Import/export HS code 2519: Magnesium products

Natural magnesite, fused magnesia, and other magnesium oxides, used in industrial and chemical applications

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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 8,286,831
Spain 7,899,526
Greece 6,230,662
Turkey 5,797,471
Ireland 3,572,768

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 3,922,845 4,363,986 +441,141
Spain 3,888,591 4,010,935 +122,344
Greece 2,620,347 3,610,315 +989,968
Turkey 3,523,145 2,274,326 -1,248,819
Ireland 1,615,850 1,956,918 +341,068
Netherlands 2,223,327 1,286,030 -937,297
Germany 1,355,028 2,122,103 +767,075
India 753,317 682,219 -71,098
Japan 458,707 770,159 +311,452
Israel 387,718 264,045 -123,673

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 10,119,891
Greece 6,707,535
Spain 5,887,383
Turkey 5,877,814
Japan 2,355,758

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 5,144,641 4,975,250 -169,391
Greece 2,879,499 3,828,036 +948,537
Spain 2,775,204 3,112,179 +336,975
Turkey 3,536,462 2,341,352 -1,195,110
Japan 877,663 1,478,095 +600,432
Israel 898,719 953,589 +54,870
Netherlands 1,099,902 663,871 -436,031
India 879,117 687,107 -192,010
Mexico 671,597 447,704 -223,893
United States 534,294 402,187 -132,107

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Merseyside 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Cheshire 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5

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 6 7 +1
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 0 -4
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1

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) 30,422,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,007,239
Other 4,711,476
Air transport 886,177
Road transport 30,076

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) 15,111,190 15,310,831 +199,641
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,728,033 4,279,206 -448,827
Other 2,250,232 2,461,244 +211,012
Air transport 449,631 436,546 -13,085
Road transport 0 30,076 +30,076

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,137,560
Goole 5,492,805
000 4,711,476
Liverpool Docks 4,437,761
Immingham Docks 4,411,765

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 £
Felixstowe 5,320,753 4,816,807 -503,946
Goole 2,240,684 3,252,121 +1,011,437
000 2,250,232 2,461,244 +211,012
Liverpool Docks 2,520,902 1,916,859 -604,043
Immingham Docks 2,082,888 2,328,877 +245,989
London Gateway Port 1,641,763 1,690,002 +48,239
Glasson Dock 1,617,213 1,568,152 -49,061
Dover 887,816 1,037,708 +149,892
Southampton 800,135 868,672 +68,537
Middlesbrough 741,066 711,226 -29,840

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 21
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 20
2025-09 18
2025-08 15
2025-07 22

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+ 35
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 10
0-1m 7
Other 3

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 £
Germany 5,198,601
Ireland 2,558,503
Italy 2,525,445
France 1,726,845
United States 1,496,122

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 £
Germany 2,844,981 2,353,620 -491,361
Ireland 872,629 1,685,874 +813,245
Italy 1,285,334 1,240,111 -45,223
France 976,744 750,101 -226,643
United States 805,323 690,799 -114,524
India 678,837 684,660 +5,823
Egypt 752,002 538,277 -213,725
Romania 531,795 674,783 +142,988
Poland 728,692 437,712 -290,980
Spain 503,408 551,744 +48,336

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 £
Spain 1,471,346
XI 614,554
China 217,175
Belgium 75,017
Ireland 9,070

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 £
Spain 589,139 882,207 +293,068
XI 75,031 539,523 +464,492
China 90,763 126,412 +35,649
Belgium 75,017 0 -75,017
Ireland 506 8,564 +8,058

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,233,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,326,780
Other 2,387,162
Air transport 284,281
Road transport 3,035

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,250,946 7,982,247 -268,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,886,279 3,440,501 -1,445,778
Other 830,456 1,556,706 +726,250
Air transport 150,318 133,963 -16,355
Road transport 3,035 0 -3,035

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,568,772
Immingham Docks 3,233,817
London Gateway Port 3,215,936
000 2,387,162
Hull 2,107,064

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,744,867 4,823,905 -920,962
Immingham Docks 1,635,582 1,598,235 -37,347
London Gateway Port 2,130,713 1,085,223 -1,045,490
000 830,456 1,556,706 +726,250
Hull 1,005,078 1,101,986 +96,908
Southampton 749,173 1,198,456 +449,283
Felixstowe 733,645 631,807 -101,838
Liverpool Docks 336,383 575,181 +238,798
Dover 424,380 112,377 -312,003
Harwich 80,631 102,508 +21,877

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2519

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

Description: Natural magnesite, fused magnesia, and other magnesium oxides, used in industrial and chemical applications