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 106,012,155
Germany 79,302,547
Poland 62,610,855
Ireland 34,121,127
United States 33,367,434

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 44,310,685 61,701,470 +17,390,785
Germany 50,106,430 29,196,117 -20,910,313
Poland 39,930,751 22,680,104 -17,250,647
Ireland 1,482,932 32,638,195 +31,155,263
United States 11,495,512 21,871,922 +10,376,410
France 7,480,368 5,884,730 -1,595,638
Belgium 4,641,663 5,369,264 +727,601
Denmark 5,173,368 2,834,949 -2,338,419
Canada 3,830,745 2,942,132 -888,613
Italy 2,488,503 1,607,801 -880,702

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 97,407,281
Poland 78,224,944
Germany 70,909,753
United States 45,057,028
Ireland 34,033,316

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 46,779,787 50,627,494 +3,847,707
Poland 48,183,112 30,041,832 -18,141,280
Germany 40,391,327 30,518,426 -9,872,901
United States 16,463,209 28,593,819 +12,130,610
Ireland 1,438,252 32,595,064 +31,156,812
France 5,368,813 4,138,866 -1,229,947
Denmark 5,588,008 2,446,953 -3,141,055
Belgium 3,763,609 4,064,617 +301,008
Italy 3,058,257 2,065,885 -992,372
Lithuania 1,340,145 3,435,226 +2,095,081

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Cheshire 9
Greater Manchester 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
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 9 9 +0
Cheshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Merseyside 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
North Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1

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) 320,413,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,649,611
Air transport 16,642,705
Other 1,192,886
Road transport 173,165

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) 154,829,627 165,583,830 +10,754,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,098,719 15,550,892 +5,452,173
Air transport 8,065,461 8,577,244 +511,783
Other 862,594 330,292 -532,302
Road transport 0 173,165 +173,165
Rail transport 0 5,006 +5,006

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 93,757,684
Dover 68,281,258
Killingholme 49,341,754
Liverpool Docks 26,728,200
Harwich 23,772,581

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 35,968,532 57,789,152 +21,820,620
Dover 38,801,189 29,480,069 -9,321,120
Killingholme 42,813,837 6,527,917 -36,285,920
Liverpool Docks 9,442,137 17,286,063 +7,843,926
Harwich 13,993,201 9,779,380 -4,213,821
Heysham 161,808 17,912,359 +17,750,551
Eurotunnel 6,040,687 10,870,156 +4,829,469
Holyhead 179,466 11,272,426 +11,092,960
Hull 5,208,235 4,000,915 -1,207,320
London Stansted Airport 3,838,697 4,465,496 +626,799

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 63
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Scientific research and development 12
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
2026-01 58
2025-11 58
2025-10 60
2025-09 56
2025-08 52

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+ 71
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 26
Other 15
0-1m 7

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 75,187,743
United States 57,827,756
India 28,256,233
Netherlands 27,389,557
Germany 26,622,771

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 12,248,688 62,939,055 +50,690,367
United States 26,487,266 31,340,490 +4,853,224
India 12,504,333 15,751,900 +3,247,567
Netherlands 17,347,441 10,042,116 -7,305,325
Germany 15,792,062 10,830,709 -4,961,353
Japan 8,943,345 5,982,523 -2,960,822
Poland 10,898,924 3,243,730 -7,655,194
China 6,690,045 6,662,682 -27,363
Canada 11,792,919 1,401,258 -10,391,661
Hungary 1,983,984 2,973,124 +989,140

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 419,083
Italy 141

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 389,857 29,226 -360,631
Italy 98 43 -55

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) 128,761,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,208,631
Air transport 49,586,642
Other 426,477

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) 47,300,710 81,460,678 +34,159,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,293,411 62,915,220 -2,378,191
Air transport 26,578,560 23,008,082 -3,570,478
Other 394,155 32,322 -361,833

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,255,247
London Gateway Port 42,203,198
Immingham Docks 36,269,112
London Heathrow Airport 30,530,120
Liverpool Docks 29,616,658

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 44,603,753 66,651,494 +22,047,741
London Gateway Port 14,221,758 27,981,440 +13,759,682
Immingham Docks 12,914,732 23,354,380 +10,439,648
London Heathrow Airport 16,188,045 14,342,075 -1,845,970
Liverpool Docks 19,066,770 10,549,888 -8,516,882
Southampton 18,059,213 10,556,621 -7,502,592
East Midlands Airport 10,284,722 8,120,889 -2,163,833
Felixstowe 2,841,272 2,106,794 -734,478
Middlesbrough 334,910 986,628 +651,718
Dover 42,551 880,456 +837,905

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