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

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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 £
China 17,467,386
India 16,484,588
Italy 7,955,707
France 2,553,540
Spain 1,517,616

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 9,441,769 8,025,617 -1,416,152
India 9,346,745 7,137,843 -2,208,902
Italy 3,953,363 4,002,344 +48,981
France 566,782 1,986,758 +1,419,976
Spain 704,539 813,077 +108,538
Greece 512,699 813,565 +300,866
Germany 387,295 261,499 -125,796
Belgium 266,825 267,915 +1,090
Portugal 271,574 39,876 -231,698
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 17,441,378
India 17,143,798
Italy 7,745,073
Spain 1,875,547
Greece 1,198,730

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 9,371,861 8,069,517 -1,302,344
India 9,673,293 7,470,505 -2,202,788
Italy 3,827,849 3,917,224 +89,375
Spain 983,237 892,310 -90,927
Greece 383,080 815,650 +432,570
France 132,841 921,681 +788,840
Belgium 140,001 832,624 +692,623
Germany 428,857 259,270 -169,587
Portugal 369,800 134,645 -235,155
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 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Greater Manchester 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
Essex 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 6 +0
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) 37,817,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,522,990
Road transport 158,266
Air transport 133,750
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) 19,975,607 17,841,679 -2,133,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,786,654 5,736,336 -50,318
Road transport 63,954 94,312 +30,358
Air transport 29,323 104,427 +75,104
Other 20,086 42,953 +22,867

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,793,642
London Gateway Port 8,152,339
Belfast Port 7,770,612
Dover 4,208,710
London 3,315,470

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 8,624,130 6,169,512 -2,454,618
London Gateway Port 4,499,124 3,653,215 -845,909
Belfast Port 4,048,566 3,722,046 -326,520
Dover 1,705,036 2,503,674 +798,638
London 1,806,167 1,509,303 -296,864
Eurotunnel 1,306,047 1,293,962 -12,085
Southampton 907,638 901,539 -6,099
GSY 112,394 1,631,108 +1,518,714
Grangemouth Docks 874,050 861,881 -12,169
Portsmouth 745,201 466,667 -278,534

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
64
Specialised construction activities
38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
24
Other manufacturing
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 26
2026-03 30
2026-02 34
2026-01 23

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 101
0-1m 34
54m+ 19
15m-54m 15
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 627,967
United Arab Emirates 110,136
Belgium 32,147
Gibraltar 31,487
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 308,502 319,465 +10,963
United Arab Emirates 52,016 58,120 +6,104
Belgium 26,070 6,077 -19,993
Gibraltar 14,600 16,887 +2,287
Spain 0 29,587 +29,587
India 21,316 0 -21,316
Netherlands 18,669 428 -18,241
United States 12,858 2,740 -10,118
Italy 10,400 4,333 -6,067
Finland 0 12,100 +12,100

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 311,361
China 176,583
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 186,505 124,856 -61,649
China 50,278 126,305 +76,027
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 516,141
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 222,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,773
Air transport 67,532

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 243,150 272,991 +29,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,418 107,337 -8,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,454 59,319 -34,135
Air transport 44,221 23,311 -20,910

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 516,141
London Gateway Port 105,672
Holyhead 99,083
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 £
000 243,150 272,991 +29,841
London Gateway Port 55,773 49,899 -5,874
Holyhead 58,574 40,509 -18,065
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,018 40,132 +18,114
London Heathrow Airport 22,254 10,376 -11,878
London 23,952 6,077 -17,875
ZLC 17,672 8,893 -8,779
Immingham Docks 8,752 12,100 +3,348
Southampton 19,812 0 -19,812
Newhaven 3,928 7,829 +3,901

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