Import/export HS code 720291: Ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium

Mixes of titanium, silicon, and iron. Used in aerospace and specialty alloys

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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 £
Estonia 1,047,625
India 736,552
China 459,967
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 179,229
France 156,839

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 £
Estonia 591,643 455,982 -135,661
India 533,300 203,252 -330,048
China 459,967 0 -459,967
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 179,229 0 -179,229
France 34,783 122,056 +87,273
Spain 115,737 21,287 -94,450
Netherlands 24,904 70,661 +45,757
Germany 0 37,389 +37,389
Poland 0 13,344 +13,344
United States 9,177 0 -9,177

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 £
Estonia 1,072,529
India 918,814
Brazil 459,967
Latvia 189,667
Spain 137,024

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 £
Estonia 616,547 455,982 -160,565
India 712,529 206,285 -506,244
Brazil 459,967 0 -459,967
Latvia 34,783 154,884 +120,101
Spain 115,737 21,287 -94,450
Netherlands 0 70,661 +70,661
Poland 0 10,311 +10,311
United Kingdom 9,177 0 -9,177
China 0 4,561 +4,561
Switzerland 2,288 0 -2,288

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1
Tees Valley 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1
Tees Valley 1 0 -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) 2,636,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,777
Air transport 13,008

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) 1,837,520 798,694 -1,038,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 111,220 114,557 +3,337
Air transport 2,288 10,720 +8,432

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,011,714
Felixstowe 909,622
Immingham Docks 580,108
Dover 170,183
Liverpool Docks 96,040

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 591,643 420,071 -171,572
Felixstowe 712,529 197,093 -515,436
Immingham Docks 476,619 103,489 -373,130
Dover 34,783 135,400 +100,617
Liverpool Docks 74,753 21,287 -53,466
London 38,983 0 -38,983
Harwich 0 35,911 +35,911
Thamesport 11,178 0 -11,178
London Heathrow Airport 0 10,720 +10,720
Killingholme 8,252 0 -8,252

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 4
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 1
2025-02 1
2024-04 1
2024-02 2
2024-01 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
54m+ 4

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 18,072,906
Germany 9,604,423
Netherlands 7,050,351
South Korea 4,699,714
United States 4,219,148

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 10,342,103 7,730,803 -2,611,300
Germany 5,304,108 4,300,315 -1,003,793
Netherlands 5,565,248 1,485,103 -4,080,145
South Korea 4,699,714 0 -4,699,714
United States 1,896,053 2,323,095 +427,042
Sweden 1,598,503 763,737 -834,766
Belgium 335,865 1,341,383 +1,005,518
Turkey 1,557,321 39,552 -1,517,769
Finland 623,660 438,106 -185,554
Australia 648,412 233,430 -414,982

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) 36,562,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,163,975
Air transport 139,498

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) 24,064,730 12,497,806 -11,566,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,098,489 9,065,486 -2,033,003
Air transport 135,736 3,762 -131,974

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,282,385
Southampton 10,331,568
Immingham Docks 7,420,311
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,045,555
London 4,549,696

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 11,220,368 7,062,017 -4,158,351
Southampton 6,452,433 3,879,135 -2,573,298
Immingham Docks 3,441,624 3,978,687 +537,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,884,874 1,160,681 -2,724,193
London 3,306,587 1,243,109 -2,063,478
Dover 2,293,420 2,033,648 -259,772
London Gateway Port 2,209,923 1,009,602 -1,200,321
Hull 1,323,194 503,830 -819,364
Liverpool Docks 593,761 244,957 -348,804
Middlesbrough 0 413,636 +413,636

Quick facts

HS code: 720291

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

Description: Mixes of titanium, silicon, and iron. Used in aerospace and specialty alloys