Import/export HS code 681513: Various carbon fibre products

Includes all other items made from carbon fibres, such as rods, tubes, or custom shapes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
United States 79,827,251
Hungary 59,404,193
Germany 33,086,598
France 15,052,689
Spain 11,743,447

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 £
United States 39,599,332 40,227,919 +628,587
Hungary 34,130,174 25,274,019 -8,856,155
Germany 16,504,856 16,581,742 +76,886
France 5,497,571 9,555,118 +4,057,547
Spain 6,852,370 4,891,077 -1,961,293
Italy 1,171,349 6,938,945 +5,767,596
Ireland 8,077,103 10,935 -8,066,168
Turkey 4,897,474 2,411,708 -2,485,766
Netherlands 2,379,429 3,789,675 +1,410,246
China 3,528,667 1,158,513 -2,370,154

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 111,710,256
France 36,890,693
Germany 23,744,010
Spain 10,887,668
Hungary 9,923,103

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 62,061,733 49,648,523 -12,413,210
France 14,739,526 22,151,167 +7,411,641
Germany 12,486,792 11,257,218 -1,229,574
Spain 5,721,589 5,166,079 -555,510
Hungary 8,986,040 937,063 -8,048,977
Turkey 4,897,474 4,275,663 -621,811
Mexico 2,504,305 2,929,494 +425,189
China 3,741,488 1,331,255 -2,410,233
Italy 1,047,980 3,387,651 +2,339,671
United Kingdom 491,670 3,703,823 +3,212,153

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 35
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Inner London - West 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23 26 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 26 +4
Inner London - West 14 12 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
West Midlands 11 12 +1
Lancashire 7 10 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 7 -1

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 145,874,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,468,223
Other 10,021,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,045,259
Road transport 4,916,949

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 72,405,081 73,469,015 +1,063,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,654,338 32,813,885 -14,840,453
Other 4,269,178 5,752,081 +1,482,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,432,622 2,612,637 -2,819,985
Road transport 414,581 4,502,368 +4,087,787

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 41,940,362
Dover 41,525,154
London Heathrow Airport 40,208,942
London Stansted Airport 19,966,906
East Midlands Airport 18,412,723

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 £
Glasgow Airport 23,164,810 18,775,552 -4,389,258
Dover 22,375,942 19,149,212 -3,226,730
London Heathrow Airport 15,849,937 24,359,005 +8,509,068
London Stansted Airport 11,294,105 8,672,801 -2,621,304
East Midlands Airport 5,994,269 12,418,454 +6,424,185
Birmingham Airport 10,181,493 4,516,407 -5,665,086
Eurotunnel 5,381,608 8,201,533 +2,819,925
000 4,269,178 5,752,081 +1,482,903
ZLC 5,012,380 4,418,309 -594,071
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 4,905,809 3,920,989 -984,820

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing
43
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
36
Manufacture of other transport equipment
34
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 66
2026-04 81
2026-03 80
2026-02 67
2026-01 63

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
54m+ 131
1m-15m 114
15m-54m 35
0-1m 27
Other 23

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 £
Malaysia 37,688,633
Germany 32,494,584
United States 28,834,600
China 22,526,577
France 19,818,438

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 £
Malaysia 22,051,023 15,637,610 -6,413,413
Germany 16,190,076 16,304,508 +114,432
United States 12,471,919 16,362,681 +3,890,762
China 10,220,245 12,306,332 +2,086,087
France 7,690,332 12,128,106 +4,437,774
Italy 11,293,791 7,884,389 -3,409,402
Austria 7,030,334 10,079,346 +3,049,012
Spain 6,716,212 9,429,639 +2,713,427
Singapore 6,987,135 7,935,949 +948,814
Japan 6,781,010 5,550,821 -1,230,189

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 £
XI 18,599
Taiwan 96

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 £
XI 1,378 17,221 +15,843
Taiwan 42 54 +12

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) 156,926,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,771,897
Air transport 70,015,352
Other 23,778

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) 72,924,711 84,001,406 +11,076,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,690,750 33,081,147 -8,609,603
Air transport 31,937,140 38,078,212 +6,141,072
Other 1,420 22,358 +20,938

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 125,357,930
Felixstowe 46,923,478
London Heathrow Airport 43,679,077
Southampton 21,854,315
Birmingham Airport 14,805,510

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 53,844,284 71,513,646 +17,669,362
Felixstowe 32,668,939 14,254,539 -18,414,400
London Heathrow Airport 19,965,484 23,713,593 +3,748,109
Southampton 6,091,858 15,762,457 +9,670,599
Birmingham Airport 6,774,086 8,031,424 +1,257,338
London Gateway Port 9,203,225 4,801,258 -4,401,967
Portsmouth 4,559,064 4,567,001 +7,937
East Midlands Airport 2,663,263 3,142,247 +478,984
Harwich 3,283,030 1,478,024 -1,805,006
Immingham Docks 1,307,528 2,813,973 +1,506,445

Quick facts

HS code: 681513

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

Description: Includes all other items made from carbon fibres, such as rods, tubes, or custom shapes