Import/export HS code 7902: Zinc waste and scrap

All types of zinc waste and scrap, including leftover materials from manufacturing or recycling processes

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 £
New Zealand 820,281
United States 648,013
Netherlands 399,954
Belgium 325,707
Germany 252,417

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 £
New Zealand 820,281 0 -820,281
United States 648,013 0 -648,013
Netherlands 190,472 209,482 +19,010
Belgium 250,956 74,751 -176,205
Germany 252,417 0 -252,417
Ireland 70,310 62,259 -8,051
Spain 41,571 0 -41,571
Iceland 9,968 0 -9,968
Mexico 0 9,703 +9,703
Denmark 1,677 0 -1,677

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 £
Netherlands 1,043,479
New Zealand 820,281
Belgium 311,570
Germany 266,554
Ireland 132,569

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 £
Netherlands 833,997 209,482 -624,515
New Zealand 820,281 0 -820,281
Belgium 236,819 74,751 -162,068
Germany 266,554 0 -266,554
Ireland 70,310 62,259 -8,051
Spain 41,571 0 -41,571
Iceland 9,968 0 -9,968
Mexico 0 9,703 +9,703
United States 4,488 0 -4,488
Denmark 1,677 0 -1,677

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
North Yorkshire 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,030,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 961,741
Air transport 651,142

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 715,614 314,815 -400,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 920,361 41,380 -878,981
Air transport 649,690 1,452 -648,238

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 820,281
London Stansted Airport 643,525
Dover 289,652
Killingholme 243,693
Eurotunnel 206,403

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 820,281 0 -820,281
London Stansted Airport 643,525 0 -643,525
Dover 258,874 30,778 -228,096
Killingholme 243,693 0 -243,693
Eurotunnel 79,877 126,526 +46,649
Liverpool Docks 91,531 61,554 -29,977
Hull 73,268 0 -73,268
Immingham Docks 9,968 56,366 +46,398
London 0 39,135 +39,135
Purfleet 7,263 31,428 +24,165

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Dormant Company 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 3
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
54m+ 9
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 £
India 6,141,014
Belgium 5,417,534
South Africa 504,949
Sri Lanka 254,020
United States 159,354

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 £
India 2,874,302 3,266,712 +392,410
Belgium 2,360,983 3,056,551 +695,568
South Africa 0 504,949 +504,949
Sri Lanka 191,667 62,353 -129,314
United States 157,364 1,990 -155,374
Thailand 63,443 70,330 +6,887
Italy 81,634 4,508 -77,126
Turkey 0 65,843 +65,843
Japan 0 40,015 +40,015
China 31,416 0 -31,416

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) 7,132,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,565,683
Air transport 159,141

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) 3,150,845 3,981,798 +830,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,474,230 3,091,453 +617,223
Air transport 159,141 0 -159,141

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,924,578
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,634,409
Felixstowe 2,142,238
Dover 1,329,519
Immingham Docks 911,541

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,096,465 2,828,113 +1,731,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,273,157 1,361,252 +88,095
Felixstowe 1,675,276 466,962 -1,208,314
Dover 561,219 768,300 +207,081
Immingham Docks 123,818 787,723 +663,905
Southampton 161,859 508,750 +346,891
London 362,972 92,433 -270,539
Greenock 123,754 89,084 -34,670
London Stansted Airport 157,364 0 -157,364
Middlesbrough 129,512 0 -129,512

Quick facts

HS code: 7902

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

Description: All types of zinc waste and scrap, including leftover materials from manufacturing or recycling processes