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 35,175,401
Germany 14,383,973
Canada 4,853,204
Belgium 4,258,808
France 2,585,520

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 20,126,961 15,048,440 -5,078,521
Germany 7,379,843 7,004,130 -375,713
Canada 3,066,912 1,786,292 -1,280,620
Belgium 1,866,641 2,392,167 +525,526
France 1,480,047 1,105,473 -374,574
China 746,614 720,603 -26,011
Norway 1,150,983 12,004 -1,138,979
Netherlands 217,363 667,212 +449,849
India 1,151 627,737 +626,586
Spain 138,113 152,805 +14,692

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 40,261,689
Germany 13,714,992
China 3,206,362
France 2,402,536
United Kingdom 1,686,541

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 22,542,928 17,718,761 -4,824,167
Germany 7,163,947 6,551,045 -612,902
China 1,889,214 1,317,148 -572,066
France 1,916,329 486,207 -1,430,122
United Kingdom 835,769 850,772 +15,003
Norway 1,150,983 10,966 -1,140,017
India 81,873 874,042 +792,169
Canada 125,695 536,605 +410,910
Netherlands 11,510 600,879 +589,369
Switzerland 169,804 300,171 +130,367

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
West Midlands 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
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 3 -5
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
North Eastern Scotland 3 6 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 6 +3

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) 27,213,331
Air transport 25,089,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,370,354
Other 403,234
Road transport 77,245

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) 15,124,529 12,088,802 -3,035,727
Air transport 13,053,045 12,036,677 -1,016,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,343,970 6,026,384 -2,317,586
Other 275,019 128,215 -146,804
Road transport 61,178 16,067 -45,111

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 14,405,005
Immingham Docks 7,379,274
London Heathrow Airport 6,895,214
London Stansted Airport 6,522,591
East Midlands Airport 5,837,172

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 9,840,457 4,564,548 -5,275,909
Immingham Docks 4,089,513 3,289,761 -799,752
London Heathrow Airport 3,614,853 3,280,361 -334,492
London Stansted Airport 3,045,690 3,476,901 +431,211
East Midlands Airport 2,994,313 2,842,859 -151,454
Dover 2,789,239 2,576,670 -212,569
Hull 2,717,043 1,687,578 -1,029,465
London 1,787,899 1,770,197 -17,702
Eurotunnel 1,162,196 1,572,658 +410,462
Birmingham Airport 1,536,263 652,546 -883,717

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 27
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
2026-01 35
2025-11 32
2025-10 37
2025-09 25
2025-08 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+ 71
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 18
Other 12
0-1m 9

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 43,704,559
Germany 31,020,796
France 25,705,169
India 19,167,803
China 18,362,255

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 26,074,982 17,629,577 -8,445,405
Germany 17,376,757 13,644,039 -3,732,718
France 14,381,573 11,323,596 -3,057,977
India 10,433,867 8,733,936 -1,699,931
China 8,736,793 9,625,462 +888,669
Singapore 7,379,475 9,743,373 +2,363,898
Italy 5,007,139 5,914,728 +907,589
Switzerland 4,285,099 3,010,119 -1,274,980
South Korea 5,437,636 1,410,361 -4,027,275
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,616,738 4,103,296 +1,486,558

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 302,888

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 254,607 48,281 -206,326

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 89,667,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,344,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,865,811
Road transport 434,361
Other 302,888

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 47,579,355 42,088,223 -5,491,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,057,715 34,287,128 -5,770,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,794,689 18,071,122 -5,723,567
Road transport 434,361 0 -434,361
Other 254,607 48,281 -206,326

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,433,139
London Heathrow Airport 50,050,207
Liverpool Docks 21,538,983
Southampton 15,272,395
Birmingham Airport 11,345,023

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 35,082,085 30,351,054 -4,731,031
London Heathrow Airport 28,626,386 21,423,821 -7,202,565
Liverpool Docks 13,958,959 7,580,024 -6,378,935
Southampton 8,148,826 7,123,569 -1,025,257
Birmingham Airport 1,755,284 9,589,739 +7,834,455
East Midlands Airport 6,414,010 4,329,169 -2,084,841
ZLC 3,990,910 2,453,954 -1,536,956
Manchester Airport 3,422,012 2,474,958 -947,054
London Stansted Airport 3,954,878 1,784,174 -2,170,704
Holyhead 1,536,494 1,870,900 +334,406

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