Import/export HS code 810590: Various cobalt items

Any cobalt products not covered in other categories, such as unique or specialized cobalt forms

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 36,710,060
Germany 14,779,611
Canada 4,766,684
Belgium 4,092,844
France 2,806,163

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 21,110,508 15,599,552 -5,510,956
Germany 7,714,127 7,065,484 -648,643
Canada 2,837,615 1,929,069 -908,546
Belgium 1,763,093 2,329,751 +566,658
France 1,630,774 1,175,389 -455,385
China 746,267 626,527 -119,740
Norway 1,150,983 12,004 -1,138,979
Netherlands 187,234 694,520 +507,286
India 1,151 447,107 +445,956
Australia 72,882 225,972 +153,090

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 41,351,181
Germany 14,118,068
China 3,117,980
France 2,612,931
United Kingdom 1,752,689

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 23,038,921 18,312,260 -4,726,661
Germany 7,543,648 6,574,420 -969,228
China 1,705,480 1,412,500 -292,980
France 2,126,485 486,446 -1,640,039
United Kingdom 851,908 900,781 +48,873
Norway 1,150,983 10,966 -1,140,017
India 151,825 693,412 +541,587
Netherlands 2,898 609,491 +606,593
Canada 123,984 410,508 +286,524
Switzerland 221,973 298,030 +76,057

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Inner London - West 9
Greater Manchester 7

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
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 3 -6
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
North Eastern Scotland 3 6 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 7 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2

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) 28,622,145
Air transport 25,627,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,060,258
Other 403,234
Road transport 144,728

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) 16,253,312 12,368,833 -3,884,479
Air transport 13,894,457 11,733,379 -2,161,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,414,106 6,646,152 -767,954
Other 246,550 156,684 -89,866
Road transport 125,902 18,826 -107,076

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 15,261,101
Immingham Docks 7,379,274
London Heathrow Airport 6,988,075
London Stansted Airport 6,664,066
East Midlands Airport 6,158,062

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 £
Liverpool Docks 10,185,934 5,075,167 -5,110,767
Immingham Docks 4,089,513 3,289,761 -799,752
London Heathrow Airport 3,823,584 3,164,491 -659,093
London Stansted Airport 3,065,710 3,598,356 +532,646
East Midlands Airport 3,418,156 2,739,906 -678,250
Dover 2,812,349 2,536,741 -275,608
Hull 2,713,192 1,711,315 -1,001,877
London 1,338,802 2,217,481 +878,679
Eurotunnel 1,147,860 1,622,768 +474,908
Birmingham Airport 1,747,928 731,360 -1,016,568

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 42
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 29
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Manufacture of basic metals 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 32
2025-10 37
2025-09 25
2025-08 28
2025-07 28

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+ 72
1m-15m 42
15m-54m 18
Other 12
0-1m 10

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 45,226,964
Germany 31,793,059
France 25,988,341
India 19,537,838
China 17,927,006

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 25,860,064 19,366,900 -6,493,164
Germany 18,392,112 13,400,947 -4,991,165
France 14,565,665 11,422,676 -3,142,989
India 9,912,330 9,625,508 -286,822
China 8,069,403 9,857,603 +1,788,200
Singapore 8,103,604 9,491,074 +1,387,470
Italy 5,114,228 6,001,376 +887,148
South Korea 5,807,993 1,479,726 -4,328,267
Switzerland 4,237,273 2,877,233 -1,360,040
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,623,801 3,798,354 +1,174,553

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
United States 319,112

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 218,171 100,941 -117,230

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 90,371,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,240,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,885,891
Road transport 491,934
Other 319,112

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 47,751,030 42,620,327 -5,130,703
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,735,316 34,504,808 -6,230,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,008,058 19,877,833 -3,130,225
Road transport 477,152 14,782 -462,370
Other 218,171 100,941 -117,230

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,934,744
London Heathrow Airport 52,237,418
Liverpool Docks 22,259,103
Southampton 15,700,400
East Midlands Airport 10,769,783

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 35,982,982 29,951,762 -6,031,220
London Heathrow Airport 29,900,259 22,337,159 -7,563,100
Liverpool Docks 13,598,257 8,660,846 -4,937,411
Southampton 7,487,248 8,213,152 +725,904
East Midlands Airport 6,366,169 4,403,614 -1,962,555
Birmingham Airport 1,094,517 9,335,880 +8,241,363
ZLC 3,734,302 2,465,979 -1,268,323
Manchester Airport 3,158,043 2,553,943 -604,100
London Stansted Airport 4,124,656 1,507,472 -2,617,184
Holyhead 1,290,437 2,116,957 +826,520

Quick facts

HS code: 810590

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

Description: Any cobalt products not covered in other categories, such as unique or specialized cobalt forms