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 183,747,290
China 54,931,786
Switzerland 50,672,911
United States 13,170,314
Singapore 12,620,803

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 150,486,095 33,261,195 -117,224,900
China 28,529,169 26,402,617 -2,126,552
Switzerland 16,864,066 33,808,845 +16,944,779
United States 1,764,008 11,406,306 +9,642,298
Singapore 6,359,364 6,261,439 -97,925
Ireland 8,815,865 1,157,882 -7,657,983
Germany 6,181,138 3,496,685 -2,684,453
Belgium 5,998,815 1,215,992 -4,782,823
Mauritius 1,295,652 2,435,943 +1,140,291
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,775,396 1,361,599 -413,797

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 193,344,507
China 68,966,999
Switzerland 49,605,088
Singapore 13,074,990
United States 11,924,413

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 156,760,885 36,583,622 -120,177,263
China 38,100,633 30,866,366 -7,234,267
Switzerland 15,459,704 34,145,384 +18,685,680
Singapore 6,277,548 6,797,442 +519,894
United States 3,917,273 8,007,140 +4,089,867
Germany 1,707,818 1,501,869 -205,949
Portugal 2,181,355 857,897 -1,323,458
Ireland 1,923,503 1,024,428 -899,075
Spain 1,770,869 1,029,408 -741,461
France 1,410,275 1,055,823 -354,452

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
West Yorkshire 15
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
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 17 14 -3
West Yorkshire 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8 9 +1
Cheshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
Merseyside 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4
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 189,523,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,845,103
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,051,995
Road transport 21,380,209
Other 3,211,256

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 155,494,903 34,028,890 -121,466,013
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,620,891 58,224,212 +2,603,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,977,017 19,074,978 +4,097,961
Road transport 6,545,289 14,834,920 +8,289,631
Other 3,046,622 164,634 -2,881,988

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 175,752,833
Felixstowe 56,764,528
London Gateway Port 26,575,301
Belfast Port 20,733,473
Dover 16,918,073

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 147,407,993 28,344,840 -119,063,153
Felixstowe 31,217,722 25,546,806 -5,670,916
London Gateway Port 9,951,861 16,623,440 +6,671,579
Belfast Port 6,156,245 14,577,228 +8,420,983
Dover 2,860,409 14,057,664 +11,197,255
Southampton 5,625,688 7,882,794 +2,257,106
Grangemouth Docks 2,875,479 5,404,297 +2,528,818
Middlesbrough 5,598,058 1,358,121 -4,239,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,352,425 45,600 -5,306,825
Edinburgh Airport 3,349,987 1,511,368 -1,838,619

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
57
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
53
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
39
Scientific research and development
32
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
2026-05 42
2026-04 36
2026-03 45
2026-02 42
2026-01 35

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 61
15m-54m 31
0-1m 15
Other 14

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 160,831,318
Brazil 49,603,428
Indonesia 38,303,622
France 26,620,035
India 19,580,001

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 82,573,003 78,258,315 -4,314,688
Brazil 18,626,661 30,976,767 +12,350,106
Indonesia 18,258,082 20,045,540 +1,787,458
France 13,640,664 12,979,371 -661,293
India 11,669,473 7,910,528 -3,758,945
Belgium 11,943,471 7,442,817 -4,500,654
Japan 7,141,681 6,774,177 -367,504
Germany 5,068,912 5,898,181 +829,269
China 3,686,184 2,186,097 -1,500,087
Mexico 3,936,359 1,861,060 -2,075,299

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) 282,212,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,408,868
Air transport 40,790,873

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) 136,215,620 145,997,284 +9,781,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,537,092 30,871,776 +1,334,684
Air transport 26,877,029 13,913,844 -12,963,185

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 109,680,863
London Gateway Port 89,472,789
Felixstowe 53,000,989
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,372,948
London Heathrow Airport 27,313,739

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 43,149,286 66,531,577 +23,382,291
London Gateway Port 44,600,182 44,872,607 +272,425
Felixstowe 29,884,199 23,116,790 -6,767,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,854,186 25,518,762 +4,664,576
London Heathrow Airport 17,523,893 9,789,846 -7,734,047
Middlesbrough 14,249,194 8,465,555 -5,783,639
Grangemouth Docks 4,047,183 3,409,174 -638,009
London Stansted Airport 4,381,799 2,819,007 -1,562,792
Dover 3,798,122 2,444,732 -1,353,390
Immingham Docks 3,847,386 1,322,924 -2,524,462

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