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 19,481,038
Egypt 14,540,507
Turkey 12,326,454
China 4,357,646
India 2,642,608

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 9,631,717 9,849,321 +217,604
Egypt 6,172,455 8,368,052 +2,195,597
Turkey 6,548,702 5,777,752 -770,950
China 2,365,393 1,992,253 -373,140
India 1,594,022 1,048,586 -545,436
Spain 563,879 681,158 +117,279
Greece 521,182 596,810 +75,628
France 646,365 265,805 -380,560
Portugal 487,265 421,529 -65,736
Oman 160,789 217,009 +56,220

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 19,895,248
Egypt 14,619,293
Turkey 12,584,566
China 4,376,796
India 2,607,620

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 9,879,558 10,015,690 +136,132
Egypt 6,175,133 8,444,160 +2,269,027
Turkey 6,635,044 5,949,522 -685,522
China 2,258,278 2,118,518 -139,760
India 1,694,307 913,313 -780,994
Spain 593,757 669,315 +75,558
Greece 496,388 610,072 +113,684
Portugal 463,347 347,800 -115,547
France 460,229 277,010 -183,219
Viet Nam 88,153 227,767 +139,614

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Inner London - East 23
Outer London - West and North West 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14

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 47 -10
Inner London - East 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
West Midlands 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 9 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 7 +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) 33,880,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,297,240
Air transport 1,077,862
Road transport 693,043
Other 242,479

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) 16,323,108 17,557,286 +1,234,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,231,128 12,066,112 -165,016
Air transport 664,384 413,478 -250,906
Road transport 344,647 348,396 +3,749
Other 81,658 160,821 +79,163

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 14,555,386
Felixstowe 13,800,473
Dover 13,203,438
Eurotunnel 6,822,285
Southampton 3,802,035

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 £
London Gateway Port 6,426,855 8,128,531 +1,701,676
Felixstowe 7,630,992 6,169,481 -1,461,511
Dover 7,354,950 5,848,488 -1,506,462
Eurotunnel 2,475,773 4,346,512 +1,870,739
Southampton 1,548,475 2,253,560 +705,085
London 782,552 645,190 -137,362
Belfast Port 606,031 568,140 -37,891
ZLC 587,108 431,058 -156,050
Dover / Eurotunnel 298,292 361,816 +63,524
Portsmouth 236,277 316,867 +80,590

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
119
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
88
Specialised construction activities
59
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
16
Construction of buildings
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 47
2026-04 36
2026-03 44
2026-02 41
2026-01 49

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 164
0-1m 74
54m+ 42
15m-54m 32
Other 12

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 1,877,637
France 594,391
Ukraine 503,663
United States 502,162
Italy 396,819

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 1,060,254 817,383 -242,871
France 285,332 309,059 +23,727
Ukraine 401,843 101,820 -300,023
United States 170,372 331,790 +161,418
Italy 257,324 139,495 -117,829
Switzerland 95,421 27,453 -67,968
Germany 78,482 11,374 -67,108
Netherlands 23,935 58,051 +34,116
Norway 19,152 57,729 +38,577
Austria 53,358 7,143 -46,215

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 1,226,784
XI 240,110
China 196,799
Spain 61,260
Nicaragua 8,490

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 710,311 516,473 -193,838
XI 232,435 7,675 -224,760
China 61 196,738 +196,677
Spain 36,706 24,554 -12,152
Nicaragua 0 8,490 +8,490

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) 2,164,288
Other 1,733,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 439,386
Air transport 321,848

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) 1,347,338 816,950 -530,388
Other 979,513 754,071 -225,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,925 270,461 +101,536
Air transport 72,065 249,783 +177,718

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,893,404
000 1,733,584
London Heathrow Airport 155,226
Belfast Port 132,152
Liverpool Docks 127,822

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 1,240,651 652,753 -587,898
000 979,513 754,071 -225,442
London Heathrow Airport 22,279 132,947 +110,668
Belfast Port 23,070 109,082 +86,012
Liverpool Docks 57,308 70,514 +13,206
Southampton 74,767 39,927 -34,840
Holyhead 75,033 38,186 -36,847
Immingham Docks 13,093 87,260 +74,167
ZLC 24,993 71,626 +46,633
East Midlands Airport 13,635 32,829 +19,194

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