Import/export HS code 86090010: Lead-covered containers for radioactive materials

Containers with a protective lead layer, specially designed to safely transport radioactive materials

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 £
France 846,953
Netherlands 417,712
Ireland 339,271
Switzerland 300,000
Thailand 300,000

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 £
France 1,739 845,214 +843,475
Netherlands 417,712 0 -417,712
Ireland 39,271 300,000 +260,729
Switzerland 0 300,000 +300,000
Thailand 300,000 0 -300,000
China 0 192,813 +192,813
Germany 45,592 38,477 -7,115
Canada 58,385 0 -58,385
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 28,915 +28,915
Belgium 12,696 12,723 +27

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 Kingdom 1,358,329
France 846,953
China 260,815
United States 62,969
Czechia 62,608

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 Kingdom 731,564 626,765 -104,799
France 1,739 845,214 +843,475
China 39,087 221,728 +182,641
United States 56,623 6,346 -50,277
Czechia 38,149 24,459 -13,690
Canada 6,917 23,348 +16,431
Belgium 5,779 12,723 +6,944

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Norfolk 1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1

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
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Norfolk 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Central Scotland 1 0 -1

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) 2,138,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 427,260
Air transport 74,692

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) 462,136 1,676,353 +1,214,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 357,806 69,454 -288,352
Air transport 59,916 14,776 -45,140

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 856,831
Harwich 414,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 338,344
Holyhead 300,000
Southampton 300,000

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 £
Dover 12,664 844,167 +831,503
Harwich 414,212 0 -414,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,485 312,859 +287,374
Holyhead 0 300,000 +300,000
Southampton 300,000 0 -300,000
Hull 0 128,542 +128,542
Immingham Docks 0 78,331 +78,331
Aberdeen Docks 10,063 36,661 +26,598
Milford 39,271 0 -39,271
Felixstowe 3,500 28,915 +25,415

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 2
2024-11 3
2024-07 2
2024-04 3

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
54m+ 5
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
Canada 5,936,517
Norway 2,553,928
France 1,078,266
China 743,854
Japan 680,589

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 £
Canada 3,671,632 2,264,885 -1,406,747
Norway 2,440,281 113,647 -2,326,634
France 77,208 1,001,058 +923,850
China 925 742,929 +742,004
Japan 680,589 0 -680,589
Germany 66,244 347,861 +281,617
Ireland 300,000 910 -299,090
Azerbaijan 0 231,882 +231,882
Netherlands 128,229 20,000 -108,229
Libya 0 108,233 +108,233

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) 10,277,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,130,702
Air transport 255,333

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) 6,970,896 3,306,626 -3,664,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 531,838 1,598,864 +1,067,026
Air transport 118,457 136,876 +18,419

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,546,478
Aberdeen Docks 2,508,679
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,170,213
Liverpool Docks 1,019,819
London Gateway Port 862,219

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 3,292,424 2,254,054 -1,038,370
Aberdeen Docks 2,409,851 98,828 -2,311,023
Dover / Eurotunnel 131,914 1,038,299 +906,385
Liverpool Docks 1,019,819 0 -1,019,819
London Gateway Port 108,506 753,713 +645,207
Immingham Docks 1,263 319,644 +318,381
Holyhead 300,000 0 -300,000
Dover 56,222 231,887 +175,665
Felixstowe 16,000 151,823 +135,823
London Heathrow Airport 65,640 55,683 -9,957

Quick facts

HS code: 86090010

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

Description: Containers with a protective lead layer, specially designed to safely transport radioactive materials