Import/export HS code 810411: High-purity magnesium (99.8% or more)

Magnesium products that are almost pure, containing at least 99.8% magnesium by weight

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 10,858,926
Netherlands 1,610,407
Belgium 377,755
Austria 257,178
United States 255,784

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 5,701,056 5,157,870 -543,186
Netherlands 1,276,954 333,453 -943,501
Belgium 113,990 263,765 +149,775
Austria 175,168 82,010 -93,158
United States 255,784 0 -255,784
Germany 93,458 119,775 +26,317
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52,432 86,323 +33,891
Czechia 2,919 13,904 +10,985
South Korea 0 2,483 +2,483
India 0 1,185 +1,185

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 12,197,984
Australia 766,784
Austria 257,178
India 241,331
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 101,917

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 6,222,894 5,975,090 -247,804
Australia 766,784 0 -766,784
Austria 175,168 82,010 -93,158
India 240,146 1,185 -238,961
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 101,917 0 -101,917
Netherlands 93,060 0 -93,060
Germany 56,154 0 -56,154
United States 15,638 0 -15,638
South Korea 0 2,483 +2,483
Sweden 0 1,092 +1,092

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
North Wales 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
West Midlands 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) 11,237,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,472,477
Air transport 23,309

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) 6,006,682 5,231,153 -775,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,659,570 812,907 -846,663
Air transport 5,509 17,800 +12,291

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,068,004
Liverpool Docks 3,055,178
Immingham Docks 1,512,089
London Gateway Port 1,402,089
Southampton 255,784

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 3,999,401 3,068,603 -930,798
Liverpool Docks 1,675,352 1,379,826 -295,526
Immingham Docks 1,130,648 381,441 -749,207
London Gateway Port 478,624 923,465 +444,841
Southampton 255,784 0 -255,784
Dover 113,990 114,288 +298
Purfleet 0 103,603 +103,603
Harwich 0 66,952 +66,952
London Heathrow Airport 2,590 16,615 +14,025
Killingholme 12,453 0 -12,453

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
Manufacture of basic metals 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 1
2025-07 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+ 6
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 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 £
France 40,588
United States 36,110
Mexico 35,771
Italy 30,453
India 14,357

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 £
France 30,999 9,589 -21,410
United States 10,768 25,342 +14,574
Mexico 35,771 0 -35,771
Italy 12,008 18,445 +6,437
India 8,780 5,577 -3,203
Armenia 0 11,236 +11,236
Romania 10,919 0 -10,919
Turkey 7,350 3,378 -3,972
Singapore 9,347 1,157 -8,190
Tunisia 5,512 0 -5,512

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) 116,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,645
Air transport 54,945

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) 67,835 48,874 -18,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,761 30,884 +6,123
Air transport 46,539 8,406 -38,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 105,473
East Midlands Airport 48,532
London Gateway Port 30,303
Southampton 25,342
Dover 11,236

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 67,835 37,638 -30,197
East Midlands Airport 46,539 1,993 -44,546
London Gateway Port 24,761 5,542 -19,219
Southampton 0 25,342 +25,342
Dover 0 11,236 +11,236
London Stansted Airport 0 3,908 +3,908
Manchester Airport 0 1,255 +1,255
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,250 +1,250

Quick facts

HS code: 810411

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

Description: Magnesium products that are almost pure, containing at least 99.8% magnesium by weight