BASF SE
Import activity
January 2016 to August 2026Is BASF SE on a US restricted-party list?
Checked against 13 Commerce, State and Treasury lists, refreshed daily.
What BASF SE imports
share of declarations| HS code | Product | Share | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34021300 | Organic surface-active agents (not soap), surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 | 16.4% | #1 · 6 yrs |
| 38249992 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations, heading 3824 | 13.3% | #1 · 6 yrs |
| 34021190 | Organic surface-active agents (not soap), surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 | 7.3% | #2 · 4 yrs |
| 32042000 | Dyes, synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents | 6.7% | #1 · 3 yrs |
| 38123990 | Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers, for rubber or plastics, other than mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ) | 6.7% | #2 · 3 yrs |
| 29151100 | Acids, saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, formic acid | 4.8% | #2 · 3 yrs |
| 29161100 | Acids, unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, acrylic acid and its salts | 4.2% | #1 · 2 yrs |
| 34023990 | Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap), other than linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale | 4.2% | #1 · 2 yrs |
| 38159090 | Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, unsupported or included | 4.2% | #1 · 2 yrs |
| 32041900 | Dyes, , including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of those from item no. 3204.11 to 3204.19 | 3.6% | #4 · 3 yrs |
Trade lanes
10 counterparty markets → United Kingdom imports of organic surface-active agentsMarket-wide sourcing of organic surface-active agents into United Kingdom; the directory does not publish origins per importer.
Largest importers of organic surface-active agents
ranked by activity on record| # | Company | Active | Months active | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 11 yr | 128 | 14 |
| 2 | CRODA EUROPE LIMITED | 11 yr | 128 | 12 |
| 3 | WHITMAN LABORATORIES LIMITED | 11 yr | 128 | 12 |
| 4 | 151 PRODUCTS LIMITED | 11 yr | 128 | 9 |
| 5 | SC JOHNSON EUROPE SARL | 11 yr | 127 | 6 |
| 6 | OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED | 11 yr | 127 | 5 |
| 7 | HILCO EUROPE | 11 yr | 125 | 10 |
| 8 | BASF SE | 11 yr | 124 | 7 |
| 9 | XPEL MARKETING LTD | 11 yr | 124 | 7 |
| 10 | ITW LIMITED | 11 yr | 121 | 12 |
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Common questions
What does BASF SE import?
UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House list organic surface-active agents, chemical products and dyes as BASF SE's principal imports (ranked by HS subheading, 12 products on record).
Who else imports organic surface-active agents in United Kingdom?
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, CRODA EUROPE LIMITED and WHITMAN LABORATORIES LIMITED rank among the largest importers of organic surface-active agents (HS 3402) in United Kingdom, out of 2,991 importers on record in 2025.
Where does this data come from?
Directly from UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House. Exsigo ingests the official records; nothing here is scraped from directories or estimated.