Import/export HS code 38012090: Various graphite products

Other types of colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite not specified elsewhere

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 £
Germany 593,053
United States 375,528
China 158,563
Sweden 80,504
India 30,356

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 £
Germany 296,867 296,186 -681
United States 325,982 49,546 -276,436
China 124,640 33,923 -90,717
Sweden 69,436 11,068 -58,368
India 2,402 27,954 +25,552
Italy 12,809 14,290 +1,481
Poland 0 8,145 +8,145
Netherlands 2,489 0 -2,489
Switzerland 0 1,599 +1,599

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 446,471
United States 380,874
China 186,517
Germany 143,725
Sweden 80,504

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 £
Netherlands 232,110 214,361 -17,749
United States 325,982 54,892 -271,090
China 124,640 61,877 -62,763
Germany 67,246 76,479 +9,233
Sweden 69,436 11,068 -58,368
Italy 12,809 14,290 +1,481
United Kingdom 0 8,145 +8,145
India 2,402 0 -2,402
Switzerland 0 1,599 +1,599

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Midlands 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) 599,323
Air transport 502,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 175,354

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) 296,534 302,789 +6,255
Air transport 436,284 66,375 -369,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,807 73,547 -28,260

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 526,258
Manchester Airport 217,100
London Heathrow Airport 182,730
Felixstowe 115,943
London Stansted Airport 68,748

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 247,583 278,675 +31,092
Manchester Airport 214,187 2,913 -211,274
London Heathrow Airport 135,812 46,918 -88,894
Felixstowe 61,151 54,792 -6,359
London Stansted Airport 60,349 8,399 -51,950
Eurotunnel 32,560 15,542 -17,018
Thamesport 24,675 11,068 -13,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,294 5,627 -15,667
Birmingham Airport 24,035 0 -24,035
Immingham Docks 9,019 10,632 +1,613

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 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Other manufacturing 2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 1
2025-06 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+ 8
1m-15m 4
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 £
United States 674,255
Hungary 620,334
Germany 374,906
Netherlands 114,816
Poland 91,349

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 £
United States 103,855 570,400 +466,545
Hungary 185,385 434,949 +249,564
Germany 198,973 175,933 -23,040
Netherlands 47,672 67,144 +19,472
Poland 41,555 49,794 +8,239
Spain 45,397 38,806 -6,591
India 53,501 25,197 -28,304
Turkey 52,038 18,315 -33,723
Thailand 62,563 6,552 -56,011
Finland 32,563 21,347 -11,216

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 £
Germany 337

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 £
Germany 213 124 -89

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) 1,433,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 672,136
Air transport 479,816
Road transport 1,581
Other 337

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) 604,669 828,438 +223,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 183,212 488,924 +305,712
Air transport 194,473 285,343 +90,870
Road transport 1,581 0 -1,581
Other 213 124 -89

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,103,682
Southampton 257,746
Liverpool Docks 216,909
Harwich 189,189
Newcastle Airport 171,683

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 454,922 648,760 +193,838
Southampton 30,416 227,330 +196,914
Liverpool Docks 22,917 193,992 +171,075
Harwich 75,054 114,135 +39,081
Newcastle Airport 39,302 132,381 +93,079
London Heathrow Airport 83,740 65,898 -17,842
London Gateway Port 85,785 43,068 -42,717
Dover 74,106 39,611 -34,495
ZLC 39,573 30,760 -8,813
East Midlands Airport 22,559 44,678 +22,119

Quick facts

HS code: 38012090

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

Description: Other types of colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite not specified elsewhere