Import/export HS code 81089050: Titanium plates, sheets, and foil

Flat titanium products like plates, sheets, and foil, used in various industrial applications

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  • 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 92,588,538
China 36,234,801
Japan 8,469,635
Russia 7,523,557
France 6,968,126

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 49,978,499 42,610,039 -7,368,460
China 10,694,964 25,539,837 +14,844,873
Japan 4,749,844 3,719,791 -1,030,053
Russia 5,450,868 2,072,689 -3,378,179
France 3,435,623 3,532,503 +96,880
Germany 2,436,083 1,346,105 -1,089,978
Austria 774,281 1,904,346 +1,130,065
Netherlands 721,467 1,799,347 +1,077,880
Italy 575,508 765,685 +190,177
Sweden 363,483 122,489 -240,994

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 93,985,955
China 38,236,179
Japan 11,256,265
Russia 10,747,122
France 3,074,312

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 51,169,297 42,816,658 -8,352,639
China 11,655,658 26,580,521 +14,924,863
Japan 5,950,279 5,305,986 -644,293
Russia 7,670,782 3,076,340 -4,594,442
France 1,391,642 1,682,670 +291,028
Austria 774,281 1,951,108 +1,176,827
United Kingdom 214,809 1,607,758 +1,392,949
Netherlands 158,751 316,701 +157,950
Italy 144,985 270,440 +125,455
Germany 335,937 65,267 -270,670

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6

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
West Midlands 16 14 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -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 89,888,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,436,608
Other 15,718,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,758,195
Road transport 2,720,482

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 31,521,964 58,366,083 +26,844,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,093,029 14,343,579 -13,749,450
Other 14,064,758 1,653,450 -12,411,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,434,036 7,324,159 +890,123
Road transport 50,687 2,669,795 +2,619,108

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 63,131,051
Southampton 26,942,067
499 21,870,966
000 15,718,208
Portsmouth 8,276,936

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 28,154,560 34,976,491 +6,821,931
Southampton 18,284,369 8,657,698 -9,626,671
499 0 21,870,966 +21,870,966
000 14,064,758 1,653,450 -12,411,308
Portsmouth 6,129,389 2,147,547 -3,981,842
Felixstowe 3,236,294 2,543,391 -692,903
Dover 2,537,557 3,021,827 +484,270
Birmingham Airport 1,051,721 1,982,955 +931,234
Eurotunnel 1,111,855 1,468,050 +356,195
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,289,179 1,223,084 -66,095

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Manufacture of other transport equipment
16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10
Manufacture of basic metals
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 34
2026-03 34
2026-02 28
2026-01 34

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+ 52
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 19
Other 15
0-1m 10

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 £
France 95,559,820
Germany 18,057,980
Spain 17,549,572
United States 8,192,858
Italy 7,486,685

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 £
France 46,703,478 48,856,342 +2,152,864
Germany 12,215,472 5,842,508 -6,372,964
Spain 6,957,754 10,591,818 +3,634,064
United States 4,615,838 3,577,020 -1,038,818
Italy 3,980,116 3,506,569 -473,547
South Korea 1,751,111 2,836,715 +1,085,604
Australia 1,787,865 2,600,965 +813,100
Netherlands 555,653 1,695,496 +1,139,843
Belgium 725,619 1,458,046 +732,427
India 1,185,993 885,072 -300,921

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 £
China 15,125,106
United States 927,937
Russia 197,820
Japan 16,018
Poland 11,569

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 £
China 6,424,589 8,700,517 +2,275,928
United States 518,280 409,657 -108,623
Russia 181,764 16,056 -165,708
Japan 11,922 4,096 -7,826
Poland 0 11,569 +11,569

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) 130,691,035
Air transport 16,318,052
Other 16,283,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,118,451
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 38,296

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) 66,099,326 64,591,709 -1,507,617
Air transport 7,921,063 8,396,989 +475,926
Other 7,141,247 9,141,895 +2,000,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,378,126 6,740,325 +362,199
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 38,296 0 -38,296
Road transport 7,365 0 -7,365

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 92,036,319
Dover 34,540,316
000 16,283,142
London Heathrow Airport 12,981,315
London Gateway Port 5,813,439

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 53,048,393 38,987,926 -14,060,467
Dover 11,235,013 23,305,303 +12,070,290
000 7,141,247 9,141,895 +2,000,648
London Heathrow Airport 5,994,538 6,986,777 +992,239
London Gateway Port 2,897,190 2,916,249 +19,059
Southampton 2,508,371 2,835,808 +327,437
Portsmouth 226,276 1,885,122 +1,658,846
East Midlands Airport 578,098 606,537 +28,439
Liverpool Docks 539,675 563,154 +23,479
Eurotunnel 769,099 45,680 -723,419

Quick facts

HS code: 81089050

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

Description: Flat titanium products like plates, sheets, and foil, used in various industrial applications