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 33,185,747
United States 32,169,901
Ireland 26,876,085
China 26,660,352
France 18,249,317

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 14,855,215 18,330,532 +3,475,317
United States 14,029,156 18,140,745 +4,111,589
Ireland 13,088,182 13,787,903 +699,721
China 14,519,252 12,141,100 -2,378,152
France 9,442,734 8,806,583 -636,151
Belgium 7,525,539 4,179,834 -3,345,705
India 3,506,774 2,613,407 -893,367
Canada 4,270,324 278,780 -3,991,544
Malaysia 1,892,410 1,679,967 -212,443
Turkey 1,499,418 715,547 -783,871

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 37,609,592
Czechia 31,582,258
China 26,943,233
Ireland 22,151,078
Belgium 15,722,629

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 18,419,607 19,189,985 +770,378
Czechia 14,563,872 17,018,386 +2,454,514
China 14,597,015 12,346,218 -2,250,797
Ireland 10,722,050 11,429,028 +706,978
Belgium 10,540,100 5,182,529 -5,357,571
France 3,792,777 4,323,074 +530,297
Lithuania 3,905,231 3,506,675 -398,556
India 3,572,915 2,613,407 -959,508
Malaysia 1,892,410 1,633,094 -259,316
Germany 1,473,137 1,600,163 +127,026

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
West Midlands 6
Greater Manchester 5
Kent 5
Lancashire 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Kent 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 5 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Northern Ireland 0 4 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2

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) 92,708,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,391,778
Other 4,577,107
Road transport 781,606
Air transport 147,553

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) 47,372,052 45,336,156 -2,035,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,596,369 38,795,409 -2,800,960
Other 2,371,320 2,205,787 -165,533
Road transport 483,711 297,895 -185,816
Air transport 63,617 83,936 +20,319

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 49,015,667
Immingham Docks 33,853,817
Dover 18,827,764
Liverpool Docks 13,618,820
London Gateway Port 12,919,680

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 25,356,654 23,659,013 -1,697,641
Immingham Docks 15,948,958 17,904,859 +1,955,901
Dover 10,918,384 7,909,380 -3,009,004
Liverpool Docks 7,401,753 6,217,067 -1,184,686
London Gateway Port 6,164,497 6,755,183 +590,686
Felixstowe 6,868,555 4,530,696 -2,337,859
London 4,714,301 4,122,227 -592,074
Eurotunnel 3,795,092 2,842,001 -953,091
000 2,371,320 2,205,787 -165,533
Heysham 1,376,639 2,287,843 +911,204

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 50
Specialised construction activities 11
Construction of buildings 8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 24
2026-02 22
2026-01 16
2025-12 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 46
54m+ 17
15m-54m 13
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 4,035,884
Denmark 1,416,001
France 808,171
Netherlands 599,589
Germany 584,917

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 1,691,911 2,343,973 +652,062
Denmark 1,010,493 405,508 -604,985
France 610,354 197,817 -412,537
Netherlands 333,914 265,675 -68,239
Germany 184,767 400,150 +215,383
Latvia 82,252 22,985 -59,267
Romania 83,783 0 -83,783
India 82,256 1,124 -81,132
United States 40,025 7,398 -32,627
Australia 46,032 0 -46,032

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 471,646
China 347,816
XI 134,525
Ireland 35,500
Denmark 14,125

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 254,262 217,384 -36,878
China 125,665 222,151 +96,486
XI 84,337 50,188 -34,149
Ireland 16,055 19,445 +3,390
Denmark 13,614 511 -13,103
Switzerland 860 2,747 +1,887
Belgium 0 1,258 +1,258
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) 5,812,566
Other 1,059,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 976,882
Air transport 156,207

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) 2,761,154 3,051,412 +290,258
Other 506,750 552,460 +45,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 894,849 82,033 -812,816
Air transport 126,763 29,444 -97,319

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,463,632
Immingham Docks 1,408,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,162,817
000 1,059,210
Holyhead 885,246

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 £
Liverpool Docks 558,880 904,752 +345,872
Immingham Docks 997,330 411,290 -586,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 923,603 239,214 -684,389
000 506,750 552,460 +45,710
Holyhead 466,925 418,321 -48,604
London 303,652 567,572 +263,920
Heysham 123,929 197,539 +73,610
Fishguard 39,202 274,500 +235,298
London Heathrow Airport 109,369 23,045 -86,324
Harwich 31,385 96,600 +65,215

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