Import/export HS code 68029310: Polished or decorated granite slabs

Large granite slabs (10 kg or more) that are polished, decorated, or worked, but not carved

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 £
China 17,725,659
India 16,671,844
Italy 7,905,399
France 2,505,998
Spain 1,529,481

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 £
China 9,615,922 8,109,737 -1,506,185
India 9,276,739 7,395,105 -1,881,634
Italy 3,841,973 4,063,426 +221,453
France 512,907 1,993,091 +1,480,184
Spain 705,900 823,581 +117,681
Greece 549,285 689,032 +139,747
Germany 376,287 261,390 -114,897
Belgium 262,490 277,184 +14,694
Portugal 263,416 29,891 -233,525
Brazil 103,305 93,162 -10,143

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 £
China 17,700,848
India 17,286,077
Italy 7,736,291
Spain 1,881,957
Greece 1,028,645

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 £
China 9,538,534 8,162,314 -1,376,220
India 9,578,422 7,707,655 -1,870,767
Italy 3,722,509 4,013,782 +291,273
Spain 983,443 898,514 -84,929
Greece 337,528 691,117 +353,589
France 128,817 893,161 +764,344
Belgium 136,283 826,836 +690,553
Germany 417,849 260,486 -157,363
Portugal 317,718 173,145 -144,573
Brazil 160,057 196,766 +36,709

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 9

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 11 12 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
Essex 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -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) 38,252,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,375,189
Road transport 150,081
Air transport 131,334
Other 63,039

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) 20,021,081 18,231,542 -1,789,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,721,157 5,654,032 -67,125
Road transport 63,954 86,127 +22,173
Air transport 15,214 116,120 +100,906
Other 19,642 43,397 +23,755

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,272,650
London Gateway Port 8,087,957
Belfast Port 7,780,985
Dover 3,954,508
London 3,268,114

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 £
Felixstowe 8,936,703 6,335,947 -2,600,756
London Gateway Port 4,204,751 3,883,206 -321,545
Belfast Port 4,085,428 3,695,557 -389,871
Dover 1,612,678 2,341,830 +729,152
London 1,673,388 1,594,726 -78,662
Eurotunnel 1,409,358 1,311,864 -97,494
Grangemouth Docks 999,800 836,839 -162,961
Southampton 869,796 885,248 +15,452
GSY 108,370 1,588,484 +1,480,114
Portsmouth 723,737 509,252 -214,485

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 62
Specialised construction activities 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 22
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 30
2026-02 34
2026-01 23
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 102
0-1m 33
54m+ 18
15m-54m 14
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 618,636
United Arab Emirates 110,136
Belgium 35,493
Gibraltar 29,996
Spain 29,587

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 303,526 315,110 +11,584
United Arab Emirates 47,460 62,676 +15,216
Belgium 29,416 6,077 -23,339
Gibraltar 10,677 19,319 +8,642
Spain 0 29,587 +29,587
India 21,316 0 -21,316
Netherlands 18,669 428 -18,241
United States 15,658 2,740 -12,918
Italy 3,576 11,157 +7,581
France 9,958 2,756 -7,202

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 322,330
China 161,252
Nicaragua 8,976
XI 947
France 581

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 186,820 135,510 -51,310
China 49,727 111,525 +61,798
Nicaragua 1,695 7,281 +5,586
XI 0 947 +947
France 0 581 +581

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 511,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 218,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,628
Air transport 72,995

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 £
Other 241,769 269,379 +27,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,666 117,751 +17,085
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,973 67,655 -19,318
Air transport 48,746 24,249 -24,497

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 511,148
London Gateway Port 105,672
Holyhead 94,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,150
London Heathrow Airport 32,630

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 £
000 241,769 269,379 +27,610
London Gateway Port 49,864 55,808 +5,944
Holyhead 54,979 39,766 -15,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,861 51,289 +40,428
London Heathrow Airport 21,316 11,314 -10,002
London 22,971 7,058 -15,913
ZLC 21,018 8,893 -12,125
Immingham Docks 8,752 12,100 +3,348
Southampton 19,812 0 -19,812
Newhaven 991 10,766 +9,775

Quick facts

HS code: 68029310

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

Description: Large granite slabs (10 kg or more) that are polished, decorated, or worked, but not carved