Import/export HS code 2529: Feldspar and related minerals

Feldspar, leucite, nepheline, nepheline syenite, and fluorspar. These are natural minerals used in industries like ceramics and glass-making

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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 £
Norway 6,309,412
Germany 4,879,547
Turkey 2,221,344
China 1,457,074
Finland 1,321,644

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 £
Norway 3,622,978 2,686,434 -936,544
Germany 3,418,384 1,461,163 -1,957,221
Turkey 1,381,443 839,901 -541,542
China 555,058 902,016 +346,958
Finland 978,521 343,123 -635,398
Netherlands 883,486 100,920 -782,566
Poland 182,128 122,617 -59,511
Switzerland 256,194 0 -256,194
France 41,450 198,983 +157,533
Spain 127,569 92,941 -34,628

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 £
Norway 6,341,450
China 3,785,537
Germany 3,327,583
Turkey 2,501,240
Finland 1,289,802

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 £
Norway 3,648,763 2,692,687 -956,076
China 2,871,104 914,433 -1,956,671
Germany 1,918,545 1,409,038 -509,507
Turkey 1,535,511 965,729 -569,782
Finland 972,097 317,705 -654,392
Mexico 382,061 400,272 +18,211
Czechia 176,180 0 -176,180
Spain 113,781 53,849 -59,932
Pakistan 35,000 70,345 +35,345
Poland 59,156 0 -59,156

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 0 -1
South East Wales 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 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) 14,902,209
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,629,244
Air transport 142,943

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) 9,630,657 5,271,552 -4,359,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,999,554 1,629,690 -369,864
Air transport 133,036 9,907 -123,129

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 7,265,451
TRT 5,767,097
Dover 932,085
Immingham Docks 872,662
Goole 769,723

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 3,874,699 3,390,752 -483,947
TRT 4,548,679 1,218,418 -3,330,261
Dover 752,576 179,509 -573,067
Immingham Docks 368,826 503,836 +135,010
Goole 769,723 0 -769,723
Hull 365,188 319,849 -45,339
Felixstowe 291,226 307,330 +16,104
London 175,318 248,535 +73,217
Eurotunnel 64,658 257,275 +192,617
London Gateway Port 39,902 263,818 +223,916

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Manufacture of basic metals
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 5
2026-03 7
2026-02 5
2026-01 6

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+ 8
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 2
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 263,053
Turkey 69,023
Finland 46,471
Malaysia 34,516
Indonesia 24,503

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 £
Ireland 133,114 129,939 -3,175
Turkey 30,379 38,644 +8,265
Finland 28,563 17,908 -10,655
Malaysia 12,875 21,641 +8,766
Indonesia 8,260 16,243 +7,983
Israel 0 21,195 +21,195
Netherlands 20,622 8 -20,614
India 13,523 3,990 -9,533
Viet Nam 0 13,431 +13,431
United States 1,379 10,033 +8,654

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 £
United States 483

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 £
United States 258 225 -33

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) 337,104
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,836
Air transport 20,072
Other 483

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) 187,204 149,900 -37,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,552 122,284 +40,732
Air transport 5,000 15,072 +10,072
Other 258 225 -33

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 173,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,206
London Gateway Port 72,121
Holyhead 56,400
Southampton 48,801

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 £
Heysham 82,899 90,763 +7,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,913 43,293 +5,380
London Gateway Port 33,237 38,884 +5,647
Holyhead 33,153 23,247 -9,906
Southampton 13,872 34,929 +21,057
Immingham Docks 30,853 16,043 -14,810
Liverpool Docks 17,021 15,917 -1,104
Hull 12,426 0 -12,426
Felixstowe 0 9,108 +9,108
East Midlands Airport 1,000 5,543 +4,543

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2529

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

Description: Feldspar, leucite, nepheline, nepheline syenite, and fluorspar. These are natural minerals used in industries like ceramics and glass-making