Import/export HS code 38245090: Various non-refractory mortars and concretes

Various types of mortars and concretes not classified elsewhere, used in construction

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  • 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 20,094,725
Poland 10,408,939
Spain 8,475,444
Italy 7,866,602
Ireland 7,559,012

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 9,427,858 10,666,867 +1,239,009
Poland 5,583,873 4,825,066 -758,807
Spain 4,038,210 4,437,234 +399,024
Italy 3,944,310 3,922,292 -22,018
Ireland 3,699,399 3,859,613 +160,214
Belgium 3,971,658 3,162,181 -809,477
France 2,437,078 2,186,317 -250,761
Netherlands 670,986 621,310 -49,676
Portugal 427,261 541,305 +114,044
Canada 277,994 349,652 +71,658

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 23,569,592
Poland 10,603,907
Spain 8,563,803
Italy 8,486,948
France 5,728,197

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 11,235,072 12,334,520 +1,099,448
Poland 5,675,673 4,928,234 -747,439
Spain 4,004,294 4,559,509 +555,215
Italy 4,282,500 4,204,448 -78,052
France 2,908,781 2,819,416 -89,365
Ireland 2,402,845 2,716,766 +313,921
Belgium 1,532,733 649,346 -883,387
Portugal 519,784 549,817 +30,033
Canada 279,858 349,652 +69,794
Denmark 446,936 124,911 -322,025

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18
West Midlands 18
Inner London - West 14
West Yorkshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 15 +1
West Midlands 15 12 -3
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 4 14 +10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 12 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 10 +2
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 3 -6
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +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) 53,346,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,330,911
Other 2,397,408
Air transport 401,885
Road transport 8,591

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) 28,835,237 24,511,284 -4,323,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,160,804 9,170,107 +4,009,303
Other 1,243,132 1,154,276 -88,856
Air transport 165,407 236,478 +71,071
Road transport 4,446 4,145 -301

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,767,914
Harwich 7,493,868
Immingham Docks 6,027,887
London 5,715,201
Killingholme 5,593,043

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 9,220,584 9,547,330 +326,746
Harwich 3,798,446 3,695,422 -103,024
Immingham Docks 3,151,977 2,875,910 -276,067
London 2,814,489 2,900,712 +86,223
Killingholme 3,208,438 2,384,605 -823,833
Newhaven 1,603,016 2,552,341 +949,325
Purfleet 2,122,370 1,873,752 -248,618
Eurotunnel 1,971,132 1,238,622 -732,510
Liverpool Docks 1,509,295 1,170,387 -338,908
000 1,243,132 1,154,276 -88,856

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
101
Specialised construction activities
65
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
36
Construction of buildings
21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 84
2026-04 78
2026-03 77
2026-02 66
2026-01 53

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 116
0-1m 64
54m+ 57
15m-54m 29
Other 11

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 24,273,539
Belgium 1,089,268
France 764,514
Canada 665,183
Netherlands 550,806

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 12,571,257 11,702,282 -868,975
Belgium 566,502 522,766 -43,736
France 346,957 417,557 +70,600
Canada 162,942 502,241 +339,299
Netherlands 288,621 262,185 -26,436
Saudi Arabia 15,609 518,352 +502,743
Germany 332,222 78,096 -254,126
Djibouti 162,251 101,115 -61,136
United Republic of Tanzania 109,150 136,595 +27,445
Iceland 162,565 60,652 -101,913

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 181,203
Germany 90,994
Ireland 52,429
Italy 866
Sweden 563

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 92,706 88,497 -4,209
Germany 64,077 26,917 -37,160
Ireland 33,880 18,549 -15,331
Italy 669 197 -472
Sweden 284 279 -5
Belgium 76 80 +4
Poland 36 0 -36
China 3 0 -3

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) 24,396,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,474,649
Other 3,424,874
Air transport 162,971
Road transport 1,442

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) 12,579,908 11,816,635 -763,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,346,964 2,127,685 +780,721
Other 1,932,792 1,492,082 -440,710
Air transport 24,821 138,150 +113,329
Road transport 1,442 0 -1,442

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 10,830,119
Liverpool Docks 9,182,492
000 3,424,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,284,354
London Gateway Port 1,815,685

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 £
Holyhead 5,749,948 5,080,171 -669,777
Liverpool Docks 4,436,694 4,745,798 +309,104
000 1,932,792 1,492,082 -440,710
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,248,170 1,036,184 -211,986
London Gateway Port 614,154 1,201,531 +587,377
Heysham 622,779 797,250 +174,471
Immingham Docks 330,541 176,540 -154,001
Harwich 219,870 189,274 -30,596
Southampton 222,280 152,960 -69,320
Dover 13,175 256,500 +243,325

Quick facts

HS code: 38245090

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

Description: Various types of mortars and concretes not classified elsewhere, used in construction