Import/export HS code 81019990: Various tungsten items

Miscellaneous tungsten products not covered by specific codes

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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 5,442,176
United States 4,427,522
Poland 716,685
Germany 650,868
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 296,880

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 2,740,566 2,701,610 -38,956
United States 1,428,195 2,999,327 +1,571,132
Poland 418,717 297,968 -120,749
Germany 500,667 150,201 -350,466
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 226,147 70,733 -155,414
Netherlands 72,907 136,170 +63,263
France 126,448 57,486 -68,962
Malaysia 31,699 129,267 +97,568
Italy 100,970 50,681 -50,289
Japan 22,929 69,395 +46,466

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 5,639,377
United States 4,052,508
Poland 712,730
United Kingdom 485,093
Austria 384,728

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 2,802,081 2,837,296 +35,215
United States 1,260,475 2,792,033 +1,531,558
Poland 414,762 297,968 -116,794
United Kingdom 263,546 221,547 -41,999
Austria 338,637 46,091 -292,546
Germany 157,247 122,993 -34,254
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 271,291 3,031 -268,260
Malaysia 31,699 129,267 +97,568
Netherlands 27,553 123,290 +95,737
France 105,061 23,881 -81,180

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 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
West Midlands 9
Essex 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 13 7 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 11 +1
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Essex 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Devon 5 4 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 3 4 +1

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 9,372,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,696,730
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 730,636
Other 10,559

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 4,058,205 5,314,759 +1,256,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,271,589 1,425,141 +153,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 542,028 188,608 -353,420
Other 10,559 0 -10,559

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,236,276
London Heathrow Airport 4,080,044
Felixstowe 1,104,546
Southampton 775,064
London Stansted Airport 597,980

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,347,831 2,888,445 +1,540,614
London Heathrow Airport 2,078,175 2,001,869 -76,306
Felixstowe 702,691 401,855 -300,836
Southampton 331,055 444,009 +112,954
London Stansted Airport 329,564 268,416 -61,148
Thamesport 96,789 297,117 +200,328
London Gateway Port 58,471 250,019 +191,548
Eurotunnel 175,739 82,408 -93,331
Birmingham Airport 116,584 43,536 -73,048
Dover 153,681 5,030 -148,651

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 35
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 17
2025-10 22
2025-09 18
2025-08 17

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
1m-15m 60
54m+ 58
15m-54m 13
0-1m 12
Other 6

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 £
Ireland 1,679,769
South Korea 999,466
Spain 883,056
Germany 828,021
Italy 700,770

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 £
Ireland 1,266,196 413,573 -852,623
South Korea 585,547 413,919 -171,628
Spain 311,439 571,617 +260,178
Germany 414,723 413,298 -1,425
Italy 442,284 258,486 -183,798
United States 318,118 214,945 -103,173
Japan 252,943 191,794 -61,149
France 113,609 66,366 -47,243
Norway 94,656 58,161 -36,495
Canada 33,731 112,136 +78,405

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 £
Austria 138
China 110

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 £
Austria 69 69 +0
China 0 110 +110

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 5,358,527
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,853,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 387,367
Road transport 1,058
Other 248

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 3,260,362 2,098,165 -1,162,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 824,053 1,029,323 +205,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 274,551 112,816 -161,735
Road transport 1,058 0 -1,058
Other 69 179 +110

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 2,128,768
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,141,975
East Midlands Airport 914,840
London Heathrow Airport 876,444
Manchester Airport 780,400

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 £
London Stansted Airport 1,599,894 528,874 -1,071,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 484,559 657,416 +172,857
East Midlands Airport 509,977 404,863 -105,114
London Heathrow Airport 429,942 446,502 +16,560
Manchester Airport 355,764 424,636 +68,872
ZLC 360,549 277,827 -82,722
Dover 278,774 356,290 +77,516
Liverpool Docks 80,372 88,396 +8,024
Felixstowe 117,979 0 -117,979
London Gateway Port 75,074 22,795 -52,279

Quick facts

HS code: 81019990

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

Description: Miscellaneous tungsten products not covered by specific codes