Import/export HS code 2519: Magnesium products

Natural magnesite, fused magnesia, and other magnesium oxides, used in industrial and chemical applications

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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 9,164,303
Spain 8,099,271
Turkey 6,540,057
Greece 5,301,826
Ireland 4,103,435

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 4,091,779 5,072,524 +980,745
Spain 4,726,123 3,373,148 -1,352,975
Turkey 3,527,215 3,012,842 -514,373
Greece 2,542,531 2,759,295 +216,764
Ireland 1,977,883 2,125,552 +147,669
Germany 1,546,613 2,532,731 +986,118
Netherlands 1,985,363 1,412,351 -573,012
India 942,291 439,314 -502,977
Japan 337,025 716,960 +379,935
United States 321,284 387,571 +66,287

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 11,059,655
Greece 6,482,719
Spain 6,021,860
Turkey 5,986,911
Japan 2,329,558

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 5,161,892 5,897,763 +735,871
Greece 2,944,977 3,537,742 +592,765
Spain 3,275,602 2,746,258 -529,344
Turkey 3,540,532 2,446,379 -1,094,153
Japan 701,441 1,628,117 +926,676
Israel 946,181 1,142,334 +196,153
Netherlands 1,011,527 633,445 -378,082
India 1,005,175 444,202 -560,973
Germany 530,031 515,096 -14,935
Mexico 649,802 379,649 -270,153

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Merseyside 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Cheshire 5

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Merseyside 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0

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) 31,013,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,394,183
Other 5,464,047
Air transport 814,240
Road transport 30,076

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) 15,786,822 15,226,484 -560,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,794,288 4,599,895 -194,393
Other 2,765,964 2,698,083 -67,881
Air transport 425,672 388,568 -37,104
Road transport 10,957 19,119 +8,162

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,357,338
Goole 6,639,491
000 5,464,047
Immingham Docks 4,982,964
Liverpool Docks 4,102,306

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 £
Felixstowe 4,842,309 5,515,029 +672,720
Goole 2,181,422 4,458,069 +2,276,647
000 2,765,964 2,698,083 -67,881
Immingham Docks 2,652,068 2,330,896 -321,172
Liverpool Docks 2,334,099 1,768,207 -565,892
London Gateway Port 1,594,967 1,476,974 -117,993
Glasson Dock 2,207,934 503,402 -1,704,532
Dover 1,202,396 778,660 -423,736
Southampton 760,066 908,198 +148,132
Middlesbrough 741,066 711,226 -29,840

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 21
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of food products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 12
2026-02 24
2026-01 16
2025-12 14

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
54m+ 36
1m-15m 32
15m-54m 12
0-1m 5
Other 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 £
Germany 5,202,289
Ireland 3,355,454
Italy 2,517,039
France 1,810,521
United States 1,645,652

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 £
Germany 2,637,245 2,565,044 -72,201
Ireland 1,321,778 2,033,676 +711,898
Italy 1,247,355 1,269,684 +22,329
France 1,026,643 783,878 -242,765
United States 814,706 830,946 +16,240
India 750,243 708,581 -41,662
Romania 634,323 640,310 +5,987
Spain 576,061 647,853 +71,792
Egypt 677,658 535,706 -141,952
Poland 584,799 559,440 -25,359

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 £
Spain 1,715,850
XI 1,075,346
China 301,821
Belgium 10,190
Ireland 8,564

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 £
Spain 1,042,717 673,133 -369,584
XI 81,766 993,580 +911,814
China 140,706 161,115 +20,409
Belgium 10,190 0 -10,190
Ireland 0 8,564 +8,564

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,185,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,724,243
Other 3,111,771
Air transport 288,726

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,505,960 8,679,413 +173,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,119,597 3,604,646 -514,951
Other 1,275,379 1,836,392 +561,013
Air transport 142,236 146,490 +4,254

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,515,984
Immingham Docks 3,490,631
000 3,111,771
London Gateway Port 2,913,275
Southampton 2,497,662

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,417,279 5,098,705 -318,574
Immingham Docks 1,632,805 1,857,826 +225,021
000 1,275,379 1,836,392 +561,013
London Gateway Port 2,150,691 762,584 -1,388,107
Southampton 821,032 1,676,630 +855,598
Hull 1,129,410 1,144,040 +14,630
Felixstowe 557,784 647,431 +89,647
Liverpool Docks 344,135 544,193 +200,058
Dover 268,000 70,463 -197,537
Harwich 98,802 167,642 +68,840

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2519

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Natural magnesite, fused magnesia, and other magnesium oxides, used in industrial and chemical applications