Import/export HS code 382590: Various chemical waste

Miscellaneous waste from chemical or industrial activities

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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 £
China 325,709
Japan 93,926
United States 68,780
Italy 26,506
Spain 25,107

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 £
China 25,086 300,623 +275,537
Japan 93,926 0 -93,926
United States 49,276 19,504 -29,772
Italy 5,986 20,520 +14,534
Spain 1,501 23,606 +22,105
Ireland 5,445 10,953 +5,508
France 11,402 0 -11,402
South Korea 9,425 0 -9,425
Netherlands 3,945 4,073 +128
Czechia 1,517 2,796 +1,279

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 £
China 333,760
Japan 93,926
United States 85,552
Austria 20,520
Ireland 14,383

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 £
China 30,341 303,419 +273,078
Japan 93,926 0 -93,926
United States 42,442 43,110 +668
Austria 0 20,520 +20,520
Ireland 3,430 10,953 +7,523
Poland 11,380 0 -11,380
United Kingdom 8,926 0 -8,926
South Korea 5,354 0 -5,354
Sweden 5,101 0 -5,101
Netherlands 0 4,073 +4,073

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Inner London - East 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 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) 309,251
Air transport 204,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,760
Other 2,015

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) 1,926 307,325 +305,399
Air transport 184,997 19,277 -165,720
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,608 59,152 +36,544
Other 2,015 0 -2,015

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 298,142
Manchester Airport 93,926
London Stansted Airport 66,963
London 36,323
London Heathrow Airport 26,786

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 £
Southampton 0 298,142 +298,142
Manchester Airport 93,926 0 -93,926
London Stansted Airport 50,482 16,481 -34,001
London 4,623 31,700 +27,077
London Heathrow Airport 23,990 2,796 -21,194
Dover 0 20,520 +20,520
East Midlands Airport 15,550 0 -15,550
Liverpool Docks 0 10,953 +10,953
Eurotunnel 10,497 0 -10,497
Felixstowe 3,175 2,481 -694

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 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-02 1
2025-04 2
2025-02 2
2024-12 1
2024-08 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 2
54m+ 2

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 £
Lithuania 1,255,272
Sweden 750,535
Portugal 437,010
Spain 163,068
Ireland 96,095

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 £
Lithuania 453,151 802,121 +348,970
Sweden 324,603 425,932 +101,329
Portugal 437,010 0 -437,010
Spain 66,639 96,429 +29,790
Ireland 15,548 80,547 +64,999
Israel 83,608 8,404 -75,204
France 39,830 32,869 -6,961
Belgium 33,511 29,070 -4,441
Norway 5,853 40,811 +34,958
Iceland 35,237 10,397 -24,840

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 £
Ireland 62,542

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 £
Ireland 0 62,542 +62,542

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) 2,644,810
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 330,800
Air transport 165,659
Other 62,721

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) 1,315,341 1,329,469 +14,128
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 215,448 115,352 -100,096
Air transport 57,242 108,417 +51,175
Other 179 62,542 +62,363

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,287,257
TRT 719,990
Liverpool Docks 463,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 205,220
Felixstowe 95,810

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 £
Middlesbrough 449,856 837,401 +387,545
TRT 264,450 455,540 +191,090
Liverpool Docks 449,657 13,368 -436,289
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,207 82,013 -41,194
Felixstowe 84,865 10,945 -73,920
London Heathrow Airport 0 92,801 +92,801
London Gateway Port 66,704 4,631 -62,073
Dover 59,099 4,178 -54,921
000 179 62,542 +62,363
East Midlands Airport 45,362 10,397 -34,965

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 382590

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

Description: Miscellaneous waste from chemical or industrial activities