Import/export HS code 810297: Molybdenum waste and scrap

Leftover or discarded molybdenum materials, often recycled

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 59,445,795
France 25,010,503
Austria 22,273,557
Germany 22,135,706
Netherlands 20,411,804

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 39,502,141 19,943,654 -19,558,487
France 14,273,048 10,737,455 -3,535,593
Austria 9,652,444 12,621,113 +2,968,669
Germany 10,067,758 12,067,948 +2,000,190
Netherlands 10,681,151 9,730,653 -950,498
Taiwan 1,994,015 1,499,686 -494,329
United States 2,819,911 481,830 -2,338,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,405,335 1,243,462 -161,873
Japan 522,142 1,029,533 +507,391
South Korea 683,568 464,615 -218,953

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 75,951,859
Austria 53,732,365
Germany 17,779,591
Taiwan 4,022,562
United States 3,345,206

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 49,950,164 26,001,695 -23,948,469
Austria 27,143,750 26,588,615 -555,135
Germany 8,142,452 9,637,139 +1,494,687
Taiwan 1,499,658 2,522,904 +1,023,246
United States 2,290,275 1,054,931 -1,235,344
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 646,035 1,131,717 +485,682
Netherlands 519,930 1,118,526 +598,596
Japan 534,334 1,029,533 +495,199
South Korea 694,235 546,446 -147,789
Sweden 595,838 214,978 -380,860

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Essex 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Inner London - West 1
Mid and South West Wales 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +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) 98,097,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,959,869
Air transport 2,742,831
Other 228,286

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) 50,797,012 47,300,607 -3,496,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,129,245 21,830,624 -18,298,621
Air transport 1,079,802 1,663,029 +583,227
Other 228,286 0 -228,286

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 59,899,390
Dover 59,455,454
Immingham Docks 28,990,628
Southampton 3,854,090
Liverpool Docks 3,496,544

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 38,616,256 21,283,134 -17,333,122
Dover 30,031,582 29,423,872 -607,710
Immingham Docks 14,341,608 14,649,020 +307,412
Southampton 3,414,684 439,406 -2,975,278
Liverpool Docks 2,092,203 1,404,341 -687,862
London Heathrow Airport 556,864 857,314 +300,450
Thamesport 1,010,980 38,188 -972,792
London 519,403 504,634 -14,769
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 659,420 +659,420
Eurotunnel 45,161 556,689 +511,528

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 8
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of basic metals 1
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 7
2026-02 6
2026-01 6
2025-12 4

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+ 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 1
1m-15m 1
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 £
United States 51,777,075
Germany 44,669,648
France 24,663,944
Netherlands 13,651,741
Austria 12,508,089

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 21,461,584 30,315,491 +8,853,907
Germany 27,119,148 17,550,500 -9,568,648
France 8,285,187 16,378,757 +8,093,570
Netherlands 6,142,124 7,509,617 +1,367,493
Austria 7,338,773 5,169,316 -2,169,457
Belgium 5,482,800 5,858,920 +376,120
Japan 1,741,311 486,985 -1,254,326
Sweden 555,027 1,205,694 +650,667
Australia 1,108,875 280,828 -828,047
Luxembourg 0 745,528 +745,528

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) 108,955,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,696,811
Air transport 6,275,223

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) 55,031,445 53,924,008 -1,107,437
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,498,212 28,198,599 +6,700,387
Air transport 2,813,558 3,461,665 +648,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,470,833
Liverpool Docks 29,022,036
Southampton 18,674,057
Felixstowe 12,018,876
Immingham Docks 8,833,711

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 41,622,477 43,848,356 +2,225,879
Liverpool Docks 13,169,021 15,853,015 +2,683,994
Southampton 7,129,358 11,544,699 +4,415,341
Felixstowe 4,639,598 7,379,278 +2,739,680
Immingham Docks 6,997,999 1,835,712 -5,162,287
London Heathrow Airport 2,112,969 3,324,371 +1,211,402
Hull 995,872 1,205,694 +209,822
London Gateway Port 1,199,833 311,561 -888,272
Manchester Airport 700,589 130,160 -570,429
Dover 667,113 144,292 -522,821

Quick facts

HS code: 810297

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

Description: Leftover or discarded molybdenum materials, often recycled