Import/export HS code 680710: Asphalt rolls for roofing and waterproofing

Asphalt-based materials in roll form, commonly used for roofing, waterproofing, and sealing applications

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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 54,413,342
Italy 53,089,095
Belgium 13,654,761
France 13,181,499
Germany 5,371,448

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 27,308,928 27,104,414 -204,514
Italy 26,199,878 26,889,217 +689,339
Belgium 7,882,576 5,772,185 -2,110,391
France 9,997,153 3,184,346 -6,812,807
Germany 2,929,398 2,442,050 -487,348
Poland 3,643,628 1,363,998 -2,279,630
Portugal 2,577,071 1,720,763 -856,308
Egypt 1,400,484 1,850,310 +449,826
Spain 1,517,588 1,658,391 +140,803
Turkey 1,583,262 1,244,553 -338,709

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 £
Italy 59,714,884
Germany 50,130,759
France 12,536,255
Belgium 11,026,518
Netherlands 6,852,252

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 £
Italy 31,350,895 28,363,989 -2,986,906
Germany 27,153,406 22,977,353 -4,176,053
France 8,085,903 4,450,352 -3,635,551
Belgium 6,070,103 4,956,415 -1,113,688
Netherlands 1,379,042 5,473,210 +4,094,168
Poland 3,740,791 1,473,123 -2,267,668
Portugal 2,593,995 1,732,718 -861,277
Egypt 1,400,040 1,869,379 +469,339
Spain 1,469,308 1,593,163 +123,855
Turkey 1,583,262 1,225,484 -357,778

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 13
Inner London - East 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Lancashire 7
Outer London - West and North West 7

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
West Midlands 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Lancashire 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Suffolk 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 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) 104,949,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,965,195
Other 1,942,367
Air transport 132,153

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) 66,814,721 38,134,295 -28,680,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,195,862 37,769,333 +17,573,471
Other 1,008,111 934,256 -73,855
Air transport 114,829 17,324 -97,505

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,801,598
Felixstowe 31,423,447
London 27,173,765
Immingham Docks 25,566,750
London Gateway Port 8,949,200

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 18,213,107 16,588,491 -1,624,616
Felixstowe 15,949,454 15,473,993 -475,461
London 12,983,343 14,190,422 +1,207,079
Immingham Docks 14,178,129 11,388,621 -2,789,508
London Gateway Port 4,262,189 4,687,011 +424,822
Hull 4,721,563 3,668,200 -1,053,363
Killingholme 2,992,093 3,093,638 +101,545
Harwich 4,174,142 932,307 -3,241,835
Middlesbrough 2,157,290 727,167 -1,430,123
Eurotunnel 1,342,593 1,081,875 -260,718

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
48
Specialised construction activities
25
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
10
Construction of buildings
8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 36
2026-03 47
2026-02 38
2026-01 30

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 56
54m+ 30
0-1m 19
15m-54m 17
Other 2

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 12,346,898
France 972,172
Belgium 626,546
Viet Nam 530,168
United States 349,282

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 5,404,116 6,942,782 +1,538,666
France 455,205 516,967 +61,762
Belgium 34,409 592,137 +557,728
Viet Nam 273,101 257,067 -16,034
United States 202,057 147,225 -54,832
Trinidad and Tobago 205,381 136,618 -68,763
Egypt 203,785 76,296 -127,489
Ghana 173,635 84,802 -88,833
Italy 142,177 89,361 -52,816
Malaysia 118,895 94,840 -24,055

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 2,644,672
Italy 167,533
Spain 22,389
Belgium 12,133
Ireland 7,535

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 1,056,124 1,588,548 +532,424
Italy 112,399 55,134 -57,265
Spain 13,667 8,722 -4,945
Belgium 10,959 1,174 -9,785
Ireland 3,922 3,613 -309
Switzerland 1,615 0 -1,615
Slovakia 497 886 +389
Egypt 389 0 -389
China 237 0 -237
Germany 74 0 -74

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) 12,367,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,128,060
Other 2,928,330
Air transport 273,478

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) 5,536,640 6,831,089 +1,294,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,778,474 1,349,586 -428,888
Other 1,241,191 1,687,139 +445,948
Air transport 179,237 94,241 -84,996

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,835,226
Liverpool Docks 3,688,554
000 2,928,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,294,498
Heysham 2,086,044

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 1,754,191 2,081,035 +326,844
Liverpool Docks 1,914,967 1,773,587 -141,380
000 1,241,191 1,687,139 +445,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 993,440 1,301,058 +307,618
Heysham 631,303 1,454,741 +823,438
London Gateway Port 833,407 603,588 -229,819
Southampton 359,118 435,782 +76,664
Felixstowe 370,369 239,663 -130,706
Immingham Docks 102,737 155,348 +52,611
London Heathrow Airport 140,395 60,322 -80,073

Quick facts

HS code: 680710

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

Description: Asphalt-based materials in roll form, commonly used for roofing, waterproofing, and sealing applications