Import/export HS code 6812: Fabricated asbestos products

Products made from asbestos or asbestos mixtures, including thread, fabric, clothing, footwear, and gaskets. These items may be reinforced and are not included in headings 6811 or 6813

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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 £
Saudi Arabia 22,000
Germany 15,198
United States 14,558
India 13,291
China 12,678

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 £
Saudi Arabia 0 22,000 +22,000
Germany 15,198 0 -15,198
United States 5,552 9,006 +3,454
India 3,700 9,591 +5,891
China 5,161 7,517 +2,356
France 10,104 0 -10,104
Thailand 2,568 0 -2,568
Taiwan 0 979 +979
Spain 0 952 +952
Australia 0 903 +903

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 Kingdom 22,000
Germany 15,198
India 13,291
United States 12,986
China 12,678

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 Kingdom 0 22,000 +22,000
Germany 15,198 0 -15,198
India 3,700 9,591 +5,891
United States 5,552 7,434 +1,882
China 5,161 7,517 +2,356
France 10,104 0 -10,104
Thailand 2,568 0 -2,568
Denmark 0 1,572 +1,572
Taiwan 0 979 +979
Spain 0 952 +952

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 82,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,005
Other 56

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 £
Air transport 34,656 47,445 +12,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,177 2,524 -1,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,342 1,663 -2,679
Other 51 5 -46

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Warton Aerodrome 22,000
London Heathrow Airport 20,806
London Stansted Airport 16,077
Birmingham Airport 11,794
East Midlands Airport 6,444

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 £
Warton Aerodrome 0 22,000 +22,000
London Heathrow Airport 11,438 9,368 -2,070
London Stansted Airport 0 16,077 +16,077
Birmingham Airport 11,794 0 -11,794
East Midlands Airport 6,444 0 -6,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,342 0 -4,342
Edinburgh Airport 3,700 0 -3,700
Southampton 2,568 0 -2,568
Felixstowe 1,609 0 -1,609
London 0 1,572 +1,572

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Indonesia 1,042,245
Malaysia 511,493
Poland 306,536
Thailand 220,405
United States 180,510

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 £
Indonesia 0 1,042,245 +1,042,245
Malaysia 165,154 346,339 +181,185
Poland 206,636 99,900 -106,736
Thailand 133,565 86,840 -46,725
United States 179,214 1,296 -177,918
Moldova 84,000 0 -84,000
Guinea 55,575 0 -55,575
Jordan 48,205 0 -48,205
Ghana 0 40,000 +40,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,299 18,030 +13,731

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,916,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 395,320
Air transport 269,500
Other 66

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 474,912 1,441,744 +966,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 295,420 99,900 -195,520
Air transport 144,032 125,468 -18,564
Other 0 66 +66

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,694,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 395,320
London Heathrow Airport 251,105
London Gateway Port 82,198
Felixstowe 70,821

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 £
Southampton 345,438 1,349,254 +1,003,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 295,420 99,900 -195,520
London Heathrow Airport 134,557 116,548 -18,009
London Gateway Port 37,198 45,000 +7,802
Felixstowe 31,491 39,330 +7,839
London 55,575 7,271 -48,304
East Midlands Airport 7,312 4,032 -3,280
ZLC 0 4,888 +4,888
Aberdeen Docks 2,878 889 -1,989
Grangemouth Docks 2,332 0 -2,332

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6812

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

Description: Products made from asbestos or asbestos mixtures, including thread, fabric, clothing, footwear, and gaskets. These items may be reinforced and are not included in headings 6811 or 6813