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 49,966,679
China 38,543,986
United States 32,172,100
Ireland 28,591,309
Italy 22,102,268

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 23,107,553 26,859,126 +3,751,573
China 20,784,395 17,759,591 -3,024,804
United States 14,031,355 18,140,745 +4,109,390
Ireland 13,923,107 14,668,202 +745,095
Italy 9,170,176 12,932,092 +3,761,916
France 9,552,422 9,279,855 -272,567
Belgium 7,870,968 5,424,371 -2,446,597
India 3,510,276 2,613,407 -896,869
Poland 2,911,050 2,754,901 -156,149
Canada 4,272,285 278,780 -3,993,505

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 48,064,627
China 38,979,008
United States 37,612,801
Ireland 22,295,291
Italy 22,127,968

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 22,572,340 25,492,287 +2,919,947
China 20,956,292 18,022,716 -2,933,576
United States 18,422,816 19,189,985 +767,169
Ireland 10,793,512 11,501,779 +708,267
Italy 9,173,935 12,954,033 +3,780,098
Belgium 10,540,100 5,213,147 -5,326,953
France 3,797,335 4,331,515 +534,180
Lithuania 4,040,185 3,702,517 -337,668
India 3,576,417 2,613,407 -963,010
Poland 2,806,197 2,732,512 -73,685

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 7
West Midlands 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 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Lancashire 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Kent 4 2 -2
Northern Ireland 0 5 +5

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) 127,797,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,695,576
Other 6,480,641
Road transport 781,606
Air transport 233,901

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) 63,780,856 64,016,756 +235,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,812,891 53,882,685 +69,794
Other 3,343,776 3,136,865 -206,911
Road transport 483,711 297,895 -185,816
Air transport 123,350 110,551 -12,799

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 53,744,694
Southampton 49,280,466
Dover 22,953,122
London Gateway Port 14,522,371
Liverpool Docks 13,695,519

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 25,541,736 28,202,958 +2,661,222
Southampton 25,501,160 23,779,306 -1,721,854
Dover 12,822,057 10,131,065 -2,690,992
London Gateway Port 6,356,184 8,166,187 +1,810,003
Liverpool Docks 7,446,167 6,249,352 -1,196,815
Felixstowe 7,208,009 5,400,618 -1,807,391
London 5,640,819 5,788,008 +147,189
Avonmouth Docks 5,557,169 5,657,419 +100,250
Belfast Port 5,760,701 5,141,230 -619,471
Eurotunnel 4,934,840 4,112,804 -822,036

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 58
Specialised construction activities 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Construction of buildings 9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 31
2026-02 30
2026-01 22
2025-12 26

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 60
54m+ 29
15m-54m 17
0-1m 14
Other 9

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 9,532,866
Denmark 1,416,001
France 833,818
Netherlands 609,669
Germany 587,947

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 4,325,224 5,207,642 +882,418
Denmark 1,010,493 405,508 -604,985
France 616,993 216,825 -400,168
Netherlands 339,962 269,707 -70,255
Germany 187,797 400,150 +212,353
United Arab Emirates 82,477 488,027 +405,550
Falkland Islands 72,510 284,571 +212,061
India 112,048 1,124 -110,924
Latvia 83,239 22,985 -60,254
Romania 83,783 0 -83,783

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 3,844,446
XI 627,041
Czechia 471,646
Poland 294,126
Ireland 261,378

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 1,668,299 2,176,147 +507,848
XI 468,881 158,160 -310,721
Czechia 254,262 217,384 -36,878
Poland 128,305 165,821 +37,516
Ireland 109,672 151,706 +42,034
Denmark 13,614 511 -13,103
Switzerland 860 2,747 +1,887
Belgium 0 2,268 +2,268
Spain 0 655 +655

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) 6,955,372
Other 5,574,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,960,261
Air transport 300,768

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) 3,311,813 3,643,559 +331,746
Other 2,656,638 2,917,766 +261,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,093,694 866,567 -227,127
Air transport 172,485 128,283 -44,202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,574,404
Liverpool Docks 1,648,511
Holyhead 1,459,963
Immingham Docks 1,408,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,301,306

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 2,656,638 2,917,766 +261,128
Liverpool Docks 642,608 1,005,903 +363,295
Holyhead 748,700 711,263 -37,437
Immingham Docks 997,330 411,290 -586,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 983,630 317,676 -665,954
London 310,727 567,572 +256,845
London Gateway Port 210,524 471,350 +260,826
Heysham 216,108 294,828 +78,720
Fishguard 41,496 280,760 +239,264
Southampton 4,466 277,764 +273,298

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