Import/export HS code 810530: Cobalt waste and scrap

Recyclable cobalt materials, including leftover pieces or discarded cobalt products

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 £
United States 4,901,334
Netherlands 3,083,480
China 2,994,418
France 2,947,710
Romania 2,041,306

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 £
United States 2,905,535 1,995,799 -909,736
Netherlands 1,396,865 1,686,615 +289,750
China 1,300,433 1,693,985 +393,552
France 1,246,621 1,701,089 +454,468
Romania 1,223,429 817,877 -405,552
Singapore 1,631,377 99,798 -1,531,579
India 1,216,853 315,212 -901,641
Germany 745,614 613,480 -132,134
Japan 542,692 459,230 -83,462
Ireland 538,792 167,435 -371,357

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 £
United States 4,821,679
China 3,718,866
Romania 2,903,850
Germany 2,497,165
Netherlands 2,490,893

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 £
United States 2,672,300 2,149,379 -522,921
China 1,932,180 1,786,686 -145,494
Romania 1,223,429 1,680,421 +456,992
Germany 1,299,278 1,197,887 -101,391
Netherlands 1,246,143 1,244,750 -1,393
Singapore 1,631,377 99,798 -1,531,579
France 839,112 656,551 -182,561
India 975,213 222,511 -752,702
Japan 523,145 459,230 -63,915
Ireland 538,792 167,352 -371,440

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
South Yorkshire 7
West Yorkshire 3
Cheshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 12,471,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,594,856
Air transport 367,201
Road transport 323,354
Other 194,896

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) 6,946,025 5,525,003 -1,421,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,841,219 4,753,637 -1,087,582
Air transport 367,201 0 -367,201
Road transport 295,789 27,565 -268,224
Other 194,896 0 -194,896

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,890,179
Dover 3,768,229
Liverpool Docks 3,031,522
Immingham Docks 1,375,385
Hull 1,332,088

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 4,485,861 2,404,318 -2,081,543
Dover 1,730,284 2,037,945 +307,661
Liverpool Docks 1,591,072 1,440,450 -150,622
Immingham Docks 534,930 840,455 +305,525
Hull 435,345 896,743 +461,398
Southampton 458,947 794,298 +335,351
Eurotunnel 738,221 411,478 -326,743
Killingholme 839,088 269,618 -569,470
London Gateway Port 492,934 289,596 -203,338
Dover / Eurotunnel 264,478 416,534 +152,056

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 12
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 11
Manufacture of basic metals 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 7
2025-09 11
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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+ 13
15m-54m 9
1m-15m 5
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 £
United States 11,431,435
Japan 3,594,080
Australia 3,267,365
Germany 2,005,188
Belgium 1,501,742

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 7,296,129 4,135,306 -3,160,823
Japan 3,375,201 218,879 -3,156,322
Australia 1,792,301 1,475,064 -317,237
Germany 1,448,040 557,148 -890,892
Belgium 1,034,529 467,213 -567,316
Czechia 495,221 268,428 -226,793
Canada 214,909 184,962 -29,947
France 221,135 175,055 -46,080
Netherlands 164,613 181,302 +16,689
Ireland 156,378 156,852 +474

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) 18,880,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,539,175
Air transport 63,336

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) 12,947,538 5,933,020 -7,014,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,323,286 2,215,889 -1,107,397
Air transport 38,840 24,496 -14,344

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 11,096,420
Liverpool Docks 4,760,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,549,155
London Gateway Port 2,514,449
Felixstowe 681,874

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 7,620,047 3,476,373 -4,143,674
Liverpool Docks 3,346,215 1,414,326 -1,931,889
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,008,607 1,540,548 -1,468,059
London Gateway Port 1,462,696 1,051,753 -410,943
Felixstowe 617,507 64,367 -553,140
Immingham Docks 142,168 415,477 +273,309
Heysham 0 80,998 +80,998
Holyhead 0 75,854 +75,854
London 57,451 16,154 -41,297
East Midlands Airport 24,321 21,584 -2,737

Quick facts

HS code: 810530

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

Description: Recyclable cobalt materials, including leftover pieces or discarded cobalt products