Import/export HS code 250610: Quartz

Pure quartz, used in various industries like electronics and construction

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 £
China 38,671,928
Israel 6,556,660
Viet Nam 1,559,626
Belgium 1,172,748
Netherlands 964,732

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 £
China 21,319,326 17,352,602 -3,966,724
Israel 4,671,392 1,885,268 -2,786,124
Viet Nam 127,015 1,432,611 +1,305,596
Belgium 706,061 466,687 -239,374
Netherlands 403,925 560,807 +156,882
Thailand 0 871,557 +871,557
Ireland 390,438 434,188 +43,750
India 269,508 350,176 +80,668
Brazil 459,716 86,048 -373,668
Malaysia 335,154 0 -335,154

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 £
China 39,994,122
Israel 5,803,201
Germany 2,284,531
Viet Nam 1,529,485
Thailand 799,307

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 21,944,253 18,049,869 -3,894,384
Israel 4,282,960 1,520,241 -2,762,719
Germany 1,150,319 1,134,212 -16,107
Viet Nam 90,684 1,438,801 +1,348,117
Thailand 0 799,307 +799,307
India 380,446 349,229 -31,217
Brazil 428,648 84,131 -344,517
Turkey 197,328 144,902 -52,426
United States 115,992 29,249 -86,743
Spain 99,124 15,335 -83,789

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Suffolk 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
Suffolk 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 0 1 +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) 51,290,027
Other 821,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 715,719
Air transport 564,364

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) 28,321,526 22,968,501 -5,353,025
Other 390,438 430,876 +40,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 235,448 480,271 +244,823
Air transport 272,026 292,338 +20,312

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 19,385,930
Southampton 18,149,012
London Gateway Port 8,814,967
Belfast Port 2,740,956
Goole 1,972,226

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 £
Felixstowe 10,311,735 9,074,195 -1,237,540
Southampton 9,520,972 8,628,040 -892,932
London Gateway Port 5,519,138 3,295,829 -2,223,309
Belfast Port 1,747,102 993,854 -753,248
Goole 1,030,662 941,564 -89,098
000 390,438 430,876 +40,438
London Stansted Airport 158,233 170,151 +11,918
Liverpool Docks 97,419 131,946 +34,527
Eurotunnel 66,764 95,253 +28,489
London 90,177 23,248 -66,929

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 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 3

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 6
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
0-1m 1

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 925,647
France 139,846
Czechia 118,971
Israel 92,275
United States 83,631

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 679,790 245,857 -433,933
France 86,846 53,000 -33,846
Czechia 59,967 59,004 -963
Israel 37,968 54,307 +16,339
United States 43,607 40,024 -3,583
Switzerland 6,729 56,826 +50,097
Belgium 8,853 31,829 +22,976
Germany 6,009 31,325 +25,316
Syrian Arab Republic 0 30,609 +30,609
Netherlands 20,228 0 -20,228

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 538,396
India 183,775
XI 69,589
Brazil 7,587
Nicaragua 7,032

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 404,725 133,671 -271,054
India 107,359 76,416 -30,943
XI 53,419 16,170 -37,249
Brazil 7,587 0 -7,587
Nicaragua 7,032 0 -7,032
Germany 2,485 1,935 -550

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 810,836
Air transport 388,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 316,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,119

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 £
Other 582,612 228,224 -354,388
Air transport 207,580 180,743 -26,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 172,816 143,233 -29,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,937 99,182 +52,245

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 810,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 207,895
London Stansted Airport 160,625
East Midlands Airport 148,924
London Gateway Port 129,489

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 £
000 582,612 228,224 -354,388
Dover / Eurotunnel 91,408 116,487 +25,079
London Stansted Airport 103,762 56,863 -46,899
East Midlands Airport 84,722 64,202 -20,520
London Gateway Port 39,761 89,728 +49,967
Holyhead 68,881 17,633 -51,248
ZLC 17,826 27,834 +10,008
London Heathrow Airport 1,270 31,844 +30,574
Dover 10,579 9,113 -1,466
Portsmouth 0 9,454 +9,454

Quick facts

HS code: 250610

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

Description: Pure quartz, used in various industries like electronics and construction