Import/export HS code 8111: Manganese and products made from it

Includes raw manganese, powders, waste, and scrap materials

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 £
Netherlands 2,825,726
China 2,560,886
Sweden 1,096,666
Germany 999,151
France 516,987

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 £
Netherlands 1,804,042 1,021,684 -782,358
China 1,448,786 1,112,100 -336,686
Sweden 238,073 858,593 +620,520
Germany 430,045 569,106 +139,061
France 510,766 6,221 -504,545
South Africa 91,000 92,000 +1,000
Italy 65,219 59,794 -5,425
Belgium 49,445 0 -49,445
Poland 44,472 0 -44,472
United States 4,960 23,827 +18,867

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 £
China 6,054,478
Sweden 607,646
Indonesia 581,283
Germany 232,481
South Africa 183,985

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 £
China 3,799,309 2,255,169 -1,544,140
Sweden 118,041 489,605 +371,564
Indonesia 306,291 274,992 -31,299
Germany 176,101 56,380 -119,721
South Africa 91,000 92,985 +1,985
Italy 53,150 36,817 -16,333
United States 40,420 20,679 -19,741
Netherlands 0 54,268 +54,268
Belgium 44,472 0 -44,472
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 31,058 +31,058

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Cheshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
North Wales 1 1 +0

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) 4,144,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,578,237
Other 586,718
Air transport 143,511

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) 2,310,607 1,833,521 -477,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,176,845 1,401,392 -775,453
Other 142,864 443,854 +300,990
Air transport 62,527 80,984 +18,457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,949,311
Felixstowe 1,454,769
Liverpool Docks 937,605
000 586,718
Dover 555,534

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,178,270 1,771,041 -407,229
Felixstowe 796,281 658,488 -137,793
Liverpool Docks 463,645 473,960 +10,315
000 142,864 443,854 +300,990
Dover 412,604 142,930 -269,674
London Gateway Port 133,103 92,000 -41,103
London 151,656 17,787 -133,869
Eurotunnel 127,751 8,399 -119,352
East Midlands Airport 53,014 55,239 +2,225
Purfleet 88,541 0 -88,541

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Other manufacturing 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 5
2025-09 7
2025-08 5

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+ 14
15m-54m 3
Other 3
1m-15m 2

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 £
Sweden 475,322
Netherlands 176,139
Germany 140,731
Romania 47,997
United States 28,683

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 £
Sweden 1,956 473,366 +471,410
Netherlands 95,672 80,467 -15,205
Germany 31,834 108,897 +77,063
Romania 23,944 24,053 +109
United States 14,178 14,505 +327
Belgium 19,250 0 -19,250
France 10,024 7,370 -2,654
Ireland 2,533 9,646 +7,113
United Arab Emirates 6,291 0 -6,291
New Zealand 6,082 0 -6,082

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) 691,329
Air transport 143,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,205

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) 95,802 595,527 +499,725
Air transport 81,423 62,411 -19,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,404 83,801 +40,397

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 632,410
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,848
East Midlands Airport 106,433
London Stansted Airport 34,314
Dover 33,115

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 £
Immingham Docks 23,927 608,483 +584,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,386 27,462 -57,924
East Midlands Airport 64,531 41,902 -22,629
London Stansted Airport 16,892 17,422 +530
Dover 9,062 24,053 +14,991
Liverpool Docks 6,700 10,689 +3,989
Holyhead 1,354 8,641 +7,287
London Gateway Port 8,655 0 -8,655
Felixstowe 4,122 0 -4,122
Manchester Airport 0 1,704 +1,704

Quick facts

HS code: 8111

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

Description: Includes raw manganese, powders, waste, and scrap materials