Import/export HS code 811229: Various metal products

Any other items made from these metals not listed above

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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 £
Netherlands 2,065,204
China 1,207,237
United States 362,317
Ireland 167,282
Germany 144,966

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 1,050,108 1,015,096 -35,012
China 779,465 427,772 -351,693
United States 218,087 144,230 -73,857
Ireland 59,454 107,828 +48,374
Germany 95,600 49,366 -46,234
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,609 82,405 +36,796
France 59,128 54,830 -4,298
Poland 0 80,490 +80,490
Taiwan 9,836 13,607 +3,771
India 4,747 4,493 -254

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 3,742,006
United States 349,578
Germany 96,026
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,988
Taiwan 23,443

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 1,957,920 1,784,086 -173,834
United States 217,046 132,532 -84,514
Germany 74,570 21,456 -53,114
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,988 0 -32,988
Taiwan 9,836 13,607 +3,771
United Kingdom 10,122 7,359 -2,763
France 5,074 8,981 +3,907
India 4,747 4,493 -254
Italy 8,138 0 -8,138
Canada 0 4,838 +4,838

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
East Central Scotland 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 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) 2,072,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,267,396
Air transport 960,012
Other 12,631

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) 938,858 1,133,490 +194,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 833,260 434,136 -399,124
Air transport 548,323 411,689 -136,634
Other 4,028 8,603 +4,575

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,811,742
Felixstowe 596,610
London Heathrow Airport 560,319
Grangemouth Docks 289,409
Harwich 246,087

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 843,107 968,635 +125,528
Felixstowe 406,792 189,818 -216,974
London Heathrow Airport 229,039 331,280 +102,241
Grangemouth Docks 175,571 113,838 -61,733
Harwich 164,457 81,630 -82,827
London Stansted Airport 154,610 20,400 -134,210
Holyhead 57,351 59,347 +1,996
Thamesport 37,781 43,202 +5,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 80,490 +80,490
Leeds Bradford Airport 40,926 28,053 -12,873

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 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Other manufacturing 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 6
2026-02 5
2026-01 3
2025-12 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
1m-15m 13
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
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 856,253
Netherlands 374,005
Brazil 148,111
Switzerland 69,671
China 68,273

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 465,479 390,774 -74,705
Netherlands 199,291 174,714 -24,577
Brazil 113,552 34,559 -78,993
Switzerland 34,200 35,471 +1,271
China 47,045 21,228 -25,817
Mexico 0 56,302 +56,302
Pakistan 20,514 20,261 -253
Canada 27,011 9,372 -17,639
Greece 8,355 17,090 +8,735
Egypt 0 23,245 +23,245

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) 782,606
Air transport 671,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 411,992

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) 417,202 365,404 -51,798
Air transport 364,268 307,521 -56,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 201,201 210,791 +9,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 367,735
Southampton 357,101
London Heathrow Airport 352,012
Dover / Eurotunnel 304,732
East Midlands Airport 198,838

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 356,413 11,322 -345,091
Southampton 6,669 350,432 +343,763
London Heathrow Airport 205,876 146,136 -59,740
Dover / Eurotunnel 169,719 135,013 -34,706
East Midlands Airport 112,127 86,711 -25,416
ZLC 31,584 47,722 +16,138
London Gateway Port 55,112 4,030 -51,082
Immingham Docks 0 50,658 +50,658
London Stansted Airport 14,681 26,952 +12,271
London 27,967 0 -27,967

Quick facts

HS code: 811229

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

Description: Any other items made from these metals not listed above