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38021000 — Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges,

Commodity code 38021000 covers activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale), within HMRC chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). 84 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 39 counties and 70 towns.

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84Businesses trading
39Counties
70Towns
1,003Import declarations

Counties trading under 38021000

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

5 towns
9 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
7 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

6 towns
6 businessesView →

Kent

5 towns
5 businessesView →

Derbyshire

4 towns
5 businessesView →

South Yorkshire

4 towns
4 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Cheshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Lincolnshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Suffolk

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Merseyside

2 towns
2 businessesView →

East Riding of Yorkshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Bristol

1 town
2 businessesView →

Oxfordshire

1 town
2 businessesView →

Leicestershire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Glasgow City

1 town
2 businessesView →

Gloucestershire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Cumbria

1 town
1 businessesView →

Warwickshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Dyfed

1 town
1 businessesView →

East Sussex

1 town
1 businessesView →

Wiltshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Somerset

1 town
1 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 38021000

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Most active business

ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED

Castleford, West Yorkshire 213 import declarations 14 export declarations WF10 *Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 14Ch. 19 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 2.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity213 in the last 6 months
ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 49 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 35 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 42 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 41 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 26 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 29 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 28 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 45 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 42 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 32 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 37 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 33 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 34 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 41 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 36 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 30 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 37 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 34 import declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 38 import declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 38 import declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 39 import declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 37 import declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 33 import declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 33 import declarations (modelled forecast)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 40 import declarations (modelled forecast)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 35 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 7 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 12 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 16 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 10 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 6 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 9 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 1 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 1 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 2 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 0 export declarations (historic)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)ROLF C HAGEN (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Bingley, West Yorkshire 75 import declarations 48 export declarations BD16 *Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., parts and accessories for machines, appliances, instruments or other apparatus in chapter 90, specified neither in this chapter nor elsewhere.

▲ Expected to increase by 8.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jul 24: 8 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Aug 24: 11 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Sep 24: 8 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Oct 24: 9 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Nov 24: 8 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Dec 24: 10 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jan 25: 9 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Feb 25: 13 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Mar 25: 17 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Apr 25: 9 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — May 25: 12 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jun 25: 10 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jul 25: 15 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Aug 25: 9 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Sep 25: 10 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Oct 25: 11 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Nov 25: 7 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Dec 25: 7 import declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jan 26: 13 import declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Feb 26: 15 import declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Mar 26: 17 import declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Apr 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — May 26: 12 import declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jun 26: 7 import declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jul 26: 16 import declarations (modelled forecast)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Aug 26: 10 import declarations (modelled forecast)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Sep 26: 11 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jul 24: 8 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Aug 24: 8 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Sep 24: 8 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Oct 24: 7 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Nov 24: 10 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Dec 24: 8 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jan 25: 6 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Feb 25: 11 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Mar 25: 9 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Apr 25: 9 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — May 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jun 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jul 25: 14 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Aug 25: 6 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Sep 25: 6 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Oct 25: 9 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Nov 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Dec 25: 6 export declarations (historic)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jan 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Feb 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Mar 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Apr 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — May 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jun 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Jul 26: 14 export declarations (modelled forecast)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Aug 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — Sep 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD

Ashton-In-Makerfield, Greater Manchester 57 import declarations 34 export declarations WN4 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 35 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale), activated kieselguhr and other activated natural mineral products; animal black, whether or not spent (excl. activated carbon, calcinated diatomite without the addition of sintering agents and activated chemical products).

▲ Expected to increase by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jul 24: 5 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Aug 24: 9 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Sep 24: 8 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Oct 24: 4 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Nov 24: 7 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Dec 24: 8 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jan 25: 7 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Feb 25: 7 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Mar 25: 9 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Apr 25: 9 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — May 25: 6 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jun 25: 11 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jul 25: 8 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Aug 25: 9 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Sep 25: 8 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Oct 25: 8 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Nov 25: 8 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Dec 25: 6 import declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jan 26: 7 import declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Feb 26: 8 import declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Mar 26: 9 import declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Apr 26: 7 import declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — May 26: 15 import declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jun 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jul 26: 9 import declarations (modelled forecast)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Aug 26: 10 import declarations (modelled forecast)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Sep 26: 9 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jul 24: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Aug 24: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Sep 24: 7 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Oct 24: 5 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Nov 24: 6 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Dec 24: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jan 25: 6 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Feb 25: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Mar 25: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Apr 25: 3 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — May 25: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jun 25: 5 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jul 25: 5 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Aug 25: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Sep 25: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Oct 25: 5 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Nov 25: 4 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Dec 25: 6 export declarations (historic)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jan 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Feb 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Mar 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Apr 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — May 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jun 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Jul 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Aug 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD — Sep 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 38021000

What goods does commodity code 38021000 cover?

Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale). It sits in HMRC chapter 38, miscellaneous chemical products. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 38021000?

84 businesses filed customs declarations against code 38021000 in the last six months, spread across 39 counties and 70 towns, totalling 1,003 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 38021000?

The busiest counties are Greater London (9 businesses), Aberdeen City (7 businesses), Greater Manchester (6 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.