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 34,045,440
Germany 14,693,840
Belgium 4,876,246
Canada 4,653,985
France 2,033,589

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 18,425,736 15,619,704 -2,806,032
Germany 8,758,922 5,934,918 -2,824,004
Belgium 2,380,595 2,495,651 +115,056
Canada 4,383,508 270,477 -4,113,031
France 1,219,440 814,149 -405,291
India 37,280 1,650,345 +1,613,065
China 1,086,151 583,834 -502,317
Norway 1,162,987 6,201 -1,156,786
Netherlands 186,939 681,687 +494,748
Switzerland 100,684 397,344 +296,660

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 40,167,724
Germany 14,013,229
China 3,040,760
India 2,117,084
France 1,650,514

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 23,446,009 16,721,715 -6,724,294
Germany 8,389,161 5,624,068 -2,765,093
China 1,906,435 1,134,325 -772,110
India 169,406 1,947,678 +1,778,272
France 1,015,941 634,573 -381,368
United Kingdom 693,830 719,592 +25,762
Norway 1,161,949 0 -1,161,949
Switzerland 404,122 341,806 -62,316
Canada 230,351 456,865 +226,514
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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 9 9 +0
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
North Eastern Scotland 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 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 26,963,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,658,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,359,548
Other 377,463
Road transport 375,305

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 12,591,161 14,372,409 +1,781,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,873,923 9,784,149 -5,089,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,730,649 4,628,899 -6,101,750
Other 323,501 53,962 -269,539
Road transport 25,515 349,790 +324,275

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 12,654,980
London Heathrow Airport 7,874,015
Immingham Docks 7,769,775
East Midlands Airport 6,748,093
London Stansted Airport 6,350,372

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 8,772,686 3,882,294 -4,890,392
London Heathrow Airport 3,476,554 4,397,461 +920,907
Immingham Docks 5,447,456 2,322,319 -3,125,137
East Midlands Airport 2,782,527 3,965,566 +1,183,039
London Stansted Airport 3,571,439 2,778,933 -792,506
Dover 2,419,605 2,491,471 +71,866
Hull 2,513,113 1,406,675 -1,106,438
Eurotunnel 1,525,412 1,605,465 +80,053
London 3,120,952 4,099 -3,116,853
Manchester Airport 524,448 2,094,565 +1,570,117

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
38
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
30
Other manufacturing
15
Manufacture of basic metals
11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 37
2026-03 35
2026-02 34
2026-01 35

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+ 72
1m-15m 46
15m-54m 22
Other 9
0-1m 4

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 44,043,770
Germany 31,329,359
France 25,659,192
India 22,075,840
China 21,316,302

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 25,274,039 18,769,731 -6,504,308
Germany 17,341,985 13,987,374 -3,354,611
France 14,020,910 11,638,282 -2,382,628
India 11,381,655 10,694,185 -687,470
China 11,245,696 10,070,606 -1,175,090
Singapore 9,230,663 9,634,817 +404,154
Italy 5,343,656 5,614,442 +270,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,367,537 5,224,277 +1,856,740
Switzerland 3,776,279 3,727,452 -48,827
Sweden 2,668,196 3,095,330 +427,134

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 214,773
XI 12,593

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 180,074 34,699 -145,375
XI 0 12,593 +12,593

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 95,182,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,803,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,721,386
Other 227,366
Road transport 134,165

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 50,074,883 45,107,218 -4,967,665
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,075,043 35,728,018 -5,347,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,177,776 21,543,610 -1,634,166
Other 180,074 47,292 -132,782
Road transport 134,165 0 -134,165

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,347,505
London Heathrow Airport 54,279,908
Liverpool Docks 20,977,965
Southampton 16,045,940
Birmingham Airport 13,503,962

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 35,601,557 31,745,948 -3,855,609
London Heathrow Airport 29,045,001 25,234,907 -3,810,094
Liverpool Docks 11,113,085 9,864,880 -1,248,205
Southampton 11,136,043 4,909,897 -6,226,146
Birmingham Airport 6,147,714 7,356,248 +1,208,534
East Midlands Airport 5,621,401 4,097,103 -1,524,298
ZLC 3,601,318 3,527,979 -73,339
Manchester Airport 3,357,391 2,339,918 -1,017,473
Felixstowe 1,062 5,115,951 +5,114,889
London Stansted Airport 2,416,194 2,536,701 +120,507

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