Import/export HS code 25070080: Various kaolinic clays

Other types of clay similar to kaolin, used in industrial and artistic applications

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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 £
United States 1,509,104
China 432,620
France 352,071
Ireland 330,091
India 136,004

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 990,412 518,692 -471,720
China 333,432 99,188 -234,244
France 225,677 126,394 -99,283
Ireland 131,966 198,125 +66,159
India 76,537 59,467 -17,070
Spain 71,724 28,305 -43,419
Italy 32,594 23,583 -9,011
New Zealand 15,077 32,111 +17,034
Japan 15,525 18,412 +2,887
Egypt 26,929 0 -26,929

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 1,647,180
China 332,089
Ireland 330,091
France 329,067
India 141,952

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 1,106,760 540,420 -566,340
China 241,062 91,027 -150,035
Ireland 131,966 198,125 +66,159
France 209,915 119,152 -90,763
India 81,168 60,784 -20,384
Spain 81,683 27,618 -54,065
Italy 32,594 22,953 -9,641
New Zealand 15,077 32,111 +17,034
Japan 16,457 18,412 +1,955
Germany 28,109 1,342 -26,767

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
West Midlands 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -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) 2,278,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 729,471
Air transport 56,213
Other 15,878

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) 1,527,721 750,398 -777,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 396,042 333,429 -62,613
Air transport 20,260 35,953 +15,693
Other 10,458 5,420 -5,038

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,400,839
Liverpool Docks 370,275
Heysham 292,039
London Gateway Port 245,050
Felixstowe 219,606

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 £
Southampton 1,052,585 348,254 -704,331
Liverpool Docks 230,189 140,086 -90,103
Heysham 107,939 184,100 +76,161
London Gateway Port 103,254 141,796 +38,542
Felixstowe 123,663 95,943 -27,720
Dover 88,038 105,039 +17,001
Portsmouth 47,359 14,652 -32,707
Eurotunnel 43,068 2,168 -40,900
Thamesport 25,581 16,622 -8,959
London Heathrow Airport 9,801 26,336 +16,535

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 9
Manufacture of food products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 8
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
54m+ 11
1m-15m 5
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4

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 £
India 22,855,058
Spain 17,687,049
Italy 11,264,372
Turkey 9,806,842
Egypt 9,387,050

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 £
India 7,273,800 15,581,258 +8,307,458
Spain 9,913,990 7,773,059 -2,140,931
Italy 6,284,108 4,980,264 -1,303,844
Turkey 4,053,112 5,753,730 +1,700,618
Egypt 5,406,865 3,980,185 -1,426,680
China 3,994,024 2,921,005 -1,073,019
Portugal 3,394,137 2,774,113 -620,024
Saudi Arabia 2,303,958 2,466,907 +162,949
Morocco 2,484,192 1,678,666 -805,526
Netherlands 1,658,714 2,437,650 +778,936

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 3

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 0 3 +3

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) 127,607,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,680,723
Air transport 161,442
Other 2,619

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) 63,718,917 63,888,358 +169,441
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,668,299 2,012,424 -655,875
Air transport 150,129 11,313 -138,816
Other 1,947 672 -1,275

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Plymouth 41,486,850
Southampton 41,326,267
Teignmouth 24,159,441
Avonmouth Docks 9,022,070
Poole 8,084,493

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 £
Plymouth 21,371,254 20,115,596 -1,255,658
Southampton 17,663,318 23,662,949 +5,999,631
Teignmouth 12,205,481 11,953,960 -251,521
Avonmouth Docks 5,911,688 3,110,382 -2,801,306
Poole 4,584,734 3,499,759 -1,084,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,842,220 1,209,175 -633,045
London Gateway Port 1,234,201 765,861 -468,340
Felixstowe 426,007 460,555 +34,548
London 369,711 341,808 -27,903
Immingham Docks 229,350 143,009 -86,341

Quick facts

HS code: 25070080

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

Description: Other types of clay similar to kaolin, used in industrial and artistic applications