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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 49,209,874
China 36,139,812
United States 30,933,950
Ireland 27,100,186
Italy 21,878,627

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 24,728,228 24,481,646 -246,582
China 18,855,985 17,283,827 -1,572,158
United States 14,202,693 16,731,257 +2,528,564
Ireland 14,135,172 12,965,014 -1,170,158
Italy 9,935,906 11,942,721 +2,006,815
France 10,630,567 7,790,856 -2,839,711
Belgium 7,368,580 5,101,472 -2,267,108
India 3,568,359 2,409,713 -1,158,646
Poland 2,926,360 2,313,910 -612,450
Denmark 1,703,270 2,345,245 +641,975

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 47,328,406
China 36,549,212
United States 35,276,076
Italy 21,904,327
Ireland 21,177,117

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 24,003,039 23,325,367 -677,672
China 19,021,254 17,527,958 -1,493,296
United States 17,638,352 17,637,724 -628
Italy 9,941,822 11,962,505 +2,020,683
Ireland 11,009,079 10,168,038 -841,041
Belgium 10,105,679 4,277,784 -5,827,895
France 3,832,067 3,734,690 -97,377
Lithuania 4,208,768 3,297,744 -911,024
India 3,634,500 2,409,713 -1,224,787
Poland 2,881,649 2,297,144 -584,505

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
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 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Kent 4 2 -2
Northern Ireland 0 5 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 3 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) 123,418,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,498,687
Other 6,086,116
Road transport 634,233
Air transport 194,012

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) 65,995,482 57,423,165 -8,572,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,575,714 50,922,973 -652,741
Other 3,370,637 2,715,479 -655,158
Road transport 371,137 263,096 -108,041
Air transport 96,512 97,500 +988

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 52,691,920
Southampton 46,697,668
Dover 21,255,632
London Gateway Port 14,048,078
Liverpool Docks 13,237,801

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 26,975,354 25,716,566 -1,258,788
Southampton 24,290,190 22,407,478 -1,882,712
Dover 12,490,441 8,765,191 -3,725,250
London Gateway Port 6,339,206 7,708,872 +1,369,666
Liverpool Docks 7,722,062 5,515,739 -2,206,323
Felixstowe 6,699,047 4,799,955 -1,899,092
London 6,248,076 5,011,092 -1,236,984
Avonmouth Docks 5,220,681 5,506,269 +285,588
Belfast Port 5,491,856 4,875,741 -616,115
Eurotunnel 5,157,403 3,142,424 -2,014,979

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
59
Specialised construction activities
17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Construction of buildings
10
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
2026-05 28
2026-04 28
2026-03 31
2026-02 30
2026-01 22

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+ 28
15m-54m 17
0-1m 13
Other 10

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 9,114,863
Denmark 830,119
France 709,631
Germany 574,643
United Arab Emirates 570,504

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 4,335,073 4,779,790 +444,717
Denmark 407,673 422,446 +14,773
France 549,751 159,880 -389,871
Germany 251,088 323,555 +72,467
United Arab Emirates 93,188 477,316 +384,128
Netherlands 344,657 219,575 -125,082
Falkland Islands 101,576 261,327 +159,751
India 104,083 0 -104,083
Malta 45,171 20,939 -24,232
Australia 46,032 11,324 -34,708

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 3,976,732
Czechia 436,644
XI 338,245
Poland 288,259
Ireland 250,282

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 2,021,558 1,955,174 -66,384
Czechia 231,196 205,448 -25,748
XI 190,918 147,327 -43,591
Poland 140,347 147,912 +7,565
Ireland 109,587 140,695 +31,108
Denmark 10,056 511 -9,545
Switzerland 860 2,747 +1,887
Belgium 1,050 1,218 +168
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) 6,432,034
Other 5,366,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,333,592
Air transport 306,136

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) 3,131,884 3,300,150 +168,266
Other 2,727,104 2,639,238 -87,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 493,589 840,003 +346,414
Air transport 170,467 135,669 -34,798

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,366,342
Liverpool Docks 1,641,939
Holyhead 1,272,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,003,751
London 878,789

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 2,727,104 2,639,238 -87,866
Liverpool Docks 749,025 892,914 +143,889
Holyhead 540,092 732,721 +192,629
Dover / Eurotunnel 760,021 243,730 -516,291
London 392,120 486,669 +94,549
Immingham Docks 416,851 428,228 +11,377
London Gateway Port 208,555 467,251 +258,696
Heysham 263,636 238,689 -24,947
Fishguard 39,202 280,760 +241,558
Southampton 25,120 262,932 +237,812

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