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 1,366,361
China 407,370
France 383,578
Ireland 365,370
India 166,417

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 969,999 396,362 -573,637
China 301,193 106,177 -195,016
France 193,281 190,297 -2,984
Ireland 176,664 188,706 +12,042
India 94,829 71,588 -23,241
Spain 45,403 46,317 +914
Italy 29,859 23,498 -6,361
New Zealand 31,278 15,910 -15,368
Japan 15,427 17,312 +1,885
Belgium 17,040 11,050 -5,990

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 1,499,987
Ireland 365,370
France 330,969
China 314,000
India 170,337

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 1,084,721 415,266 -669,455
Ireland 176,664 188,706 +12,042
France 181,668 149,301 -32,367
China 208,823 105,177 -103,646
India 97,185 73,152 -24,033
Spain 50,633 45,656 -4,977
Italy 29,859 22,868 -6,991
New Zealand 31,278 15,910 -15,368
United Kingdom 0 40,923 +40,923
Japan 16,359 17,312 +953

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
West Midlands 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 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) 2,174,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 760,453
Air transport 77,871
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) 1,471,245 703,703 -767,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 401,084 359,369 -41,715
Air transport 28,486 49,385 +20,899
Other 15,878 0 -15,878

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,260,140
Heysham 326,746
Liverpool Docks 307,877
London Gateway Port 263,796
Felixstowe 246,970

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 946,665 313,475 -633,190
Heysham 154,826 171,920 +17,094
Liverpool Docks 174,220 133,657 -40,563
London Gateway Port 151,885 111,911 -39,974
Felixstowe 179,034 67,936 -111,098
Dover 87,439 131,346 +43,907
Portsmouth 43,747 17,871 -25,876
London Heathrow Airport 10,669 45,295 +34,626
Thamesport 17,331 21,121 +3,790
Avonmouth Docks 0 36,374 +36,374

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
13
Manufacture of food products
6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5
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
2026-05 4
2026-04 6
2026-03 7
2026-02 4
2026-01 4

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+ 12
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 7
0-1m 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 23,724,706
Spain 19,398,184
Italy 12,698,768
Turkey 12,015,477
Egypt 9,577,581

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 6,814,897 16,909,809 +10,094,912
Spain 9,711,171 9,687,013 -24,158
Italy 6,558,197 6,140,571 -417,626
Turkey 6,486,939 5,528,538 -958,401
Egypt 4,936,396 4,641,185 -295,211
China 3,260,338 3,794,389 +534,051
Portugal 3,764,231 2,718,788 -1,045,443
Saudi Arabia 3,154,674 2,569,563 -585,111
Morocco 2,502,929 2,286,770 -216,159
Poland 2,193,602 2,114,075 -79,527

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 66
Germany 5

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 66 +66
Germany 0 5 +5

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) 138,563,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,309,723
Air transport 150,372
Other 2,846

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) 65,969,640 72,593,942 +6,624,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,778,464 2,531,259 -247,205
Air transport 133,776 16,596 -117,180
Other 1,660 1,186 -474

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Plymouth 47,071,872
Southampton 42,926,354
Teignmouth 26,326,325
Avonmouth Docks 9,979,162
Poole 8,032,531

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 22,430,477 24,641,395 +2,210,918
Southampton 16,413,931 26,512,423 +10,098,492
Teignmouth 13,171,083 13,155,242 -15,841
Avonmouth Docks 6,701,592 3,277,570 -3,424,022
Poole 5,264,121 2,768,410 -2,495,711
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,847,806 1,646,745 -201,061
London Gateway Port 1,251,831 907,083 -344,748
Felixstowe 410,273 667,791 +257,518
London 385,351 354,007 -31,344
Fowey Harbour 65,852 379,642 +313,790

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