Import/export HS code 854519: Various carbon electrodes

Carbon electrodes used for electrical purposes, not specifically for furnaces

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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 £
Belgium 19,048,445
Netherlands 5,549,801
Germany 1,132,965
France 1,038,145
South Korea 891,825

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 £
Belgium 12,487,321 6,561,124 -5,926,197
Netherlands 143,338 5,406,463 +5,263,125
Germany 448,821 684,144 +235,323
France 843,361 194,784 -648,577
South Korea 311,180 580,645 +269,465
United States 199,210 125,159 -74,051
China 147,948 118,532 -29,416
Czechia 83,434 103,226 +19,792
Italy 79,714 81,106 +1,392
Norway 0 36,878 +36,878

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 £
China 24,575,665
France 1,169,485
South Korea 887,816
Germany 752,043
United States 573,723

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 £
China 12,636,864 11,938,801 -698,063
France 818,762 350,723 -468,039
South Korea 312,583 575,233 +262,650
Germany 388,099 363,944 -24,155
United States 242,703 331,020 +88,317
Taiwan 135,268 126,981 -8,287
Italy 74,547 79,743 +5,196
Netherlands 92,195 24,618 -67,577
Switzerland 16,292 55,947 +39,655
Norway 0 36,878 +36,878

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 1 4 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
Northern Ireland 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,387,864
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,061,170
Air transport 1,355,575
Other 18,089
Road transport 7,130

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,879,920 12,507,944 -371,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,259,542 801,628 -457,914
Air transport 670,980 684,595 +13,615
Other 12,711 5,378 -7,333
Road transport 7,130 0 -7,130

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Inverness 24,282,140
Dover 1,305,500
Southampton 517,943
Eurotunnel 512,077
East Midlands Airport 456,036

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 £
Inverness 12,487,321 11,794,819 -692,502
Dover 922,708 382,792 -539,916
Southampton 229,297 288,646 +59,349
Eurotunnel 176,478 335,599 +159,121
East Midlands Airport 196,451 259,585 +63,134
Felixstowe 164,485 290,367 +125,882
London Stansted Airport 164,075 88,878 -75,197
London Heathrow Airport 44,944 128,426 +83,482
Birmingham Airport 46,855 108,844 +61,989
Belfast Airport 117,135 15,858 -101,277

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing
13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 17
2026-03 8
2026-02 12
2026-01 11

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 35
54m+ 35
0-1m 9
15m-54m 6
Other 6

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 £
South Korea 51,472,072
United States 28,274,260
France 1,045,112
Switzerland 408,844
Germany 273,872

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 £
South Korea 26,717,504 24,754,568 -1,962,936
United States 17,520,123 10,754,137 -6,765,986
France 430,046 615,066 +185,020
Switzerland 166,211 242,633 +76,422
Germany 22,893 250,979 +228,086
Saudi Arabia 146,578 119,132 -27,446
United Arab Emirates 116,592 72,217 -44,375
Mexico 6,470 171,162 +164,692
Italy 97,378 79,053 -18,325
Canada 143,835 8,158 -135,677

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 456
XI 15

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 172 284 +112
XI 0 15 +15

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 82,027,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 843,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 629,794
Other 471

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 £
Air transport 45,235,357 36,792,507 -8,442,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 396,018 446,982 +50,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,572 438,222 +246,650
Other 172 299 +127

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 77,066,678
East Midlands Airport 3,238,914
ZLC 1,053,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 501,303
Liverpool Docks 445,786

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 43,032,417 34,034,261 -8,998,156
East Midlands Airport 1,467,463 1,771,451 +303,988
ZLC 536,641 516,755 -19,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,338 386,965 +272,627
Liverpool Docks 143,835 301,951 +158,116
London Stansted Airport 138,839 300,724 +161,885
London Gateway Port 205,201 122,778 -82,423
Manchester Airport 19,897 143,819 +123,922
Immingham Docks 28,932 37,405 +8,473
Felixstowe 41,280 15,786 -25,494

Quick facts

HS code: 854519

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

Description: Carbon electrodes used for electrical purposes, not specifically for furnaces