Import/export HS code 81130090: Various cermet products

Any cermet items not listed above, such as finished tools or parts

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 11,436,488
Germany 10,296,205
Austria 5,400,101
South Korea 2,102,570
Taiwan 1,405,197

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 5,680,570 5,755,918 +75,348
Germany 5,099,353 5,196,852 +97,499
Austria 2,153,971 3,246,130 +1,092,159
South Korea 1,184,563 918,007 -266,556
Taiwan 714,188 691,009 -23,179
China 388,056 740,795 +352,739
Switzerland 218,375 560,977 +342,602
France 99,888 92,294 -7,594
Netherlands 23,317 127,192 +103,875
Belgium 120,006 0 -120,006

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 11,437,561
Austria 9,579,437
Germany 5,417,181
South Korea 2,021,113
China 1,818,600

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 5,701,309 5,736,252 +34,943
Austria 4,460,596 5,118,841 +658,245
Germany 2,518,902 2,898,279 +379,377
South Korea 1,103,106 918,007 -185,099
China 652,797 1,165,803 +513,006
Taiwan 714,188 691,009 -23,179
Switzerland 215,049 556,655 +341,606
Mexico 96,121 161,051 +64,930
France 83,389 40,496 -42,893
Japan 31,196 79,617 +48,421

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Greater Manchester 10
Essex 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Midlands 6

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 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Essex 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
South Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
West Central Scotland 2 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 £
Air transport 28,254,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,915,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,244,717
Other 16,963

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 14,126,872 14,127,387 +515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,371,817 1,544,135 +172,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 381,208 1,863,509 +1,482,301
Other 9,069 7,894 -1,175

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,978,691
East Midlands Airport 7,332,169
London Stansted Airport 3,821,021
Leeds Bradford Airport 3,676,040
Birmingham Airport 2,298,545

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 6,099,346 4,879,345 -1,220,001
East Midlands Airport 3,182,569 4,149,600 +967,031
London Stansted Airport 1,483,375 2,337,646 +854,271
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,403,439 1,272,601 -1,130,838
Birmingham Airport 909,717 1,388,828 +479,111
London Gateway Port 887,555 797,995 -89,560
London 20,031 1,195,223 +1,175,192
Dover 257,411 599,369 +341,958
Thamesport 446,718 261,649 -185,069
Felixstowe 9,214 423,051 +413,837

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Other manufacturing 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 34
2025-09 21
2025-08 23
2025-07 26

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 46
54m+ 32
15m-54m 13
0-1m 8
Other 6

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 £
Italy 3,477,621
China 1,514,702
United States 875,307
Chile 402,067
United Arab Emirates 238,725

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 £
Italy 1,641,698 1,835,923 +194,225
China 911,575 603,127 -308,448
United States 633,099 242,208 -390,891
Chile 172,726 229,341 +56,615
United Arab Emirates 165,318 73,407 -91,911
Netherlands 167,502 59,689 -107,813
Germany 102,517 43,879 -58,638
Japan 3,428 116,000 +112,572
Brazil 75,908 0 -75,908
France 36,054 39,382 +3,328

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) 3,890,928
Air transport 2,212,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,521,256
Road transport 2,080

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) 1,905,651 1,985,277 +79,626
Air transport 1,274,270 938,606 -335,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 933,393 587,863 -345,530
Road transport 2,080 0 -2,080

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,746,597
London Heathrow Airport 1,268,558
Southampton 1,178,143
East Midlands Airport 524,498
London Gateway Port 301,100

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 1,855,458 1,891,139 +35,681
London Heathrow Airport 670,764 597,794 -72,970
Southampton 751,049 427,094 -323,955
East Midlands Airport 384,192 140,306 -243,886
London Gateway Port 173,560 127,540 -46,020
Manchester Airport 128,335 61,277 -67,058
ZLC 42,623 126,703 +84,080
London Stansted Airport 49,474 12,526 -36,948
Felixstowe 0 38,470 +38,470
Liverpool Docks 1,883 33,229 +31,346

Quick facts

HS code: 81130090

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

Description: Any cermet items not listed above, such as finished tools or parts