Import/export HS code 68101110: Lightweight concrete blocks and bricks

Building blocks and bricks made of lightweight concrete, often using materials like crushed pumice or granulated slag

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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 £
Ireland 1,772,270
Belgium 865,787
Spain 422,413
Netherlands 381,659
France 257,686

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 £
Ireland 1,006,867 765,403 -241,464
Belgium 232,584 633,203 +400,619
Spain 230,852 191,561 -39,291
Netherlands 343,017 38,642 -304,375
France 213,874 43,812 -170,062
China 110,969 46,417 -64,552
Greece 50,508 63,085 +12,577
Czechia 0 104,819 +104,819
United States 86,326 6,098 -80,228
Poland 18,675 69,274 +50,599

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 £
Belgium 1,197,606
Spain 427,610
Czechia 313,251
Greece 269,396
China 157,386

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 £
Belgium 528,873 668,733 +139,860
Spain 232,565 195,045 -37,520
Czechia 173,939 139,312 -34,627
Greece 154,739 114,657 -40,082
China 110,969 46,417 -64,552
United States 86,326 6,098 -80,228
Poland 22,885 69,274 +46,389
Netherlands 73,414 3,112 -70,302
Italy 6,756 62,559 +55,803
Denmark 11,102 7,854 -3,248

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Devon 2
Inner London - East 2
Inner London - West 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Devon 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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) 2,489,291
Other 1,568,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 331,580
Air transport 16,294

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) 1,204,751 1,284,540 +79,789
Other 873,851 694,483 -179,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,248 69,332 -192,916
Air transport 7,774 8,520 +746

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,568,334
London 1,257,619
Dover 270,811
Eurotunnel 252,145
Poole 184,366

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 £
000 873,851 694,483 -179,368
London 588,886 668,733 +79,847
Dover 138,871 131,940 -6,931
Eurotunnel 116,533 135,612 +19,079
Poole 94,788 89,578 -5,210
Portsmouth 102,441 72,755 -29,686
Holyhead 115,242 53,612 -61,630
Felixstowe 105,051 61,249 -43,802
Liverpool Docks 83,172 17,308 -65,864
Harwich 3,987 62,878 +58,891

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
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Specialised construction activities
6
Construction of buildings
4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 4
2026-03 5
2026-02 2
2025-12 3

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
0-1m 14
1m-15m 12
54m+ 2
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 3,523,912
Mauritania 462,633
Poland 116,291
Bahrain 12,084
France 9,886

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 1,931,497 1,592,415 -339,082
Mauritania 462,633 0 -462,633
Poland 0 116,291 +116,291
Bahrain 12,084 0 -12,084
France 9,886 0 -9,886
Netherlands 9,298 0 -9,298
United States 6,880 1,296 -5,584
Spain 3,066 4,927 +1,861
China 2,770 0 -2,770
Falkland Islands 0 2,219 +2,219

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 3,327,423
Ireland 401

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 1,812,325 1,515,098 -297,227
Ireland 364 37 -327

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,369,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 471,034
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 294,808
Air transport 26,052

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 1,835,661 1,533,879 -301,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 467,833 3,201 -464,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,273 181,535 +68,262
Air transport 23,635 2,417 -21,218

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,369,540
Montrose 463,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 145,249
Holyhead 74,879
Liverpool Docks 56,987

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 1,835,661 1,533,879 -301,782
Montrose 463,020 0 -463,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,250 122,999 +100,749
Holyhead 38,741 36,138 -2,603
Liverpool Docks 33,607 23,380 -10,227
Heysham 20,621 0 -20,621
London Heathrow Airport 14,854 2,417 -12,437
East Midlands Airport 7,972 0 -7,972
Fishguard 2,867 0 -2,867
Southampton 0 2,219 +2,219

Quick facts

HS code: 68101110

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

Description: Building blocks and bricks made of lightweight concrete, often using materials like crushed pumice or granulated slag