Import/export HS code 251910: Natural magnesite

Raw magnesium carbonate, used in making refractory materials and chemicals

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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 £
Turkey 1,467,604
China 177,287
Ireland 150,791
Norway 115,583
India 33,577

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 £
Turkey 756,378 711,226 -45,152
China 128,187 49,100 -79,087
Ireland 31,440 119,351 +87,911
Norway 0 115,583 +115,583
India 27,079 6,498 -20,581
France 12,514 14,141 +1,627
Netherlands 13,518 10,499 -3,019
Spain 2,559 13,909 +11,350
Denmark 2,590 11,765 +9,175
Canada 0 5,526 +5,526

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 £
Turkey 1,477,857
China 272,609
India 33,577
United Kingdom 31,903
France 26,655

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 £
Turkey 756,378 721,479 -34,899
China 101,690 170,919 +69,229
India 27,079 6,498 -20,581
United Kingdom 31,903 0 -31,903
France 12,514 14,141 +1,627
Netherlands 8,112 6,875 -1,237
Denmark 2,590 11,765 +9,175
Spain 2,559 3,653 +1,094
Canada 0 5,526 +5,526
United States 0 4,517 +4,517

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Norfolk 1
West Yorkshire 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0

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) 1,015,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 797,328
Other 148,849
Air transport 81,187

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) 177,897 837,831 +659,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 760,185 37,143 -723,042
Other 29,495 119,354 +89,859
Air transport 6,688 74,499 +67,811

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,452,292
000 148,849
Southampton 96,102
Felixstowe 88,978
London Gateway Port 56,606

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 £
Middlesbrough 741,066 711,226 -29,840
000 29,495 119,354 +89,859
Southampton 92,122 3,980 -88,142
Felixstowe 69,728 19,250 -50,478
London Gateway Port 0 56,606 +56,606
East Midlands Airport 0 50,551 +50,551
London 3,533 32,628 +29,095
Thamesport 12,514 14,141 +1,627
Immingham Docks 10,702 11,765 +1,063
London Stansted Airport 0 17,422 +17,422

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-10 1
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 2

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 2
54m+ 1

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 £
France 133,033
Austria 94,399
Netherlands 80,886
Germany 38,071
United States 36,182

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 £
France 79,505 53,528 -25,977
Austria 49,383 45,016 -4,367
Netherlands 32,402 48,484 +16,082
Germany 5,065 33,006 +27,941
United States 36,182 0 -36,182
Switzerland 20,720 11,463 -9,257
Sweden 19,921 8,364 -11,557
Ireland 13,209 4,921 -8,288
Spain 9,478 2,717 -6,761
Australia 7,321 4,017 -3,304

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) 444,164
Air transport 40,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,610

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) 236,559 207,605 -28,954
Air transport 28,488 12,501 -15,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,253 7,357 -21,896

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 421,593
London Heathrow Airport 33,272
London Gateway Port 20,249
Holyhead 18,130
Southampton 16,361

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 220,254 201,339 -18,915
London Heathrow Airport 23,510 9,762 -13,748
London Gateway Port 12,892 7,357 -5,535
Holyhead 13,209 4,921 -8,288
Southampton 16,361 0 -16,361
Dover 3,096 1,345 -1,751
East Midlands Airport 1,917 1,500 -417
Manchester Airport 3,061 0 -3,061
ZLC 0 1,239 +1,239

Quick facts

HS code: 251910

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

Description: Raw magnesium carbonate, used in making refractory materials and chemicals