Import/export HS code 38089420: Halogenated compound-based disinfectants

Disinfectants based on halogenated compounds, effective against a wide range of pathogens

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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 £
Ireland 5,208,799
Belgium 3,431,562
Germany 3,310,277
France 2,605,179
Netherlands 1,979,891

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 £
Ireland 2,985,682 2,223,117 -762,565
Belgium 1,657,175 1,774,387 +117,212
Germany 1,760,252 1,550,025 -210,227
France 1,335,077 1,270,102 -64,975
Netherlands 948,509 1,031,382 +82,873
China 957,871 907,437 -50,434
United States 822,292 665,970 -156,322
Sweden 463,554 331,380 -132,174
Switzerland 347,344 204,727 -142,617
Hungary 52,993 106,480 +53,487

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 £
Ireland 4,750,179
China 3,964,218
Belgium 2,889,475
Germany 2,411,824
Netherlands 1,706,431

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 £
Ireland 2,905,940 1,844,239 -1,061,701
China 2,170,545 1,793,673 -376,872
Belgium 1,430,707 1,458,768 +28,061
Germany 1,280,242 1,131,582 -148,660
Netherlands 859,851 846,580 -13,271
France 526,294 961,132 +434,838
United States 987,059 322,524 -664,535
Japan 510,934 464,811 -46,123
United Kingdom 207,350 470,949 +263,599
Czechia 95,019 199,405 +104,386

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Kent 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Merseyside 4
Outer London - East and North East 4

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
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Kent 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 5 +4
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 0 4 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -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) 13,933,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,182,676
Air transport 3,010,170
Other 720,020
Road transport 15,413

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) 7,222,852 6,710,657 -512,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,165,790 2,016,886 -148,904
Air transport 1,903,806 1,106,364 -797,442
Other 293,746 426,274 +132,528
Road transport 10,775 4,638 -6,137

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,322,633
Felixstowe 2,306,925
London Heathrow Airport 2,159,800
Immingham Docks 1,922,052
Eurotunnel 1,605,695

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 £
Dover 2,452,819 2,869,814 +416,995
Felixstowe 1,134,497 1,172,428 +37,931
London Heathrow Airport 1,320,907 838,893 -482,014
Immingham Docks 1,004,290 917,762 -86,528
Eurotunnel 991,989 613,706 -378,283
Runcorn 453,092 678,815 +225,723
Holyhead 628,366 446,911 -181,455
Killingholme 510,116 428,925 -81,191
Liverpool Docks 356,850 374,090 +17,240
000 293,746 426,274 +132,528

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Other manufacturing
6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 19
2026-03 27
2026-02 24
2026-01 23

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
1m-15m 29
54m+ 29
0-1m 9
Other 7
15m-54m 6

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 £
Belgium 9,732,899
Saudi Arabia 9,665,622
Germany 7,427,564
Ireland 6,942,737
France 3,728,806

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 £
Belgium 5,014,729 4,718,170 -296,559
Saudi Arabia 4,739,757 4,925,865 +186,108
Germany 2,830,023 4,597,541 +1,767,518
Ireland 3,666,588 3,276,149 -390,439
France 1,993,649 1,735,157 -258,492
Spain 1,949,267 1,775,178 -174,089
Australia 1,678,589 2,028,796 +350,207
Israel 2,518,039 1,112,638 -1,405,401
Netherlands 1,740,417 1,550,509 -189,908
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,150,506 1,055,181 -1,095,325

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 296,435
Ireland 4,008
France 1,019
Belgium 246
China 43

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 141,909 154,526 +12,617
Ireland 1,869 2,139 +270
France 1,019 0 -1,019
Belgium 17 229 +212
China 39 4 -35

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) 44,751,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,979,861
Air transport 7,411,292
Other 1,530,259
Road transport 6,166

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) 22,136,987 22,614,506 +477,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,804,918 18,174,943 -3,629,975
Air transport 3,892,570 3,518,722 -373,848
Other 800,770 729,489 -71,281
Road transport 6,166 0 -6,166

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,075,928
London Gateway Port 20,814,671
Felixstowe 7,076,759
Southampton 6,773,071
London Heathrow Airport 6,190,656

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 12,447,655 15,628,273 +3,180,618
London Gateway Port 10,342,562 10,472,109 +129,547
Felixstowe 4,767,797 2,308,962 -2,458,835
Southampton 4,297,802 2,475,269 -1,822,533
London Heathrow Airport 3,191,763 2,998,893 -192,870
Dover 4,143,868 1,233,924 -2,909,944
Liverpool Docks 2,005,090 1,714,913 -290,177
Immingham Docks 1,895,064 1,804,972 -90,092
Holyhead 1,594,519 1,851,368 +256,849
Grangemouth Docks 899,859 1,046,844 +146,985

Quick facts

HS code: 38089420

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

Description: Disinfectants based on halogenated compounds, effective against a wide range of pathogens