Import/export HS code 38012090: Various graphite products

Other types of colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite not specified elsewhere

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 £
Germany 577,150
United States 325,238
China 158,563
Sweden 80,504
India 30,356

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 £
Germany 302,659 274,491 -28,168
United States 275,692 49,546 -226,146
China 126,256 32,307 -93,949
Sweden 69,436 11,068 -58,368
India 2,402 27,954 +25,552
Italy 11,160 12,524 +1,364
Poland 0 8,145 +8,145
Netherlands 2,489 0 -2,489
Switzerland 0 1,599 +1,599

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 430,568
United States 330,584
China 186,517
Germany 143,725
Sweden 80,504

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 234,408 196,160 -38,248
United States 278,254 52,330 -225,924
China 126,256 60,261 -65,995
Germany 68,178 75,547 +7,369
Sweden 69,436 11,068 -58,368
Italy 11,160 12,524 +1,364
United Kingdom 0 8,145 +8,145
India 2,402 0 -2,402
Switzerland 0 1,599 +1,599

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 0 -1

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) 583,420
Air transport 452,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 171,939

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) 304,092 279,328 -24,764
Air transport 387,610 64,759 -322,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,392 73,547 -24,845

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 506,940
Manchester Airport 217,100
London Heathrow Airport 163,878
Felixstowe 115,943
Eurotunnel 48,102

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 251,726 255,214 +3,488
Manchester Airport 214,187 2,913 -211,274
London Heathrow Airport 118,576 45,302 -73,274
Felixstowe 61,151 54,792 -6,359
Eurotunnel 32,560 15,542 -17,018
London Stansted Airport 28,911 8,399 -20,512
Thamesport 24,675 11,068 -13,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,294 5,627 -15,667
Birmingham Airport 24,035 0 -24,035
Immingham Docks 9,019 10,632 +1,613

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 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Other manufacturing 2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 1
2025-06 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
54m+ 8
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 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 £
United States 671,654
Hungary 588,040
Germany 360,460
Netherlands 114,816
Poland 91,349

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 £
United States 137,127 534,527 +397,400
Hungary 171,934 416,106 +244,172
Germany 202,341 158,119 -44,222
Netherlands 47,672 67,144 +19,472
Poland 50,266 41,083 -9,183
Spain 48,867 35,336 -13,531
Turkey 66,649 3,704 -62,945
Thailand 62,563 6,552 -56,011
India 40,261 25,197 -15,064
Finland 27,136 21,347 -5,789

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 £
Germany 311

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 £
Germany 188 123 -65

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) 1,384,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 663,313
Air transport 465,200
Other 311

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) 621,533 762,915 +141,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,087 460,226 +257,139
Air transport 206,848 258,352 +51,504
Other 188 123 -65

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,059,501
Southampton 257,746
Liverpool Docks 216,909
Harwich 187,018
Newcastle Airport 171,683

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 463,917 595,584 +131,667
Southampton 44,174 213,572 +169,398
Liverpool Docks 37,857 179,052 +141,195
Harwich 81,774 105,244 +23,470
Newcastle Airport 39,302 132,381 +93,079
London Heathrow Airport 70,500 65,898 -4,602
London Gateway Port 84,560 43,068 -41,492
Dover 73,084 36,155 -36,929
ZLC 58,164 10,588 -47,576
East Midlands Airport 26,962 38,899 +11,937

Quick facts

HS code: 38012090

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

Description: Other types of colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite not specified elsewhere