Import/export HS code 681182: Flat cement sheets, panels, or tiles

Flat sheets, panels, or tiles made of asbestos-cement or similar materials

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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 31,214,489
United States 28,686,629
China 25,512,792
Ireland 25,478,270
France 17,709,496

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 14,763,068 16,451,421 +1,688,353
United States 13,762,461 14,924,168 +1,161,707
China 13,151,239 12,361,553 -789,686
Ireland 12,650,324 12,827,946 +177,622
France 8,629,819 9,079,677 +449,858
Belgium 9,557,438 4,523,984 -5,033,454
India 3,443,666 3,330,222 -113,444
Canada 6,422,200 332,884 -6,089,316
Malaysia 1,394,466 1,428,270 +33,804
Turkey 2,026,337 791,380 -1,234,957

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 £
United States 36,189,865
Czechia 31,815,482
China 25,685,843
Ireland 20,971,477
Belgium 18,143,898

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 £
United States 20,355,353 15,834,512 -4,520,841
Czechia 16,220,266 15,595,216 -625,050
China 13,215,605 12,470,238 -745,367
Ireland 10,401,176 10,570,301 +169,125
Belgium 12,095,729 6,048,169 -6,047,560
France 3,794,112 3,796,888 +2,776
Lithuania 3,797,626 3,577,390 -220,236
India 3,404,228 3,396,363 -7,865
Germany 1,683,017 1,363,306 -319,711
Turkey 2,112,621 791,380 -1,321,241

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Kent 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Lancashire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5

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 4 5 +1
Kent 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 0 -4
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0

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) 94,322,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,189,327
Other 4,342,943
Road transport 915,755
Air transport 142,333

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) 51,450,050 42,872,122 -8,577,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,063,138 36,126,189 -4,936,949
Other 2,191,824 2,151,119 -40,705
Road transport 663,554 252,201 -411,353
Air transport 83,309 59,024 -24,285

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 47,040,903
Immingham Docks 34,222,809
Dover 20,730,043
Liverpool Docks 13,754,961
Felixstowe 12,235,198

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 £
Southampton 26,740,547 20,300,356 -6,440,191
Immingham Docks 17,567,569 16,655,240 -912,329
Dover 12,972,442 7,757,601 -5,214,841
Liverpool Docks 6,347,320 7,407,641 +1,060,321
Felixstowe 6,623,814 5,611,384 -1,012,430
London Gateway Port 4,769,868 6,409,033 +1,639,165
London 4,677,388 3,825,532 -851,856
Eurotunnel 4,251,550 3,373,067 -878,483
000 2,191,824 2,151,119 -40,705
Milford 2,124,338 1,596,459 -527,879

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 49
Specialised construction activities 11
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Other manufacturing 7
Construction of buildings 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 19
2025-09 18
2025-08 17
2025-07 19

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 45
54m+ 19
15m-54m 13
0-1m 11
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 3,714,128
Denmark 1,611,774
France 1,247,361
Netherlands 609,205
Germany 363,235

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 1,485,248 2,228,880 +743,632
Denmark 1,458,629 153,145 -1,305,484
France 847,509 399,852 -447,657
Netherlands 260,045 349,160 +89,115
Germany 62,168 301,067 +238,899
Latvia 104,270 26,898 -77,372
India 58,446 34,259 -24,187
Viet Nam 66,369 18,903 -47,466
Romania 83,783 0 -83,783
United States 42,239 4,134 -38,105

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 £
Czechia 437,909
China 271,991
XI 212,237
XU 52,350
Ireland 39,769

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 £
Czechia 210,252 227,657 +17,405
China 135,604 136,387 +783
XI 153,236 59,001 -94,235
XU 20,484 31,866 +11,382
Ireland 23,991 15,778 -8,213
Denmark 18,297 511 -17,786
Belgium 0 1,258 +1,258
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) 5,493,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,450,267
Other 1,035,182
Air transport 230,869

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) 2,494,527 2,998,892 +504,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,343,161 107,106 -1,236,055
Other 562,481 472,701 -89,780
Air transport 159,188 71,681 -87,507

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,633,213
Immingham Docks 1,599,381
Liverpool Docks 1,212,711
000 1,035,182
Holyhead 885,341

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 1,157,398 475,815 -681,583
Immingham Docks 1,435,240 164,141 -1,271,099
Liverpool Docks 406,562 806,149 +399,587
000 562,481 472,701 -89,780
Holyhead 463,813 421,528 -42,285
London 19,544 534,819 +515,275
Fishguard 13,344 300,358 +287,014
Heysham 73,915 233,063 +159,148
Harwich 31,385 95,700 +64,315
London Heathrow Airport 66,498 58,144 -8,354

Quick facts

HS code: 681182

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

Description: Flat sheets, panels, or tiles made of asbestos-cement or similar materials