Import/export HS code 25309070: Various unspecified minerals

Miscellaneous minerals not classified under other HS codes, often used in niche industrial applications

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  • 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 £
United States 18,485,520
Netherlands 14,213,188
Turkey 1,407,789
France 1,327,524
Austria 1,199,955

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 10,129,301 8,356,219 -1,773,082
Netherlands 7,949,981 6,263,207 -1,686,774
Turkey 1,034,889 372,900 -661,989
France 843,744 483,780 -359,964
Austria 706,015 493,940 -212,075
Germany 743,467 347,826 -395,641
Spain 439,156 448,480 +9,324
China 212,208 451,684 +239,476
Finland 228,138 366,820 +138,682
Italy 44,160 199,850 +155,690

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 22,369,625
Netherlands 9,041,347
Germany 1,999,130
Turkey 1,419,289
Austria 1,218,288

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 13,015,831 9,353,794 -3,662,037
Netherlands 4,454,044 4,587,303 +133,259
Germany 1,202,432 796,698 -405,734
Turkey 1,034,889 384,400 -650,489
Austria 713,208 505,080 -208,128
France 744,916 456,003 -288,913
Spain 477,783 367,225 -110,558
China 185,249 541,002 +355,753
Finland 228,138 366,820 +138,682
Slovakia 166,278 172,040 +5,762

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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 8 -1
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Kent 2 4 +2
West of England 3 3 +0

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) 29,826,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,586,102
Air transport 593,435
Other 116,203

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) 16,081,285 13,745,528 -2,335,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,000,915 4,585,187 -2,415,728
Air transport 285,005 308,430 +23,425
Other 46,844 69,359 +22,515

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 11,299,409
Immingham Docks 8,763,935
Liverpool Docks 6,811,022
Felixstowe 2,679,032
Thamesport 2,630,110

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 6,069,811 5,229,598 -840,213
Immingham Docks 4,877,579 3,886,356 -991,223
Liverpool Docks 3,524,445 3,286,577 -237,868
Felixstowe 1,754,310 924,722 -829,588
Thamesport 1,138,756 1,491,354 +352,598
Killingholme 1,594,756 615,186 -979,570
Dover 1,098,689 580,510 -518,179
London 487,173 655,196 +168,023
Hull 839,040 16,766 -822,274
London Gateway Port 324,000 393,124 +69,124

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 25
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 15
Manufacture of food products 8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 23
2025-08 18

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 41
54m+ 24
0-1m 11
15m-54m 10
Other 3

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 3,301,674
Germany 2,507,425
United States 2,381,382
China 2,297,275
Netherlands 2,137,296

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 1,799,550 1,502,124 -297,426
Germany 1,183,032 1,324,393 +141,361
United States 1,706,096 675,286 -1,030,810
China 1,392,664 904,611 -488,053
Netherlands 1,642,268 495,028 -1,147,240
Brazil 819,175 340,707 -478,468
Singapore 823,568 282,266 -541,302
Belgium 824,805 216,713 -608,092
Denmark 456,466 463,301 +6,835
Sweden 606,563 138,364 -468,199

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 2,406,047
Ireland 31,391
Netherlands 8,814
Germany 5,747

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 1,276,195 1,129,852 -146,343
Ireland 15,468 15,923 +455
Netherlands 4,558 4,256 -302
Germany 3,042 2,705 -337

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) 9,683,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,413,888
Other 2,459,910
Air transport 975,104

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) 6,448,836 3,235,025 -3,213,811
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,969,936 3,443,952 -1,525,984
Other 1,303,490 1,156,420 -147,070
Air transport 921,374 53,730 -867,644

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,351,668
Southampton 3,562,221
London Gateway Port 3,035,532
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,961,335
000 2,459,910

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 2,485,621 1,866,047 -619,574
Southampton 2,311,107 1,251,114 -1,059,993
London Gateway Port 1,992,909 1,042,623 -950,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,141,354 819,981 -1,321,373
000 1,303,490 1,156,420 -147,070
Felixstowe 804,970 843,490 +38,520
Holyhead 853,530 358,745 -494,785
London 124,849 393,963 +269,114
London Heathrow Airport 444,662 17,120 -427,542
Manchester Airport 378,478 14,498 -363,980

Quick facts

HS code: 25309070

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

Description: Miscellaneous minerals not classified under other HS codes, often used in niche industrial applications