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 105,911
United States 71,667
Italy 26,506
Spain 25,109

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 82,547 23,364 -59,183
United States 50,046 21,621 -28,425
Italy 5,986 20,520 +14,534
Spain 1,503 23,606 +22,103
France 11,402 0 -11,402
South Korea 9,425 0 -9,425
Ireland 5,196 249 -4,947
Czechia 4,490 0 -4,490
Netherlands 3,945 0 -3,945

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 333,937
Japan 105,911
United States 88,439
Austria 20,520
Poland 13,323

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 33,314 300,623 +267,309
Japan 82,547 23,364 -59,183
United States 43,212 45,227 +2,015
Austria 0 20,520 +20,520
Poland 12,440 883 -11,557
United Kingdom 8,926 0 -8,926
South Korea 5,354 0 -5,354
Sweden 5,101 0 -5,101
Ireland 3,430 0 -3,430
India 1,674 0 -1,674

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 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,657
Air transport 215,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,677
Other 2,017

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) 6,013 304,644 +298,631
Air transport 173,174 42,062 -131,112
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,668 45,009 +21,341
Other 1,768 249 -1,519

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 302,229
Manchester Airport 105,911
London Stansted Airport 65,763
London 32,250
London Heathrow Airport 26,963

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 4,087 298,142 +294,055
Manchester Airport 82,547 23,364 -59,183
London Stansted Airport 47,065 18,698 -28,367
London 4,623 27,627 +23,004
London Heathrow Airport 26,963 0 -26,963
Dover 1,943 20,520 +18,577
East Midlands Airport 15,550 0 -15,550
Eurotunnel 10,497 0 -10,497
Felixstowe 3,175 2,481 -694
Holyhead 3,430 0 -3,430

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
2025-04 2
2025-02 2
2024-12 1
2024-08 2
2024-07 1

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 1,013,187
Sweden 630,074
Portugal 567,504
Spain 164,162
Israel 109,680

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 434,831 578,356 +143,525
Sweden 262,255 367,819 +105,564
Portugal 555,173 12,331 -542,842
Spain 1,094 163,068 +161,974
Israel 100,154 9,526 -90,628
France 25,115 56,679 +31,564
Belgium 30,323 29,616 -707
Iceland 38,558 7,646 -30,912
Norway 5,853 36,403 +30,550
Ireland 18,186 9,236 -8,950

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) 2,428,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 318,951
Air transport 164,850
Other 179

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) 1,281,967 1,146,044 -135,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 200,855 118,096 -82,759
Air transport 57,390 107,460 +50,070
Other 179 0 -179

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,045,352
TRT 599,530
Liverpool Docks 592,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 203,735
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 364,897 680,455 +315,558
TRT 202,100 397,430 +195,330
Liverpool Docks 570,458 21,567 -548,891
Dover / Eurotunnel 105,815 97,920 -7,895
Felixstowe 84,865 10,945 -73,920
London Heathrow Airport 2,860 92,801 +89,941
London Gateway Port 66,652 22,316 -44,336
Dover 59,099 4,178 -54,921
East Midlands Airport 48,683 7,646 -41,037
Hull 560 25,595 +25,035

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