Import/export HS code 85491290: Various waste with harmful metals

Other waste materials containing lead, cadmium, or mercury

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 £
Poland 1,859
Slovenia 1,504

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 £
Poland 1,859 0 -1,859
Slovenia 1,504 0 -1,504

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 £
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 £
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 £
Air transport 1,859
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 £
Air transport 1,859 0 -1,859
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 £
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 £
Birmingham Airport 1,859 0 -1,859
Thamesport 1,504 0 -1,504

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 £
Japan 119,640
United States 15,699
Saudi Arabia 13,510
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,734
Chile 3,508

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 £
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
Netherlands 0 2,003 +2,003
Germany 1,581 280 -1,301
Norway 1,270 0 -1,270
Ireland 0 1,120 +1,120

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) 138,847
Air transport 29,264
Road transport 1,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 280

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) 138,847 0 -138,847
Air transport 14,945 14,319 -626
Road transport 1,270 0 -1,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 280 +280

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 135,339
ZLC 10,290
Glasgow Airport 10,260
London Heathrow Airport 6,734
London Gateway Port 3,508

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 £
Southampton 135,339 0 -135,339
ZLC 6,231 4,059 -2,172
Glasgow Airport 0 10,260 +10,260
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 0 280 +280

Quick facts

HS code: 85491290

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

Description: Other waste materials containing lead, cadmium, or mercury