Import/export HS code 380190: Various carbon-based products

Other miscellaneous products made from carbon or graphite, not covered by specific categories

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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 £
Germany 7,486,038
United States 4,536,476
India 2,278,557
China 1,768,173
Austria 1,461,328

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 3,143,917 4,342,121 +1,198,204
United States 1,613,760 2,922,716 +1,308,956
India 1,099,615 1,178,942 +79,327
China 806,838 961,335 +154,497
Austria 663,558 797,770 +134,212
France 177,120 270,302 +93,182
South Africa 395,340 2,548 -392,792
Spain 61,619 176,387 +114,768
Canada 235,154 1,417 -233,737
Netherlands 131,957 58,903 -73,054

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 £
Germany 6,714,303
United States 4,602,469
China 4,409,213
India 2,339,626
South Africa 397,888

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 £
Germany 2,577,355 4,136,948 +1,559,593
United States 1,647,363 2,955,106 +1,307,743
China 2,272,514 2,136,699 -135,815
India 1,139,242 1,200,384 +61,142
South Africa 395,340 2,548 -392,792
Netherlands 178,031 126,749 -51,282
France 165,827 85,749 -80,078
United Kingdom 885 78,086 +77,201
Spain 16,342 35,608 +19,266
Luxembourg 43,217 7,548 -35,669

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Lancashire 4
West Midlands 3

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 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 0 2 +2

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) 9,322,726
Air transport 5,522,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,610,453
Other 4,161

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) 3,933,954 5,388,772 +1,454,818
Air transport 2,248,426 3,274,541 +1,026,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,380,347 2,230,106 -150,241
Other 1,667 2,494 +827

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,237,067
Glasgow Airport 3,131,069
Felixstowe 2,538,650
Dover 1,872,280
Southampton 1,298,759

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,206,435 4,030,632 +1,824,197
Glasgow Airport 747,077 2,383,992 +1,636,915
Felixstowe 1,057,638 1,481,012 +423,374
Dover 996,335 875,945 -120,390
Southampton 691,174 607,585 -83,589
London Stansted Airport 662,639 418,594 -244,045
East Midlands Airport 359,372 181,376 -177,996
London Heathrow Airport 305,735 200,597 -105,138
London Gateway Port 365,167 104,567 -260,600
Immingham Docks 101,988 217,813 +115,825

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-02 8
2026-01 7
2025-12 1

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+ 24
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 5
Other 3
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 £
Denmark 1,210,051
Hungary 1,144,262
Philippines 499,857
South Africa 352,867
Taiwan 328,876

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 £
Denmark 546,723 663,328 +116,605
Hungary 436,746 707,516 +270,770
Philippines 12,766 487,091 +474,325
South Africa 137,371 215,496 +78,125
Taiwan 113,015 215,861 +102,846
India 13,598 259,343 +245,745
Turkey 115,793 100,842 -14,951
China 131,293 65,734 -65,559
Germany 69,276 97,034 +27,758
Viet Nam 105,057 57,000 -48,057

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 813
XI 85
Ireland 9

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 167 646 +479
XI 85 0 -85
Ireland 9 0 -9

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 2,495,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,274,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 991,520
Road transport 1,386
Other 1,344

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 975,954 1,519,155 +543,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,113,218 1,160,911 +47,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 390,698 600,822 +210,124
Road transport 1,386 0 -1,386
Other 483 861 +378

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,490,540
East Midlands Airport 1,219,618
London Heathrow Airport 911,143
Immingham Docks 600,804
Harwich 408,709

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 845,845 644,695 -201,150
East Midlands Airport 412,346 807,272 +394,926
London Heathrow Airport 403,085 508,058 +104,973
Immingham Docks 228,279 372,525 +144,246
Harwich 85,440 323,269 +237,829
Grangemouth Docks 95,015 270,065 +175,050
London Gateway Port 157,003 95,100 -61,903
ZLC 86,701 134,839 +48,138
London Stansted Airport 14,642 60,940 +46,298
Manchester Airport 53,560 2,316 -51,244

Quick facts

HS code: 380190

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

Description: Other miscellaneous products made from carbon or graphite, not covered by specific categories