827,517 -6,779,278
Felixstowe 39,724,981 19,947,210 -19,777,771
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,372,200 23,091,629 -5,280,571
London Heathrow Airport 15,892,170 12,015,371 -3,876,799
Middlesbrough 11,426,909 10,271,854 -1,155,055
Dover 6,555,454 2,690,758 -3,864,696
London Stansted Airport 1,774,380 4,807,003 +3,032,623
Grangemouth Docks 4,421,689 1,276,884 -3,144,805
Immingham Docks 1,690,854 2,686,087 +995,233

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 293339

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

Description: Various chemicals with nitrogen, used in medicines, research, or industrial processes