Import/export HS code 8111: Manganese and products made from it

Includes raw manganese, powders, waste, and scrap materials

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 £
Netherlands 2,867,960
China 2,809,349
Sweden 1,096,666
Germany 1,068,192
France 521,394

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 £
Netherlands 1,708,641 1,159,319 -549,322
China 1,690,606 1,118,743 -571,863
Sweden 238,073 858,593 +620,520
Germany 471,442 596,750 +125,308
France 515,173 6,221 -508,952
South Africa 91,000 92,000 +1,000
Italy 65,219 59,794 -5,425
Belgium 49,445 0 -49,445
Poland 44,472 0 -44,472
United States 4,960 23,827 +18,867

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 6,383,582
Sweden 607,646
Indonesia 581,283
Germany 267,522
South Africa 183,985

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 4,037,034 2,346,548 -1,690,486
Sweden 118,041 489,605 +371,564
Indonesia 306,291 274,992 -31,299
Germany 184,747 82,775 -101,972
South Africa 91,000 92,985 +1,985
Italy 53,150 36,817 -16,333
United States 4,960 56,139 +51,179
Netherlands 0 54,268 +54,268
Belgium 44,472 0 -44,472
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 31,058 +31,058

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Cheshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
North Wales 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) 4,179,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,907,341
Other 586,718
Air transport 143,511

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) 2,235,766 1,943,403 -292,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,498,057 1,409,284 -1,088,773
Other 124,176 462,542 +338,366
Air transport 27,067 116,444 +89,377

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,987,718
Felixstowe 1,573,698
Liverpool Docks 1,067,139
Dover 590,575
000 586,718

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,133,190 1,854,528 -278,662
Felixstowe 908,567 665,131 -243,436
Liverpool Docks 593,179 473,960 -119,219
Dover 421,250 169,325 -251,925
000 124,176 462,542 +338,366
London Gateway Port 133,103 92,000 -41,103
London 151,656 17,787 -133,869
Eurotunnel 127,751 8,399 -119,352
Purfleet 130,775 0 -130,775
East Midlands Airport 17,554 90,699 +73,145

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Other manufacturing 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 5
2025-09 7
2025-08 5

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 4
Other 3
1m-15m 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 £
Sweden 475,322
Netherlands 176,139
Germany 140,731
Romania 57,846
United States 28,683

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 £
Sweden 1,956 473,366 +471,410
Netherlands 95,672 80,467 -15,205
Germany 28,601 112,130 +83,529
Romania 33,793 24,053 -9,740
United States 14,178 14,505 +327
Belgium 19,250 0 -19,250
France 10,024 7,370 -2,654
Ireland 2,533 9,646 +7,113
China 7,550 2,684 -4,866
United Arab Emirates 6,291 0 -6,291

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) 701,178
Air transport 153,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,205

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) 105,651 595,527 +489,876
Air transport 85,827 67,604 -18,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,404 83,801 +40,397

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 632,410
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,697
East Midlands Airport 113,983
London Stansted Airport 36,361
Dover 33,115

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 £
Immingham Docks 23,927 608,483 +584,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 95,235 27,462 -67,773
East Midlands Airport 66,888 47,095 -19,793
London Stansted Airport 18,939 17,422 -1,517
Dover 9,062 24,053 +14,991
Liverpool Docks 6,700 10,689 +3,989
Holyhead 1,354 8,641 +7,287
London Gateway Port 8,655 0 -8,655
Felixstowe 4,122 0 -4,122
Manchester Airport 0 1,704 +1,704

Quick facts

HS code: 8111

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

Description: Includes raw manganese, powders, waste, and scrap materials