Import/export HS code 854912: Waste with lead, cadmium, or mercury

Waste containing harmful metals like lead, cadmium, or mercury

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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 £
Ireland 3,539,443
Germany 18,150
Poland 1,859
Slovenia 1,504
China 1,000

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 £
Ireland 2,330,135 1,209,308 -1,120,827
Germany 0 18,150 +18,150
Poland 1,859 0 -1,859
Slovenia 1,504 0 -1,504
China 1,000 0 -1,000

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 £
Ireland 3,539,443
China 19,150
Poland 1,859
Slovenia 1,504

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 £
Ireland 2,330,135 1,209,308 -1,120,827
China 1,000 18,150 +17,150
Poland 1,859 0 -1,859
Slovenia 1,504 0 -1,504

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) 3,557,593
Air transport 2,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,504

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) 2,330,135 1,227,458 -1,102,677
Air transport 2,859 0 -2,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,504 0 -1,504

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,446,166
Holyhead 93,277
Felixstowe 18,150
Birmingham Airport 1,859
Thamesport 1,504

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,236,858 1,209,308 -1,027,550
Holyhead 93,277 0 -93,277
Felixstowe 0 18,150 +18,150
Birmingham Airport 1,859 0 -1,859
Thamesport 1,504 0 -1,504
London Heathrow Airport 1,000 0 -1,000

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
France 318,516
Hungary 295,000
Japan 119,640
United States 15,699
Saudi Arabia 13,510

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 £
France 196,358 122,158 -74,200
Hungary 0 295,000 +295,000
Japan 119,640 0 -119,640
United States 15,699 0 -15,699
Saudi Arabia 3,250 10,260 +7,010
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,734 0 -6,734
Chile 3,508 0 -3,508
Belgium 3,380 0 -3,380
Germany 1,987 1,230 -757
Netherlands 0 2,003 +2,003

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) 614,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,061
Air transport 29,264

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) 196,550 417,452 +220,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,061 0 -139,061
Air transport 14,945 14,319 -626

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 612,580
Southampton 135,339
Glasgow Airport 10,260
ZLC 9,020
London Heathrow Airport 6,734

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 196,358 416,222 +219,864
Southampton 135,339 0 -135,339
Glasgow Airport 0 10,260 +10,260
ZLC 4,961 4,059 -902
London Heathrow Airport 6,734 0 -6,734
London Gateway Port 3,508 0 -3,508
London Stansted Airport 3,250 0 -3,250
Immingham Docks 406 1,230 +824

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 854912

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

Description: Waste containing harmful metals like lead, cadmium, or mercury