Import/export HS code 810330: Tantalum waste and scrap

Leftover or discarded tantalum 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 6,752,379
United States 3,271,169
Japan 1,578,633
France 1,049,140
Germany 544,360

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 3,806,772 2,945,607 -861,165
United States 939,600 2,331,569 +1,391,969
Japan 492,225 1,086,408 +594,183
France 745,460 303,680 -441,780
Germany 385,311 159,049 -226,262
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 289,438 0 -289,438
Netherlands 78,546 153,336 +74,790
Austria 0 136,076 +136,076
Turkey 0 57,598 +57,598
South Korea 56,449 0 -56,449

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 6,541,789
United States 3,278,011
Japan 1,578,633
Germany 1,039,604
France 612,181

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 3,591,913 2,949,876 -642,037
United States 1,177,023 2,100,988 +923,965
Japan 492,225 1,086,408 +594,183
Germany 582,056 457,548 -124,508
France 522,259 89,922 -432,337
Taiwan 251,432 0 -251,432
Kazakhstan 0 230,581 +230,581
Austria 82,438 136,076 +53,638
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 55,005 68,595 +13,590
Turkey 0 57,598 +57,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
South Yorkshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Essex 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
South Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
North Wales 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) 7,866,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,120,023
Air transport 1,756,119
Other 1,277,422
Road transport 14,969

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) 3,304,951 4,561,162 +1,256,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,230,232 1,889,791 +659,559
Air transport 1,203,160 552,959 -650,201
Other 1,094,825 182,597 -912,228
Road transport 0 14,969 +14,969

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,079,674
London Heathrow Airport 1,645,070
Immingham Docks 1,593,202
000 1,277,422
Dover 767,294

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 3,209,017 3,870,657 +661,640
London Heathrow Airport 1,096,917 548,153 -548,764
Immingham Docks 250,099 1,343,103 +1,093,004
000 1,094,825 182,597 -912,228
Dover 417,460 349,834 -67,626
499 0 714,082 +714,082
Eurotunnel 502,801 26,053 -476,748
Southampton 117,045 0 -117,045
Newhaven 0 89,922 +89,922
East Midlands Airport 84,641 4,806 -79,835

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 5
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Other manufacturing 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 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 2
2025-08 3
2025-06 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
15m-54m 4
54m+ 2
1m-15m 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 £
United States 6,342,347
Germany 1,957,004
Australia 1,632,326
Belgium 163,178
Japan 132,875

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 £
United States 4,929,808 1,412,539 -3,517,269
Germany 682,185 1,274,819 +592,634
Australia 1,632,326 0 -1,632,326
Belgium 0 163,178 +163,178
Japan 0 132,875 +132,875
France 67,563 40,029 -27,534
Austria 17,099 33,838 +16,739
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16,178 0 -16,178
India 2,939 0 -2,939
Canada 2,350 0 -2,350

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) 7,440,927
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,176,520
Air transport 791,921

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) 6,191,797 1,249,130 -4,942,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 682,743 1,493,777 +811,034
Air transport 475,908 316,013 -159,895

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,654,210
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,212,463
Liverpool Docks 925,954
Felixstowe 847,326
London Heathrow Airport 740,645

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 £
Southampton 4,870,180 784,030 -4,086,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 555,456 657,007 +101,551
Liverpool Docks 460,854 465,100 +4,246
Felixstowe 847,326 0 -847,326
London Heathrow Airport 454,054 286,591 -167,463
Dover 32,240 590,826 +558,586
Immingham Docks 107,244 242,552 +135,308
East Midlands Airport 9,587 19,729 +10,142
Manchester Airport 9,328 9,693 +365
Harwich 1,240 3,392 +2,152

Quick facts

HS code: 810330

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

Description: Leftover or discarded tantalum materials, often recycled