Import/export HS code 360690: Various fire-starting and combustible items

Covers all other fire-starting materials and combustible products not listed in specific HS codes

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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 £
Ireland 10,095,078
Netherlands 7,288,711
Poland 2,280,284
Romania 1,682,753
China 1,179,946

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 6,333,813 3,761,265 -2,572,548
Netherlands 3,682,048 3,606,663 -75,385
Poland 1,285,260 995,024 -290,236
Romania 707,770 974,983 +267,213
China 664,240 515,706 -148,534
Germany 512,614 580,562 +67,948
Czechia 411,042 478,087 +67,045
Philippines 313,247 334,456 +21,209
Turkey 317,798 199,804 -117,994
United States 321,566 121,223 -200,343

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 6,603,982
Ireland 6,568,820
Poland 2,602,124
Romania 1,699,961
China 1,456,499

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 3,446,760 3,157,222 -289,538
Ireland 4,112,437 2,456,383 -1,656,054
Poland 1,326,122 1,276,002 -50,120
Romania 724,978 974,983 +250,005
China 877,215 579,284 -297,931
Czechia 407,959 480,682 +72,723
Germany 366,750 316,327 -50,423
Philippines 313,247 334,456 +21,209
United States 433,748 141,724 -292,024
Turkey 301,763 199,804 -101,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
West Midlands 4

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 0 -4
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +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) 19,204,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,068,699
Other 4,075,684
Air transport 157,435

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) 10,544,376 8,660,484 -1,883,892
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,663,194 2,405,505 -257,689
Other 2,379,514 1,696,170 -683,344
Air transport 74,603 82,832 +8,229

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,588,375
Liverpool Docks 4,656,294
000 4,075,684
Dover 3,925,623
Felixstowe 2,148,152

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 3,539,794 3,048,581 -491,213
Liverpool Docks 2,892,404 1,763,890 -1,128,514
000 2,379,514 1,696,170 -683,344
Dover 2,104,489 1,821,134 -283,355
Felixstowe 1,179,245 968,907 -210,338
Holyhead 1,404,486 379,022 -1,025,464
Harwich 480,674 458,430 -22,244
Thamesport 404,846 312,378 -92,468
Southampton 429,080 273,503 -155,577
Killingholme 70,308 518,682 +448,374

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 8
2025-08 4
2025-07 6

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
1m-15m 30
54m+ 12
15m-54m 11
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 £
Italy 9,091,530
Spain 6,253,223
Netherlands 5,978,576
Germany 4,509,541
Australia 4,147,532

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 £
Italy 4,544,187 4,547,343 +3,156
Spain 3,221,440 3,031,783 -189,657
Netherlands 3,583,295 2,395,281 -1,188,014
Germany 2,735,477 1,774,064 -961,413
Australia 2,474,627 1,672,905 -801,722
Portugal 1,994,040 1,640,257 -353,783
France 1,117,112 991,714 -125,398
Saudi Arabia 533,632 1,414,018 +880,386
New Zealand 518,449 1,003,944 +485,495
Austria 576,218 524,933 -51,285

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 £
Ireland 198,359
Netherlands 135,102
XU 16,411
XI 8,352
United Arab Emirates 2,369

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 £
Ireland 94,536 103,823 +9,287
Netherlands 23,569 111,533 +87,964
XU 7,194 9,217 +2,023
XI 6,365 1,987 -4,378
United Arab Emirates 345 2,024 +1,679
XS 0 507 +507
China 38 0 -38

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) 31,493,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,962,932
Air transport 383,816
Other 361,138
Rail transport 9,415

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) 15,932,548 15,560,939 -371,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,688,549 6,274,383 -2,414,166
Air transport 242,919 140,897 -102,022
Other 132,047 229,091 +97,044
Rail transport 9,415 0 -9,415
Road transport 5,627 0 -5,627

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,505,907
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,007,397
London Gateway Port 3,853,616
Felixstowe 2,717,254
Southampton 2,059,822

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,354,640 8,151,267 -203,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,121,218 6,886,179 -235,039
London Gateway Port 1,369,207 2,484,409 +1,115,202
Felixstowe 2,175,472 541,782 -1,633,690
Southampton 415,898 1,643,924 +1,228,026
Newhaven 1,162,636 231,153 -931,483
Eurotunnel 942,274 327,578 -614,696
Liverpool Docks 478,404 563,645 +85,241
Middlesbrough 683,682 347,184 -336,498
Killingholme 1,024,702 0 -1,024,702

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 360690

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

Description: Covers all other fire-starting materials and combustible products not listed in specific HS codes