Import/export HS code 810530: Cobalt waste and scrap

Recyclable cobalt materials, including leftover pieces or discarded cobalt products

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 £
United States 6,454,536
France 3,541,068
Netherlands 3,332,110
China 2,307,887
Romania 1,535,022

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 £
United States 2,590,706 3,863,830 +1,273,124
France 1,107,801 2,433,267 +1,325,466
Netherlands 1,599,586 1,732,524 +132,938
China 1,605,927 701,960 -903,967
Romania 445,123 1,089,899 +644,776
Germany 436,301 854,220 +417,919
Japan 720,946 235,715 -485,231
India 449,519 487,370 +37,851
Canada 153,580 613,591 +460,011
Czechia 158,415 167,103 +8,688

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 £
United States 7,383,595
Romania 3,073,028
China 2,488,360
Netherlands 2,440,503
Germany 2,423,660

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 £
United States 2,744,286 4,639,309 +1,895,023
Romania 640,097 2,432,931 +1,792,834
China 1,786,400 701,960 -1,084,440
Netherlands 1,416,265 1,024,238 -392,027
Germany 1,133,644 1,290,016 +156,372
France 493,501 1,112,808 +619,307
Japan 701,399 225,156 -476,243
India 269,046 487,370 +218,324
Ireland 142,217 151,898 +9,681
United Kingdom 136,992 111,503 -25,489

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
South Yorkshire 7
Cheshire 3
West Midlands 2
West Yorkshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
South Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Cheshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 12,685,951
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,776,818
Air transport 530,391
Road transport 108,630

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) 4,357,165 8,328,786 +3,971,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,300,986 4,475,832 -825,154
Air transport 308,999 221,392 -87,607
Road transport 81,065 27,565 -53,500

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,432,626
Felixstowe 3,994,166
Dover 3,943,773
Immingham Docks 2,950,745
Southampton 1,983,632

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,800,208 2,632,418 +832,210
Felixstowe 2,529,951 1,464,215 -1,065,736
Dover 973,455 2,970,318 +1,996,863
Immingham Docks 314,746 2,635,999 +2,321,253
Southampton 747,186 1,236,446 +489,260
Hull 681,869 442,317 -239,552
Eurotunnel 607,841 305,351 -302,490
Killingholme 825,148 0 -825,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 286,009 395,003 +108,994
London Gateway Port 273,014 241,623 -31,391

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Manufacture of basic metals
5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 10
2026-03 10
2026-02 11
2026-01 10

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+ 11
15m-54m 9
1m-15m 5
0-1m 2
Other 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 £
United States 10,468,211
Australia 4,876,961
Japan 3,363,968
Germany 1,964,490
Belgium 1,467,785

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 7,427,511 3,040,700 -4,386,811
Australia 148,106 4,728,855 +4,580,749
Japan 3,227,790 136,178 -3,091,612
Germany 690,328 1,274,162 +583,834
Belgium 609,099 858,686 +249,587
France 102,617 615,296 +512,679
Czechia 264,216 281,627 +17,411
Canada 60,453 434,550 +374,097
Austria 0 298,610 +298,610
Netherlands 10,517 196,444 +185,927

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,256,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,450,596
Air transport 55,023

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,956,500 8,299,621 -2,656,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,838,565 3,612,031 +1,773,466
Air transport 17,493 37,530 +20,037

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 9,754,239
Liverpool Docks 4,937,882
London Gateway Port 4,454,362
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,363,965
Immingham Docks 813,041

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 £
Southampton 5,376,849 4,377,390 -999,459
Liverpool Docks 3,913,434 1,024,448 -2,888,986
London Gateway Port 1,580,284 2,874,078 +1,293,794
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,631,900 2,732,065 +1,100,165
Immingham Docks 37,872 775,169 +737,297
Felixstowe 106,001 74,309 -31,692
Heysham 62,354 18,644 -43,710
Holyhead 75,854 0 -75,854
East Midlands Airport 8,511 14,192 +5,681
Hull 10,517 10,278 -239

Quick facts

HS code: 810530

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

Description: Recyclable cobalt materials, including leftover pieces or discarded cobalt products