Import/export HS code 81019910: Tungsten bars, rods, and profiles

Processed tungsten in shapes like bars, rods, plates, sheets, and foil

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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 2,531,089
Germany 994,155
United States 636,325
Austria 137,552
France 44,015

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 1,266,336 1,264,753 -1,583
Germany 528,349 465,806 -62,543
United States 456,818 179,507 -277,311
Austria 10,097 127,455 +117,358
France 10,961 33,054 +22,093
Singapore 17,529 0 -17,529
Kenya 10,680 0 -10,680
Japan 0 9,591 +9,591
Czechia 0 6,088 +6,088
United Arab Emirates 0 5,390 +5,390

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 2,617,693
Austria 949,709
United States 567,764
Germany 184,097
Singapore 17,529

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 1,297,377 1,320,316 +22,939
Austria 488,952 460,757 -28,195
United States 427,304 140,460 -286,844
Germany 48,044 136,053 +88,009
Singapore 17,529 0 -17,529
Brazil 0 13,880 +13,880
France 9,434 1,597 -7,837
Kenya 10,680 0 -10,680
Japan 0 9,591 +9,591
United Kingdom 1,450 8,047 +6,597

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Essex 4
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
Essex 2 4 +2
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 0 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 £
Air transport 2,834,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 896,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 677,071

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 £
Air transport 1,343,421 1,491,390 +147,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 434,359 461,766 +27,407
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 522,990 154,081 -368,909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,428,430
Birmingham Airport 888,488
Felixstowe 670,446
London 599,136
East Midlands Airport 302,747

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 912,648 515,782 -396,866
Birmingham Airport 209,189 679,299 +470,110
Felixstowe 430,769 239,677 -191,092
London 446,401 152,735 -293,666
East Midlands Airport 129,060 173,687 +44,627
London Gateway Port 71,302 212,589 +141,287
London Stansted Airport 89,056 122,622 +33,566
Dover 8,877 1,346 -7,531
Thamesport 0 9,500 +9,500
Leeds Bradford Airport 3,468 0 -3,468

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 14
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 6
2026-02 8
2026-01 7
2025-12 9

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+ 21
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 4
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Indonesia 279,303
France 278,980
United States 276,244
India 230,158
Spain 161,966

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 £
Indonesia 244,735 34,568 -210,167
France 98,309 180,671 +82,362
United States 109,198 167,046 +57,848
India 229,082 1,076 -228,006
Spain 36,973 124,993 +88,020
Singapore 90,212 0 -90,212
Ireland 39,201 48,696 +9,495
Germany 22,719 46,563 +23,844
Denmark 4,373 64,771 +60,398
Bahrain 22,306 36,051 +13,745

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,460,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 474,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,485

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 £
Air transport 872,649 587,848 -284,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,545 348,666 +223,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,153 27,332 +21,179

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 593,520
London Heathrow Airport 449,545
Dover / Eurotunnel 265,859
London Stansted Airport 253,462
ZLC 162,164

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 £
East Midlands Airport 359,872 233,648 -126,224
London Heathrow Airport 387,100 62,445 -324,655
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,073 177,786 +89,713
London Stansted Airport 74,730 178,732 +104,002
ZLC 49,141 113,023 +63,882
Holyhead 36,352 48,696 +12,344
Portsmouth 0 57,922 +57,922
Tyne 0 48,495 +48,495
London Gateway Port 0 22,585 +22,585
Immingham Docks 960 15,432 +14,472

Quick facts

HS code: 81019910

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

Description: Processed tungsten in shapes like bars, rods, plates, sheets, and foil