Import/export HS code 382561: Waste with organic materials

Waste mainly made of natural or carbon-based substances

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  • 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 £
France 2,262,821
United States 598,613
Belgium 117,132
Spain 67,823
Netherlands 45,623

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 £
France 1,207,191 1,055,630 -151,561
United States 234,528 364,085 +129,557
Belgium 87,082 30,050 -57,032
Spain 10,689 57,134 +46,445
Netherlands 29,073 16,550 -12,523
Georgia 15,557 0 -15,557

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 £
France 2,225,153
United States 627,646
Spain 176,275
Netherlands 45,623
Belgium 27,633

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 £
France 1,171,804 1,053,349 -118,455
United States 250,085 377,561 +127,476
Spain 119,141 57,134 -62,007
Netherlands 29,073 16,550 -12,523
Belgium 14,017 13,616 -401
United Kingdom 0 5,239 +5,239

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 2
Kent 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1

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
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,898,044
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 209,525

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,462,612 1,435,432 -27,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,508 88,017 -33,491

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 1,769,599
Liverpool Docks 612,451
London 498,470
Killingholme 87,338
Immingham Docks 55,139

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 £
Hull 1,208,249 561,350 -646,899
Liverpool Docks 253,490 358,961 +105,471
London 13,246 485,224 +471,978
Killingholme 58,320 29,018 -29,302
Immingham Docks 12,959 42,180 +29,221
Eurotunnel 14,590 7,400 -7,190
Dover 7,439 13,549 +6,110
London Gateway Port 0 18,600 +18,600
Purfleet 15,827 0 -15,827
Portsmouth 0 7,167 +7,167

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 3
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-07 2
2025-01 2

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 3
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 1,415,291
Belgium 289,222
Sweden 42,337
Portugal 29,221
Germany 11,598

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 £
Netherlands 1,000,118 415,173 -584,945
Belgium 184,440 104,782 -79,658
Sweden 38,300 4,037 -34,263
Portugal 27,192 2,029 -25,163
Germany 8,065 3,533 -4,532
France 17 9,472 +9,455
Denmark 1,048 3,245 +2,197
Spain 1,713 89 -1,624
Ireland 1,691 0 -1,691
Luxembourg 0 5 +5

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,151,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 652,225
Air transport 958

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 770,801 380,966 -389,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 490,826 161,399 -329,427
Air transport 958 0 -958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,461,282
London 198,917
Hull 47,594
Felixstowe 35,698
Liverpool Docks 31,023

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,053,752 407,530 -646,222
London 94,350 104,567 +10,217
Hull 45,388 2,206 -43,182
Felixstowe 28,542 7,156 -21,386
Liverpool Docks 28,905 2,118 -26,787
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,231 16,052 +11,821
Middlesbrough 4,881 3 -4,878
Harwich 20 2,731 +2,711
Holyhead 1,450 0 -1,450
ZLC 958 0 -958

Quick facts

HS code: 382561

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

Description: Waste mainly made of natural or carbon-based substances