Import/export HS code 811229: Various metal products

Any other items made from these metals not listed 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 £
Netherlands 1,758,907
China 1,175,309
United States 396,857
Ireland 188,915
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 128,973

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 842,773 916,134 +73,361
China 695,972 479,337 -216,635
United States 300,656 96,201 -204,455
Ireland 112,740 76,175 -36,565
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 46,568 82,405 +35,837
Germany 51,626 66,448 +14,822
France 54,336 63,654 +9,318
Poland 0 80,490 +80,490
Taiwan 9,836 0 -9,836
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 3,329,858
United States 384,118
Germany 107,600
Ireland 61,050
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,988

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 1,627,608 1,702,250 +74,642
United States 299,615 84,503 -215,112
Germany 65,590 42,010 -23,580
Ireland 61,050 0 -61,050
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,988 0 -32,988
United Kingdom 11,140 7,359 -3,781
France 5,074 8,981 +3,907
Taiwan 9,836 0 -9,836
India 4,747 4,493 -254
Italy 0 8,138 +8,138

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Central Scotland 2
Greater Manchester 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
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) 1,763,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,285,788
Air transport 932,224
Other 12,644

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) 922,397 840,768 -81,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 619,271 666,517 +47,246
Air transport 581,775 350,449 -231,326
Other 4,041 8,603 +4,562

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,458,018
London Heathrow Airport 543,215
Felixstowe 542,815
Grangemouth Docks 286,086
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 788,655 669,363 -119,292
London Heathrow Airport 285,964 257,251 -28,713
Felixstowe 323,962 218,853 -105,109
Grangemouth Docks 170,382 115,704 -54,678
Harwich 0 246,087 +246,087
London Stansted Airport 147,241 28,728 -118,513
Holyhead 104,913 65,168 -39,745
Thamesport 67,221 48,132 -19,089
Southampton 48,900 33,397 -15,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 80,490 +80,490

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 fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Other manufacturing 4
Human health activities 2
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
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
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
1m-15m 12
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
Other 3
0-1m 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 862,345
Netherlands 317,665
Brazil 167,511
Ireland 128,876
China 77,728

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 472,066 390,279 -81,787
Netherlands 206,949 110,716 -96,233
Brazil 117,949 49,562 -68,387
Ireland 126,926 1,950 -124,976
China 56,500 21,228 -35,272
Switzerland 18,884 29,356 +10,472
Pakistan 20,514 20,261 -253
Canada 25,431 8,893 -16,538
Egypt 0 23,245 +23,245
Germany 3,687 17,617 +13,930

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) 778,977
Air transport 623,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 459,297

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) 424,515 354,462 -70,053
Air transport 370,953 252,457 -118,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 334,793 124,504 -210,289

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 459,852
Southampton 357,101
London Heathrow Airport 309,555
Dover / Eurotunnel 248,392
East Midlands Airport 211,161

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 457,902 1,950 -455,952
Southampton 6,669 350,432 +343,763
London Heathrow Airport 201,380 108,175 -93,205
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,377 71,015 -106,362
East Midlands Airport 106,707 104,454 -2,253
ZLC 46,325 24,910 -21,415
London Gateway Port 55,112 4,030 -51,082
Immingham Docks 0 50,658 +50,658
Holyhead 31,758 0 -31,758
London Stansted Airport 16,541 14,918 -1,623

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