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38159090 — Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations,

Commodity code 38159090 covers reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, n.e.s. (excl. rubber accelerators and supported c, within HMRC chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). 114 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 47 counties and 95 towns.

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114Businesses trading
47Counties
95Towns
2,711Import declarations

Counties trading under 38159090

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Aberdeen City

1 town
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Greater London

6 towns
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Greater Manchester

5 towns
6 businessesView →

West Midlands

4 towns
5 businessesView →

Cheshire

4 towns
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Leicestershire

2 towns
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County Durham

3 towns
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Staffordshire

3 towns
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Dorset

2 towns
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Gloucestershire

3 towns
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Cambridgeshire

3 towns
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Somerset

3 towns
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Hampshire

3 towns
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Clwyd

2 towns
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Lancashire

3 towns
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Derbyshire

3 towns
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City of London

1 town
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South Glamorgan

3 towns
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Northamptonshire

2 towns
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Warwickshire

2 towns
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Berkshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

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Surrey

2 towns
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West Yorkshire

1 town
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Businesses importing under 38159090

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Most active business

EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED

Manchester, Greater Manchester 173 import declarations 83 export declarations M11 *Ch. 15Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 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., polysulphides, polysulphones and other polymers and prepolymers produced by chemical synthesis, n.e.s., in primary forms.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity173 in the last 6 months
EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jul 24: 26 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Aug 24: 26 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Sep 24: 25 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Oct 24: 29 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Nov 24: 21 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Dec 24: 22 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jan 25: 27 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Feb 25: 26 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Mar 25: 31 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Apr 25: 25 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — May 25: 26 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jun 25: 25 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jul 25: 27 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Aug 25: 23 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Sep 25: 25 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Oct 25: 26 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Nov 25: 21 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Dec 25: 19 import declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jan 26: 31 import declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Feb 26: 31 import declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Mar 26: 30 import declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Apr 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — May 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jun 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jul 26: 27 import declarations (modelled forecast)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Aug 26: 23 import declarations (modelled forecast)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Sep 26: 25 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months
EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jul 24: 14 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Aug 24: 15 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Sep 24: 14 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Oct 24: 17 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Nov 24: 14 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Dec 24: 14 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jan 25: 15 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Feb 25: 17 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Mar 25: 16 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Apr 25: 13 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — May 25: 15 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jun 25: 18 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jul 25: 17 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Aug 25: 11 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Sep 25: 13 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Oct 25: 15 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Nov 25: 13 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Dec 25: 13 export declarations (historic)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jan 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Feb 26: 17 export declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Mar 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Apr 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — May 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jun 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Jul 26: 15 export declarations (modelled forecast)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Aug 26: 10 export declarations (modelled forecast)EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED — Sep 26: 12 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA

Aberdeen City, Aberdeen City 181 import declarations 67 export declarations AB10 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 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., adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber (excl. put up for retail sale with a net weight of <= 1 kg).

▲ Expected to increase by 3.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity181 in the last 6 months
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jul 24: 26 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Aug 24: 29 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Sep 24: 35 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Oct 24: 31 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Nov 24: 26 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Dec 24: 24 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jan 25: 28 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Feb 25: 31 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Mar 25: 31 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Apr 25: 35 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — May 25: 36 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jun 25: 19 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jul 25: 33 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Aug 25: 28 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Sep 25: 30 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Oct 25: 35 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Nov 25: 33 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Dec 25: 24 import declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jan 26: 35 import declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Feb 26: 33 import declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Mar 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Apr 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — May 26: 30 import declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jun 26: 32 import declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jul 26: 34 import declarations (modelled forecast)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Aug 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Sep 26: 31 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jul 24: 8 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Aug 24: 8 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Sep 24: 6 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Oct 24: 6 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Nov 24: 5 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Dec 24: 5 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jan 25: 5 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Feb 25: 5 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Mar 25: 5 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Apr 25: 3 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — May 25: 3 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jun 25: 1 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jul 25: 3 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Aug 25: 5 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Sep 25: 5 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Oct 25: 4 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Nov 25: 10 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Dec 25: 7 export declarations (historic)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jan 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Feb 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Mar 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Apr 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — May 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jun 26: 19 export declarations (current 6-month window)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Jul 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Aug 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA — Sep 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED

Barry (Vale of Glamorgan), South Glamorgan 131 import declarations 48 export declarations CF63 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 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., separate chemically defined organo-inorganic compounds (excl. organo-sulphur, mercury, tetramethyl lead, tetraethyl lead and tributyltin compounds, and organo-phosphorous derivatives).

▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity131 in the last 6 months
DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jul 24: 26 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Aug 24: 31 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Sep 24: 30 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Oct 24: 32 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Nov 24: 23 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Dec 24: 23 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jan 25: 23 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Feb 25: 20 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Mar 25: 31 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Apr 25: 31 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — May 25: 31 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jun 25: 23 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jul 25: 24 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Aug 25: 19 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Sep 25: 23 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Oct 25: 28 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Nov 25: 20 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Dec 25: 21 import declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jan 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Feb 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Mar 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Apr 26: 19 import declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — May 26: 17 import declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jun 26: 20 import declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jul 26: 20 import declarations (modelled forecast)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Aug 26: 16 import declarations (modelled forecast)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Sep 26: 19 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jul 24: 8 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Aug 24: 9 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Sep 24: 6 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Oct 24: 8 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Nov 24: 5 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Dec 24: 8 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jan 25: 8 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Feb 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Mar 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Apr 25: 6 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — May 25: 6 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jun 25: 8 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jul 25: 5 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Aug 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Sep 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Oct 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Nov 25: 11 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Dec 25: 7 export declarations (historic)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jan 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Feb 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Mar 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Apr 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — May 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jun 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Jul 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Aug 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED — Sep 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 38159090

What goods does commodity code 38159090 cover?

Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, n.e.s. (excl. rubber accelerators and supported c. 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 38159090?

114 businesses filed customs declarations against code 38159090 in the last six months, spread across 47 counties and 95 towns, totalling 2,711 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 38159090?

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