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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* 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 23,320,492
Netherlands 14,942,252
Turkey 2,217,088
France 1,429,227
Austria 1,288,367

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 10,721,033 12,599,459 +1,878,426
Netherlands 7,320,730 7,621,522 +300,792
Turkey 1,077,293 1,139,795 +62,502
France 808,785 620,442 -188,343
Austria 614,114 674,253 +60,139
Germany 671,550 482,917 -188,633
Spain 425,314 441,973 +16,659
Finland 226,019 522,018 +295,999
China 233,051 482,754 +249,703
Italy 69,468 320,048 +250,580

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 26,299,543
Netherlands 10,162,617
Germany 2,517,034
Turkey 2,227,878
Austria 1,306,793

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 13,355,583 12,943,960 -411,623
Netherlands 3,914,387 6,248,230 +2,333,843
Germany 1,315,832 1,201,202 -114,630
Turkey 1,077,293 1,150,585 +73,292
Austria 632,447 674,346 +41,899
France 687,016 603,506 -83,510
Spain 458,580 365,460 -93,120
China 232,532 583,904 +351,372
Finland 226,019 523,042 +297,023
Italy 117,522 322,293 +204,771

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 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
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 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Kent 4 4 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 2 3 +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) 36,874,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,579,771
Air transport 637,842
Other 149,038

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) 16,490,934 20,383,783 +3,892,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,291,898 5,287,873 -1,004,025
Air transport 286,936 350,906 +63,970
Other 48,484 100,554 +52,070

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 15,451,983
Immingham Docks 9,070,354
Liverpool Docks 8,269,142
Thamesport 2,832,182
Felixstowe 2,327,952

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 6,826,045 8,625,938 +1,799,893
Immingham Docks 4,223,603 4,846,751 +623,148
Liverpool Docks 3,845,177 4,423,965 +578,788
Thamesport 1,198,354 1,633,828 +435,474
Felixstowe 1,243,344 1,084,608 -158,736
Killingholme 1,820,111 368,207 -1,451,904
London 566,379 1,238,659 +672,280
Hull 833,270 604,317 -228,953
Dover 700,909 697,918 -2,991
London Gateway Port 149,306 430,868 +281,562

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
28
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
9
Manufacture of food products
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 31
2026-03 31
2026-02 27
2026-01 22

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 43
54m+ 25
0-1m 14
15m-54m 14
Other 6

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 3,735,461
China 2,779,687
Germany 2,756,114
Netherlands 2,708,712
United States 2,602,682

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 1,761,959 1,973,502 +211,543
China 1,626,591 1,153,096 -473,495
Germany 1,227,527 1,528,587 +301,060
Netherlands 1,605,270 1,103,442 -501,828
United States 1,577,508 1,025,174 -552,334
Singapore 636,537 579,854 -56,683
Brazil 723,744 390,507 -333,237
Denmark 477,903 540,802 +62,899
Sweden 573,762 99,909 -473,853
Sri Lanka 302,991 338,287 +35,296

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 2,755,544
Ireland 55,105
Netherlands 9,711
Germany 5,879

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 1,240,740 1,514,804 +274,064
Ireland 15,066 40,039 +24,973
Netherlands 5,087 4,624 -463
Germany 3,485 2,394 -1,091

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) 10,574,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,995,312
Other 2,835,421
Air transport 916,511

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) 5,690,330 4,884,554 -805,776
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,863,207 4,132,105 -731,102
Other 1,268,056 1,567,365 +299,309
Air transport 850,713 65,798 -784,915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,755,575
London Gateway Port 3,810,496
Southampton 3,727,793
000 2,835,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,393,450

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 2,441,953 2,313,622 -128,331
London Gateway Port 1,825,903 1,984,593 +158,690
Southampton 2,261,184 1,466,609 -794,575
000 1,268,056 1,567,365 +299,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,476,312 917,138 -559,174
Felixstowe 878,594 1,371,171 +492,577
Holyhead 829,528 383,266 -446,262
London 170,265 448,587 +278,322
London Heathrow Airport 446,090 20,107 -425,983
Manchester Airport 382,870 17,186 -365,684

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