Import/export HS code 251511: Rough marble and stone

Unfinished marble, travertine, and similar stones, either in raw form or roughly trimmed for further processing

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 £
Greece 505,688
Italy 157,070
China 39,543
Turkey 24,969
Denmark 19,576

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 £
Greece 406,079 99,609 -306,470
Italy 71,656 85,414 +13,758
China 23,758 15,785 -7,973
Turkey 23,891 1,078 -22,813
Denmark 19,576 0 -19,576
India 1,432 11,575 +10,143
France 3,860 7,148 +3,288
Portugal 0 5,466 +5,466
Sweden 1,220 4,033 +2,813
Germany 4,687 0 -4,687

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 £
Greece 429,794
Italy 229,686
China 42,370
Denmark 19,576
Portugal 15,641

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 £
Greece 330,185 99,609 -230,576
Italy 148,583 81,103 -67,480
China 26,585 15,785 -10,800
Denmark 19,576 0 -19,576
Portugal 10,175 5,466 -4,709
Turkey 13,716 1,078 -12,638
India 1,432 11,575 +10,143
France 0 7,148 +7,148
Sweden 1,220 4,033 +2,813
Germany 4,687 0 -4,687

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Cheshire 1
Inner London - West 1
Kent 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Kent 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 683,743
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,375
Air transport 26,380

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 498,984 184,759 -314,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,320 41,055 -2,265
Air transport 22,086 4,294 -17,792

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 595,277
Eurotunnel 49,347
Felixstowe 38,173
London Gateway Port 28,757
London Stansted Airport 21,053

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 £
Dover 465,572 129,705 -335,867
Eurotunnel 5,232 44,115 +38,883
Felixstowe 20,784 17,389 -3,395
London Gateway Port 23,870 4,887 -18,983
London Stansted Airport 21,053 0 -21,053
Southampton 6,081 9,278 +3,197
London 8,266 3,881 -4,385
Thamesport 3,954 5,468 +1,514
Immingham Docks 3,753 4,033 +280
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 7,058 +7,058

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
3
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-02 1
2025-11 1
2025-10 1
2025-04 2
2024-12 1

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
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
54m+ 1
Other 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 £
Norway 324,610
Denmark 75,202
Gibraltar 33,897
France 24,852
China 17,418

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 £
Norway 233,251 91,359 -141,892
Denmark 49,216 25,986 -23,230
Gibraltar 985 32,912 +31,927
France 15,009 9,843 -5,166
China 7,586 9,832 +2,246
Sweden 9,622 3,004 -6,618
Spain 2,904 7,868 +4,964
Ireland 6,981 2,474 -4,507
Germany 8,751 0 -8,751
Finland 0 7,567 +7,567

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 443

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 443 0 -443

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) 475,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,491
Air transport 12,201
Other 443

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) 317,340 158,632 -158,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,605 34,886 +281
Air transport 11,497 704 -10,793
Other 443 0 -443

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 415,359
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,721
Dover 17,135
London Gateway Port 13,907
Southampton 12,196

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 £
Immingham Docks 288,468 126,891 -161,577
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,113 24,608 -5,505
Dover 0 17,135 +17,135
London Gateway Port 11,281 2,626 -8,655
Southampton 5,694 6,502 +808
London 9,851 0 -9,851
Portsmouth 0 9,843 +9,843
ZLC 7,624 0 -7,624
Fishguard 4,219 2,474 -1,745
London Heathrow Airport 3,873 704 -3,169

Quick facts

HS code: 251511

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

Description: Unfinished marble, travertine, and similar stones, either in raw form or roughly trimmed for further processing