Import/export HS code 8112: Beryllium, chromium, and other metals

Includes raw metals, 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 £
United States 49,590,021
China 47,652,108
Germany 46,500,781
France 26,326,431
Netherlands 15,011,796

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 14,802,862 34,787,159 +19,984,297
China 20,899,429 26,752,679 +5,853,250
Germany 19,551,172 26,949,609 +7,398,437
France 10,469,759 15,856,672 +5,386,913
Netherlands 8,709,958 6,301,838 -2,408,120
Estonia 0 11,749,940 +11,749,940
Thailand 1,963,769 6,510,246 +4,546,477
Belgium 986,310 4,372,185 +3,385,875
Japan 972,866 595,562 -377,304
Canada 633,808 810,337 +176,529

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 61,459,967
United States 45,977,285
Germany 43,048,708
France 26,203,965
Thailand 8,168,909

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 29,616,120 31,843,847 +2,227,727
United States 13,227,913 32,749,372 +19,521,459
Germany 16,123,179 26,925,529 +10,802,350
France 8,994,153 17,209,812 +8,215,659
Thailand 1,658,663 6,510,246 +4,851,583
Ethiopia 0 7,162,461 +7,162,461
Estonia 1,735,720 5,233,229 +3,497,509
Belgium 458,478 3,127,205 +2,668,727
Kyrgyzstan 2,463,134 0 -2,463,134
United Kingdom 1,144,813 1,276,801 +131,988

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 8 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 2 5 +3

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) 90,332,221
Air transport 88,583,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,438,141
Other 1,468,492

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) 33,687,808 56,644,413 +22,956,605
Air transport 31,302,132 57,281,282 +25,979,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,696,304 25,741,837 +11,045,533
Other 1,458,105 10,387 -1,447,718

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 41,893,633
Dover 40,572,038
Immingham Docks 33,951,771
Manchester Airport 21,489,968
Felixstowe 16,015,316

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 14,680,980 27,212,653 +12,531,673
Dover 15,820,553 24,751,485 +8,930,932
Immingham Docks 9,040,852 24,910,919 +15,870,067
Manchester Airport 10,733,960 10,756,008 +22,048
Felixstowe 4,908,036 11,107,280 +6,199,244
East Midlands Airport 3,552,034 12,311,812 +8,759,778
Eurotunnel 5,278,012 6,051,889 +773,877
London Gateway Port 6,086,779 2,673,782 -3,412,997
London 1,378,619 4,496,756 +3,118,137
London Stansted Airport 1,398,279 4,159,982 +2,761,703

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 36
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 21
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of basic metals 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 44
2026-02 38
2026-01 34
2025-12 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
1m-15m 70
54m+ 49
15m-54m 16
Other 13
0-1m 9

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 90,159,258
Germany 35,490,325
Australia 14,564,059
France 9,727,266
Japan 6,547,783

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 64,948,592 25,210,666 -39,737,926
Germany 14,439,734 21,050,591 +6,610,857
Australia 10,319,382 4,244,677 -6,074,705
France 5,894,861 3,832,405 -2,062,456
Japan 6,294,364 253,419 -6,040,945
Austria 3,688,364 172,563 -3,515,801
Canada 3,767,301 57,266 -3,710,035
Belgium 1,699,366 907,843 -791,523
Taiwan 2,284,334 3,451 -2,280,883
Netherlands 1,315,395 839,632 -475,763

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 2,844
Taiwan 819
United States 223
XI 74

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 1,549 1,295 -254
Taiwan 591 228 -363
United States 223 0 -223
XI 74 0 -74

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,730,136
Air transport 57,044,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,500,676
Other 4,080

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,920,396 7,809,740 -58,110,656
Air transport 28,779,794 28,264,323 -515,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,362,863 23,137,813 -3,225,050
Other 2,557 1,523 -1,034

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 40,823,626
London Heathrow Airport 30,657,875
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,132,914
Southampton 26,064,623
Manchester Airport 19,251,855

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 £
Liverpool Docks 36,226,786 4,596,840 -31,629,946
London Heathrow Airport 12,959,548 17,698,327 +4,738,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,722,306 8,410,608 -11,311,698
Southampton 22,672,483 3,392,140 -19,280,343
Manchester Airport 13,115,821 6,136,034 -6,979,787
Dover 4,421,543 7,388,383 +2,966,840
Felixstowe 5,553,448 650,085 -4,903,363
Eurotunnel 0 5,012,434 +5,012,434
East Midlands Airport 1,372,892 3,239,037 +1,866,145
London Gateway Port 2,449,166 63,497 -2,385,669

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8112

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

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