Import/export HS code 250810: Bentonite clay

A type of absorbent clay used in industries like drilling, cosmetics, and construction

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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 £
Netherlands 10,189,953
Turkey 9,698,403
Spain 5,371,230
Cyprus 4,794,246
Greece 4,727,135

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 £
Netherlands 5,378,592 4,811,361 -567,231
Turkey 4,517,095 5,181,308 +664,213
Spain 2,432,254 2,938,976 +506,722
Cyprus 2,430,949 2,363,297 -67,652
Greece 1,999,441 2,727,694 +728,253
United States 1,274,273 1,091,820 -182,453
Morocco 945,939 877,434 -68,505
Italy 475,125 853,968 +378,843
China 662,238 631,993 -30,245
Germany 299,118 259,812 -39,306

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 £
Turkey 9,837,392
Netherlands 8,330,428
Spain 5,598,564
Greece 5,496,552
Cyprus 4,572,056

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 £
Turkey 4,558,384 5,279,008 +720,624
Netherlands 4,299,363 4,031,065 -268,298
Spain 2,539,057 3,059,507 +520,450
Greece 2,651,950 2,844,602 +192,652
Cyprus 2,349,085 2,222,971 -126,114
United States 1,949,182 1,580,821 -368,361
Morocco 945,939 1,093,495 +147,556
China 759,837 767,017 +7,180
Italy 484,084 859,061 +374,977
France 110,356 249,154 +138,798

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Kent 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4

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 4 5 +1
Kent 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
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) 31,645,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,020,819
Other 589,970
Air transport 295,393
Road transport 5,741

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) 15,362,676 16,282,858 +920,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,895,472 6,125,347 +229,875
Other 408,214 181,756 -226,458
Air transport 81,395 213,998 +132,603
Road transport 0 5,741 +5,741

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 6,302,055
Middlesbrough 5,904,083
Immingham Docks 5,327,005
Felixstowe 4,963,328
Avonmouth Docks 4,521,652

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,879,446 3,422,609 +543,163
Middlesbrough 2,573,513 3,330,570 +757,057
Immingham Docks 2,821,212 2,505,793 -315,419
Felixstowe 2,176,640 2,786,688 +610,048
Avonmouth Docks 1,987,423 2,534,229 +546,806
London Gateway Port 2,013,470 1,054,212 -959,258
Grangemouth Docks 1,083,240 1,416,629 +333,389
Ellesmere Port 1,137,137 892,436 -244,701
Hull 663,768 1,116,240 +452,472
London 1,071,113 638,386 -432,727

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 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of food products 6
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 24
2026-03 19
2026-02 18
2026-01 13
2025-12 17

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+ 23
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 12
Other 10
0-1m 5

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 £
Belgium 1,374,589
Spain 1,133,258
Singapore 1,057,906
South Africa 997,935
France 990,583

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 £
Belgium 628,009 746,580 +118,571
Spain 532,426 600,832 +68,406
Singapore 588,198 469,708 -118,490
South Africa 385,002 612,933 +227,931
France 527,016 463,567 -63,449
Ireland 283,666 361,818 +78,152
China 228,322 294,993 +66,671
Netherlands 215,705 291,181 +75,476
Germany 201,676 243,937 +42,261
Iceland 254,815 121,043 -133,772

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 £
Spain 83,951
Ireland 42,303
India 37,412
Netherlands 36,101
China 2,627

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 £
Spain 40,851 43,100 +2,249
Ireland 24,912 17,391 -7,521
India 17,319 20,093 +2,774
Netherlands 17,118 18,983 +1,865
China 115 2,512 +2,397
XI 368 2 -366

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) 6,539,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,601,618
Other 232,149
Air transport 219,374

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) 3,420,357 3,119,391 -300,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,624,657 2,976,961 +352,304
Other 116,463 115,686 -777
Air transport 52,504 166,870 +114,366

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,009,153
Immingham Docks 2,527,163
London Gateway Port 2,124,310
Southampton 1,274,905
Felixstowe 1,078,318

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 1,706,622 1,302,531 -404,091
Immingham Docks 1,160,497 1,366,666 +206,169
London Gateway Port 1,039,862 1,084,448 +44,586
Southampton 521,659 753,246 +231,587
Felixstowe 584,580 493,738 -90,842
Liverpool Docks 244,765 500,316 +255,551
Middlesbrough 373,319 157,933 -215,386
Holyhead 93,457 200,008 +106,551
000 116,463 115,686 -777
London 99,325 17,425 -81,900

Quick facts

HS code: 250810

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

Description: A type of absorbent clay used in industries like drilling, cosmetics, and construction