Import/export HS code 681182: Flat cement sheets, panels, or tiles

Flat sheets, panels, or tiles made of asbestos-cement or similar materials

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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 30,594,160
United States 28,828,682
China 25,205,698
Ireland 24,326,511
France 16,586,876

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 15,298,419 15,295,741 -2,678
United States 13,822,422 15,006,260 +1,183,838
China 15,106,185 10,099,513 -5,006,672
Ireland 13,017,541 11,308,970 -1,708,571
France 8,271,631 8,315,245 +43,614
Belgium 8,769,868 4,017,974 -4,751,894
India 3,516,279 3,026,115 -490,164
Canada 5,211,960 278,780 -4,933,180
Malaysia 1,621,974 1,348,979 -272,995
Turkey 2,089,521 660,109 -1,429,412

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 £
United States 35,131,216
Czechia 29,699,557
China 25,325,022
Ireland 20,149,633
Belgium 16,714,257

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 £
United States 19,227,359 15,903,857 -3,323,502
Czechia 15,331,014 14,368,543 -962,471
China 15,284,749 10,040,273 -5,244,476
Ireland 10,695,357 9,454,276 -1,241,081
Belgium 11,561,376 5,152,881 -6,408,495
France 3,435,567 3,800,227 +364,660
Lithuania 3,666,111 3,256,972 -409,139
India 3,476,841 3,092,256 -384,585
Malaysia 1,621,974 1,461,031 -160,943
Germany 1,622,992 1,303,909 -319,083

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Kent 6
Lancashire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5

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
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Kent 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 0 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0

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) 88,855,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,631,716
Other 4,023,418
Road transport 937,161
Air transport 124,459

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) 49,702,843 39,153,150 -10,549,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,201,867 33,429,849 -8,772,018
Other 2,291,296 1,732,122 -559,174
Road transport 723,563 213,598 -509,965
Air transport 83,381 41,078 -42,303

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 45,727,304
Immingham Docks 32,108,912
Dover 19,216,049
Liverpool Docks 13,145,836
Felixstowe 11,855,654

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 £
Southampton 26,109,322 19,617,982 -6,491,340
Immingham Docks 16,975,700 15,133,212 -1,842,488
Dover 12,063,210 7,152,839 -4,910,371
Liverpool Docks 6,849,038 6,296,798 -552,240
Felixstowe 7,327,651 4,528,003 -2,799,648
London Gateway Port 5,881,348 5,459,563 -421,785
London 4,729,058 3,688,636 -1,040,422
Eurotunnel 3,964,593 3,063,041 -901,552
000 2,291,296 1,732,122 -559,174
Milford 1,899,880 1,331,345 -568,535

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 47
Specialised construction activities 10
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Construction of buildings 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 19
2025-10 19
2025-09 18
2025-08 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 46
54m+ 16
15m-54m 12
0-1m 10
Other 7

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 3,648,779
Denmark 1,572,819
France 960,992
Netherlands 585,975
Germany 363,235

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 1,691,276 1,957,503 +266,227
Denmark 1,364,246 208,573 -1,155,673
France 671,112 289,880 -381,232
Netherlands 367,477 218,498 -148,979
Germany 173,275 189,960 +16,685
Latvia 104,270 26,898 -77,372
India 79,640 13,065 -66,575
Viet Nam 66,369 18,903 -47,466
Romania 83,783 0 -83,783
United States 44,803 7,398 -37,405

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 £
Czechia 432,628
China 241,155
XI 143,130
Ireland 37,575
Denmark 14,881

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 £
Czechia 221,302 211,326 -9,976
China 122,536 118,619 -3,917
XI 95,736 47,394 -48,342
Ireland 23,652 13,923 -9,729
Denmark 14,370 511 -13,859
Switzerland 860 1,486 +626
Belgium 0 1,258 +1,258

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) 5,326,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,325,671
Other 916,700
Air transport 230,869

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) 2,869,096 2,457,895 -411,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,197,606 128,065 -1,069,541
Other 488,908 427,792 -61,116
Air transport 182,422 48,447 -133,975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,569,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,357,739
Liverpool Docks 1,245,552
000 916,700
Holyhead 873,033

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,345,967 223,971 -1,121,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,006,493 351,246 -655,247
Liverpool Docks 500,400 745,152 +244,752
000 488,908 427,792 -61,116
Holyhead 513,952 359,081 -154,871
London 284,132 310,724 +26,592
Fishguard 39,202 274,500 +235,298
Heysham 151,081 155,897 +4,816
Harwich 31,385 95,700 +64,315
London Heathrow Airport 87,692 36,950 -50,742

Quick facts

HS code: 681182

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

Description: Flat sheets, panels, or tiles made of asbestos-cement or similar materials