Import/export HS code 81122190: Various metal alloys

Metal mixtures not covered above

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 £
France 10,820,491
China 2,125,041
Netherlands 1,885,588
United States 1,701,661
Belgium 759,681

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 £
France 5,169,229 5,651,262 +482,033
China 545,437 1,579,604 +1,034,167
Netherlands 1,565,480 320,108 -1,245,372
United States 679,454 1,022,207 +342,753
Belgium 741,349 18,332 -723,017
Germany 489,420 198,833 -290,587
Sweden 0 147,364 +147,364
Brazil 0 68,296 +68,296
Japan 55,793 0 -55,793
Spain 0 39,987 +39,987

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 £
France 10,782,153
China 5,058,184
United Kingdom 1,589,932
United States 431,224
Germany 171,213

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 £
France 5,157,893 5,624,260 +466,367
China 2,910,343 2,147,841 -762,502
United Kingdom 723,261 866,671 +143,410
United States 117,092 314,132 +197,040
Germany 164,563 6,650 -157,913
South Africa 167,520 0 -167,520
Sweden 0 77,281 +77,281
Canada 0 37,982 +37,982
Netherlands 0 21,762 +21,762
Italy 8,275 0 -8,275

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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Mid and South West Wales 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 1 3 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Mid and South West Wales 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
North Wales 0 1 +1

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) 13,559,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,605,678
Air transport 182,605

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) 7,178,581 6,380,874 -797,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,925,115 2,680,563 +755,448
Air transport 145,251 37,354 -107,897

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,010,362
Eurotunnel 4,026,829
Immingham Docks 3,056,118
Southampton 1,528,193
Felixstowe 1,152,501

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 £
Dover 3,853,367 3,156,995 -696,372
Eurotunnel 1,511,727 2,515,102 +1,003,375
Immingham Docks 1,866,872 1,189,246 -677,626
Southampton 754,630 773,563 +18,933
Felixstowe 412,176 740,325 +328,149
Harwich 167,664 167,565 -99
Killingholme 282,602 0 -282,602
London 0 223,314 +223,314
Middlesbrough 176,414 0 -176,414
Liverpool Docks 7,166 167,597 +160,431

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 10
Manufacture of basic metals 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 5
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-08 3

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+ 9
15m-54m 4
1m-15m 4
Other 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 £
United States 51,507,543
Japan 5,311,256
Germany 4,773,364
Canada 4,037,207
Austria 3,951,852

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 51,507,543 0 -51,507,543
Japan 5,311,256 0 -5,311,256
Germany 4,773,364 0 -4,773,364
Canada 4,037,207 0 -4,037,207
Austria 3,951,852 0 -3,951,852
Taiwan 1,589,855 0 -1,589,855
Australia 1,513,775 0 -1,513,775
Belgium 995,188 0 -995,188
France 703,148 0 -703,148
Sweden 689,575 0 -689,575

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 £
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 £
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) 62,955,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,515,467
Air transport 2,913,100
Other 74

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) 62,955,258 0 -62,955,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,515,467 0 -12,515,467
Air transport 2,913,100 0 -2,913,100
Other 74 0 -74

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 36,120,165
Southampton 20,283,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,554,004
Felixstowe 4,656,557
London Gateway Port 2,055,469

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 36,120,165 0 -36,120,165
Southampton 20,283,887 0 -20,283,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,554,004 0 -11,554,004
Felixstowe 4,656,557 0 -4,656,557
London Gateway Port 2,055,469 0 -2,055,469
London Heathrow Airport 1,868,252 0 -1,868,252
Manchester Airport 990,429 0 -990,429
Immingham Docks 689,575 0 -689,575
Heysham 111,068 0 -111,068
London Stansted Airport 34,100 0 -34,100

Quick facts

HS code: 81122190

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

Description: Metal mixtures not covered above