Import/export HS code 81089050: Titanium plates, sheets, and foil

Flat titanium products like plates, sheets, and foil, used in various industrial applications

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 100,279,353
China 23,141,199
Japan 10,495,034
Russia 9,064,682
France 6,169,689

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 66,557,086 33,722,267 -32,834,819
China 11,648,374 11,492,825 -155,549
Japan 5,422,407 5,072,627 -349,780
Russia 6,814,079 2,250,603 -4,563,476
France 2,611,244 3,558,445 +947,201
Germany 2,398,026 1,999,489 -398,537
Netherlands 960,426 734,681 -225,745
Austria 269,479 1,014,496 +745,017
Italy 466,972 808,916 +341,944
Sweden 317,229 195,601 -121,628

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 102,316,097
China 24,876,006
Japan 13,027,493
Russia 12,753,740
France 2,174,050

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 67,482,173 34,833,924 -32,648,249
China 12,425,409 12,450,597 +25,188
Japan 6,481,450 6,546,043 +64,593
Russia 8,972,988 3,780,752 -5,192,236
France 1,086,826 1,087,224 +398
Austria 269,479 1,005,922 +736,443
Netherlands 561,567 160,443 -401,124
United Kingdom 264,956 383,487 +118,531
Italy 180,679 299,872 +119,193
Germany 260,478 184,200 -76,278

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 15 15 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 7 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 63,500,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,742,621
Other 22,970,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,537,744
Road transport 140,964

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 £
Air transport 26,734,842 36,765,464 +10,030,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,685,423 11,057,198 -38,628,225
Other 15,697,247 7,272,832 -8,424,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,157,328 6,380,416 +223,088
Road transport 50,687 90,277 +39,590

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 54,648,367
Southampton 42,004,724
000 22,970,079
Portsmouth 11,954,054
Felixstowe 5,910,586

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 24,088,643 30,559,724 +6,471,081
Southampton 37,675,101 4,329,623 -33,345,478
000 15,697,247 7,272,832 -8,424,415
Portsmouth 8,458,705 3,495,349 -4,963,356
Felixstowe 3,144,647 2,765,939 -378,708
Dover 3,077,754 2,291,259 -786,495
499 11,044 3,137,271 +3,126,227
Birmingham Airport 763,540 1,671,871 +908,331
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,241,928 1,033,627 -208,301
Eurotunnel 946,072 1,015,329 +69,257

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 30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 28
Manufacture of other transport equipment 16
Manufacture of basic metals 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 28
2025-09 31
2025-08 26
2025-07 30

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+ 51
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 18
Other 17
0-1m 7

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 93,555,837
Germany 19,537,837
Spain 13,772,568
United States 10,774,708
Italy 8,310,306

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 51,025,778 42,530,059 -8,495,719
Germany 11,301,238 8,236,599 -3,064,639
Spain 6,113,907 7,658,661 +1,544,754
United States 6,973,571 3,801,137 -3,172,434
Italy 5,454,901 2,855,405 -2,599,496
Australia 1,948,441 2,404,880 +456,439
South Korea 1,571,817 1,515,618 -56,199
Belgium 902,968 1,520,806 +617,838
India 726,290 1,201,784 +475,494
Malaysia 786,945 1,009,776 +222,831

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 £
China 14,599,374
United States 967,439
Russia 259,762
Japan 14,003
XU 5,011

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 £
China 7,936,298 6,663,076 -1,273,222
United States 615,893 351,546 -264,347
Russia 254,894 4,868 -250,026
Japan 12,490 1,513 -10,977
XU 3,143 1,868 -1,275

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) 116,064,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,845,302
Other 15,845,589
Air transport 15,651,951
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 38,296

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) 58,172,638 57,891,461 -281,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,773,690 5,071,612 -14,702,078
Other 8,822,718 7,022,871 -1,799,847
Air transport 7,202,938 8,449,013 +1,246,075
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 38,296 0 -38,296
Road transport 34,839 0 -34,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,447,047
Dover 28,805,254
000 15,845,589
London Heathrow Airport 11,954,150
ZLC 11,840,047

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 38,555,302 44,891,745 +6,336,443
Dover 18,448,727 10,356,527 -8,092,200
000 8,822,718 7,022,871 -1,799,847
London Heathrow Airport 5,405,537 6,548,613 +1,143,076
ZLC 11,463,740 376,307 -11,087,433
London Gateway Port 2,455,317 2,771,213 +315,896
Southampton 3,513,108 1,495,664 -2,017,444
Portsmouth 198,675 1,707,930 +1,509,255
East Midlands Airport 850,765 630,812 -219,953
Liverpool Docks 871,828 461,341 -410,487

Quick facts

HS code: 81089050

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

Description: Flat titanium products like plates, sheets, and foil, used in various industrial applications