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 74,177,101
Hungary 66,974,481
Germany 32,772,765
Spain 12,113,813
France 11,757,847

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 32,843,780 41,333,321 +8,489,541
Hungary 38,317,864 28,656,617 -9,661,247
Germany 16,332,983 16,439,782 +106,799
Spain 4,941,867 7,171,946 +2,230,079
France 4,267,003 7,490,844 +3,223,841
Ireland 3,720,431 4,374,835 +654,404
Turkey 5,799,598 2,133,625 -3,665,973
China 6,435,569 1,141,896 -5,293,673
Italy 1,191,796 4,899,089 +3,707,293
Netherlands 1,342,510 3,091,047 +1,748,537

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 111,257,464
France 30,299,018
Germany 24,284,731
Hungary 17,164,785
China 11,480,319

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 49,960,591 61,296,873 +11,336,282
France 12,706,411 17,592,607 +4,886,196
Germany 13,578,546 10,706,185 -2,872,361
Hungary 15,255,890 1,908,895 -13,346,995
China 10,124,118 1,356,201 -8,767,917
Spain 3,819,243 6,654,621 +2,835,378
Turkey 5,799,598 2,745,030 -3,054,568
Mexico 979,647 3,685,439 +2,705,792
Netherlands 1,235,151 2,272,703 +1,037,552
Japan 1,668,576 1,434,915 -233,661

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 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
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 23 23 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 26 +9
Inner London - West 13 16 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 11 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
West Midlands 9 12 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 10 +0
Lancashire 6 11 +5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 5 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 139,361,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,453,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,806,108
Other 9,084,743
Road transport 2,771,775

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 62,496,851 76,865,131 +14,368,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,296,528 35,156,652 -15,139,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,460,656 3,345,452 -7,115,204
Other 3,371,709 5,713,034 +2,341,325
Road transport 0 2,771,775 +2,771,775

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,301,965
Glasgow Airport 41,195,940
London Heathrow Airport 33,460,384
London Stansted Airport 21,415,611
Birmingham Airport 17,675,697

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 28,565,517 18,736,448 -9,829,069
Glasgow Airport 19,061,307 22,134,633 +3,073,326
London Heathrow Airport 11,990,748 21,469,636 +9,478,888
London Stansted Airport 10,341,219 11,074,392 +733,173
Birmingham Airport 9,068,154 8,607,543 -460,611
East Midlands Airport 6,417,292 9,451,550 +3,034,258
Eurotunnel 4,410,927 6,067,621 +1,656,694
000 3,371,709 5,713,034 +2,341,325
ZLC 5,868,652 2,793,749 -3,074,903
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 4,564,557 3,836,952 -727,605

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 35
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
2026-01 63
2025-11 68
2025-10 76
2025-09 72
2025-08 59

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 109
15m-54m 34
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 36,227,919
Germany 34,274,034
United States 25,178,583
China 23,537,507
Italy 19,876,638

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 20,669,630 15,558,289 -5,111,341
Germany 18,607,691 15,666,343 -2,941,348
United States 13,730,229 11,448,354 -2,281,875
China 7,053,983 16,483,524 +9,429,541
Italy 10,082,802 9,793,836 -288,966
France 7,090,070 11,863,292 +4,773,222
Spain 5,871,001 9,552,280 +3,681,279
Singapore 7,392,924 7,290,477 -102,447
Austria 7,291,955 7,064,612 -227,343
Japan 6,213,900 6,496,165 +282,265

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
Italy 459
Taiwan 178

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
Italy 459 0 -459
Taiwan 131 47 -84

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) 144,364,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,472,276
Air transport 66,845,123
Road transport 154,701
Other 23,797

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) 63,044,877 81,320,023 +18,275,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,861,727 34,610,549 -12,251,178
Air transport 34,384,867 32,460,256 -1,924,611
Road transport 154,701 0 -154,701
Other 1,658 22,139 +20,481

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,775,380
Felixstowe 51,869,109
London Heathrow Airport 40,171,577
London Gateway Port 17,882,276
Southampton 17,743,990

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 50,006,602 65,768,778 +15,762,176
Felixstowe 29,404,666 22,464,443 -6,940,223
London Heathrow Airport 21,789,504 18,382,073 -3,407,431
London Gateway Port 10,580,346 7,301,930 -3,278,416
Southampton 6,792,976 10,951,014 +4,158,038
Birmingham Airport 3,004,420 8,551,019 +5,546,599
Portsmouth 4,522,963 4,444,036 -78,927
Glasgow Airport 4,986,531 164,838 -4,821,693
Harwich 2,520,225 2,534,439 +14,214
East Midlands Airport 2,169,878 2,718,373 +548,495

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