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 11,695,349
Germany 10,215,469
Austria 5,623,113
South Korea 2,008,783
Taiwan 1,354,510

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 5,887,591 5,807,758 -79,833
Germany 4,853,346 5,362,123 +508,777
Austria 2,249,412 3,373,701 +1,124,289
South Korea 1,162,930 845,853 -317,077
Taiwan 770,294 584,216 -186,078
China 383,439 853,374 +469,935
Switzerland 244,802 674,328 +429,526
France 125,804 80,787 -45,017
Netherlands 23,317 128,413 +105,096
Mexico 55,870 79,188 +23,318

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 11,685,516
Austria 9,771,458
Germany 5,319,075
China 1,992,365
South Korea 1,927,326

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 5,907,247 5,778,269 -128,978
Austria 4,499,372 5,272,086 +772,714
Germany 2,309,239 3,009,836 +700,597
China 696,615 1,295,750 +599,135
South Korea 1,081,473 845,853 -235,620
Taiwan 770,294 584,216 -186,078
Switzerland 241,476 674,213 +432,737
Mexico 88,235 197,866 +109,631
France 86,312 36,627 -49,685
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
Greater Manchester 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
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
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Essex 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
South Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
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 28,660,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,992,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,229,729
Road transport 128,895
Other 17,008

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 14,317,395 14,343,148 +25,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,327,165 1,665,618 +338,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 354,586 1,875,143 +1,520,557
Road transport 0 128,895 +128,895
Other 10,968 6,040 -4,928

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,940,413
East Midlands Airport 7,401,630
London Stansted Airport 4,040,584
Leeds Bradford Airport 3,706,086
Birmingham Airport 2,428,511

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 6,271,672 4,668,741 -1,602,931
East Midlands Airport 3,266,123 4,135,507 +869,384
London Stansted Airport 1,356,987 2,683,597 +1,326,610
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,348,370 1,357,716 -990,654
Birmingham Airport 1,026,087 1,402,424 +376,337
London Gateway Port 863,237 837,762 -25,475
London 10,866 1,208,394 +1,197,528
Dover 249,202 603,242 +354,040
Thamesport 428,090 259,413 -168,677
Felixstowe 7,508 507,003 +499,495

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
2026-01 36
2025-11 24
2025-10 34
2025-09 21
2025-08 23

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 43
54m+ 31
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
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 3,462,017
China 1,429,825
United States 770,684
Chile 402,067
United Arab Emirates 227,779

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 1,553,854 1,908,163 +354,309
China 1,042,455 387,370 -655,085
United States 571,040 199,644 -371,396
Chile 172,726 229,341 +56,615
United Arab Emirates 163,916 63,863 -100,053
Netherlands 170,030 57,161 -112,869
Japan 3,428 116,000 +112,572
Germany 49,798 35,446 -14,352
France 51,649 27,591 -24,058
Brazil 75,908 0 -75,908

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) 3,811,452
Air transport 2,021,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,521,256
Road transport 1,040

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) 1,750,115 2,061,337 +311,222
Air transport 1,134,529 887,132 -247,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,169,730 351,526 -818,204
Road transport 1,040 0 -1,040

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,675,071
London Heathrow Airport 1,217,499
Southampton 1,178,143
East Midlands Airport 442,435
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 1,707,872 1,967,199 +259,327
London Heathrow Airport 663,191 554,308 -108,883
Southampton 980,404 197,739 -782,665
East Midlands Airport 283,131 159,304 -123,827
London Gateway Port 173,560 127,540 -46,020
ZLC 69,735 99,717 +29,982
Manchester Airport 70,038 61,277 -8,761
London Stansted Airport 49,474 12,526 -36,948
Felixstowe 0 38,470 +38,470
Liverpool Docks 8,865 26,247 +17,382

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