Import/export HS code 854519: Various carbon electrodes

Carbon electrodes used for electrical purposes, not specifically for furnaces

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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 £
Belgium 22,944,993
France 1,291,913
Netherlands 1,074,189
Germany 1,065,236
South Korea 912,465

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 £
Belgium 11,678,003 11,266,990 -411,013
France 941,900 350,013 -591,887
Netherlands 80,875 993,314 +912,439
Germany 499,260 565,976 +66,716
South Korea 397,784 514,681 +116,897
United States 257,622 171,008 -86,614
China 222,726 111,528 -111,198
Canada 174,576 19,403 -155,173
Czechia 94,375 67,566 -26,809
Italy 10,282 74,547 +64,265

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 £
China 24,374,530
France 1,544,544
South Korea 908,456
Germany 623,626
United States 523,497

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 £
China 12,118,554 12,255,976 +137,422
France 1,010,881 533,663 -477,218
South Korea 397,784 510,672 +112,888
Germany 352,539 271,087 -81,452
United States 297,097 226,400 -70,697
Taiwan 153,182 120,595 -32,587
Netherlands 27,623 87,169 +59,546
Switzerland 66,107 28,084 -38,023
Norway 43,481 36,878 -6,603
Italy 2,781 74,547 +71,766

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Inner London - West 6
Northern Ireland 6
Greater Manchester 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 4 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,030,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,267,071
Air transport 1,447,110
Road transport 63,966
Other 19,933

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,168,585 12,861,812 +693,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,370,665 896,406 -474,259
Air transport 972,707 474,403 -498,304
Road transport 56,836 7,130 -49,706
Other 13,911 6,022 -7,889

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Inverness 23,819,059
Dover 1,626,617
East Midlands Airport 648,206
Southampton 619,519
Eurotunnel 390,146

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 £
Inverness 11,678,003 12,141,056 +463,053
Dover 1,107,224 519,393 -587,831
East Midlands Airport 430,783 217,423 -213,360
Southampton 315,525 303,994 -11,531
Eurotunnel 93,989 296,157 +202,168
Felixstowe 164,485 220,623 +56,138
London Stansted Airport 150,934 73,719 -77,215
London Heathrow Airport 100,353 85,003 -15,350
Belfast Airport 108,693 15,510 -93,183
Glasgow Airport 79,209 7,779 -71,430

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 8
Scientific research and development 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 11
2025-09 12
2025-08 14
2025-07 9

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+ 35
1m-15m 34
0-1m 8
15m-54m 6
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 £
South Korea 49,532,908
United States 39,777,603
France 730,518
Switzerland 450,084
United Arab Emirates 187,983

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 £
South Korea 24,411,296 25,121,612 +710,316
United States 21,610,591 18,167,012 -3,443,579
France 260,893 469,625 +208,732
Switzerland 214,482 235,602 +21,120
United Arab Emirates 142,151 45,832 -96,319
Saudi Arabia 88,238 94,125 +5,887
Italy 3,898 157,418 +153,520
Canada 143,835 8,158 -135,677
Mexico 6,690 129,336 +122,646
Netherlands 104,551 22,271 -82,280

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 225
Taiwan 69
XI 15

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 17 208 +191
Taiwan 69 0 -69
XI 0 15 +15

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 91,303,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 805,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 281,115
Other 309

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 £
Air transport 46,983,579 44,320,351 -2,663,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 344,749 460,674 +115,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,443 187,672 +94,229
Other 86 223 +137

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 86,640,605
East Midlands Airport 2,853,268
ZLC 1,021,477
London Stansted Airport 560,025
Liverpool Docks 445,786

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 45,201,190 41,439,415 -3,761,775
East Midlands Airport 794,540 2,058,728 +1,264,188
ZLC 661,533 359,944 -301,589
London Stansted Airport 278,768 281,257 +2,489
Liverpool Docks 143,835 301,951 +158,116
London Gateway Port 153,552 96,410 -57,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,433 127,984 +97,551
Manchester Airport 16,732 140,116 +123,384
Immingham Docks 28,932 37,405 +8,473
Felixstowe 0 55,408 +55,408

Quick facts

HS code: 854519

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

Description: Carbon electrodes used for electrical purposes, not specifically for furnaces