Import/export HS code 382440: Prepared additives for cements, mortars, or concretes

Chemical additives designed to improve the performance of cements, mortars, and concrete mixes

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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 £
Germany 10,592,715
Spain 7,923,728
Netherlands 6,880,925
France 5,648,134
Italy 5,098,938

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 £
Germany 5,931,591 4,661,124 -1,270,467
Spain 4,232,827 3,690,901 -541,926
Netherlands 3,291,551 3,589,374 +297,823
France 2,975,694 2,672,440 -303,254
Italy 1,921,403 3,177,535 +1,256,132
Ireland 2,749,044 1,682,291 -1,066,753
Canada 1,192,855 965,398 -227,457
Belgium 520,419 1,009,117 +488,698
Poland 1,175,756 194,803 -980,953
Switzerland 581,479 526,212 -55,267

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 £
Germany 9,641,405
Spain 9,102,910
Italy 7,304,444
Poland 5,294,214
France 3,056,634

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 £
Germany 5,408,877 4,232,528 -1,176,349
Spain 4,762,398 4,340,512 -421,886
Italy 2,597,247 4,707,197 +2,109,950
Poland 2,850,668 2,443,546 -407,122
France 1,622,583 1,434,051 -188,532
Netherlands 1,371,286 1,096,163 -275,123
Canada 1,189,070 925,173 -263,897
Ireland 1,122,876 793,283 -329,593
United States 1,009,565 781,690 -227,875
Switzerland 583,025 536,236 -46,789

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Greater Manchester 5

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
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Kent 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 3 2 -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) 31,316,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,001,431
Other 3,082,273
Air transport 1,623,342
Road transport 123,051

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) 15,816,376 15,500,447 -315,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,818,386 6,183,045 -1,635,341
Other 2,025,405 1,056,868 -968,537
Air transport 930,539 692,803 -237,736
Road transport 42,052 80,999 +38,947

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,227,212
Immingham Docks 6,906,104
Liverpool Docks 5,487,257
London 4,125,928
Hull 3,745,028

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 4,911,212 4,316,000 -595,212
Immingham Docks 3,098,077 3,808,027 +709,950
Liverpool Docks 2,835,567 2,651,690 -183,877
London 1,940,341 2,185,587 +245,246
Hull 2,050,618 1,694,410 -356,208
Eurotunnel 1,716,307 1,896,660 +180,353
000 2,025,405 1,056,868 -968,537
Southampton 1,082,299 689,968 -392,331
Harwich 824,272 857,007 +32,735
Felixstowe 1,029,846 568,357 -461,489

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 28
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 15
Specialised construction activities 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 31
2025-10 27
2025-09 24
2025-08 27

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+ 44
1m-15m 31
0-1m 11
15m-54m 11
Other 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 £
Ireland 14,698,652
Norway 4,621,416
Israel 2,635,161
France 1,957,782
Italy 1,456,374

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 £
Ireland 8,854,446 5,844,206 -3,010,240
Norway 2,098,964 2,522,452 +423,488
Israel 1,345,892 1,289,269 -56,623
France 1,127,471 830,311 -297,160
Italy 735,500 720,874 -14,626
Netherlands 746,806 400,817 -345,989
United States 431,404 650,365 +218,961
Sweden 626,500 423,016 -203,484
South Africa 401,465 577,458 +175,993
Germany 418,266 449,676 +31,410

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 395,725
Ireland 20,777
Switzerland 3,732
Belgium 1,516
Portugal 1,295

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 226,381 169,344 -57,037
Ireland 12,537 8,240 -4,297
Switzerland 1,343 2,389 +1,046
Belgium 0 1,516 +1,516
Portugal 1,295 0 -1,295
United States 1,115 0 -1,115
Austria 640 0 -640
France 263 0 -263

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) 25,720,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,762,777
Other 2,436,109
Air transport 494,180

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) 14,902,762 10,817,730 -4,085,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,642,027 4,120,750 -521,277
Other 1,306,130 1,129,979 -176,151
Air transport 198,423 295,757 +97,334

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 7,880,206
Immingham Docks 6,211,222
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,535,830
London Gateway Port 4,629,667
Holyhead 4,619,949

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 £
Liverpool Docks 5,316,469 2,563,737 -2,752,732
Immingham Docks 3,145,239 3,065,983 -79,256
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,107,810 2,428,020 -679,790
London Gateway Port 2,463,784 2,165,883 -297,901
Holyhead 2,517,362 2,102,587 -414,775
000 1,306,130 1,129,979 -176,151
Southampton 587,170 1,235,094 +647,924
Felixstowe 504,576 359,006 -145,570
Heysham 330,063 430,979 +100,916
Dover 454,219 155,012 -299,207

Quick facts

HS code: 382440

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

Description: Chemical additives designed to improve the performance of cements, mortars, and concrete mixes