Import/export HS code 8102: Molybdenum and products made from it

Includes all forms of molybdenum, like powders, bars, rods, and even waste or scrap materials

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 £
China 75,177,581
Austria 31,679,091
Netherlands 29,937,414
Germany 28,741,800
France 24,764,404

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 45,536,994 29,640,587 -15,896,407
Austria 9,496,487 22,182,604 +12,686,117
Netherlands 14,283,433 15,653,981 +1,370,548
Germany 14,282,338 14,459,462 +177,124
France 14,115,249 10,649,155 -3,466,094
United States 8,383,198 5,465,420 -2,917,778
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,596,415 1,322,207 -274,208
Taiwan 1,073,377 1,754,138 +680,761
Japan 473,654 1,029,533 +555,879
South Korea 638,359 851,318 +212,959

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 100,425,535
Austria 66,670,722
Germany 19,669,803
United States 14,548,383
Taiwan 3,850,733

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 58,211,912 42,213,623 -15,998,289
Austria 29,531,347 37,139,375 +7,608,028
Germany 9,386,447 10,283,356 +896,909
United States 8,404,987 6,143,396 -2,261,591
Taiwan 1,073,377 2,777,356 +1,703,979
Netherlands 876,590 1,302,103 +425,513
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 816,371 1,131,717 +315,346
Japan 485,846 1,100,002 +614,156
South Korea 649,026 933,149 +284,123
Sweden 595,838 262,716 -333,122

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8
Essex 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 4 -2
Essex 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,331,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,417,110
Air transport 13,451,314
Other 228,286
Road transport 43,902

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,289,664 63,041,668 +7,752,004
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,512,042 33,905,068 -15,606,974
Air transport 6,246,578 7,204,736 +958,158
Other 228,286 0 -228,286
Road transport 0 43,902 +43,902

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 72,154,553
Dover 68,405,099
Immingham Docks 37,963,635
London 7,848,389
London Heathrow Airport 6,880,802

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 41,860,283 30,294,270 -11,566,013
Dover 30,975,662 37,429,437 +6,453,775
Immingham Docks 16,585,916 21,377,719 +4,791,803
London 3,897,293 3,951,096 +53,803
London Heathrow Airport 2,565,283 4,315,519 +1,750,236
Southampton 4,610,595 827,026 -3,783,569
Liverpool Docks 1,927,333 1,404,341 -522,992
Thamesport 1,928,356 255,780 -1,672,576
Birmingham Airport 1,062,164 1,116,601 +54,437
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,022,813 816,575 -206,238

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
39
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
Other manufacturing
15
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
10
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 31
2026-03 25
2026-02 35
2026-01 23

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 48
54m+ 42
0-1m 13
15m-54m 13
Other 8

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 £
United States 55,767,709
Germany 43,387,995
France 27,029,057
Netherlands 14,048,688
Austria 12,017,269

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 £
United States 24,471,463 31,296,246 +6,824,783
Germany 26,454,773 16,933,222 -9,521,551
France 9,659,095 17,369,962 +7,710,867
Netherlands 7,248,637 6,800,051 -448,586
Austria 5,801,629 6,215,640 +414,011
Belgium 6,002,617 5,966,701 -35,916
Japan 3,409,227 353,793 -3,055,434
Sweden 1,127,643 1,449,925 +322,282
India 772,632 351,949 -420,683
Luxembourg 44,544 1,014,266 +969,722

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) 111,711,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,193,456
Air transport 9,534,321

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) 56,119,040 55,592,389 -526,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,256,425 27,937,031 +1,680,606
Air transport 4,246,764 5,287,557 +1,040,793

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,405,575
Liverpool Docks 29,304,782
Southampton 21,885,287
Felixstowe 10,683,023
Immingham Docks 8,842,841

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 43,266,912 43,138,663 -128,249
Liverpool Docks 14,610,438 14,694,344 +83,906
Southampton 8,975,930 12,909,357 +3,933,427
Felixstowe 3,196,668 7,486,355 +4,289,687
Immingham Docks 6,640,288 2,202,553 -4,437,735
London Heathrow Airport 2,575,668 4,543,390 +1,967,722
Dover 1,833,767 1,979,763 +145,996
London Gateway Port 2,149,876 228,576 -1,921,300
Hull 1,402,075 799,491 -602,584
East Midlands Airport 489,021 406,348 -82,673

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8102

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

Description: Includes all forms of molybdenum, like powders, bars, rods, and even waste or scrap materials