Import/export HS code 81122190: Various metal alloys

Metal mixtures not covered above

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 £
France 11,698,378
Netherlands 1,885,588
China 1,665,817
United States 1,576,598
Belgium 1,121,274

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 £
France 5,191,981 6,506,397 +1,314,416
Netherlands 881,352 1,004,236 +122,884
China 509,425 1,156,392 +646,967
United States 452,227 1,124,371 +672,144
Belgium 1,085,048 36,226 -1,048,822
Germany 435,883 292,085 -143,798
Sweden 0 147,364 +147,364
Brazil 0 68,296 +68,296
Japan 55,793 0 -55,793
Spain 0 39,987 +39,987

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 £
France 11,660,040
China 4,960,553
United Kingdom 1,464,869
United States 431,224
Germany 210,928

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 £
France 5,162,751 6,497,289 +1,334,538
China 2,591,468 2,369,085 -222,383
United Kingdom 496,034 968,835 +472,801
United States 117,092 314,132 +197,040
Germany 183,034 27,894 -155,140
South Africa 55,840 111,680 +55,840
Sweden 0 77,281 +77,281
Canada 0 37,982 +37,982
Netherlands 0 21,762 +21,762
Italy 8,275 0 -8,275

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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Mid and South West Wales 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 1 3 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Mid and South West Wales 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
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) 14,662,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,197,110
Air transport 182,605

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) 6,724,900 7,938,031 +1,213,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,765,587 2,431,523 +665,936
Air transport 124,007 58,598 -65,409

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,579,854
Eurotunnel 4,560,813
Immingham Docks 2,772,613
Southampton 1,403,130
Felixstowe 1,152,501

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 £
Dover 3,707,149 3,872,705 +165,556
Eurotunnel 1,906,286 2,654,527 +748,241
Immingham Docks 1,286,455 1,486,158 +199,703
Southampton 491,391 911,739 +420,348
Felixstowe 412,176 740,325 +328,149
Harwich 167,664 167,565 -99
Killingholme 264,708 17,894 -246,814
London 0 223,314 +223,314
Middlesbrough 176,414 0 -176,414
Liverpool Docks 7,166 167,597 +160,431

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 10
Manufacture of basic metals 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-08 3
2025-07 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+ 9
15m-54m 4
1m-15m 4
Other 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 £
United States 63,907,274
Germany 6,608,873
Japan 6,128,779
Austria 5,470,245
Canada 4,808,469

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 58,450,342 5,456,932 -52,993,410
Germany 5,773,649 835,224 -4,938,425
Japan 5,245,866 882,913 -4,362,953
Austria 5,243,021 227,224 -5,015,797
Canada 4,322,783 485,686 -3,837,097
Australia 1,859,806 189,544 -1,670,262
Taiwan 1,463,166 167,467 -1,295,699
Belgium 1,485,408 46,878 -1,438,530
Sweden 1,191,757 5,115 -1,186,642
France 1,196,510 0 -1,196,510

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 £
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 £
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) 78,381,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,502,095
Air transport 3,382,344
Road transport 14,217
Other 106

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) 71,356,169 7,025,367 -64,330,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,106,596 1,395,499 -14,711,097
Air transport 3,142,955 239,389 -2,903,566
Road transport 14,217 0 -14,217
Other 106 0 -106

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 45,472,828
Southampton 24,785,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,394,953
Felixstowe 5,220,567
London Gateway Port 2,557,651

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 40,690,411 4,782,417 -35,907,994
Southampton 23,646,258 1,139,283 -22,506,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,089,213 1,305,740 -13,783,473
Felixstowe 4,771,034 449,533 -4,321,501
London Gateway Port 1,859,349 698,302 -1,161,047
London Heathrow Airport 2,238,351 84,792 -2,153,559
Immingham Docks 1,209,489 5,115 -1,204,374
Manchester Airport 850,185 153,126 -697,059
Heysham 139,080 40,476 -98,604
499 52,000 0 -52,000

Quick facts

HS code: 81122190

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

Description: Metal mixtures not covered above