Import/export HS code 811229: Various metal products

Any other items made from these metals not listed 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 £
Netherlands 1,798,830
China 1,188,773
United States 489,258
Ireland 347,886
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 128,973

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 872,317 926,513 +54,196
China 653,146 535,627 -117,519
United States 393,057 96,201 -296,856
Ireland 268,650 79,236 -189,414
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 46,568 82,405 +35,837
France 45,330 76,706 +31,376
Germany 46,531 72,561 +26,030
Poland 0 80,490 +80,490
India 9,511 4,493 -5,018
Taiwan 9,836 0 -9,836

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 3,400,518
United States 476,519
Ireland 209,984
Germany 107,600
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,988

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 1,630,970 1,769,548 +138,578
United States 392,016 84,503 -307,513
Ireland 209,984 0 -209,984
Germany 49,098 58,502 +9,404
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,988 0 -32,988
United Kingdom 12,158 7,359 -4,799
France 0 14,055 +14,055
Taiwan 9,836 0 -9,836
India 4,747 4,493 -254
Italy 0 8,138 +8,138

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Central Scotland 2
Greater Manchester 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +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) 1,961,503
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,304,994
Air transport 1,027,693
Other 14,218

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) 1,117,705 843,798 -273,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 570,740 734,254 +163,514
Air transport 659,147 368,546 -290,601
Other 5,584 8,634 +3,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,497,941
London Heathrow Airport 638,684
Felixstowe 547,579
Grangemouth Docks 296,482
Holyhead 272,530

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 828,578 669,363 -159,215
London Heathrow Airport 381,433 257,251 -124,182
Felixstowe 295,142 252,437 -42,705
Grangemouth Docks 160,716 135,766 -24,950
Holyhead 204,332 68,198 -136,134
Harwich 0 246,087 +246,087
London Stansted Airport 142,167 33,802 -108,365
Thamesport 63,289 56,110 -7,179
Southampton 48,900 33,397 -15,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 80,490 +80,490

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 fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Other manufacturing 4
Human health activities 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
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
1m-15m 12
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
Other 3
0-1m 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 874,394
Netherlands 317,665
Ireland 234,091
Brazil 167,511
China 77,728

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 484,115 390,279 -93,836
Netherlands 173,963 143,702 -30,261
Ireland 232,141 1,950 -230,191
Brazil 117,949 49,562 -68,387
China 56,500 21,228 -35,272
Switzerland 26,530 29,356 +2,826
Pakistan 11,046 29,729 +18,683
Canada 25,431 8,893 -16,538
Greece 12,406 12,277 -129
Egypt 0 23,245 +23,245

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) 778,977
Air transport 649,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 564,512
Road transport 5,446

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) 424,515 354,462 -70,053
Air transport 386,849 262,989 -123,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 407,022 157,490 -249,532
Road transport 5,446 0 -5,446

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 466,055
Southampton 357,101
London Heathrow Airport 309,555
Dover / Eurotunnel 248,392
East Midlands Airport 227,146

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 464,105 1,950 -462,155
Southampton 6,669 350,432 +343,763
London Heathrow Airport 191,912 117,643 -74,269
Dover / Eurotunnel 144,391 104,001 -40,390
East Midlands Airport 122,692 104,454 -18,238
Holyhead 130,770 0 -130,770
ZLC 59,373 24,910 -34,463
London Gateway Port 55,112 4,030 -51,082
Immingham Docks 0 50,658 +50,658
London Stansted Airport 18,318 15,982 -2,336

Quick facts

HS code: 811229

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

Description: Any other items made from these metals not listed above