Import/export HS code 3502: Albumins and albumin derivatives

Includes albumins, albuminates, and other albumin-based products, such as whey protein concentrates with over 80% whey proteins

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Netherlands 124,205,412
Germany 85,170,838
Poland 62,186,257
Ireland 46,504,208
United States 35,362,284

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 £
Netherlands 47,389,153 76,816,259 +29,427,106
Germany 43,525,246 41,645,592 -1,879,654
Poland 41,102,496 21,083,761 -20,018,735
Ireland 7,851,398 38,652,810 +30,801,412
United States 14,325,452 21,036,832 +6,711,380
France 6,638,932 7,056,396 +417,464
Belgium 4,812,111 6,457,933 +1,645,822
Denmark 4,545,127 3,245,803 -1,299,324
Canada 4,033,586 2,698,360 -1,335,226
Lithuania 878,542 4,650,880 +3,772,338

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 £
Netherlands 112,246,311
Germany 79,553,816
Poland 78,046,058
United States 46,781,070
Ireland 46,380,193

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 £
Netherlands 49,706,671 62,539,640 +12,832,969
Germany 33,512,067 46,041,749 +12,529,682
Poland 49,351,908 28,694,150 -20,657,758
United States 19,277,121 27,503,949 +8,226,828
Ireland 7,812,801 38,567,392 +30,754,591
France 5,278,127 5,254,837 -23,290
Belgium 3,947,145 5,009,630 +1,062,485
Denmark 4,951,518 2,821,211 -2,130,307
Lithuania 846,634 5,640,823 +4,794,189
Italy 3,042,332 2,715,621 -326,711

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Cheshire 9
Greater Manchester 9
Merseyside 8

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 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Cheshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Merseyside 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
North Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 358,999,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,474,524
Air transport 17,797,360
Other 1,173,134
Road transport 341,919

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 159,378,166 199,621,751 +40,243,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,507,349 17,967,175 +8,459,826
Air transport 9,384,483 8,412,877 -971,606
Other 854,007 319,127 -534,880
Road transport 0 341,919 +341,919
Rail transport 969 4,037 +3,068

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 113,936,347
Dover 71,787,831
Killingholme 42,652,027
Liverpool Docks 28,690,005
Heysham 26,681,851

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 £
Immingham Docks 38,565,312 75,371,035 +36,805,723
Dover 34,437,555 37,350,276 +2,912,721
Killingholme 38,045,517 4,606,510 -33,439,007
Liverpool Docks 11,611,749 17,078,256 +5,466,507
Heysham 4,589,317 22,092,534 +17,503,217
Harwich 16,264,738 7,398,268 -8,866,470
Eurotunnel 6,591,964 15,674,695 +9,082,731
Holyhead 1,360,491 11,267,478 +9,906,987
London 3,307,198 7,553,612 +4,246,414
Hull 4,473,207 5,367,212 +894,005

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Scientific research and development 13
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 50
2026-03 58
2026-02 47
2026-01 58
2025-12 54

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+ 69
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 25
Other 16
0-1m 8

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 £
Denmark 103,816,301
United States 75,684,988
India 32,260,409
Netherlands 27,000,815
Germany 25,092,385

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 £
Denmark 12,271,042 91,545,259 +79,274,217
United States 27,659,005 48,025,983 +20,366,978
India 13,339,975 18,920,434 +5,580,459
Netherlands 20,320,585 6,680,230 -13,640,355
Germany 15,955,438 9,136,947 -6,818,491
Japan 8,391,623 7,499,560 -892,063
Poland 10,526,572 2,235,643 -8,290,929
China 6,941,658 5,651,824 -1,289,834
Canada 11,309,304 937,354 -10,371,950
Turkey 2,762,164 2,227,971 -534,193

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 353,947
Italy 248

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 296,901 57,046 -239,855
Italy 100 148 +48

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) 152,747,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,476,726
Air transport 51,829,369
Other 365,167

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) 54,789,807 97,957,703 +43,167,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,185,568 83,291,158 +16,105,590
Air transport 26,446,295 25,383,074 -1,063,221
Other 300,798 64,369 -236,429

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,677,580
London Gateway Port 49,425,303
Southampton 44,191,098
Immingham Docks 41,897,596
London Heathrow Airport 31,376,971

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,713,292 79,964,288 +29,250,996
London Gateway Port 16,200,461 33,224,842 +17,024,381
Southampton 17,985,669 26,205,429 +8,219,760
Immingham Docks 13,075,674 28,821,922 +15,746,248
London Heathrow Airport 15,350,528 16,026,443 +675,915
Liverpool Docks 20,185,387 7,745,640 -12,439,747
East Midlands Airport 10,999,622 7,762,243 -3,237,379
Felixstowe 2,708,449 1,458,659 -1,249,790
Middlesbrough 281,027 1,119,579 +838,552
Belfast Port 0 1,048,539 +1,048,539

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 3502

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

Description: Includes albumins, albuminates, and other albumin-based products, such as whey protein concentrates with over 80% whey proteins