Import/export HS code 81019910: Tungsten bars, rods, and profiles

Processed tungsten in shapes like bars, rods, plates, sheets, and foil

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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 2,244,350
Germany 977,334
United States 692,233
Austria 55,521
France 35,965

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 1,340,518 903,832 -436,686
Germany 582,053 395,281 -186,772
United States 532,785 159,448 -373,337
Austria 55,521 0 -55,521
France 11,942 24,023 +12,081
Singapore 0 17,529 +17,529
Kenya 0 10,680 +10,680
United Arab Emirates 0 5,390 +5,390
Czechia 0 4,742 +4,742
Switzerland 0 2,356 +2,356

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 2,308,404
Austria 815,068
United States 663,350
Germany 215,290
Singapore 17,529

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 1,359,999 948,405 -411,594
Austria 562,899 252,169 -310,730
United States 526,243 137,107 -389,136
Germany 69,975 145,315 +75,340
Singapore 0 17,529 +17,529
Kenya 0 10,680 +10,680
France 2,253 7,181 +4,928
Czechia 0 2,539 +2,539
India 0 2,356 +2,356
Sweden 0 1,820 +1,820

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 8
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Essex 3

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 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 5 +2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 0 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 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 £
Air transport 2,514,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 808,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 726,175

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 £
Air transport 1,641,168 873,209 -767,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 512,171 296,443 -215,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 370,726 355,449 -15,277

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,598,509
London 722,336
Felixstowe 610,044
Birmingham Airport 425,658
East Midlands Airport 302,425

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,233,318 365,191 -868,127
London 496,699 225,637 -271,062
Felixstowe 320,703 289,341 -31,362
Birmingham Airport 158,099 267,559 +109,460
East Midlands Airport 164,455 137,970 -26,485
London Gateway Port 50,023 124,320 +74,297
London Stansted Airport 59,409 102,489 +43,080
Leeds Bradford Airport 25,887 0 -25,887
Dover 15,472 3,094 -12,378
Thamesport 0 9,500 +9,500

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 15
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 7
2025-10 7
2025-09 9
2025-08 7

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+ 20
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 4
Other 4
0-1m 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 £
Indonesia 279,303
India 273,111
United States 263,023
France 262,676
Spain 97,161

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 £
Indonesia 26,266 253,037 +226,771
India 47,035 226,076 +179,041
United States 106,503 156,520 +50,017
France 111,931 150,745 +38,814
Spain 29,152 68,009 +38,857
Germany 48,474 43,593 -4,881
Singapore 0 90,212 +90,212
Denmark 3,177 55,381 +52,204
Ireland 30,269 19,785 -10,484
Bahrain 22,306 13,247 -9,059

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,420,776
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 349,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,669

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 £
Air transport 389,474 1,031,302 +641,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 130,314 219,086 +88,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,218 25,451 +19,233

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 572,107
London Heathrow Airport 435,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 242,206
London Stansted Airport 237,495
ZLC 130,781

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 £
East Midlands Airport 165,959 406,148 +240,189
London Heathrow Airport 33,273 402,361 +369,088
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,774 140,432 +38,658
London Stansted Airport 94,952 142,543 +47,591
ZLC 50,531 80,250 +29,719
Tyne 0 48,495 +48,495
Holyhead 27,420 19,785 -7,635
Manchester Airport 44,759 0 -44,759
London Gateway Port 0 22,585 +22,585
Portsmouth 0 8,842 +8,842

Quick facts

HS code: 81019910

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

Description: Processed tungsten in shapes like bars, rods, plates, sheets, and foil