Import/export HS code 680221: Marble, travertine, and alabaster products

Products made from marble, travertine, or alabaster, used for building or decoration

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 £
Italy 21,363,535
Egypt 12,289,337
Turkey 12,150,276
China 4,595,220
India 2,713,325

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 £
Italy 11,321,873 10,041,662 -1,280,211
Egypt 5,592,474 6,696,863 +1,104,389
Turkey 6,259,895 5,890,381 -369,514
China 3,158,683 1,436,537 -1,722,146
India 1,583,117 1,130,208 -452,909
Spain 652,492 557,225 -95,267
Greece 378,516 602,148 +223,632
France 685,199 269,760 -415,439
Portugal 499,664 358,735 -140,929
Oman 91,097 300,267 +209,170

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 £
Italy 21,933,343
Turkey 12,413,160
Egypt 12,367,855
China 4,595,072
India 2,702,235

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 £
Italy 11,776,331 10,157,012 -1,619,319
Turkey 6,348,095 6,065,065 -283,030
Egypt 5,625,525 6,742,330 +1,116,805
China 3,115,393 1,479,679 -1,635,714
India 1,630,814 1,071,421 -559,393
Spain 496,016 571,935 +75,919
Greece 336,420 646,620 +310,200
Portugal 496,182 264,958 -231,224
France 453,107 238,123 -214,984
Oman 91,097 247,702 +156,605

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 79
Inner London - East 24
Outer London - West and North West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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
Inner London - West 57 43 -14
Inner London - East 14 13 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 15 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 8 5 -3
Kent 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +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) 31,763,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,910,253
Air transport 1,100,374
Road transport 614,581
Other 251,483

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) 16,474,834 15,288,273 -1,186,561
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,588,318 12,321,935 -1,266,383
Air transport 716,700 383,674 -333,026
Road transport 272,015 342,566 +70,551
Other 97,141 154,342 +57,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,026,261
Felixstowe 13,716,637
London Gateway Port 12,498,222
Eurotunnel 6,555,923
Southampton 3,890,411

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 8,736,944 6,289,317 -2,447,627
Felixstowe 7,553,642 6,162,995 -1,390,647
London Gateway Port 6,591,105 5,907,117 -683,988
Eurotunnel 2,549,738 4,006,185 +1,456,447
Southampton 1,453,200 2,437,211 +984,011
Belfast Port 621,175 564,811 -56,364
London 672,802 462,843 -209,959
ZLC 421,463 523,289 +101,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,359 500,402 +328,043
Portsmouth 274,856 332,715 +57,859

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Specialised construction activities 53
Construction of buildings 17
Food and beverage service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 51
2025-10 50
2025-09 51
2025-08 41

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 158
0-1m 74
54m+ 44
15m-54m 31
Other 7

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 1,864,751
France 571,889
Ukraine 503,663
Italy 381,985
United States 372,363

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 1,137,760 726,991 -410,769
France 260,168 311,721 +51,553
Ukraine 0 503,663 +503,663
Italy 275,459 106,526 -168,933
United States 107,935 264,428 +156,493
Switzerland 48,874 80,601 +31,727
Germany 83,403 25,675 -57,728
Austria 5,387 55,429 +50,042
Netherlands 23,482 24,724 +1,242
United Arab Emirates 11,919 14,558 +2,639

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 £
Switzerland 1,295,657
XI 350,704
Spain 54,826
Nicaragua 8,490
China 5,018

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 £
Switzerland 672,654 623,003 -49,651
XI 326,736 23,968 -302,768
Spain 31,877 22,949 -8,928
Nicaragua 0 8,490 +8,490
China 3,291 1,727 -1,564
Turkey 195 0 -195

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) 2,087,102
Other 1,715,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,535
Air transport 234,739

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) 902,411 1,184,691 +282,280
Other 1,034,753 680,278 -354,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,472 216,063 +121,591
Air transport 86,755 147,984 +61,229

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,845,237
000 1,715,031
London Heathrow Airport 132,501
Holyhead 127,051
Liverpool Docks 108,682

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 753,896 1,091,341 +337,445
000 1,034,753 680,278 -354,475
London Heathrow Airport 34,432 98,069 +63,637
Holyhead 97,415 29,636 -67,779
Liverpool Docks 37,467 71,215 +33,748
Southampton 38,577 61,392 +22,815
Belfast Port 0 71,022 +71,022
ZLC 27,294 24,649 -2,645
Portsmouth 0 33,781 +33,781
East Midlands Airport 13,871 17,416 +3,545

Quick facts

HS code: 680221

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

Description: Products made from marble, travertine, or alabaster, used for building or decoration