Import/export HS code 6811: Asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement products

Products made from asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement, such as sheets or panels

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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 46,895,727
China 33,857,607
United States 28,830,881
Ireland 25,849,362
Italy 20,161,171

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 23,953,297 22,942,430 -1,010,867
China 20,539,755 13,317,852 -7,221,903
United States 13,824,621 15,006,260 +1,181,639
Ireland 13,839,962 12,009,400 -1,830,562
Italy 9,092,658 11,068,513 +1,975,855
France 8,365,323 8,404,436 +39,113
Belgium 9,011,595 4,812,590 -4,199,005
India 3,516,279 3,029,617 -486,662
Canada 5,213,921 278,780 -4,935,141
Poland 3,025,696 2,223,923 -801,773

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 £
Czechia 45,647,283
United States 35,134,425
China 34,074,376
Ireland 20,272,945
Italy 20,186,871

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 £
Czechia 23,684,645 21,962,638 -1,722,007
United States 19,230,568 15,903,857 -3,326,711
China 20,739,876 13,334,500 -7,405,376
Ireland 10,758,474 9,514,471 -1,244,003
Italy 9,096,417 11,090,454 +1,994,037
Belgium 11,561,376 5,183,499 -6,377,877
France 3,437,985 3,806,641 +368,656
Lithuania 3,812,673 3,340,613 -472,060
India 3,476,841 3,095,758 -381,083
Poland 2,978,295 2,196,558 -781,737

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
West Midlands 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6

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 - West 5 5 +0
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Kent 4 2 -2
Lancashire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 2 -3

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) 119,787,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,839,318
Other 5,807,536
Road transport 937,161
Air transport 209,854

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) 66,748,937 53,038,957 -13,709,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,386,003 45,453,315 -7,932,688
Other 3,223,146 2,584,390 -638,756
Road transport 723,563 213,598 -509,965
Air transport 120,776 89,078 -31,698

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 50,780,727
Southampton 45,968,135
Dover 22,902,987
Liverpool Docks 13,206,504
Felixstowe 12,955,729

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 £
Immingham Docks 26,947,847 23,832,880 -3,114,967
Southampton 26,215,301 19,752,834 -6,462,467
Dover 13,803,887 9,099,100 -4,704,787
Liverpool Docks 6,881,217 6,325,287 -555,930
Felixstowe 7,607,985 5,347,744 -2,260,241
London Gateway Port 6,053,495 6,810,524 +757,029
Avonmouth Docks 5,513,162 5,478,265 -34,897
London 5,374,737 5,188,174 -186,563
Eurotunnel 5,128,350 3,924,973 -1,203,377
Belfast Port 5,081,755 2,632,951 -2,448,804

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 54
Specialised construction activities 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 22
2025-10 22
2025-09 20
2025-08 20

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 57
54m+ 27
15m-54m 16
0-1m 12
Other 8

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 8,953,279
Denmark 1,572,819
France 986,639
Netherlands 598,175
Germany 367,758

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 4,396,671 4,556,608 +159,937
Denmark 1,364,246 208,573 -1,155,673
France 672,198 314,441 -357,757
Netherlands 378,669 219,506 -159,163
Germany 176,017 191,741 +15,724
United Arab Emirates 68,727 180,154 +111,427
Falkland Islands 44,823 181,403 +136,580
Latvia 105,257 26,898 -78,359
India 109,432 13,065 -96,367
Viet Nam 66,369 18,903 -47,466

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 3,197,832
XI 930,895
Czechia 432,628
Poland 267,839
Ireland 206,345

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 1,289,128 1,908,704 +619,576
XI 782,233 148,662 -633,571
Czechia 221,302 211,326 -9,976
Poland 122,421 145,418 +22,997
Ireland 107,326 99,019 -8,307
Denmark 14,370 511 -13,859
Switzerland 860 1,486 +626
Belgium 0 2,268 +2,268

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) 6,597,035
Other 5,103,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,849,817
Air transport 389,283

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) 3,560,735 3,036,300 -524,435
Other 2,548,948 2,555,030 +6,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,346,089 503,728 -842,361
Air transport 243,742 145,541 -98,201

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,103,978
Immingham Docks 1,569,938
Holyhead 1,558,162
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,483,955
Liverpool Docks 1,407,122

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 2,548,948 2,555,030 +6,082
Immingham Docks 1,345,967 223,971 -1,121,996
Holyhead 925,155 633,007 -292,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,059,135 424,820 -634,315
Liverpool Docks 560,394 846,728 +286,334
London 291,207 310,724 +19,517
Heysham 307,035 235,182 -71,853
London Gateway Port 137,752 223,446 +85,694
Fishguard 41,496 280,760 +239,264
London Heathrow Airport 139,870 94,819 -45,051

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6811

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

Description: Products made from asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement, such as sheets or panels