Import/export HS code 8112: Beryllium, chromium, and other metals

Includes raw metals, powders, waste, and scrap materials

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  • 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 £
Germany 42,254,137
United States 41,357,554
China 41,209,521
France 20,728,043
Netherlands 14,874,918

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 £
Germany 18,400,971 23,853,166 +5,452,195
United States 7,365,989 33,991,565 +26,625,576
China 23,051,218 18,158,303 -4,892,915
France 10,513,700 10,214,343 -299,357
Netherlands 8,523,802 6,351,116 -2,172,686
Estonia 0 10,517,774 +10,517,774
Thailand 1,476,723 3,311,392 +1,834,669
Belgium 1,181,798 2,319,717 +1,137,919
Japan 1,185,642 336,983 -848,659
Canada 663,308 774,497 +111,189

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 53,468,794
United States 41,616,828
Germany 37,959,271
France 19,049,264
Estonia 11,716,282

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 29,370,962 24,097,832 -5,273,130
United States 8,164,758 33,452,070 +25,287,312
Germany 16,261,825 21,697,446 +5,435,621
France 8,047,766 11,001,498 +2,953,732
Estonia 1,735,720 9,980,562 +8,244,842
Thailand 1,171,617 3,311,392 +2,139,775
Brazil 1,647,114 915,514 -731,600
Kyrgyzstan 2,463,134 0 -2,463,134
Belgium 285,666 1,863,273 +1,577,607
United Kingdom 758,132 1,162,185 +404,053

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
West Midlands 8
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 4 3 -1

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) 79,874,840
Air transport 71,325,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,638,875
Other 3,641,142

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) 34,036,171 45,838,669 +11,802,498
Air transport 30,512,309 40,812,874 +10,300,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,765,036 23,873,839 +15,108,803
Other 1,413,166 2,227,976 +814,810

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 37,370,634
Dover 36,187,685
Immingham Docks 28,618,310
Manchester Airport 18,945,033
Felixstowe 15,081,579

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 11,581,547 25,789,087 +14,207,540
Dover 16,313,460 19,874,225 +3,560,765
Immingham Docks 9,129,650 19,488,660 +10,359,010
Manchester Airport 13,684,552 5,260,481 -8,424,071
Felixstowe 5,621,833 9,459,746 +3,837,913
Eurotunnel 4,885,084 5,682,035 +796,951
East Midlands Airport 3,174,713 5,592,757 +2,418,044
London Gateway Port 90,749 8,543,185 +8,452,436
London Stansted Airport 1,440,739 3,026,916 +1,586,177
London 1,321,511 2,986,983 +1,665,472

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 33
Other manufacturing 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17
Manufacture of basic metals 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 31
2025-10 28
2025-09 37
2025-08 34

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
1m-15m 58
54m+ 47
15m-54m 15
Other 14
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 89,126,111
Germany 24,044,614
Australia 15,302,486
France 9,311,096
Japan 7,546,837

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 74,390,259 14,735,852 -59,654,407
Germany 15,573,519 8,471,095 -7,102,424
Australia 13,842,273 1,460,213 -12,382,060
France 6,981,625 2,329,471 -4,652,154
Japan 7,030,397 516,440 -6,513,957
Austria 4,696,556 8,725 -4,687,831
Canada 4,537,810 75,056 -4,462,754
Belgium 2,438,057 440,131 -1,997,926
Taiwan 2,381,474 5,615 -2,375,859
Netherlands 1,604,851 668,724 -936,127

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 2,844
Taiwan 819
United States 223
XI 106

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 1,138 1,706 +568
Taiwan 0 819 +819
United States 223 0 -223
XI 106 0 -106

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) 89,516,167
Air transport 43,079,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,919,254
Road transport 9,107
Other 4,112

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,280,341 7,235,826 -75,044,515
Air transport 29,078,753 14,001,053 -15,077,700
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,374,107 10,545,147 -19,828,960
Road transport 9,107 0 -9,107
Other 1,587 2,525 +938

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 46,816,625
Southampton 33,302,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,605,904
London Heathrow Airport 19,193,788
Manchester Airport 18,764,970

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 £
Liverpool Docks 42,797,119 4,019,506 -38,777,613
Southampton 30,225,493 3,077,439 -27,148,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,472,605 5,133,299 -18,339,306
London Heathrow Airport 11,807,056 7,386,732 -4,420,324
Manchester Airport 14,802,488 3,962,482 -10,840,006
Dover 4,411,210 3,002,284 -1,408,926
Felixstowe 6,748,722 578,118 -6,170,604
London Gateway Port 3,246,527 241,151 -3,005,376
East Midlands Airport 1,279,945 1,851,612 +571,667
Immingham Docks 1,198,225 1,587,420 +389,195

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8112

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

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