Import/export HS code 68029910: Polished or decorated stone slabs

Large stone 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 3,982,378
Italy 3,528,574
Spain 1,912,500
India 1,583,507
Brazil 486,941

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 2,052,259 1,930,119 -122,140
Italy 1,387,554 2,141,020 +753,466
Spain 911,755 1,000,745 +88,990
India 1,038,332 545,175 -493,157
Brazil 298,604 188,337 -110,267
France 225,161 251,379 +26,218
Netherlands 78,359 80,940 +2,581
Portugal 67,083 87,613 +20,530
Taiwan 35,069 114,753 +79,684
Germany 43,717 83,958 +40,241

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 4,557,418
Italy 3,525,989
Spain 2,061,417
India 1,608,685
Brazil 521,003

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 2,239,773 2,317,645 +77,872
Italy 1,452,089 2,073,900 +621,811
Spain 1,004,142 1,057,275 +53,133
India 1,059,624 549,061 -510,563
Brazil 313,017 207,986 -105,031
Portugal 67,083 97,408 +30,325
Turkey 73,657 68,511 -5,146
Germany 0 85,038 +85,038
Taiwan 14,429 32,287 +17,858
Estonia 0 38,452 +38,452

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 13 +5
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Essex 3 5 +2
Lancashire 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -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) 7,633,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,206,068
Other 105,270
Air transport 73,842

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) 4,100,771 3,532,615 -568,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,140,310 3,065,758 +925,448
Other 74,520 30,750 -43,770
Air transport 41,545 32,297 -9,248

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,011,557
Dover 2,485,364
Southampton 1,734,639
London Gateway Port 1,558,479
Eurotunnel 805,369

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 1,388,004 1,623,553 +235,549
Dover 990,385 1,494,979 +504,594
Southampton 1,160,492 574,147 -586,345
London Gateway Port 910,866 647,613 -263,253
Eurotunnel 403,943 401,426 -2,517
Liverpool Docks 432,859 321,557 -111,302
Portsmouth 197,463 454,575 +257,112
London 359,961 265,259 -94,702
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,096 213,663 +199,567
Belfast Port 43,263 159,977 +116,714

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
48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
Specialised construction activities
22
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
8
Manufacture of furniture
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 16
2026-03 18
2026-02 25
2026-01 15

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 81
0-1m 27
54m+ 19
15m-54m 9
Other 3

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 1,467,607
United States 155,417
Italy 56,966
Saudi Arabia 32,739
Jamaica 24,839

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 761,007 706,600 -54,407
United States 11,127 144,290 +133,163
Italy 32,508 24,458 -8,050
Saudi Arabia 0 32,739 +32,739
Jamaica 24,839 0 -24,839
France 3,015 7,930 +4,915
Sweden 8,102 0 -8,102
Spain 0 5,998 +5,998
Germany 1,184 3,232 +2,048
Switzerland 3,574 0 -3,574

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 £
China 1,317,530
Spain 25,491
Nicaragua 13,955
Turkey 2,331
Czechia 1,659

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 £
China 679,637 637,893 -41,744
Spain 15,165 10,326 -4,839
Nicaragua 10,044 3,911 -6,133
Turkey 2,331 0 -2,331
Czechia 1,659 0 -1,659
France 0 1,549 +1,549
XI 657 0 -657
Egypt 551 0 -551

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,364,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 189,025
Air transport 130,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,088

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 710,044 654,922 -55,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,764 88,261 -12,503
Air transport 17,227 112,932 +95,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,252 78,836 +48,584

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,364,966
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,573
Belfast Port 69,547
London Heathrow Airport 42,104
East Midlands Airport 41,272

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 £
000 710,044 654,922 -55,122
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,353 27,220 -16,133
Belfast Port 0 69,547 +69,547
London Heathrow Airport 10,913 31,191 +20,278
East Midlands Airport 3,133 38,139 +35,006
London Stansted Airport 1,326 38,963 +37,637
Liverpool Docks 3,860 29,277 +25,417
Heysham 24,091 3,401 -20,690
London Gateway Port 24,839 0 -24,839
Holyhead 9,226 14,622 +5,396

Quick facts

HS code: 68029910

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

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