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28500020 — Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chem

Commodity code 28500020 covers hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. compounds which are also car, within HMRC chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals). 16 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 12 counties and 15 towns.

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16Businesses trading
12Counties
15Towns
555Import declarations

Counties trading under 28500020

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Clwyd

3 towns
4 businessesView →

Greater London

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
1 businessesView →

East Sussex

1 town
1 businessesView →

Cheshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Devon

1 town
1 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Oxfordshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

West Midlands

1 town
1 businessesView →

County Durham

1 town
1 businessesView →

Tyne and Wear

1 town
1 businessesView →

South Yorkshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 28500020

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Most active business

KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH

Aberdeen City, Aberdeen City 148 import declarations 75 export declarations AB10 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for milling, tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping).

▼ Expected to slow by 3.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity148 in the last 6 months
KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jul 24: 25 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Aug 24: 26 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Sep 24: 25 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Oct 24: 27 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Nov 24: 30 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Dec 24: 24 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jan 25: 29 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Feb 25: 23 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Mar 25: 30 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Apr 25: 27 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — May 25: 23 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jun 25: 27 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jul 25: 29 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Aug 25: 26 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Sep 25: 28 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Oct 25: 30 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Nov 25: 24 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Dec 25: 21 import declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jan 26: 21 import declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Feb 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Mar 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Apr 26: 26 import declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — May 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jun 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jul 26: 28 import declarations (modelled forecast)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Aug 26: 25 import declarations (modelled forecast)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Sep 26: 27 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jul 24: 16 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Aug 24: 11 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Sep 24: 12 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Oct 24: 12 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Nov 24: 17 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Dec 24: 14 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jan 25: 11 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Feb 25: 14 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Mar 25: 11 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Apr 25: 16 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — May 25: 12 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jun 25: 14 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jul 25: 10 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Aug 25: 15 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Sep 25: 14 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Oct 25: 18 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Nov 25: 15 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Dec 25: 19 export declarations (historic)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jan 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Feb 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Mar 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Apr 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — May 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jun 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Jul 26: 10 export declarations (modelled forecast)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Aug 26: 16 export declarations (modelled forecast)KENNAMETAL EUROPE GMBH — Sep 26: 15 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

SURFACE MATERIALS LTD

City of Westminster, Greater London 68 import declarations 1 export declarations W1W *Ch. 13Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, containing < 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 320.

▲ Expected to increase by 146.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jul 24: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Aug 24: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Sep 24: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Oct 24: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Nov 24: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Dec 24: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jan 25: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Feb 25: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Mar 25: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Apr 25: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — May 25: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jun 25: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jul 25: 0 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Aug 25: 2 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Sep 25: 13 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Oct 25: 10 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Nov 25: 9 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Dec 25: 8 import declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jan 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Feb 26: 13 import declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Mar 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Apr 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — May 26: 15 import declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jun 26: 9 import declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jul 26: 0 import declarations (modelled forecast)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Aug 26: 5 import declarations (modelled forecast)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Sep 26: 32 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jul 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Aug 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Sep 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Oct 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Nov 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Dec 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jan 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Feb 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Mar 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Apr 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — May 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jun 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jul 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Aug 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Sep 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Oct 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Nov 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Dec 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jan 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Feb 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Mar 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Apr 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — May 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jun 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Jul 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)SURFACE MATERIALS LTD — Sep 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED

Didcot, Oxfordshire 42 import declarations 27 export declarations OX11 *Ch. 26Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, interchangeable, and parts therefor, with working parts of materials other than sintered metal carbide or cermets, diamonds, synthetic or reconstructed, worked, whether or not graded but not strung, mounted or set, ungraded diamonds, temporarily strung for convenience of transport (excl. diamonds simply sawn or roughly shaped).

▼ Expected to slow by 30.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 8 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 11 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 14 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 9 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 13 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 15 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 9 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 13 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 10 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 14 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 10 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 11 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 11 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 13 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 6 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 10 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 9 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 8 import declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 7 import declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 5 import declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 6 import declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 8 import declarations (modelled forecast)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 9 import declarations (modelled forecast)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 4 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 4 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 6 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 6 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 5 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 6 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 2 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 2 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 5 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 5 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 3 export declarations (historic)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 2 export declarations (modelled forecast)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 2 export declarations (modelled forecast)ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 28500020

What goods does commodity code 28500020 cover?

Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. compounds which are also car. It sits in HMRC chapter 28, inorganic chemicals. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 28500020?

16 businesses filed customs declarations against code 28500020 in the last six months, spread across 12 counties and 15 towns, totalling 555 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 28500020?

The busiest counties are Clwyd (4 businesses), Greater London (2 businesses), Aberdeen City (1 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.