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 £
China 3,459,063
Netherlands 2,582,825
Sweden 1,534,106
Germany 1,074,752
France 249,871

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 £
China 1,428,897 2,030,166 +601,269
Netherlands 1,417,674 1,165,151 -252,523
Sweden 893,166 640,940 -252,226
Germany 346,547 728,205 +381,658
France 247,845 2,026 -245,819
South Africa 0 184,600 +184,600
Italy 95,157 46,533 -48,624
United States 8,697 41,044 +32,347
Spain 20,543 1,918 -18,625

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 6,200,254
Indonesia 1,172,389
Sweden 569,101
Germany 283,604
South Africa 207,773

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 3,242,289 2,957,965 -284,324
Indonesia 306,291 866,098 +559,807
Sweden 526,709 42,392 -484,317
Germany 138,309 145,295 +6,986
South Africa 0 207,773 +207,773
Italy 72,180 17,787 -54,393
United States 41,994 17,871 -24,123
Netherlands 54,268 0 -54,268
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 31,058 +31,058
United Kingdom 5,485 0 -5,485

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2
Greater Manchester 2

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 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
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) 4,287,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,232,463
Other 621,401
Air transport 157,884

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) 2,746,048 1,541,313 -1,204,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,533,014 2,699,449 +1,166,435
Other 71,001 550,400 +479,399
Air transport 108,463 49,421 -59,042

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,373,953
Felixstowe 1,746,781
Liverpool Docks 1,420,641
000 621,401
Dover 459,046

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 2,368,123 2,005,830 -362,293
Felixstowe 785,868 960,913 +175,045
Liverpool Docks 492,441 928,200 +435,759
000 71,001 550,400 +479,399
Dover 352,001 107,045 -244,956
London Gateway Port 42,103 184,600 +142,497
East Midlands Airport 95,213 1,895 -93,318
Killingholme 36,969 28,746 -8,223
Hull 63,168 0 -63,168
Eurotunnel 52,486 7,641 -44,845

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals
12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
2
Other manufacturing
2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 4

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+ 13
Other 4
15m-54m 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 837,158
Germany 134,987
Netherlands 102,438
Romania 46,731
United States 22,237

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 475,322 361,836 -113,486
Germany 42,443 92,544 +50,101
Netherlands 95,083 7,355 -87,728
Romania 26,470 20,261 -6,209
United States 16,406 5,831 -10,575
Switzerland 0 21,534 +21,534
Belgium 19,250 0 -19,250
Ireland 5,055 10,406 +5,351
China 1,197 13,512 +12,315
France 2,784 11,909 +9,125

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) 1,006,774
Air transport 135,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,105

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) 545,065 461,709 -83,356
Air transport 34,607 100,760 +66,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,104 3,001 -117,103

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 994,246
East Midlands Airport 86,152
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,871
Dover 38,690
London Stansted Airport 23,150

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 570,405 423,841 -146,564
East Midlands Airport 24,934 61,218 +36,284
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,220 8,651 -40,569
Dover 18,429 20,261 +1,832
London Stansted Airport 7,969 15,181 +7,212
ZLC 0 19,464 +19,464
Liverpool Docks 14,388 3,001 -11,387
Holyhead 4,050 8,956 +4,906
London Gateway Port 6,291 0 -6,291
Manchester Airport 1,704 3,202 +1,498

Quick facts

HS code: 8111

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

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