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 4,301,685
Italy 3,487,897
Spain 1,869,511
India 1,554,489
Brazil 504,398

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 2,173,159 2,128,526 -44,633
Italy 1,298,754 2,189,143 +890,389
Spain 881,328 988,183 +106,855
India 937,563 616,926 -320,637
Brazil 314,033 190,365 -123,668
France 162,315 317,269 +154,954
Portugal 134,903 87,613 -47,290
Netherlands 78,544 75,593 -2,951
Taiwan 23,407 126,415 +103,008
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 4,864,697
Italy 3,504,999
Spain 2,103,017
India 1,579,667
Brazil 528,661

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 2,306,890 2,557,807 +250,917
Italy 1,335,160 2,169,839 +834,679
Spain 1,059,885 1,043,132 -16,753
India 958,855 620,812 -338,043
Brazil 311,410 217,251 -94,159
Portugal 67,083 93,666 +26,583
Germany 0 85,038 +85,038
Turkey 37,577 44,656 +7,079
Taiwan 37,211 22,629 -14,582
Viet Nam 33,796 19,148 -14,648

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 11
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
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 12 +5
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Lancashire 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 7,980,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,158,870
Other 113,965
Air transport 62,329

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) 4,130,829 3,849,288 -281,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,036,211 3,122,659 +1,086,448
Other 80,290 33,675 -46,615
Air transport 40,722 21,607 -19,115

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,006,985
Dover 2,464,608
Southampton 1,958,829
London Gateway Port 1,622,405
Eurotunnel 871,387

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 1,471,096 1,535,889 +64,793
Dover 872,655 1,591,953 +719,298
Southampton 1,294,457 664,372 -630,085
London Gateway Port 728,272 894,133 +165,861
Eurotunnel 440,818 430,569 -10,249
Liverpool Docks 462,318 348,021 -114,297
Portsmouth 210,386 422,798 +212,412
London 342,936 277,110 -65,826
Belfast Port 43,263 159,977 +116,714
Immingham Docks 101,766 92,113 -9,653

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Specialised construction activities 21
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
2026-04 16
2026-03 18
2026-02 25
2026-01 15
2025-12 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 77
0-1m 26
54m+ 19
15m-54m 9
Other 5

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 2,250,207
United States 153,917
Italy 60,823
Jamaica 38,934
Saudi Arabia 32,739

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 1,486,689 763,518 -723,171
United States 11,127 142,790 +131,663
Italy 36,365 24,458 -11,907
Jamaica 38,934 0 -38,934
Saudi Arabia 0 32,739 +32,739
United Arab Emirates 14,086 0 -14,086
France 1,005 9,940 +8,935
Sweden 3,403 4,699 +1,296
Spain 0 5,998 +5,998
Germany 1,184 3,232 +2,048

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 1,940,433
Spain 122,744
XI 28,935
Czechia 27,185
Nicaragua 13,955

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 1,223,448 716,985 -506,463
Spain 112,964 9,780 -103,184
XI 28,935 0 -28,935
Czechia 27,185 0 -27,185
Nicaragua 10,044 3,911 -6,133
Turkey 12,307 0 -12,307
Egypt 9,971 0 -9,971
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,803 0 -3,803
France 0 1,549 +1,549
Poland 392 0 -392

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 2,165,602
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,989
Air transport 147,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,683

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 1,432,144 733,458 -698,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,637 73,352 -24,285
Air transport 35,170 111,880 +76,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,337 79,346 +37,009

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,165,602
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,571
Belfast Port 69,547
London Stansted Airport 54,375
East Midlands Airport 45,129

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 1,432,144 733,458 -698,686
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,341 29,230 -14,111
Belfast Port 0 69,547 +69,547
London Stansted Airport 15,412 38,963 +23,551
East Midlands Airport 6,990 38,139 +31,149
London Heathrow Airport 10,913 30,139 +19,226
London Gateway Port 38,934 0 -38,934
Heysham 28,738 3,401 -25,337
Holyhead 9,226 14,622 +5,396
Eurotunnel 2,842 16,000 +13,158

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