Import/export HS code 6811: Asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement products

Products made from asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement, such as sheets or panels

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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 48,184,483
China 35,084,886
United States 28,688,828
Ireland 27,057,955
Italy 20,245,534

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 23,334,801 24,849,682 +1,514,881
China 18,421,159 16,663,727 -1,757,432
United States 13,763,709 14,925,119 +1,161,410
Ireland 13,437,297 13,620,658 +183,361
Italy 9,087,880 11,157,654 +2,069,774
France 8,728,341 9,206,873 +478,532
Belgium 9,820,973 5,413,107 -4,407,866
India 3,443,666 3,333,724 -109,942
Canada 6,424,161 332,884 -6,091,277
Poland 3,249,767 2,431,412 -818,355

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 £
Czechia 48,428,874
United States 36,193,074
China 35,355,440
Ireland 21,078,729
Italy 20,271,234

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 £
Czechia 24,490,478 23,938,396 -552,082
United States 20,358,562 15,834,512 -4,524,050
China 18,506,189 16,849,251 -1,656,938
Ireland 10,428,829 10,649,900 +221,071
Italy 9,087,880 11,183,354 +2,095,474
Belgium 12,095,729 6,056,893 -6,038,836
Lithuania 3,961,758 3,696,199 -265,559
France 3,796,530 3,803,302 +6,772
India 3,404,228 3,399,865 -4,363
Poland 3,188,353 2,399,601 -788,752

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
West Midlands 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Kent 6
Lancashire 6

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 4 6 +2
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Kent 2 4 +2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 2 -3

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) 126,534,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,286,585
Other 6,260,471
Road transport 917,197
Air transport 234,161

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) 68,265,197 58,269,802 -9,995,395
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,075,925 49,210,660 -2,865,265
Other 3,168,283 3,092,188 -76,095
Road transport 664,996 252,201 -412,795
Air transport 127,137 107,024 -20,113

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 53,617,601
Southampton 47,271,763
Dover 24,744,265
Liverpool Docks 13,800,469
Felixstowe 13,445,672

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 27,406,037 26,211,564 -1,194,473
Southampton 26,816,978 20,454,785 -6,362,193
Dover 14,904,295 9,839,970 -5,064,325
Liverpool Docks 6,365,727 7,434,742 +1,069,015
Felixstowe 6,977,691 6,467,981 -509,710
London Gateway Port 4,942,228 7,717,682 +2,775,454
Avonmouth Docks 5,526,132 5,484,077 -42,055
London 5,050,341 5,460,585 +410,244
Eurotunnel 5,058,433 4,591,116 -467,317
Belfast Port 4,862,751 3,717,419 -1,145,332

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
Specialised construction activities 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 22
2025-09 20
2025-08 20
2025-07 25

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 57
54m+ 32
15m-54m 15
0-1m 13
Other 7

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 9,375,938
Denmark 1,611,774
France 1,273,008
Netherlands 670,087
Germany 369,989

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 4,388,630 4,987,308 +598,678
Denmark 1,458,629 153,145 -1,305,484
France 847,509 425,499 -422,010
Netherlands 313,871 356,216 +42,345
Germany 67,141 302,848 +235,707
United Arab Emirates 71,227 180,154 +108,927
Falkland Islands 33,402 192,824 +159,422
Latvia 105,257 26,898 -78,359
India 88,238 34,259 -53,979
Viet Nam 66,369 18,903 -47,466

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 £
China 3,072,375
XI 1,383,634
Czechia 437,909
Poland 273,793
Ireland 215,054

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 £
China 1,020,894 2,051,481 +1,030,587
XI 1,218,739 164,895 -1,053,844
Czechia 210,252 227,657 +17,405
Poland 110,539 163,254 +52,715
Ireland 112,697 102,357 -10,340
XU 21,090 36,569 +15,479
Denmark 18,297 511 -17,786
Belgium 0 2,268 +2,268
Switzerland 617 243 -374

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) 6,889,521
Other 5,462,360
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,059,539
Air transport 391,514

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) 3,282,926 3,606,595 +323,669
Other 2,713,125 2,749,235 +36,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,556,099 503,440 -1,052,659
Air transport 219,719 171,795 -47,924

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,462,360
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,768,077
Holyhead 1,650,375
Immingham Docks 1,599,381
Liverpool Docks 1,377,908

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 £
000 2,713,125 2,749,235 +36,110
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,199,417 568,660 -630,757
Holyhead 952,149 698,226 -253,923
Immingham Docks 1,435,240 164,141 -1,271,099
Liverpool Docks 465,163 912,745 +447,582
London 66,563 536,709 +470,146
Heysham 227,634 314,583 +86,949
London Gateway Port 129,812 233,886 +104,074
Fishguard 15,638 306,618 +290,980
London Heathrow Airport 119,127 117,793 -1,334

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6811

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

Description: Products made from asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement, such as sheets or panels