Import/export HS code 38245090: Various non-refractory mortars and concretes

Various types of mortars and concretes not classified elsewhere, used in construction

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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 £
Germany 20,131,137
Poland 11,333,504
Spain 8,655,548
Italy 7,473,745
Belgium 7,201,621

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 9,418,145 10,712,992 +1,294,847
Poland 5,631,818 5,701,686 +69,868
Spain 4,218,260 4,437,288 +219,028
Italy 3,668,305 3,805,440 +137,135
Belgium 4,090,900 3,110,721 -980,179
Ireland 3,030,516 3,878,642 +848,126
France 3,204,831 2,575,465 -629,366
Netherlands 710,068 691,725 -18,343
Canada 731,615 216,622 -514,993
Portugal 419,250 451,033 +31,783

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 23,532,754
Poland 11,521,540
Spain 8,792,096
Italy 8,169,484
France 6,483,545

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 11,162,300 12,370,454 +1,208,154
Poland 5,761,396 5,760,144 -1,252
Spain 4,288,758 4,503,338 +214,580
Italy 4,050,567 4,118,917 +68,350
France 3,405,316 3,078,229 -327,087
Ireland 1,487,700 2,845,412 +1,357,712
Belgium 1,724,197 747,075 -977,122
Portugal 473,976 529,248 +55,272
Canada 731,615 218,486 -513,129
Netherlands 465,509 260,650 -204,859

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Shropshire and Staffordshire 19
Inner London - East 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11

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
West Midlands 16 14 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 17 +4
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 5 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 9 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Outer London - West and North West 10 10 +0
West Yorkshire 4 10 +6
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2

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) 57,318,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,335,305
Other 2,542,747
Air transport 364,442
Road transport 9,646

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) 29,106,768 28,211,335 -895,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,600,978 6,734,327 +1,133,349
Other 1,446,432 1,096,315 -350,117
Air transport 178,912 185,530 +6,618
Road transport 7,110 2,536 -4,574

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,225,524
Harwich 7,993,594
Immingham Docks 6,444,390
London 5,592,401
Killingholme 5,500,208

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 10,072,618 10,152,906 +80,288
Harwich 3,740,521 4,253,073 +512,552
Immingham Docks 3,255,417 3,188,973 -66,444
London 2,543,558 3,048,843 +505,285
Killingholme 2,683,733 2,816,475 +132,742
Eurotunnel 2,869,227 1,278,670 -1,590,557
Purfleet 1,962,436 1,861,788 -100,648
Newhaven 1,298,443 2,097,781 +799,338
Liverpool Docks 1,536,908 1,260,787 -276,121
000 1,446,432 1,096,315 -350,117

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 89
Specialised construction activities 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Construction of buildings 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 69
2025-10 75
2025-09 85
2025-08 74
2025-07 81

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 102
0-1m 63
54m+ 50
15m-54m 28
Other 10

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 25,039,430
Netherlands 1,267,603
Belgium 1,076,837
Germany 1,069,042
Canada 657,261

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 12,105,101 12,934,329 +829,228
Netherlands 1,051,926 215,677 -836,249
Belgium 548,227 528,610 -19,617
Germany 1,001,079 67,963 -933,116
Canada 248,394 408,867 +160,473
France 239,872 414,909 +175,037
Saudi Arabia 0 435,961 +435,961
Iceland 225,791 140,139 -85,652
Djibouti 159,856 101,338 -58,518
Ghana 55,418 134,759 +79,341

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 £
XU 3,446,889
XI 167,357
Germany 150,967
Ireland 58,789
Italy 3,256

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 £
XU 1,930,623 1,516,266 -414,357
XI 92,005 75,352 -16,653
Germany 103,870 47,097 -56,773
Ireland 47,789 11,000 -36,789
Italy 3,050 206 -2,844
Poland 297 0 -297
Sweden 0 284 +284
Belgium 0 98 +98
China 0 3 +3

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) 25,314,319
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,279,530
Other 3,827,940
Air transport 124,524
Road transport 1,442

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) 12,484,028 12,830,291 +346,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,272,186 2,007,344 -264,842
Other 2,177,634 1,650,306 -527,328
Air transport 35,743 88,781 +53,038
Road transport 1,442 0 -1,442

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 11,625,010
Liverpool Docks 9,540,219
000 3,827,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,416,043
London Gateway Port 1,652,782

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 £
Holyhead 5,365,507 6,259,503 +893,996
Liverpool Docks 4,941,824 4,598,395 -343,429
000 2,177,634 1,650,306 -527,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,276,962 1,139,081 -137,881
London Gateway Port 503,263 1,149,519 +646,256
Heysham 560,903 660,981 +100,078
Avonmouth Docks 833,558 0 -833,558
Immingham Docks 333,518 304,470 -29,048
Southampton 222,689 161,588 -61,101
Harwich 218,242 145,772 -72,470

Quick facts

HS code: 38245090

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

Description: Various types of mortars and concretes not classified elsewhere, used in construction