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 £
Turkey 9,680,591
Netherlands 9,515,170
Spain 5,139,698
Greece 4,712,041
Cyprus 4,651,808

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 £
Turkey 4,809,596 4,870,995 +61,399
Netherlands 5,068,070 4,447,100 -620,970
Spain 2,307,449 2,832,249 +524,800
Greece 3,030,751 1,681,290 -1,349,461
Cyprus 2,531,578 2,120,230 -411,348
United States 1,223,731 835,624 -388,107
Italy 933,789 396,078 -537,711
China 660,183 598,722 -61,461
Morocco 330,979 877,434 +546,455
Germany 276,041 256,357 -19,684

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 9,805,936
Netherlands 7,786,318
Spain 5,381,545
Greece 5,140,501
Cyprus 4,441,264

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 4,840,009 4,965,927 +125,918
Netherlands 4,028,459 3,757,859 -270,600
Spain 2,442,535 2,939,010 +496,475
Greece 3,347,114 1,793,387 -1,553,727
Cyprus 2,452,705 1,988,559 -464,146
United States 1,816,891 1,271,615 -545,276
China 773,059 734,185 -38,874
Morocco 366,628 1,057,846 +691,218
Italy 943,019 400,149 -542,870
France 221,612 112,933 -108,679

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Kent 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 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Kent 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Northern Ireland 1 3 +2

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) 30,230,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,982,315
Other 554,790
Air transport 299,578
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) 16,323,645 13,906,527 -2,417,118
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,432,961 5,549,354 +116,393
Other 409,022 145,768 -263,254
Air transport 139,877 159,701 +19,824
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 5,987,239
Middlesbrough 5,285,133
Immingham Docks 4,876,825
Felixstowe 4,848,724
Avonmouth Docks 4,524,071

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 2,632,064 3,355,175 +723,111
Middlesbrough 2,915,651 2,369,482 -546,169
Immingham Docks 2,648,548 2,228,277 -420,271
Felixstowe 2,208,767 2,639,957 +431,190
Avonmouth Docks 2,153,669 2,370,402 +216,733
London Gateway Port 1,955,994 961,784 -994,210
Grangemouth Docks 1,483,666 1,143,633 -340,033
Ellesmere Port 1,137,137 892,436 -244,701
Hull 1,240,069 513,519 -726,550
London 1,006,961 596,273 -410,688

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
29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
9
Manufacture of food products
6
Other manufacturing
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 24
2026-03 19
2026-02 18
2026-01 13

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 24
54m+ 23
15m-54m 11
Other 8
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 1,366,789
Spain 1,063,145
Singapore 968,436
France 932,253
South Africa 872,789

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 625,462 741,327 +115,865
Spain 514,092 549,053 +34,961
Singapore 591,939 376,497 -215,442
France 482,462 449,791 -32,671
South Africa 259,856 612,933 +353,077
Ireland 277,810 361,751 +83,941
Netherlands 222,141 248,869 +26,728
China 295,527 157,924 -137,603
Germany 217,648 199,029 -18,619
Iceland 236,642 132,012 -104,630

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 81,092
Ireland 36,727
India 35,738
Netherlands 35,119
China 2,746

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 40,945 40,147 -798
Ireland 17,407 19,320 +1,913
India 16,970 18,768 +1,798
Netherlands 16,838 18,281 +1,443
China 121 2,625 +2,504
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) 6,268,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,187,022
Air transport 219,723
Other 219,705

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) 3,232,436 3,035,759 -196,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,625,842 2,561,180 -64,662
Air transport 90,115 129,608 +39,493
Other 108,207 111,498 +3,291

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,780,202
Immingham Docks 2,424,783
London Gateway Port 2,011,112
Southampton 1,209,271
Felixstowe 977,680

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 1,523,314 1,256,888 -266,426
Immingham Docks 1,131,058 1,293,725 +162,667
London Gateway Port 969,474 1,041,638 +72,164
Southampton 640,534 568,737 -71,797
Felixstowe 585,923 391,757 -194,166
Liverpool Docks 289,796 470,800 +181,004
Middlesbrough 300,224 157,673 -142,551
Holyhead 96,274 204,254 +107,980
000 108,207 111,498 +3,291
London 112,676 678 -111,998

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