Import/export HS code 6807: Asphalt-based construction materials

Products made from asphalt or similar materials, such as petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch, used in construction and waterproofing

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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 55,509,319
Italy 52,621,694
France 17,787,096
Belgium 14,153,670
Poland 12,760,874

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 29,328,177 26,181,142 -3,147,035
Italy 25,148,810 27,472,884 +2,324,074
France 12,259,983 5,527,113 -6,732,870
Belgium 8,405,700 5,747,970 -2,657,730
Poland 7,904,782 4,856,092 -3,048,690
Germany 3,170,650 2,491,363 -679,287
Portugal 2,701,446 2,013,071 -688,375
Spain 1,824,898 2,255,787 +430,889
Turkey 2,092,125 1,587,018 -505,107
Egypt 1,342,744 1,356,914 +14,170

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 £
Italy 62,404,870
Germany 51,352,477
France 15,529,290
Poland 13,042,268
Belgium 10,805,267

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 £
Italy 31,350,907 31,053,963 -296,944
Germany 27,678,599 23,673,878 -4,004,721
France 10,272,049 5,257,241 -5,014,808
Poland 8,080,366 4,961,902 -3,118,464
Belgium 6,415,082 4,390,185 -2,024,897
Netherlands 1,708,374 3,219,278 +1,510,904
Portugal 2,724,500 2,031,743 -692,757
Spain 1,782,401 2,209,346 +426,945
Turkey 2,120,208 1,620,968 -499,240
Egypt 1,345,170 1,368,169 +22,999

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
West Yorkshire 11
Lancashire 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
West Midlands 16 18 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Lancashire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +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) 129,855,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,123,586
Other 1,918,485
Air transport 727,787
Road transport 52,839

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) 76,198,321 53,657,072 -22,541,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,812,734 31,310,852 +8,498,118
Other 1,003,139 915,346 -87,793
Air transport 345,199 382,588 +37,389
Road transport 50,831 2,008 -48,823

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 42,019,430
Felixstowe 32,641,727
London 28,844,755
Immingham Docks 27,259,482
London Gateway Port 9,776,683

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 23,181,762 18,837,668 -4,344,094
Felixstowe 16,773,511 15,868,216 -905,295
London 13,285,768 15,558,987 +2,273,219
Immingham Docks 15,079,034 12,180,448 -2,898,586
London Gateway Port 5,443,826 4,332,857 -1,110,969
Hull 4,742,770 4,719,769 -23,001
Harwich 4,217,519 2,148,915 -2,068,604
Killingholme 3,861,355 2,477,443 -1,383,912
Middlesbrough 2,691,530 1,343,852 -1,347,678
Purfleet 1,908,487 879,284 -1,029,203

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 81
Specialised construction activities 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 46
2025-11 61
2025-10 66
2025-09 58
2025-08 62

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 91
54m+ 47
0-1m 30
15m-54m 29
Other 5

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 11,672,098
France 1,043,033
Viet Nam 675,627
South Korea 472,433
Bahrain 349,482

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 5,139,135 6,532,963 +1,393,828
France 450,089 592,944 +142,855
Viet Nam 351,001 324,626 -26,375
South Korea 446,286 26,147 -420,139
Bahrain 310,485 38,997 -271,488
United States 198,114 122,840 -75,274
Italy 172,603 131,480 -41,123
Czechia 152,056 126,840 -25,216
Trinidad and Tobago 170,193 107,874 -62,319
Ghana 120,911 153,511 +32,600

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 2,495,373
Italy 187,206
Ireland 51,281
Spain 25,554
Belgium 12,801

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 970,774 1,524,599 +553,825
Italy 128,643 58,563 -70,080
Ireland 32,606 18,675 -13,931
Spain 17,333 8,221 -9,112
Belgium 12,413 388 -12,025
Poland 6,425 407 -6,018
Egypt 404 1,357 +953
Slovakia 804 886 +82
Switzerland 1,615 0 -1,615
China 175 101 -74

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) 11,704,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,285,519
Other 2,890,515
Air transport 336,631

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) 5,318,090 6,386,026 +1,067,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,850,160 1,435,359 -1,414,801
Other 1,227,642 1,662,873 +435,231
Air transport 195,130 141,501 -53,629

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,986,193
Liverpool Docks 3,527,906
000 2,890,515
London Gateway Port 2,556,374
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,244,270

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 1,384,630 2,601,563 +1,216,933
Liverpool Docks 2,158,958 1,368,948 -790,010
000 1,227,642 1,662,873 +435,231
London Gateway Port 1,809,930 746,444 -1,063,486
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,136,838 1,107,432 -29,406
Heysham 508,914 1,012,268 +503,354
Southampton 390,848 487,966 +97,118
Felixstowe 318,395 234,521 -83,874
London Heathrow Airport 124,909 95,863 -29,046
Immingham Docks 120,867 82,590 -38,277

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6807

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

Description: Products made from asphalt or similar materials, such as petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch, used in construction and waterproofing