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 1,995,183
Germany 835,434
United States 591,096
France 35,965
Austria 32,516

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 1,227,699 767,484 -460,215
Germany 506,562 328,872 -177,690
United States 435,354 155,742 -279,612
France 19,764 16,201 -3,563
Austria 32,516 0 -32,516
Singapore 17,529 0 -17,529
Kenya 0 10,680 +10,680
United Arab Emirates 0 5,390 +5,390
Czechia 0 4,742 +4,742
Switzerland 0 2,356 +2,356

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 2,053,151
Austria 684,840
United States 565,049
Germany 183,863
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 1,242,487 810,664 -431,823
Austria 489,903 194,937 -294,966
United States 431,782 133,267 -298,515
Germany 47,725 136,138 +88,413
Singapore 17,529 0 -17,529
Kenya 0 10,680 +10,680
France 8,548 886 -7,662
Czechia 0 2,539 +2,539
India 0 2,356 +2,356
Sweden 0 1,820 +1,820

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
West Midlands 4
Essex 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 3 5 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 0 -2

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 2,156,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 690,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 687,388

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 1,391,294 764,952 -626,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 447,354 242,969 -204,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 402,022 285,366 -116,656

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,316,197
London 604,045
Felixstowe 599,751
Birmingham Airport 402,621
East Midlands Airport 261,398

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 1,044,487 271,710 -772,777
London 428,788 175,257 -253,531
Felixstowe 375,803 223,948 -151,855
Birmingham Airport 135,062 267,559 +132,497
East Midlands Airport 130,862 130,536 -326
London Stansted Airport 54,996 95,147 +40,151
London Gateway Port 26,219 119,630 +93,411
Leeds Bradford Airport 25,887 0 -25,887
Dover 18,566 0 -18,566
Thamesport 0 9,500 +9,500

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
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
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
2026-01 7
2025-11 7
2025-10 7
2025-09 9
2025-08 7

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+ 19
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 4
0-1m 3
Other 3

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
India 273,111
France 242,606
United States 237,663
Spain 95,992

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 27,931 251,372 +223,441
India 272,035 1,076 -270,959
France 102,850 139,756 +36,906
United States 110,470 127,193 +16,723
Spain 33,005 62,987 +29,982
Singapore 0 90,212 +90,212
Germany 43,797 40,479 -3,318
Denmark 4,373 54,185 +49,812
Ireland 30,281 18,847 -11,434
Bahrain 22,306 13,247 -9,059

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 1,371,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 333,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,644

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 638,589 732,623 +94,034
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,456 210,861 +88,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,153 24,491 +18,338

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 560,072
London Heathrow Airport 435,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 227,049
London Stansted Airport 211,887
ZLC 118,860

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 177,361 382,711 +205,350
London Heathrow Airport 296,888 138,746 -158,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,904 133,145 +39,241
London Stansted Airport 79,224 132,663 +53,439
ZLC 40,357 78,503 +38,146
Tyne 0 48,495 +48,495
Holyhead 27,432 18,847 -8,585
Manchester Airport 44,759 0 -44,759
London Gateway Port 0 22,585 +22,585
Portsmouth 0 8,842 +8,842

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