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 93,753,210
China 22,789,345
Japan 10,022,356
Russia 8,163,145
France 6,393,840

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 59,511,889 34,241,321 -25,270,568
China 12,341,384 10,447,961 -1,893,423
Japan 6,048,593 3,973,763 -2,074,830
Russia 6,377,184 1,785,961 -4,591,223
France 2,682,261 3,711,579 +1,029,318
Germany 2,525,439 1,077,872 -1,447,567
Netherlands 823,115 757,261 -65,854
Austria 359,324 1,157,611 +798,287
Italy 453,808 842,363 +388,555
Sweden 327,219 127,018 -200,201

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 95,710,715
China 24,621,773
Japan 12,520,370
Russia 11,146,517
France 2,327,976

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 60,367,980 35,342,735 -25,025,245
China 13,181,391 11,440,382 -1,741,009
Japan 7,155,302 5,365,068 -1,790,234
Russia 8,566,346 2,580,171 -5,986,175
France 1,069,083 1,258,893 +189,810
Austria 359,324 1,204,373 +845,049
United Kingdom 278,508 375,039 +96,531
Netherlands 390,986 185,817 -205,169
Italy 186,774 277,116 +90,342
Germany 359,376 91,251 -268,125

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - West 8
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
West Midlands 16 13 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 2 -2
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 66,098,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,029,688
Other 20,660,892
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,030,189
Road transport 398,294

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 28,837,896 37,260,219 +8,422,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,794,179 10,235,509 -31,558,670
Other 15,766,119 4,894,773 -10,871,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,840,564 6,189,625 +349,061
Road transport 50,687 347,607 +296,920

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 56,048,783
Southampton 35,338,190
000 20,660,892
Portsmouth 10,556,055
Felixstowe 5,634,817

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 25,775,304 30,273,479 +4,498,175
Southampton 30,557,817 4,780,373 -25,777,444
000 15,766,119 4,894,773 -10,871,346
Portsmouth 7,458,806 3,097,249 -4,361,557
Felixstowe 3,538,455 2,096,362 -1,442,093
Dover 2,659,110 2,281,778 -377,332
499 11,044 4,231,052 +4,220,008
Birmingham Airport 897,252 1,781,790 +884,538
Eurotunnel 974,672 1,075,496 +100,824
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,264,384 692,038 -572,346

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 30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 29
Manufacture of other transport equipment 16
Manufacture of basic metals 10
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
2026-01 34
2025-11 31
2025-10 28
2025-09 31
2025-08 26

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+ 51
1m-15m 46
15m-54m 19
Other 16
0-1m 8

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 89,584,672
Germany 18,613,948
Spain 13,853,164
United States 9,896,733
Italy 8,088,517

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 50,179,047 39,405,625 -10,773,422
Germany 11,636,966 6,976,982 -4,659,984
Spain 6,345,295 7,507,869 +1,162,574
United States 7,022,673 2,874,060 -4,148,613
Italy 5,346,982 2,741,535 -2,605,447
Australia 2,285,116 2,047,276 -237,840
South Korea 1,868,262 1,510,826 -357,436
Belgium 900,036 1,349,550 +449,514
India 696,052 1,114,542 +418,490
Malaysia 1,054,364 606,928 -447,436

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 14,319,717
United States 872,101
Russia 215,016
Japan 12,430

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 8,122,610 6,197,107 -1,925,503
United States 550,494 321,607 -228,887
Russia 212,005 3,011 -208,994
Japan 11,477 953 -10,524

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) 115,667,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,090,582
Other 15,424,275
Air transport 14,613,631
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) 62,433,708 53,233,445 -9,200,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,106,355 4,984,227 -10,122,128
Other 8,899,968 6,524,307 -2,375,661
Air transport 7,779,572 6,834,059 -945,513
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 38,296 0 -38,296
Road transport 18,247 0 -18,247

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,130,478
Dover 27,861,356
000 15,424,275
London Heathrow Airport 11,194,681
ZLC 7,035,632

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 44,047,283 40,083,195 -3,964,088
Dover 16,907,178 10,954,178 -5,953,000
000 8,899,968 6,524,307 -2,375,661
London Heathrow Airport 5,885,753 5,308,928 -576,825
ZLC 6,667,281 368,351 -6,298,930
London Gateway Port 2,653,830 3,021,688 +367,858
Southampton 3,389,743 1,198,712 -2,191,031
Portsmouth 112,421 1,686,749 +1,574,328
Liverpool Docks 895,895 445,728 -450,167
East Midlands Airport 668,079 580,118 -87,961

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