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 5,252,602
Belgium 3,634,035
Germany 3,220,340
France 2,451,265
Netherlands 2,103,086

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 2,763,466 2,489,136 -274,330
Belgium 1,730,496 1,903,539 +173,043
Germany 1,519,826 1,700,514 +180,688
France 1,284,165 1,167,100 -117,065
Netherlands 883,190 1,219,896 +336,706
China 1,117,020 854,244 -262,776
United States 682,143 895,608 +213,465
Sweden 486,266 335,513 -150,753
Switzerland 387,309 241,529 -145,780
Hungary 66,208 116,786 +50,578

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 4,829,200
China 4,109,323
Belgium 2,993,703
Germany 2,433,196
Netherlands 1,851,404

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 2,734,430 2,094,770 -639,660
China 2,320,541 1,788,782 -531,759
Belgium 1,455,111 1,538,592 +83,481
Germany 1,081,955 1,351,241 +269,286
Netherlands 895,997 955,407 +59,410
United States 808,378 577,430 -230,948
France 519,387 814,828 +295,441
Japan 447,433 490,666 +43,233
United Kingdom 210,441 499,539 +289,098
Czechia 86,528 183,115 +96,587

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Kent 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Merseyside 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 9 5 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Kent 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 0 4 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 3 1 -2
Devon 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 3 +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) 14,181,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,383,037
Air transport 3,003,257
Other 739,897
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) 6,864,199 7,317,684 +453,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,184,425 2,198,612 +14,187
Air transport 1,844,383 1,158,874 -685,509
Other 296,144 443,753 +147,609
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 5,180,172
Felixstowe 2,391,519
London Heathrow Airport 2,146,366
Immingham Docks 2,056,681
Eurotunnel 1,715,275

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 2,373,265 2,806,907 +433,642
Felixstowe 1,283,822 1,107,697 -176,125
London Heathrow Airport 1,261,152 885,214 -375,938
Immingham Docks 955,084 1,101,597 +146,513
Eurotunnel 1,069,653 645,622 -424,031
Holyhead 765,587 446,911 -318,676
Runcorn 389,760 693,877 +304,117
Killingholme 591,810 425,212 -166,598
000 296,144 443,753 +147,609
Liverpool Docks 197,897 500,162 +302,265

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 26
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other manufacturing 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 27
2026-02 24
2026-01 23
2025-12 17

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 31
54m+ 31
0-1m 9
Other 8
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 £
Saudi Arabia 10,058,668
Belgium 9,889,927
Germany 7,384,962
Ireland 7,079,611
Australia 4,275,600

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 £
Saudi Arabia 4,869,382 5,189,286 +319,904
Belgium 4,947,792 4,942,135 -5,657
Germany 2,413,747 4,971,215 +2,557,468
Ireland 3,623,181 3,456,430 -166,751
Australia 1,797,001 2,478,599 +681,598
Spain 2,219,266 1,816,576 -402,690
France 2,134,199 1,847,709 -286,490
Israel 2,549,068 1,203,883 -1,345,185
Netherlands 1,169,530 2,163,664 +994,134
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,990,942 1,220,878 -770,064

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 294,094
Ireland 3,870
France 1,019
China 302
Belgium 230

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 141,081 153,013 +11,932
Ireland 1,622 2,248 +626
France 1,019 0 -1,019
China 298 4 -294
Belgium 0 230 +230

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) 45,729,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,677,147
Air transport 7,191,807
Other 1,556,480
Road transport 9,258

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) 21,313,198 24,416,765 +3,103,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,656,855 20,020,292 -2,636,563
Air transport 3,631,975 3,559,832 -72,143
Other 784,884 771,596 -13,288
Road transport 9,258 0 -9,258

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,455,045
London Gateway Port 21,492,635
Felixstowe 7,767,530
Southampton 7,636,482
London Heathrow Airport 5,918,433

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 12,602,248 15,852,797 +3,250,549
London Gateway Port 9,679,710 11,812,925 +2,133,215
Felixstowe 5,310,547 2,456,983 -2,853,564
Southampton 4,832,040 2,804,442 -2,027,598
London Heathrow Airport 2,942,122 2,976,311 +34,189
Dover 3,982,544 1,905,221 -2,077,323
Liverpool Docks 2,018,200 1,732,245 -285,955
Immingham Docks 1,562,214 2,171,447 +609,233
Holyhead 1,578,477 2,001,569 +423,092
Grangemouth Docks 815,955 1,025,423 +209,468

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