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 205,660,108
China 53,983,313
Switzerland 50,695,613
United States 14,500,274
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 169,578,407 36,081,701 -133,496,706
China 27,244,350 26,738,963 -505,387
Switzerland 9,831,723 40,863,890 +31,032,167
United States 3,647,115 10,853,159 +7,206,044
Singapore 6,427,854 6,343,255 -84,599
Ireland 7,869,449 3,256,367 -4,613,082
Germany 5,733,123 4,522,669 -1,210,454
Belgium 7,448,017 1,226,404 -6,221,613
Mauritius 0 3,731,595 +3,731,595
Portugal 2,206,482 857,897 -1,348,585

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 216,356,543
China 69,195,025
Switzerland 50,103,684
United States 13,473,366
Singapore 12,375,146

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 173,879,287 42,477,256 -131,402,031
China 37,068,158 32,126,867 -4,941,291
Switzerland 9,003,337 41,100,347 +32,097,010
United States 5,333,182 8,140,184 +2,807,002
Singapore 6,277,548 6,097,598 -179,950
Germany 1,691,130 1,717,254 +26,124
Portugal 2,181,355 857,897 -1,323,458
Ireland 1,650,638 1,297,293 -353,345
Spain 1,734,256 1,186,577 -547,679
France 1,171,637 1,295,154 +123,517

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 18
Inner London - West 16
West Yorkshire 16
Greater Manchester 12
Cheshire 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 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Cheshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8 8 +0
Kent 8 4 -4
Merseyside 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3

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 217,261,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,608,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,298,415
Road transport 21,381,231
Other 3,563,476

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 176,285,443 40,976,527 -135,308,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,693,376 59,914,823 +10,221,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,353,903 24,944,512 +14,590,609
Road transport 6,542,396 14,838,835 +8,296,439
Other 3,388,811 174,665 -3,214,146

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 203,109,718
Felixstowe 57,435,059
London Gateway Port 21,675,152
Belfast Port 20,733,473
Dover 16,973,205

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 168,461,002 34,648,716 -133,812,286
Felixstowe 29,332,342 28,102,717 -1,229,625
London Gateway Port 8,190,509 13,484,643 +5,294,134
Belfast Port 6,156,245 14,577,228 +8,420,983
Dover 2,575,887 14,397,318 +11,821,431
Southampton 5,477,376 7,849,599 +2,372,223
Middlesbrough 6,126,450 2,234,894 -3,891,556
Grangemouth Docks 1,407,264 6,872,512 +5,465,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 92,880 5,377,553 +5,284,673
Edinburgh Airport 3,133,612 1,882,665 -1,250,947

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 58
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 56
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 39
Scientific research and development 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 45
2026-02 42
2026-01 35
2025-12 39

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+ 97
1m-15m 63
15m-54m 31
Other 17
0-1m 13

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 168,129,689
Brazil 45,662,295
Indonesia 40,843,256
France 31,982,062
India 20,728,994

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 75,340,638 92,789,051 +17,448,413
Brazil 11,649,197 34,013,098 +22,363,901
Indonesia 16,273,837 24,569,419 +8,295,582
France 16,164,769 15,817,293 -347,476
India 12,291,561 8,437,433 -3,854,128
Belgium 9,388,187 9,234,592 -153,595
Japan 6,721,573 7,594,079 +872,506
China 10,662,622 2,144,741 -8,517,881
Germany 5,317,046 5,583,137 +266,091
Australia 4,920,743 2,721,548 -2,199,195

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) 293,336,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,305,076
Air transport 45,208,875

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) 125,746,864 167,589,597 +41,842,733
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,742,059 35,563,017 +2,820,958
Air transport 26,854,408 18,354,467 -8,499,941

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 114,921,871
London Gateway Port 89,452,863
Felixstowe 56,308,126
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,539,872
London Heathrow Airport 30,878,571

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 34,248,861 80,673,010 +46,424,149
London Gateway Port 42,909,495 46,543,368 +3,633,873
Felixstowe 29,782,583 26,525,543 -3,257,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,251,969 29,287,903 +6,035,934
London Heathrow Airport 19,473,817 11,404,754 -8,069,063
Middlesbrough 14,507,558 9,979,526 -4,528,032
Grangemouth Docks 4,521,257 2,908,116 -1,613,141
London Stansted Airport 2,146,327 5,248,354 +3,102,027
Dover 3,560,818 3,462,759 -98,059
Immingham Docks 3,208,106 2,023,444 -1,184,662

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