Import/export HS code 681513: Various carbon fibre products

Includes all other items made from carbon fibres, such as rods, tubes, or custom shapes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
United States 73,237,820
Hungary 67,852,311
Germany 32,878,199
Spain 11,977,935
France 11,485,183

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 £
United States 34,002,595 39,235,225 +5,232,630
Hungary 41,077,483 26,774,828 -14,302,655
Germany 16,592,654 16,285,545 -307,109
Spain 4,669,852 7,308,083 +2,638,231
France 4,539,228 6,945,955 +2,406,727
Ireland 3,720,431 4,371,233 +650,802
China 6,888,188 1,105,989 -5,782,199
Turkey 5,798,278 2,129,972 -3,668,306
Italy 1,086,044 4,841,754 +3,755,710
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,545,401 89,683 -5,455,718

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 110,682,327
France 29,675,289
Germany 24,194,768
Hungary 18,509,673
China 14,080,909

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 51,486,593 59,195,734 +7,709,141
France 13,527,777 16,147,512 +2,619,735
Germany 13,726,240 10,468,528 -3,257,712
Hungary 16,644,775 1,864,898 -14,779,877
China 12,752,678 1,328,231 -11,424,447
Spain 3,870,681 6,476,762 +2,606,081
Turkey 5,798,278 2,284,706 -3,513,572
Mexico 910,191 3,546,720 +2,636,529
Netherlands 1,333,063 2,130,588 +797,525
Japan 1,629,280 1,439,895 -189,385

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29
Inner London - West 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 24 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 26 +9
Inner London - West 11 16 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
West Midlands 9 13 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Lancashire 6 10 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 6 -3
South East Wales 7 6 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 138,476,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,732,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,327,470
Other 9,496,571
Road transport 2,155,159

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 £
Air transport 64,556,407 73,920,561 +9,364,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,186,312 33,546,018 -18,640,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,932,897 3,394,573 -9,538,324
Other 3,624,808 5,871,763 +2,246,955
Road transport 0 2,155,159 +2,155,159

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,804,485
Glasgow Airport 39,997,713
London Heathrow Airport 32,728,660
London Stansted Airport 21,542,139
Birmingham Airport 17,810,181

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 30,268,186 17,536,299 -12,731,887
Glasgow Airport 18,457,165 21,540,548 +3,083,383
London Heathrow Airport 12,819,546 19,909,114 +7,089,568
London Stansted Airport 10,573,829 10,968,310 +394,481
Birmingham Airport 8,930,959 8,879,222 -51,737
East Midlands Airport 7,991,587 8,017,485 +25,898
Eurotunnel 4,225,850 5,589,982 +1,364,132
000 3,624,808 5,871,763 +2,246,955
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 4,564,557 3,836,952 -727,605
ZLC 6,203,262 2,183,745 -4,019,517

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 42
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of other transport equipment 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 68
2025-10 76
2025-09 72
2025-08 59
2025-07 68

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
54m+ 127
1m-15m 106
15m-54m 35
0-1m 31
Other 22

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 £
Malaysia 34,842,393
Germany 33,155,751
United States 26,104,341
China 23,867,862
Italy 19,734,945

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 £
Malaysia 21,585,002 13,257,391 -8,327,611
Germany 17,351,528 15,804,223 -1,547,305
United States 13,664,233 12,440,108 -1,224,125
China 7,710,065 16,157,797 +8,447,732
Italy 9,763,948 9,970,997 +207,049
France 7,268,153 11,671,232 +4,403,079
Spain 5,632,287 9,214,351 +3,582,064
Singapore 6,852,704 7,487,792 +635,088
Austria 7,499,289 6,295,792 -1,203,497
Japan 5,788,979 6,997,484 +1,208,505

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 19,548
XU 3,612
Italy 481
Taiwan 184

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 1,068 18,480 +17,412
XU 0 3,612 +3,612
Italy 481 0 -481
Taiwan 133 51 -82

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) 140,903,349
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,944,147
Air transport 67,863,115
Road transport 156,837
Other 23,825

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) 60,188,516 80,714,833 +20,526,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,925,805 34,018,342 -12,907,463
Air transport 35,396,567 32,466,548 -2,930,019
Road transport 156,837 0 -156,837
Other 1,682 22,143 +20,461

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,401,586
Felixstowe 51,449,254
London Heathrow Airport 40,865,955
London Gateway Port 17,805,118
Southampton 17,588,395

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 47,128,248 65,273,338 +18,145,090
Felixstowe 30,424,453 21,024,801 -9,399,652
London Heathrow Airport 22,645,755 18,220,200 -4,425,555
London Gateway Port 9,667,207 8,137,911 -1,529,296
Southampton 6,514,597 11,073,798 +4,559,201
Birmingham Airport 1,909,584 8,668,797 +6,759,213
Portsmouth 5,006,596 3,772,183 -1,234,413
Glasgow Airport 6,316,377 164,838 -6,151,539
Harwich 2,513,951 2,540,713 +26,762
East Midlands Airport 2,151,086 2,813,626 +662,540

Quick facts

HS code: 681513

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

Description: Includes all other items made from carbon fibres, such as rods, tubes, or custom shapes