Import/export HS code 681011: Building blocks and bricks

Blocks and bricks made of cement or concrete, used for construction purposes

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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 36,869,143
Ireland 17,610,666
Italy 2,499,095
Belgium 2,169,066
France 1,912,596

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 18,591,063 18,278,080 -312,983
Ireland 9,494,153 8,116,513 -1,377,640
Italy 1,586,759 912,336 -674,423
Belgium 863,095 1,305,971 +442,876
France 966,742 945,854 -20,888
Poland 335,651 1,109,293 +773,642
China 316,641 539,075 +222,434
Spain 260,498 357,419 +96,921
United States 502,114 19,886 -482,228
Latvia 36,123 171,018 +134,895

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 36,179,579
Ireland 12,158,459
Italy 2,518,990
Poland 2,161,658
Belgium 1,358,983

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 18,183,028 17,996,551 -186,477
Ireland 6,607,586 5,550,873 -1,056,713
Italy 1,620,526 898,464 -722,062
Poland 640,706 1,520,952 +880,246
Belgium 561,980 797,003 +235,023
Germany 428,678 528,026 +99,348
China 320,322 555,576 +235,254
Spain 276,779 362,337 +85,558
United States 504,544 19,886 -484,658
Czechia 173,939 139,312 -34,627

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 18
Inner London - West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Essex 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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
Inner London - East 14 8 -6
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 4 -6
Essex 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 5 4 -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) 43,103,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,030,138
Other 6,407,342
Air transport 128,826
Road transport 779

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) 22,034,941 21,068,660 -966,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,975,147 8,054,991 +79,844
Other 3,327,865 3,079,477 -248,388
Air transport 77,414 51,412 -26,002
Road transport 779 0 -779

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 25,893,688
000 6,407,342
Immingham Docks 5,958,399
Holyhead 4,676,563
Felixstowe 3,642,133

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 £
London 13,501,559 12,392,129 -1,109,430
000 3,327,865 3,079,477 -248,388
Immingham Docks 3,405,986 2,552,413 -853,573
Holyhead 2,202,200 2,474,363 +272,163
Felixstowe 569,921 3,072,212 +2,502,291
Liverpool Docks 2,456,223 1,162,608 -1,293,615
Dover 1,243,060 1,324,762 +81,702
Purfleet 1,543,361 782,292 -761,069
Eurotunnel 1,158,103 978,683 -179,420
Heysham 1,056,775 1,014,252 -42,523

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
60
Specialised construction activities
42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
11
Construction of buildings
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 31
2026-04 38
2026-03 37
2026-02 38
2026-01 17

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 90
0-1m 41
54m+ 32
15m-54m 15
Other 6

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 26,530,218
Netherlands 577,945
Mauritania 462,633
United States 297,079
France 256,425

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 14,384,410 12,145,808 -2,238,602
Netherlands 220,724 357,221 +136,497
Mauritania 462,633 0 -462,633
United States 215,637 81,442 -134,195
France 216,242 40,183 -176,059
Guyana 57,270 137,190 +79,920
Poland 0 123,291 +123,291
Belgium 1,396 118,336 +116,940
Falkland Islands 35,216 70,160 +34,944
Saint Helena 32,284 35,182 +2,898

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 23,038,168
Ireland 482,254

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 12,446,288 10,591,880 -1,854,408
Ireland 169,093 313,161 +144,068

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 23,697,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,903,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,545,460
Air transport 187,549

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 12,697,517 11,000,012 -1,697,505
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,121,801 1,782,193 -339,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 942,978 602,482 -340,496
Air transport 167,404 20,145 -147,259

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 23,697,529
Holyhead 1,360,929
Liverpool Docks 937,147
Dover / Eurotunnel 512,684
Immingham Docks 485,889

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 12,697,517 11,000,012 -1,697,505
Holyhead 797,358 563,571 -233,787
Liverpool Docks 613,764 323,383 -290,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,755 196,929 -118,826
Immingham Docks 101,325 384,564 +283,239
Heysham 208,165 274,604 +66,439
Montrose 463,020 0 -463,020
Southampton 133,258 206,219 +72,961
Aberdeen Docks 0 194,750 +194,750
London Gateway Port 109,083 85,584 -23,499

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 681011

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

Description: Blocks and bricks made of cement or concrete, used for construction purposes