Import/export HS code 86090010: Lead-covered containers for radioactive materials

Containers with a protective lead layer, specially designed to safely transport radioactive materials

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* 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 46,043,816
Germany 27,171,270
United States 21,774,218
Netherlands 21,519,966
Mexico 13,803,152

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 23,565,137 22,478,679 -1,086,458
Germany 11,970,885 15,200,385 +3,229,500
United States 14,543,938 7,230,280 -7,313,658
Netherlands 10,647,246 10,872,720 +225,474
Mexico 189,631 13,613,521 +13,423,890
Canada 6,160,938 6,255,656 +94,718
France 6,921,450 5,112,820 -1,808,630
Norway 8,268,376 3,341,729 -4,926,647
Poland 2,304,105 6,180,326 +3,876,221
Spain 6,425,534 1,723,118 -4,702,416

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 57,343,830
United States 48,471,831
Germany 25,259,045
United Kingdom 21,195,331
Poland 8,855,613

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 30,950,457 26,393,373 -4,557,084
United States 21,327,308 27,144,523 +5,817,215
Germany 7,955,759 17,303,286 +9,347,527
United Kingdom 13,450,691 7,744,640 -5,706,051
Poland 2,114,604 6,741,009 +4,626,405
Netherlands 4,475,989 4,102,034 -373,955
France 5,065,439 2,979,621 -2,085,818
Spain 6,394,421 1,549,847 -4,844,574
Norway 6,146,480 1,483,148 -4,663,332
Canada 3,993,424 2,948,976 -1,044,448

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 48
Inner London - West 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 22

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
North Eastern Scotland 33 32 -1
Inner London - West 28 28 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 14 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 11 -6
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 10 21 +11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 16 +4
Inner London - East 9 13 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
West Central Scotland 7 9 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,939,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,590,839
Air transport 29,624,014
Other 4,136,053
Road transport 185,414

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,489,620 46,449,578 -16,040,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,092,154 51,498,685 +10,406,531
Air transport 10,273,597 19,350,417 +9,076,820
Other 3,716,594 419,459 -3,297,135
Road transport 153,829 31,585 -122,244

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 30,017,845
Southampton 28,964,710
Dover 26,806,247
Felixstowe 20,693,613
Prestwick Airport 17,746,206

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 £
Liverpool Docks 17,520,282 12,497,563 -5,022,719
Southampton 18,187,922 10,776,788 -7,411,134
Dover 10,557,645 16,248,602 +5,690,957
Felixstowe 6,770,908 13,922,705 +7,151,797
Prestwick Airport 2,213,394 15,532,812 +13,319,418
Immingham Docks 8,783,856 7,900,945 -882,911
Aberdeen Docks 8,188,005 3,996,917 -4,191,088
Eurotunnel 5,829,047 4,764,451 -1,064,596
Hull 5,148,350 4,884,788 -263,562
Harwich 2,574,086 6,481,563 +3,907,477

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 46
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 38
Mining support service activities 32
Rental and leasing activities 32
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 81
2025-11 85
2025-10 84
2025-09 72
2025-08 98

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+ 219
1m-15m 147
15m-54m 47
Other 45
0-1m 38

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 £
China 55,158,719
Japan 22,574,879
Canada 21,435,126
United States 20,621,246
France 19,965,095

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 £
China 24,635,254 30,523,465 +5,888,211
Japan 14,407,758 8,167,121 -6,240,637
Canada 12,842,185 8,592,941 -4,249,244
United States 9,138,545 11,482,701 +2,344,156
France 6,005,594 13,959,501 +7,953,907
Netherlands 10,205,375 9,429,379 -775,996
Singapore 15,380,450 216,663 -15,163,787
South Korea 823,091 12,410,261 +11,587,170
Spain 7,037,306 5,647,187 -1,390,119
Germany 8,630,517 3,773,790 -4,856,727

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 2,143,194
China 13,870
Ireland 3,942

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 819,755 1,323,439 +503,684
China 13,870 0 -13,870
Ireland 3,942 0 -3,942

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) 162,466,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,091,378
Air transport 26,773,383
Other 2,185,076
Road transport 4,900

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) 94,339,581 68,127,268 -26,212,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,614,191 40,477,187 -16,137,004
Air transport 9,635,412 17,137,971 +7,502,559
Other 861,601 1,323,475 +461,874
Road transport 0 4,900 +4,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 59,410,772
Southampton 38,212,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,611,305
Liverpool Docks 27,159,693
Immingham Docks 21,364,257

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 £
Felixstowe 27,920,473 31,490,299 +3,569,826
Southampton 19,766,302 18,446,571 -1,319,731
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,494,428 20,116,877 +4,622,449
Liverpool Docks 17,747,758 9,411,935 -8,335,823
Immingham Docks 15,140,234 6,224,023 -8,916,211
London Heathrow Airport 5,462,519 15,174,465 +9,711,946
Harwich 12,841,771 3,539,213 -9,302,558
London Gateway Port 13,783,347 2,514,073 -11,269,274
Tyne 6,278,803 4,255,208 -2,023,595
Aberdeen Docks 7,804,805 2,413,750 -5,391,055

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 86090010

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

Description: Containers with a protective lead layer, specially designed to safely transport radioactive materials