Import/export HS code 854913: Sorted waste without harmful metals

Waste sorted by chemical type, free from lead, cadmium, or mercury

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* 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 £
Norway 40,496
China 12,901
Germany 4,432

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 £
Norway 0 40,496 +40,496
China 11,561 1,340 -10,221
Germany 2,463 1,969 -494

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 £
Germany 36,138
China 11,561
Norway 8,790
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,340

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 £
Germany 2,463 33,675 +31,212
China 11,561 0 -11,561
Norway 0 8,790 +8,790
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,340 +1,340

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,961

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,063 43,805 +37,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,961 0 -7,961

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 44,928
Liverpool Docks 7,961
Felixstowe 3,740
London 1,200

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 2,463 42,465 +40,002
Liverpool Docks 7,961 0 -7,961
Felixstowe 2,400 1,340 -1,060
London 1,200 0 -1,200

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 £
Singapore 1,224,764
Netherlands 386,334
Spain 248,116
France 139,804
Belgium 121,619

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 £
Singapore 810,349 414,415 -395,934
Netherlands 382,190 4,144 -378,046
Spain 248,064 52 -248,012
France 66,652 73,152 +6,500
Belgium 5,942 115,677 +109,735
Germany 24,904 74,427 +49,523
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 58,011 +58,011
United States 27,253 0 -27,253
Philippines 0 24,825 +24,825
Japan 15,796 0 -15,796

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) 1,722,234
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 621,137
Air transport 43,755

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) 1,224,983 497,251 -727,732
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 353,668 267,469 -86,199
Air transport 30,226 13,529 -16,697

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,006,184
Immingham Docks 448,934
London Gateway Port 327,325
Portsmouth 249,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 222,422

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 818,889 187,295 -631,594
Immingham Docks 319,919 129,015 -190,904
London Gateway Port 17,369 309,956 +292,587
Portsmouth 248,064 1,916 -246,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,084 129,338 +36,254
Killingholme 71,492 0 -71,492
London Heathrow Airport 30,226 13,529 -16,697
Felixstowe 7,505 844 -6,661
Middlesbrough 0 6,355 +6,355
London 2,114 1 -2,113

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 854913

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

Description: Waste sorted by chemical type, free from lead, cadmium, or mercury