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 22,272,336
Netherlands 15,185,693
Turkey 2,196,280
France 1,429,617
Austria 1,262,771

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 10,247,707 12,024,629 +1,776,922
Netherlands 7,570,559 7,615,134 +44,575
Turkey 1,088,029 1,108,251 +20,222
France 757,837 671,780 -86,057
Austria 616,478 646,293 +29,815
Germany 673,106 481,698 -191,408
Spain 408,413 494,172 +85,759
Finland 223,781 526,207 +302,426
China 242,204 480,976 +238,772
Italy 58,040 304,125 +246,085

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 25,721,002
Netherlands 10,038,422
Germany 2,444,910
Turkey 2,210,470
Austria 1,279,353

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 13,118,112 12,602,890 -515,222
Netherlands 3,963,455 6,074,967 +2,111,512
Germany 1,269,801 1,175,109 -94,692
Turkey 1,088,029 1,122,441 +34,412
Austria 623,671 655,682 +32,011
France 644,857 633,943 -10,914
Spain 440,641 412,171 -28,470
China 218,884 587,815 +368,931
Finland 223,781 527,231 +303,450
Italy 104,079 308,385 +204,306

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 8
Lancashire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Kent 3 5 +2
West of England 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -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) 35,548,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,885,017
Air transport 640,945
Other 145,800

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) 16,012,076 19,536,142 +3,524,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,463,708 5,421,309 -1,042,399
Air transport 287,322 353,623 +66,301
Other 45,602 100,198 +54,596

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 14,370,669
Immingham Docks 9,361,165
Liverpool Docks 8,008,473
Thamesport 2,855,710
Felixstowe 2,545,049

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 6,347,315 8,023,354 +1,676,039
Immingham Docks 4,405,007 4,956,158 +551,151
Liverpool Docks 3,707,503 4,300,970 +593,467
Thamesport 1,166,100 1,689,610 +523,510
Felixstowe 1,439,160 1,105,889 -333,271
Killingholme 1,870,294 353,209 -1,517,085
London 541,185 1,122,085 +580,900
Hull 828,929 610,609 -218,320
Dover 638,989 691,347 +52,358
London Gateway Port 124,303 454,894 +330,591

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
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 9
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 31
2026-03 31
2026-02 27
2026-01 22
2025-12 20

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 44
54m+ 25
0-1m 14
15m-54m 14
Other 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 £
Ireland 3,740,272
China 2,781,566
Germany 2,655,915
United States 2,529,794
Netherlands 2,281,715

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 1,768,720 1,971,552 +202,832
China 1,566,517 1,215,049 -351,468
Germany 1,192,457 1,463,458 +271,001
United States 1,599,916 929,878 -670,038
Netherlands 1,523,497 758,218 -765,279
Brazil 812,371 338,368 -474,003
Singapore 680,183 464,860 -215,323
Denmark 478,882 551,209 +72,327
Belgium 497,582 234,537 -263,045
Sweden 578,838 107,844 -470,994

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 2,762,457
Ireland 51,516
Netherlands 9,767
Germany 5,960

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 1,254,611 1,507,846 +253,235
Ireland 12,690 38,826 +26,136
Netherlands 4,671 5,096 +425
Germany 3,258 2,702 -556

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) 10,710,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,512,063
Other 2,838,884
Air transport 927,126

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) 6,220,117 4,490,111 -1,730,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,743,200 3,768,863 -974,337
Other 1,279,044 1,559,840 +280,796
Air transport 856,936 70,190 -786,746

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,973,121
Southampton 3,673,989
London Gateway Port 3,510,243
000 2,838,884
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,505,471

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 2,656,465 2,316,656 -339,809
Southampton 2,323,759 1,350,230 -973,529
London Gateway Port 1,859,871 1,650,372 -209,499
000 1,279,044 1,559,840 +280,796
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,579,992 925,479 -654,513
Felixstowe 897,503 1,040,293 +142,790
Holyhead 833,450 382,814 -450,636
London 133,865 468,312 +334,447
London Heathrow Airport 446,090 20,107 -425,983
Manchester Airport 378,478 21,578 -356,900

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