Import/export HS code 810197: Tungsten waste and scrap

Recyclable tungsten materials, including leftover pieces and used products

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
United States 4,520,651
China 4,357,186
Netherlands 2,600,863
South Korea 2,511,057
Germany 1,990,238

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 £
United States 2,323,086 2,197,565 -125,521
China 2,134,808 2,222,378 +87,570
Netherlands 1,080,601 1,520,262 +439,661
South Korea 1,154,466 1,356,591 +202,125
Germany 967,573 1,022,665 +55,092
South Africa 463,194 624,243 +161,049
France 426,492 209,922 -216,570
Israel 367,213 134,496 -232,717
Austria 32,295 432,143 +399,848
Japan 152,537 226,157 +73,620

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 6,838,215
Germany 4,021,359
United States 2,896,422
South Korea 2,794,447
South Africa 1,087,437

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 3,440,302 3,397,913 -42,389
Germany 1,644,636 2,376,723 +732,087
United States 1,499,058 1,397,364 -101,694
South Korea 1,154,466 1,639,981 +485,515
South Africa 463,194 624,243 +161,049
Austria 444,724 528,289 +83,565
Israel 367,213 134,496 -232,717
Japan 152,537 226,157 +73,620
Singapore 134,914 153,209 +18,295
France 14,063 261,164 +247,101

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
South Yorkshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
South Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Kent 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 12,556,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,121,329
Air transport 1,505,889
Other 461,166

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) 6,514,213 6,042,731 -471,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,506,961 3,614,368 +1,107,407
Air transport 292,072 1,213,817 +921,745
Other 284,490 176,676 -107,814

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,470,418
Immingham Docks 3,895,474
Southampton 3,056,020
London Gateway Port 1,913,722
Dover 1,749,104

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 3,089,674 3,380,744 +291,070
Immingham Docks 1,811,482 2,083,992 +272,510
Southampton 1,442,975 1,613,045 +170,070
London Gateway Port 1,197,595 716,127 -481,468
Dover 703,691 1,045,413 +341,722
London 640,673 548,246 -92,427
London Heathrow Airport 0 825,705 +825,705
000 284,490 176,676 -107,814
Manchester Airport 205,124 85,969 -119,155
London Stansted Airport 74,655 207,344 +132,689

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 10
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 5
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Other manufacturing 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 6

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+ 8
15m-54m 6
1m-15m 5
Other 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 £
Germany 19,645,763
United States 3,610,488
France 3,221,526
Austria 1,567,937
Japan 1,064,084

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 8,565,645 11,080,118 +2,514,473
United States 926,564 2,683,924 +1,757,360
France 1,113,114 2,108,412 +995,298
Austria 623,667 944,270 +320,603
Japan 356,194 707,890 +351,696
Australia 408,041 651,486 +243,445
Netherlands 389,301 48,835 -340,466
Slovenia 133,304 302,096 +168,792
Singapore 0 195,024 +195,024
Ireland 77,602 0 -77,602

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) 25,082,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,953,399
Air transport 432,415
Road transport 63,808

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,481,753 14,600,360 +4,118,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,188,340 3,765,059 +1,576,719
Air transport 1,487 430,928 +429,441
Road transport 63,808 0 -63,808

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,996,116
Felixstowe 8,963,622
Immingham Docks 3,902,247
Southampton 3,515,998
Liverpool Docks 1,505,391

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 4,785,207 6,210,909 +1,425,702
Felixstowe 4,068,061 4,895,561 +827,500
Immingham Docks 1,221,953 2,680,294 +1,458,341
Southampton 1,605,236 1,910,762 +305,526
Liverpool Docks 87,692 1,417,699 +1,330,007
Dover 471,668 440,830 -30,838
Harwich 279,918 220,952 -58,966
London Gateway Port 74,885 405,659 +330,774
London Heathrow Airport 0 253,788 +253,788
London 0 182,753 +182,753

Quick facts

HS code: 810197

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

Description: Recyclable tungsten materials, including leftover pieces and used products