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 9,182,023
Spain 7,002,577
Turkey 5,415,060
Greece 5,278,671
Germany 4,216,501

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 4,441,924 4,740,099 +298,175
Spain 4,443,860 2,558,717 -1,885,143
Turkey 2,786,004 2,629,056 -156,948
Greece 2,773,898 2,504,773 -269,125
Germany 1,830,171 2,386,330 +556,159
Ireland 2,007,989 2,067,152 +59,163
Netherlands 1,848,753 1,292,886 -555,867
India 907,929 421,259 -486,670
Japan 415,721 595,256 +179,535
United States 330,596 334,549 +3,953

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 10,969,421
Greece 6,320,747
Spain 5,305,397
Turkey 4,859,867
Japan 2,278,652

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 5,436,426 5,532,995 +96,569
Greece 3,047,031 3,273,716 +226,685
Spain 3,092,070 2,213,327 -878,743
Turkey 2,826,916 2,032,951 -793,965
Japan 779,637 1,499,015 +719,378
Israel 1,032,233 1,117,988 +85,755
Netherlands 807,574 617,443 -190,131
India 912,817 421,259 -491,558
Germany 613,564 427,612 -185,952
Mexico 592,272 353,025 -239,247

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Cheshire 5
Greater Manchester 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 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Merseyside 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2

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) 29,535,809
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,200,715
Other 5,285,635
Air transport 778,376
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) 15,809,401 13,726,408 -2,082,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,038,903 4,161,812 +122,909
Other 2,902,482 2,383,153 -519,329
Air transport 435,108 343,268 -91,840
Road transport 30,076 0 -30,076

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,787,437
Goole 6,639,491
000 5,285,635
Immingham Docks 5,175,758
Liverpool Docks 4,025,093

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 5,006,038 4,781,399 -224,639
Goole 2,722,313 3,917,178 +1,194,865
000 2,902,482 2,383,153 -519,329
Immingham Docks 2,812,509 2,363,249 -449,260
Liverpool Docks 2,155,918 1,869,175 -286,743
London Gateway Port 1,279,752 1,448,241 +168,489
Glasson Dock 2,017,924 0 -2,017,924
Dover 1,018,484 693,868 -324,616
Southampton 981,742 715,880 -265,862
Middlesbrough 0 711,226 +711,226

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
20
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of food products
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 19
2026-03 12
2026-02 24
2026-01 16

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+ 34
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 13
0-1m 4
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 5,178,947
Ireland 3,262,044
Italy 2,401,384
United States 1,646,711
France 1,641,482

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 2,708,366 2,470,581 -237,785
Ireland 1,127,441 2,134,603 +1,007,162
Italy 1,235,610 1,165,774 -69,836
United States 889,126 757,585 -131,541
France 910,931 730,551 -180,380
India 790,153 707,382 -82,771
Egypt 632,568 612,572 -19,996
Romania 677,564 523,259 -154,305
Spain 609,911 578,311 -31,600
Poland 605,898 415,260 -190,638

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 1,516,972
XI 1,193,353
China 306,994
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 860,374 656,598 -203,776
XI 87,805 1,105,548 +1,017,743
China 140,385 166,609 +26,224
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) 16,673,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,608,102
Other 3,025,883
Air transport 248,258

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) 8,790,840 7,882,926 -907,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,244,080 3,364,022 -880,058
Other 1,088,564 1,937,319 +848,755
Air transport 119,784 128,474 +8,690

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,112,683
Immingham Docks 3,573,844
000 3,025,883
London Gateway Port 2,807,212
Southampton 2,581,322

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 5,380,301 4,732,382 -647,919
Immingham Docks 1,839,088 1,734,756 -104,332
000 1,088,564 1,937,319 +848,755
London Gateway Port 2,045,958 761,254 -1,284,704
Southampton 1,044,890 1,536,432 +491,542
Hull 1,154,783 931,240 -223,543
Felixstowe 561,477 596,654 +35,177
Liverpool Docks 498,563 420,673 -77,890
Dover 178,376 64,698 -113,678
Harwich 77,184 150,606 +73,422

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