Import/export HS code 2714: Natural bitumen and asphalt

Natural forms of bitumen, asphalt, and related rocks used in construction and paving

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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 £
Netherlands 3,808,554
United States 2,001,319
Lithuania 770,759
Germany 250,056
Colombia 136,420

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 £
Netherlands 2,252,132 1,556,422 -695,710
United States 152,697 1,848,622 +1,695,925
Lithuania 0 770,759 +770,759
Germany 141,551 108,505 -33,046
Colombia 26,035 110,385 +84,350
Ireland 45,441 34,747 -10,694
Spain 38,079 14,874 -23,205
France 4,787 24,359 +19,572
Norway 0 29,043 +29,043
India 4,784 9,138 +4,354

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 £
Netherlands 2,980,054
United States 2,694,601
Lithuania 770,759
Trinidad and Tobago 229,247
Germany 130,586

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 £
Netherlands 1,676,051 1,304,003 -372,048
United States 663,801 2,030,800 +1,366,999
Lithuania 0 770,759 +770,759
Trinidad and Tobago 141,551 87,696 -53,855
Germany 23,877 106,709 +82,832
India 63,053 37,145 -25,908
Colombia 26,035 73,655 +47,620
Norway 0 50,268 +50,268
Spain 32,091 0 -32,091
China 0 19,242 +19,242

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Merseyside 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Kent 1
Lancashire 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
Merseyside 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
West Central Scotland 1 0 -1
West Midlands 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 0 1 +1

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) 6,386,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 386,765
Air transport 359,894
Other 80,197

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) 2,112,321 4,274,114 +2,161,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 194,424 192,341 -2,083
Air transport 341,152 18,742 -322,410
Other 45,450 34,747 -10,703

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 2,958,678
London 2,575,790
Aberdeen Docks 445,800
Aberdeen Airport 303,507
Immingham Docks 189,802

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 £
Ipswich Dock 1,675,484 1,283,194 -392,290
London 36,379 2,539,411 +2,503,032
Aberdeen Docks 256,027 189,773 -66,254
Aberdeen Airport 296,177 7,330 -288,847
Immingham Docks 87,208 102,594 +15,386
London Gateway Port 26,477 125,259 +98,782
Dover 81,568 40,585 -40,983
Southampton 29,797 62,210 +32,413
Grangemouth Docks 84,183 0 -84,183
Felixstowe 23,877 56,890 +33,013

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Civil engineering 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 3
2025-07 2

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+ 7
1m-15m 5
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 8,229,658
Falkland Islands 346,967
Malaysia 119,000
Turkey 114,756
Finland 94,804

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 £
Ireland 3,697,388 4,532,270 +834,882
Falkland Islands 346,967 0 -346,967
Malaysia 102,000 17,000 -85,000
Turkey 114,756 0 -114,756
Finland 48,480 46,324 -2,156
Viet Nam 0 79,216 +79,216
France 55,299 5,223 -50,076
United States 10,354 35,232 +24,878
Netherlands 8,805 23,470 +14,665
New Zealand 21,856 0 -21,856

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 3,247,540
Ireland 3,024,619
Nicaragua 1,829,843
XU 4,890

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 1,072,089 2,175,451 +1,103,362
Ireland 736,308 2,288,311 +1,552,003
Nicaragua 1,829,843 0 -1,829,843
XU 3,079 1,811 -1,268

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,106,892
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 723,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 301,811
Air transport 101,874

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 £
Other 3,641,319 4,465,573 +824,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 597,716 125,956 -471,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,946 157,865 +13,919
Air transport 64,669 37,205 -27,464

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,106,892
London Gateway Port 412,904
Southampton 115,885
Felixstowe 112,020
London 92,269

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 £
000 3,641,319 4,465,573 +824,254
London Gateway Port 400,563 12,341 -388,222
Southampton 36,669 79,216 +42,547
Felixstowe 88,920 23,100 -65,820
London 48,480 43,789 -4,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,987 31,794 -10,193
Holyhead 17,837 31,598 +13,761
London Stansted Airport 10,354 33,234 +22,880
Immingham Docks 15,811 14,739 -1,072
Grangemouth Docks 29,387 0 -29,387

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2714

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

Description: Natural forms of bitumen, asphalt, and related rocks used in construction and paving