Import/export HS code 28181091: Artificial corundum with small particles (other)

Artificial corundum with less than 50% of its total weight having particles larger than 10mm, for specific uses

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 £
China 9,065,860
Brazil 639,849
Germany 610,561
France 484,974
Austria 320,685

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 4,849,309 4,216,551 -632,758
Brazil 445,966 193,883 -252,083
Germany 357,979 252,582 -105,397
France 267,537 217,437 -50,100
Austria 208,322 112,363 -95,959
United States 155,195 131,182 -24,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 128,479 +128,479
Netherlands 41,496 49,312 +7,816
Belgium 35,889 53,486 +17,597
Italy 23,361 46,989 +23,628

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 9,621,466
Brazil 589,819
France 422,470
United States 380,786
Austria 306,710

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 5,027,614 4,593,852 -433,762
Brazil 429,632 160,187 -269,445
France 237,913 184,557 -53,356
United States 225,276 155,510 -69,766
Austria 188,544 118,166 -70,378
Germany 206,187 100,476 -105,711
Italy 71,593 51,178 -20,415
Ukraine 22,048 81,388 +59,340
India 0 18,947 +18,947
Switzerland 3,598 0 -3,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
West Yorkshire 2
Greater Manchester 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Kent 0 1 +1
North Wales 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
South Yorkshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,033,647
Other 2,595,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,667,273
Road transport 532,208
Air transport 51,578

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) 3,813,309 3,220,338 -592,971
Other 1,626,594 969,245 -657,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 935,401 731,872 -203,529
Road transport 0 532,208 +532,208
Air transport 40,980 10,598 -30,382

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,641,881
000 2,595,839
London Gateway Port 1,651,869
499 532,208
Eurotunnel 488,143

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 2,667,421 1,974,460 -692,961
000 1,626,594 969,245 -657,349
London Gateway Port 673,824 978,045 +304,221
499 0 532,208 +532,208
Eurotunnel 302,128 186,015 -116,113
Dover 242,293 197,611 -44,682
Southampton 333,412 62,690 -270,722
Immingham Docks 212,304 111,550 -100,754
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,792 124,257 +30,465
Goole 135,308 0 -135,308

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 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Other manufacturing 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 2
2025-07 4

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 7
54m+ 6
15m-54m 4
Other 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 £
Japan 4,006,159
Germany 3,466,818
Belgium 2,737,088
Netherlands 1,873,513
Austria 1,318,213

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 2,025,283 1,980,876 -44,407
Germany 2,243,840 1,222,978 -1,020,862
Belgium 1,282,647 1,454,441 +171,794
Netherlands 1,469,497 404,016 -1,065,481
Austria 541,290 776,923 +235,633
India 629,946 619,942 -10,004
Ireland 608,691 559,847 -48,844
Sweden 363,981 341,043 -22,938
Poland 135,899 440,031 +304,132
Spain 257,619 295,225 +37,606

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) 14,334,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,502,056
Air transport 152,668
Road transport 3,849

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) 7,930,421 6,404,277 -1,526,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,067,827 3,434,229 -633,598
Air transport 69,377 83,291 +13,914
Road transport 3,849 0 -3,849

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,395,677
Immingham Docks 3,942,660
Southampton 3,344,962
London Gateway Port 3,124,047
Holyhead 959,415

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 4,901,640 3,494,037 -1,407,603
Immingham Docks 2,388,527 1,554,133 -834,394
Southampton 1,805,890 1,539,072 -266,818
London Gateway Port 1,465,249 1,658,798 +193,549
Holyhead 523,758 435,657 -88,101
Dover 211,406 585,420 +374,014
Portsmouth 321,712 237,792 -83,920
Liverpool Docks 101,365 94,517 -6,848
Heysham 48,537 77,024 +28,487
Felixstowe 11,822 108,218 +96,396

Quick facts

HS code: 28181091

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

Description: Artificial corundum with less than 50% of its total weight having particles larger than 10mm, for specific uses