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 17,137,773
India 16,386,473
Italy 7,458,814
Spain 1,365,857
Greece 1,053,548

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 10,211,888 6,925,885 -3,286,003
India 9,745,134 6,641,339 -3,103,795
Italy 4,147,159 3,311,655 -835,504
Spain 684,201 681,656 -2,545
Greece 475,039 578,509 +103,470
France 469,896 417,705 -52,191
Germany 444,201 134,467 -309,734
Belgium 237,294 232,650 -4,644
Portugal 84,733 217,666 +132,933
Singapore 0 174,384 +174,384

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 17,122,350
India 16,959,994
Italy 7,259,939
Spain 1,703,403
Greece 840,747

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 10,112,399 7,009,951 -3,102,448
India 10,050,699 6,909,295 -3,141,404
Italy 4,015,589 3,244,350 -771,239
Spain 943,549 759,854 -183,695
Greece 260,478 580,269 +319,791
Germany 485,763 133,563 -352,200
Portugal 134,052 334,657 +200,605
Brazil 170,742 118,671 -52,071
Belgium 117,058 130,736 +13,678
South Africa 150,046 73,189 -76,857

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 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8

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 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 3 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) 35,777,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,375,499
Road transport 162,406
Air transport 128,403
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) 21,225,088 14,552,654 -6,672,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,572,517 4,802,982 -769,535
Road transport 63,240 99,166 +35,926
Air transport 17,306 111,097 +93,791
Other 18,433 44,606 +26,173

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,012,424
London Gateway Port 7,791,219
Belfast Port 7,343,564
Dover 3,465,950
London 3,027,453

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 9,399,972 5,612,452 -3,787,520
London Gateway Port 4,411,049 3,380,170 -1,030,879
Belfast Port 4,149,761 3,193,803 -955,958
Dover 1,505,136 1,960,814 +455,678
London 1,829,081 1,198,372 -630,709
Eurotunnel 1,416,124 1,061,680 -354,444
Southampton 1,002,749 895,953 -106,796
Grangemouth Docks 1,115,111 653,187 -461,924
Portsmouth 664,160 537,276 -126,884
Immingham Docks 295,287 153,161 -142,126

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 59
Specialised construction activities 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 18
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 35
2025-10 39
2025-09 31
2025-08 18

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 94
0-1m 31
54m+ 19
15m-54m 12
Other 11

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 573,286
United Arab Emirates 118,379
Belgium 37,293
Gibraltar 33,870
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 271,862 301,424 +29,562
United Arab Emirates 56,767 61,612 +4,845
Belgium 11,821 25,472 +13,651
Gibraltar 13,560 20,310 +6,750
Spain 0 29,587 +29,587
India 21,316 0 -21,316
Netherlands 997 18,100 +17,103
United States 15,658 2,740 -12,918
Italy 4,543 11,157 +6,614
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 326,301
China 110,054
Nicaragua 8,976
XI 5,554

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 174,659 151,642 -23,017
China 48,752 61,302 +12,550
Nicaragua 1,695 7,281 +5,586
XI 4,607 947 -3,660

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 462,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 218,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,706
Air transport 62,326

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 231,570 231,248 -322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,773 157,335 +96,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 92,445 81,261 -11,184
Air transport 31,411 30,915 -496

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 462,818
London Gateway Port 109,680
Holyhead 94,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,861
Southampton 31,108

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 £
000 231,570 231,248 -322
London Gateway Port 41,157 68,523 +27,366
Holyhead 28,088 66,691 +38,603
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,828 47,033 +35,205
Southampton 31,108 0 -31,108
London 3,576 26,453 +22,877
London Heathrow Airport 22,476 3,093 -19,383
ZLC 3,346 21,157 +17,811
Immingham Docks 8,752 12,100 +3,348
Newhaven 1,456 11,757 +10,301

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