Import/export HS code 2714: Natural bitumen and asphalt

Natural forms of bitumen, asphalt, and related rocks used in construction and paving

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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 3,703,432
United States 2,024,849
Lithuania 770,759
Germany 233,415
Colombia 154,479

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 2,194,463 1,508,969 -685,494
United States 99,248 1,925,601 +1,826,353
Lithuania 770,759 0 -770,759
Germany 125,369 108,046 -17,323
Colombia 29,982 124,497 +94,515
Ireland 55,459 61,336 +5,877
Spain 43,852 0 -43,852
Norway 7,330 21,713 +14,383
France 0 26,809 +26,809
India 4,153 12,782 +8,629

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 £
Netherlands 3,042,871
United States 2,573,616
Lithuania 770,759
Trinidad and Tobago 212,606
Germany 130,586

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 £
Netherlands 1,726,958 1,315,913 -411,045
United States 511,959 2,061,657 +1,549,698
Lithuania 770,759 0 -770,759
Trinidad and Tobago 125,369 87,237 -38,132
Germany 23,877 106,709 +82,832
Colombia 44,856 72,893 +28,037
India 44,917 20,218 -24,699
Norway 0 50,268 +50,268
Spain 28,978 0 -28,978
China 6,239 13,003 +6,764

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Merseyside 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Kent 1

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
Merseyside 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
West Central Scotland 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 0 1 +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) 6,468,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 362,150
Air transport 193,089
Other 116,804

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) 2,925,653 3,542,569 +616,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 189,335 172,815 -16,520
Air transport 175,479 17,610 -157,869
Other 55,468 61,336 +5,868

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 3,021,495
London 2,539,411
Aberdeen Docks 440,203
Immingham Docks 185,661
London Gateway Port 169,795

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 £
Ipswich Dock 1,726,391 1,295,104 -431,287
London 770,759 1,768,652 +997,893
Aberdeen Docks 288,276 151,927 -136,349
Immingham Docks 93,856 91,805 -2,051
London Gateway Port 45,298 124,497 +79,199
Southampton 37,037 128,122 +91,085
Aberdeen Airport 141,165 0 -141,165
000 55,468 61,336 +5,868
Dover 56,727 40,585 -16,142
Felixstowe 23,877 56,890 +33,013

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 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Civil engineering 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 2
2026-02 2
2026-01 2
2025-11 2

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 5
54m+ 5
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1

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 9,217,191
Falkland Islands 211,273
Malaysia 102,000
Finland 94,804
Viet Nam 79,216

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 3,881,443 5,335,748 +1,454,305
Falkland Islands 211,273 0 -211,273
Malaysia 85,000 17,000 -68,000
Finland 48,480 46,324 -2,156
Viet Nam 0 79,216 +79,216
France 53,368 13,414 -39,954
Turkey 55,476 0 -55,476
United States 33,082 17,932 -15,150
Netherlands 11,560 18,537 +6,977
New Zealand 21,856 0 -21,856

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 3,660,760
Ireland 3,575,428
Nicaragua 1,829,843

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 1,066,916 2,593,844 +1,526,928
Ireland 918,296 2,657,132 +1,738,836
Nicaragua 1,829,843 0 -1,829,843

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 9,070,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 508,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 331,387
Air transport 122,310

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 £
Other 3,819,797 5,251,124 +1,431,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 384,248 124,013 -260,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,512 176,875 +22,363
Air transport 87,397 34,913 -52,484

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,070,921
London Gateway Port 275,912
Southampton 98,885
London 92,269
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,113

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 3,819,797 5,251,124 +1,431,327
London Gateway Port 274,614 1,298 -273,316
Southampton 19,669 79,216 +59,547
London 48,480 43,789 -4,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,152 37,961 -8,191
Holyhead 26,860 48,005 +21,145
Felixstowe 35,740 17,000 -18,740
London Stansted Airport 33,082 15,934 -17,148
ZLC 24,168 17,410 -6,758
Immingham Docks 13,603 22,339 +8,736

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2714

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

Description: Natural forms of bitumen, asphalt, and related rocks used in construction and paving