Import/export HS code 854590: Various carbon products for electrical use

Various carbon-based items like heating resistors and other electrical components made of carbon or graphite

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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 £
Germany 2,131,902
United States 973,866
France 831,322
Czechia 191,055
South Korea 142,744

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 £
Germany 908,448 1,223,454 +315,006
United States 797,358 176,508 -620,850
France 785,837 45,485 -740,352
Czechia 99,159 91,896 -7,263
South Korea 106,574 36,170 -70,404
China 114,159 20,948 -93,211
Italy 24,611 94,793 +70,182
Netherlands 76,015 42,115 -33,900
Belgium 35,891 65,651 +29,760
Poland 32,237 21,155 -11,082

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 £
Germany 2,559,319
United States 982,828
China 296,279
Czechia 221,798
France 209,247

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 £
Germany 1,431,706 1,127,613 -304,093
United States 775,584 207,244 -568,340
China 168,001 128,278 -39,723
Czechia 142,307 79,491 -62,816
France 171,462 37,785 -133,677
Japan 71,412 57,525 -13,887
South Korea 112,185 16,437 -95,748
Italy 23,564 94,793 +71,229
Mexico 31,343 27,190 -4,153
Netherlands 37,115 0 -37,115

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 10
Greater Manchester 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8

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
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 1 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 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 £
Air transport 3,181,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,491,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 266,788
Other 3,613
Road transport 971

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 1,801,616 1,380,091 -421,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,020,514 470,645 -549,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 227,478 39,310 -188,168
Other 0 3,613 +3,613
Road transport 0 971 +971

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,528,424
Eurotunnel 709,448
London Heathrow Airport 656,114
Dover 448,470
London Stansted Airport 448,009

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 £
East Midlands Airport 795,164 733,260 -61,904
Eurotunnel 529,343 180,105 -349,238
London Heathrow Airport 603,977 52,137 -551,840
Dover 298,502 149,968 -148,534
London Stansted Airport 230,278 217,731 -12,547
Birmingham Airport 98,455 330,479 +232,024
London 101,180 81,404 -19,776
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,776 46,170 -53,606
Leeds Bradford Airport 57,436 23,879 -33,557
Felixstowe 76,746 3,611 -73,135

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 41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of electrical equipment 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 14
2026-02 14
2026-01 15
2025-12 10

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+ 76
1m-15m 47
Other 14
0-1m 13
15m-54m 10

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 £
Germany 4,087,374
India 1,927,094
Italy 1,858,682
South Korea 1,629,866
Turkey 1,383,277

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 £
Germany 1,932,855 2,154,519 +221,664
India 401,292 1,525,802 +1,124,510
Italy 784,118 1,074,564 +290,446
South Korea 988,223 641,643 -346,580
Turkey 326,843 1,056,434 +729,591
Argentina 718,917 597,539 -121,378
Czechia 489,704 504,041 +14,337
Uganda 656,473 67,518 -588,955
France 331,947 365,779 +33,832
Sweden 330,220 360,012 +29,792

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) 10,554,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,072,187
Air transport 4,701,901
Road transport 2,008

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) 4,852,106 5,702,751 +850,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,470,424 2,601,763 +131,339
Air transport 1,943,332 2,758,569 +815,237
Road transport 2,008 0 -2,008

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,910,085
London Heathrow Airport 1,880,466
Southampton 1,874,470
London Gateway Port 1,864,393
Dover 1,284,650

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 3,971,306 4,938,779 +967,473
London Heathrow Airport 766,342 1,114,124 +347,782
Southampton 926,465 948,005 +21,540
London Gateway Port 1,088,251 776,142 -312,109
Dover 782,497 502,153 -280,344
Felixstowe 354,193 757,200 +403,007
ZLC 285,297 759,646 +474,349
East Midlands Airport 463,523 539,999 +76,476
Manchester Airport 373,885 238,247 -135,638
Immingham Docks 130,246 160,907 +30,661

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 854590

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

Description: Various carbon-based items like heating resistors and other electrical components made of carbon or graphite