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 323,708
Japan 82,000
United States 33,093
Italy 26,506
Ireland 25,642

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 48,345 275,363 +227,018
Japan 82,000 0 -82,000
United States 18,615 14,478 -4,137
Italy 5,986 20,520 +14,534
Ireland 3,727 21,915 +18,188
Spain 1,501 23,606 +22,105
France 11,402 0 -11,402
Czechia 1,517 6,962 +5,445
Netherlands 1,448 4,073 +2,625
South Korea 3,395 0 -3,395

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 335,925
Japan 82,000
United States 52,961
Ireland 25,345
Austria 20,520

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 53,600 282,325 +228,725
Japan 82,000 0 -82,000
United States 14,877 38,084 +23,207
Ireland 3,430 21,915 +18,485
Austria 0 20,520 +20,520
Poland 11,380 0 -11,380
Sweden 5,101 0 -5,101
Netherlands 0 4,073 +4,073
South Korea 3,395 0 -3,395
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 2
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 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
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 150,299
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,722
Other 297

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) 27,186 282,065 +254,879
Air transport 131,982 18,317 -113,665
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,608 70,114 +47,506
Other 297 0 -297

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 298,142
Manchester Airport 82,000
London 36,323
London Heathrow Airport 30,952
Liverpool Docks 21,915

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 22,779 275,363 +252,584
Manchester Airport 82,000 0 -82,000
London 4,623 31,700 +27,077
London Heathrow Airport 23,990 6,962 -17,028
Liverpool Docks 0 21,915 +21,915
London Stansted Airport 10,442 11,355 +913
Dover 0 20,520 +20,520
East Midlands Airport 15,550 0 -15,550
Eurotunnel 10,497 0 -10,497
Felixstowe 5,656 0 -5,656

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
2026-05 3
2026-02 1
2025-04 2
2025-02 2
2024-12 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 3
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 1,300,718
Sweden 750,535
Spain 172,648
Ireland 86,249
Portugal 72,990

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 535,494 765,224 +229,730
Sweden 446,871 303,664 -143,207
Spain 68,251 104,397 +36,146
Ireland 12,226 74,023 +61,797
Portugal 72,990 0 -72,990
France 47,963 24,736 -23,227
Israel 63,299 8,404 -54,895
Belgium 30,528 31,615 +1,087
Norway 10,031 36,633 +26,602
Iceland 38,387 7,247 -31,140

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) 2,315,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 318,916
Air transport 162,824
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) 1,137,407 1,178,442 +41,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,217 93,699 -131,518
Air transport 64,828 97,996 +33,168
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 1,330,755
TRT 719,990
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,413
Liverpool Docks 103,294
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 533,811 796,944 +263,133
TRT 385,414 334,576 -50,838
Dover / Eurotunnel 129,836 72,577 -57,259
Liverpool Docks 85,037 18,257 -66,780
Felixstowe 84,865 10,945 -73,920
London Heathrow Airport 7,271 85,530 +78,259
Dover 63,277 0 -63,277
000 179 62,542 +62,363
East Midlands Airport 45,677 7,247 -38,430
London Gateway Port 46,460 4,566 -41,894

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