Import/export HS code 810297: Molybdenum waste and scrap

Leftover or discarded molybdenum materials, often recycled

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 65,882,238
France 25,501,304
Netherlands 22,380,316
Germany 21,541,966
Austria 17,731,521

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 38,243,441 27,638,797 -10,604,644
France 14,279,904 11,221,400 -3,058,504
Netherlands 11,121,631 11,258,685 +137,054
Germany 8,649,102 12,892,864 +4,243,762
Austria 10,334,666 7,396,855 -2,937,811
United States 3,065,675 495,689 -2,569,986
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 229,000 2,610,481 +2,381,481
Taiwan 1,994,015 603,183 -1,390,832
Japan 205,134 848,215 +643,081
South Korea 737,456 216,972 -520,484

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 83,748,791
Austria 51,698,049
Germany 15,951,973
United States 3,803,745
Taiwan 3,126,059

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 48,438,305 35,310,486 -13,127,819
Austria 29,095,819 22,602,230 -6,493,589
Germany 6,146,756 9,805,217 +3,658,461
United States 2,734,955 1,068,790 -1,666,165
Taiwan 1,499,658 1,626,401 +126,743
Netherlands 540,020 1,246,698 +706,678
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,438 1,742,285 +1,707,847
Japan 205,134 860,407 +655,273
South Korea 737,456 271,154 -466,302
Sweden 0 595,838 +595,838

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
Essex 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Mid and South West Wales 1
South 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,620,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,403,234
Air transport 3,234,533
Other 462,072

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) 50,797,554 44,823,216 -5,974,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,579,740 29,823,494 -6,756,246
Air transport 1,803,724 1,430,809 -372,915
Other 413,662 48,410 -365,252

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 64,057,673
Dover 53,890,531
Immingham Docks 29,846,365
Southampton 4,748,056
Liverpool Docks 3,724,133

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 36,080,883 27,976,790 -8,104,093
Dover 28,442,177 25,448,354 -2,993,823
Immingham Docks 13,740,209 16,106,156 +2,365,947
Southampton 4,209,041 539,015 -3,670,026
Liverpool Docks 1,589,818 2,134,315 +544,497
London Heathrow Airport 1,347,565 739,406 -608,159
Eurotunnel 1,147,760 531,745 -616,015
Thamesport 861,644 354,723 -506,921
Killingholme 800,149 0 -800,149
London 54,650 720,222 +665,572

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 8
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 3
Manufacture of basic metals 1
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
2026-01 6
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-08 3

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
15m-54m 3
0-1m 1
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 £
Germany 46,968,387
United States 39,685,423
France 23,492,316
Austria 12,795,249
Netherlands 11,952,683

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 £
Germany 25,694,848 21,273,539 -4,421,309
United States 15,882,064 23,803,359 +7,921,295
France 9,827,143 13,665,173 +3,838,030
Austria 9,273,672 3,521,577 -5,752,095
Netherlands 4,019,203 7,933,480 +3,914,277
Belgium 4,748,583 4,913,479 +164,896
Japan 1,111,933 1,141,711 +29,778
Sweden 555,027 970,048 +415,021
Australia 1,108,875 72,029 -1,036,846
Luxembourg 0 745,528 +745,528

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) 104,697,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,352,686
Air transport 4,477,454

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) 52,069,934 52,627,497 +557,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,336,286 22,016,400 +2,680,114
Air transport 998,792 3,478,662 +2,479,870

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,480,359
Liverpool Docks 24,816,134
Southampton 12,407,625
Felixstowe 9,718,037
Immingham Docks 8,805,950

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 42,390,174 42,090,185 -299,989
Liverpool Docks 10,270,920 14,545,214 +4,274,294
Southampton 6,147,642 6,259,983 +112,341
Felixstowe 5,391,118 4,326,919 -1,064,199
Immingham Docks 3,843,864 4,962,086 +1,118,222
London Heathrow Airport 610,432 3,024,139 +2,413,707
Hull 995,872 970,048 -25,824
London Gateway Port 690,518 820,876 +130,358
Dover 530,037 668,586 +138,549
Killingholme 962,411 0 -962,411

Quick facts

HS code: 810297

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

Description: Leftover or discarded molybdenum materials, often recycled