Import/export HS code 810590: Various cobalt items

Any cobalt products not covered in other categories, such as unique or specialized cobalt forms

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 35,896,866
Germany 14,738,158
Belgium 4,870,260
Canada 4,661,571
France 2,179,528

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 19,497,241 16,399,625 -3,097,616
Germany 8,167,682 6,570,476 -1,597,206
Belgium 1,804,273 3,065,987 +1,261,714
Canada 3,301,220 1,360,351 -1,940,869
France 905,663 1,273,865 +368,202
China 975,742 693,831 -281,911
India 0 1,366,940 +1,366,940
Norway 1,152,021 13,225 -1,138,796
Netherlands 221,745 680,313 +458,568
Switzerland 85,390 422,258 +336,868

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 41,476,740
Germany 14,035,789
China 3,231,707
France 1,984,834
India 1,844,058

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 22,279,287 19,197,453 -3,081,834
Germany 7,957,498 6,078,291 -1,879,207
China 1,917,205 1,314,502 -602,703
France 1,250,748 734,086 -516,662
India 171,217 1,672,841 +1,501,624
United Kingdom 804,867 754,476 -50,391
Norway 1,150,983 10,966 -1,140,017
Switzerland 128,343 627,205 +498,862
Canada 122,688 583,103 +460,415
Netherlands 11,510 606,551 +595,041

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
West Midlands 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
North Eastern Scotland 2 7 +5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +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 27,144,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,408,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,205,751
Other 410,627
Road transport 377,917

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 12,833,008 14,311,072 +1,478,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,811,608 11,596,602 -3,215,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,839,454 6,366,297 -2,473,157
Other 324,093 86,534 -237,559
Road transport 12,060 365,857 +353,797

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 14,031,172
Immingham Docks 7,468,864
London Heathrow Airport 7,438,223
London Stansted Airport 6,877,143
East Midlands Airport 6,576,275

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 9,500,010 4,531,162 -4,968,848
Immingham Docks 4,986,791 2,482,073 -2,504,718
London Heathrow Airport 3,364,022 4,074,201 +710,179
London Stansted Airport 3,371,673 3,505,470 +133,797
East Midlands Airport 2,822,419 3,753,856 +931,437
Dover 1,937,966 3,460,182 +1,522,216
Hull 2,241,634 1,474,054 -767,580
Eurotunnel 1,371,423 1,799,687 +428,264
London 1,998,169 1,145,050 -853,119
Killingholme 556,600 1,803,784 +1,247,184

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 30
Other manufacturing 15
Manufacture of basic metals 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 37
2026-03 35
2026-02 34
2026-01 35
2025-12 29

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+ 74
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 20
Other 11
0-1m 5

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 45,993,888
Germany 32,353,097
France 26,492,959
India 23,282,975
China 22,374,790

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 27,171,747 18,822,141 -8,349,606
Germany 17,311,021 15,042,076 -2,268,945
France 13,665,575 12,827,384 -838,191
India 10,925,734 12,357,241 +1,431,507
China 10,774,282 11,600,508 +826,226
Singapore 8,988,983 10,168,955 +1,179,972
Italy 5,483,699 5,947,961 +464,262
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,140,619 5,106,694 +1,966,075
Switzerland 4,099,589 3,675,450 -424,139
Sweden 2,633,082 3,328,817 +695,735

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 £
United States 255,180

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 £
United States 204,362 50,818 -153,544

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 98,551,061
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 79,414,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,820,929
Other 255,180
Road transport 146,075

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 50,144,485 48,406,576 -1,737,909
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,677,390 38,736,879 -1,940,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,904,328 21,916,601 -2,987,727
Other 204,362 50,818 -153,544
Road transport 146,075 0 -146,075

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,638,439
London Heathrow Airport 55,848,603
Liverpool Docks 23,025,257
Southampton 16,009,756
Birmingham Airport 13,509,100

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 35,176,235 34,462,204 -714,031
London Heathrow Airport 29,453,770 26,394,833 -3,058,937
Liverpool Docks 13,245,172 9,780,085 -3,465,087
Southampton 9,812,993 6,196,763 -3,616,230
Birmingham Airport 4,859,077 8,650,023 +3,790,946
East Midlands Airport 5,761,868 4,694,924 -1,066,944
ZLC 3,733,949 3,356,007 -377,942
Manchester Airport 3,368,764 2,717,463 -651,301
London Stansted Airport 3,158,419 2,560,986 -597,433
Felixstowe 594,559 5,095,168 +4,500,609

Quick facts

HS code: 810590

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

Description: Any cobalt products not covered in other categories, such as unique or specialized cobalt forms