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 31,606,574
Germany 13,445,588
Canada 4,838,243
Belgium 3,936,791
France 1,970,858

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 19,187,454 12,419,120 -6,768,334
Germany 8,364,945 5,080,643 -3,284,302
Canada 3,276,802 1,561,441 -1,715,361
Belgium 1,735,837 2,200,954 +465,117
France 1,070,863 899,995 -170,868
China 959,652 505,004 -454,648
Norway 1,152,021 10,966 -1,141,055
Netherlands 199,417 658,463 +459,046
India 0 627,737 +627,737
Romania 6,616 267,752 +261,136

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 36,751,306
Germany 12,783,118
China 2,834,201
France 1,824,204
United Kingdom 1,605,586

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 21,671,678 15,079,628 -6,592,050
Germany 8,090,617 4,692,501 -3,398,116
China 1,984,681 849,520 -1,135,161
France 1,399,505 424,699 -974,806
United Kingdom 946,890 658,696 -288,194
Norway 1,150,983 10,966 -1,140,017
India 171,217 778,828 +607,611
Canada 147,811 492,903 +345,092
Netherlands 11,510 600,879 +589,369
Switzerland 136,249 300,171 +163,922

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 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 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
North Eastern Scotland 3 6 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,397,586
Air transport 22,967,209
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,673,615
Other 380,272
Road transport 40,476

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) 15,018,452 9,379,134 -5,639,318
Air transport 13,034,091 9,933,118 -3,100,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,332,754 5,340,861 -2,991,893
Other 293,616 86,656 -206,960
Road transport 24,409 16,067 -8,342

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 12,922,294
Immingham Docks 7,365,122
London Heathrow Airport 6,200,600
London Stansted Airport 6,107,972
East Midlands Airport 5,357,417

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 9,246,766 3,675,528 -5,571,238
Immingham Docks 5,351,518 2,013,604 -3,337,914
London Heathrow Airport 3,244,406 2,956,194 -288,212
London Stansted Airport 3,384,075 2,723,897 -660,178
East Midlands Airport 2,983,684 2,373,733 -609,951
Dover 2,150,961 2,421,040 +270,079
Hull 1,985,844 1,663,302 -322,542
London 1,811,086 1,566,707 -244,379
Eurotunnel 1,250,518 1,419,475 +168,957
Birmingham Airport 1,500,465 455,441 -1,045,024

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 27
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Manufacture of basic metals 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 32
2025-10 37
2025-09 25
2025-08 28

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+ 71
1m-15m 43
15m-54m 18
Other 12
0-1m 7

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 38,912,249
Germany 27,892,485
France 23,159,630
India 17,800,892
China 17,739,595

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 26,168,119 12,744,130 -13,423,989
Germany 17,696,851 10,195,634 -7,501,217
France 14,319,510 8,840,120 -5,479,390
India 10,919,328 6,881,564 -4,037,764
China 10,546,739 7,192,856 -3,353,883
Singapore 8,133,271 7,633,867 -499,404
Italy 5,398,178 4,650,257 -747,921
Switzerland 4,252,714 2,492,722 -1,759,992
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,921,848 3,497,211 +575,363
South Korea 4,727,825 1,085,593 -3,642,232

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 239,446

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 35,084 -169,278

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 82,385,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,234,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,675,649
Other 239,446
Road transport 155,219

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 49,196,925 33,189,073 -16,007,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,669,214 26,565,229 -15,103,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,497,464 13,178,185 -11,319,279
Other 204,362 35,084 -169,278
Road transport 155,219 0 -155,219

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,838,663
London Heathrow Airport 45,640,207
Liverpool Docks 19,177,489
Southampton 14,198,050
Birmingham Airport 11,310,344

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 35,912,176 23,926,487 -11,985,689
London Heathrow Airport 28,964,763 16,675,444 -12,289,319
Liverpool Docks 13,569,595 5,607,894 -7,961,701
Southampton 9,103,438 5,094,612 -4,008,826
Birmingham Airport 3,829,165 7,481,179 +3,652,014
East Midlands Airport 5,923,057 3,283,269 -2,639,788
ZLC 3,736,205 2,104,621 -1,631,584
Manchester Airport 3,330,565 1,976,512 -1,354,053
London Stansted Airport 3,657,174 1,637,691 -2,019,483
Holyhead 1,866,102 1,435,020 -431,082

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