Import/export HS code 720291: Ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium

Mixes of titanium, silicon, and iron. Used in aerospace and specialty alloys

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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 £
Estonia 1,292,982
India 667,945
Japan 442,995
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 179,229
France 156,839

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 £
Estonia 789,758 503,224 -286,534
India 604,451 63,494 -540,957
Japan 0 442,995 +442,995
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 179,229 0 -179,229
France 101,727 55,112 -46,615
Spain 24,227 51,599 +27,372
Netherlands 70,661 0 -70,661
Germany 32,828 5,562 -27,266
United States 9,177 13,586 +4,409
Poland 3,746 18,359 +14,613

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 £
Estonia 1,292,982
India 850,207
United Kingdom 268,346
Latvia 189,667
Japan 183,826

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 £
Estonia 789,758 503,224 -286,534
India 783,680 66,527 -717,153
United Kingdom 9,177 259,169 +249,992
Latvia 134,555 55,112 -79,443
Japan 0 183,826 +183,826
Spain 24,227 51,599 +27,372
Netherlands 70,661 0 -70,661
Poland 3,746 15,326 +11,580
United States 0 13,586 +13,586
China 0 4,561 +4,561

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 1 +1

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) 2,696,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,514
Air transport 66,949

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) 1,706,350 989,922 -716,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 109,454 97,060 -12,394
Air transport 0 66,949 +66,949

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,249,154
Felixstowe 1,227,781
Dover 186,861
Immingham Docks 103,489
London Heathrow Airport 66,949

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 £
Middlesbrough 789,758 459,396 -330,362
Felixstowe 783,680 444,101 -339,579
Dover 105,473 81,388 -24,085
Immingham Docks 103,489 0 -103,489
London Heathrow Airport 0 66,949 +66,949
Liverpool Docks 33,404 21,287 -12,117
Harwich 0 35,911 +35,911
Eurotunnel 0 30,312 +30,312
Southampton 0 13,586 +13,586
London Gateway Port 0 1,001 +1,001

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-02 2
2026-01 1
2025-11 1
2025-02 1

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+ 3
0-1m 1
1m-15m 1

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 £
Japan 16,777,423
Germany 9,142,041
Netherlands 4,796,682
United States 4,088,905
South Korea 3,278,452

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 £
Japan 12,058,771 4,718,652 -7,340,119
Germany 5,467,205 3,674,836 -1,792,369
Netherlands 3,941,571 855,111 -3,086,460
United States 2,615,176 1,473,729 -1,141,447
South Korea 3,099,272 179,180 -2,920,092
Belgium 537,816 1,079,522 +541,706
Sweden 1,242,960 373,688 -869,272
Finland 870,353 251,908 -618,445
Turkey 670,539 91,189 -579,350
Italy 315,513 370,651 +55,138

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,944,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,125,491
Air transport 29,808

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,339,147 8,605,825 -12,733,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,089,758 7,035,733 -5,054,025
Air transport 26,046 3,762 -22,284

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,784,387
Southampton 8,397,194
Immingham Docks 6,311,000
Dover 5,251,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,500,476

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 £
Felixstowe 12,494,483 4,289,904 -8,204,579
Southampton 5,876,545 2,520,649 -3,355,896
Immingham Docks 3,610,806 2,700,194 -910,612
Dover 3,225,982 2,025,453 -1,200,529
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,293,674 1,206,802 -1,086,872
London 2,576,631 920,629 -1,656,002
London Gateway Port 1,628,927 1,088,274 -540,653
Hull 1,047,833 258,336 -789,497
Liverpool Docks 547,307 217,681 -329,626
Middlesbrough 0 413,636 +413,636

Quick facts

HS code: 720291

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

Description: Mixes of titanium, silicon, and iron. Used in aerospace and specialty alloys