Import/export HS code 450410: Cork blocks, sheets, and tiles

Solid cork pieces like blocks, plates, sheets, strips, and tiles. Used for various purposes, including industrial and decorative uses

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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 £
Portugal 33,918,272
France 5,630,905
Italy 2,152,774
Netherlands 1,244,129
China 730,793

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 £
Portugal 17,624,779 16,293,493 -1,331,286
France 2,714,494 2,916,411 +201,917
Italy 995,530 1,157,244 +161,714
Netherlands 624,536 619,593 -4,943
China 381,114 349,679 -31,435
Ukraine 309,913 320,575 +10,662
Poland 174,838 119,954 -54,884
Spain 88,523 192,643 +104,120
Germany 117,179 154,925 +37,746
Sweden 6,874 120,577 +113,703

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 £
Portugal 37,409,025
France 3,804,823
Italy 1,850,630
China 757,542
Ukraine 630,488

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 £
Portugal 19,378,603 18,030,422 -1,348,181
France 1,605,242 2,199,581 +594,339
Italy 781,329 1,069,301 +287,972
China 392,337 365,205 -27,132
Ukraine 309,913 320,575 +10,662
Germany 138,189 88,079 -50,110
Poland 107,926 99,328 -8,598
United States 98,638 34,863 -63,775
Spain 59,944 66,829 +6,885
Sweden 6,874 116,874 +110,000

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Lancashire 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Kent 4 5 +1
Merseyside 4 6 +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) 22,009,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,628,616
Air transport 6,863,827
Other 184,562
Road transport 6,784

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) 10,213,680 11,796,192 +1,582,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,201,347 7,427,269 -1,774,078
Air transport 3,606,878 3,256,949 -349,929
Other 169,266 15,296 -153,970
Road transport 0 6,784 +6,784

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 12,090,150
Newhaven 8,627,992
Eurotunnel 7,919,693
Glasgow Airport 3,762,125
Dover 2,951,526

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 £
Liverpool Docks 6,799,247 5,290,903 -1,508,344
Newhaven 4,147,073 4,480,919 +333,846
Eurotunnel 3,633,391 4,286,302 +652,911
Glasgow Airport 2,842,297 919,828 -1,922,469
Dover 1,433,358 1,518,168 +84,810
Birmingham Airport 656,586 2,105,105 +1,448,519
London 421,223 1,130,083 +708,860
Immingham Docks 563,371 897,858 +334,487
Thamesport 900,317 365,681 -534,636
Dover / Eurotunnel 429,251 264,685 -164,566

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 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of beverages 24
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 39
2025-09 31
2025-08 37
2025-07 43

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 79
54m+ 41
0-1m 28
15m-54m 25
Other 9

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 £
Australia 1,133,566
United States 526,569
Italy 517,147
Malaysia 486,743
China 351,633

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 £
Australia 570,884 562,682 -8,202
United States 306,788 219,781 -87,007
Italy 261,610 255,537 -6,073
Malaysia 135,014 351,729 +216,715
China 266,436 85,197 -181,239
Germany 146,932 146,637 -295
Switzerland 113,305 144,098 +30,793
South Africa 238,165 18,841 -219,324
Canada 121,547 101,921 -19,626
Netherlands 107,861 101,225 -6,636

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 10,168
Portugal 3,574
XI 353
China 10

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 4,214 5,954 +1,740
Portugal 1,724 1,850 +126
XI 192 161 -31
China 6 4 -2

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) 2,559,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,084,958
Air transport 1,814,074
Road transport 24,314
Other 14,105

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) 1,293,355 1,266,505 -26,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 912,279 1,172,679 +260,400
Air transport 1,040,210 773,864 -266,346
Road transport 24,314 0 -24,314
Other 6,136 7,969 +1,833

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,865,998
Southampton 1,099,896
London Heathrow Airport 995,567
London Gateway Port 826,847
East Midlands Airport 264,690

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 828,569 1,037,429 +208,860
Southampton 613,593 486,303 -127,290
London Heathrow Airport 641,715 353,852 -287,863
London Gateway Port 350,165 476,682 +126,517
East Midlands Airport 148,917 115,773 -33,144
ZLC 113,194 149,336 +36,142
Liverpool Docks 103,346 141,028 +37,682
Manchester Airport 93,437 82,016 -11,421
Felixstowe 121,704 47,853 -73,851
Immingham Docks 63,028 85,580 +22,552

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 450410

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

Description: Solid cork pieces like blocks, plates, sheets, strips, and tiles. Used for various purposes, including industrial and decorative uses