Import/export HS code 85491990: Various unspecified waste

Other unspecified electrical and electronic waste

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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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,404
China 9,211
Germany 5,335
United States 2,479
Netherlands 2

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,404 0 -13,404
China 0 9,211 +9,211
Germany 5,335 0 -5,335
United States 2,479 0 -2,479
Netherlands 2 0 -2

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,404
China 10,511
Germany 5,335
United States 1,179
United Kingdom 2

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,404 0 -13,404
China 1,300 9,211 +7,911
Germany 5,335 0 -5,335
United States 1,179 0 -1,179
United Kingdom 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 30,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2

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 £
Air transport 21,218 9,211 -12,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2 0 -2

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 14,583
London Heathrow Airport 10,511
Birmingham Airport 5,335
Aberdeen Docks 2

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 Stansted Airport 14,583 0 -14,583
London Heathrow Airport 1,300 9,211 +7,911
Birmingham Airport 5,335 0 -5,335
Aberdeen Docks 2 0 -2

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Japan 1,899,916
Netherlands 572,562
Poland 465,328
Germany 56,349
United States 47,286

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 £
Japan 1,899,916 0 -1,899,916
Netherlands 529,055 43,507 -485,548
Poland 201,178 264,150 +62,972
Germany 54,499 1,850 -52,649
United States 47,286 0 -47,286
Sri Lanka 0 37,289 +37,289
Peru 0 25,704 +25,704
France 17,472 2 -17,470
Turkey 6,300 0 -6,300
Jamaica 2,400 0 -2,400

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) 2,203,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 802,924
Air transport 126,128

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) 2,203,822 0 -2,203,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 495,265 307,659 -187,606
Air transport 61,285 64,843 +3,558

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,468,908
Dover / Eurotunnel 494,422
London Gateway Port 269,529
Immingham Docks 205,906
Felixstowe 165,681

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 £
Southampton 1,468,908 0 -1,468,908
Dover / Eurotunnel 235,974 258,448 +22,474
London Gateway Port 269,529 0 -269,529
Immingham Docks 205,906 0 -205,906
Felixstowe 122,174 43,507 -78,667
London 132,519 0 -132,519
499 108,286 0 -108,286
Harwich 65,423 0 -65,423
Liverpool Docks 53,193 0 -53,193
ZLC 13,429 37,289 +23,860

Quick facts

HS code: 85491990

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

Description: Other unspecified electrical and electronic waste