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 3,970,655
Italy 3,027,982
Spain 1,609,499
India 1,607,999
Brazil 505,539

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 2,173,336 1,797,319 -376,017
Italy 1,303,242 1,724,740 +421,498
Spain 826,598 782,901 -43,697
India 953,285 654,714 -298,571
Brazil 341,738 163,801 -177,937
France 176,077 251,322 +75,245
Portugal 116,673 75,568 -41,105
Netherlands 55,706 80,462 +24,756
Ireland 84,498 1,310 -83,188
Turkey 15,402 44,656 +29,254

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 4,368,360
Italy 3,045,257
Spain 1,850,121
India 1,629,291
Brazil 525,752

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 2,260,139 2,108,221 -151,918
Italy 1,350,168 1,695,089 +344,921
Spain 1,027,109 823,012 -204,097
India 974,577 654,714 -319,863
Brazil 354,816 170,936 -183,880
Portugal 41,812 75,568 +33,756
Turkey 15,402 66,831 +51,429
United States 53,422 0 -53,422
Taiwan 37,211 11,340 -25,871
Viet Nam 24,140 9,656 -14,484

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Lancashire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
Lancashire 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0

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) 7,471,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,337,374
Other 103,592
Air transport 93,040

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) 4,144,072 3,326,995 -817,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,986,767 2,350,607 +363,840
Other 77,726 25,866 -51,860
Air transport 74,186 18,854 -55,332

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,686,304
Southampton 2,195,537
Dover 2,154,773
London Gateway Port 1,443,860
Eurotunnel 751,436

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 1,384,766 1,301,538 -83,228
Southampton 1,391,814 803,723 -588,091
Dover 880,650 1,274,123 +393,473
London Gateway Port 760,089 683,771 -76,318
Eurotunnel 428,582 322,854 -105,728
Liverpool Docks 417,434 290,253 -127,181
London 308,440 261,568 -46,872
Portsmouth 243,048 300,629 +57,581
Immingham Docks 103,485 93,963 -9,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,281 93,605 +83,324

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 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Specialised construction activities 18
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 18
2025-10 21
2025-09 18
2025-08 16

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 69
0-1m 20
54m+ 19
15m-54m 10
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 2,076,984
Italy 54,880
United States 43,057
Jamaica 42,714
United Arab Emirates 38,121

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 1,447,060 629,924 -817,136
Italy 35,365 19,515 -15,850
United States 6,026 37,031 +31,005
Jamaica 42,714 0 -42,714
United Arab Emirates 38,121 0 -38,121
Saudi Arabia 0 32,739 +32,739
China 8,782 0 -8,782
France 0 8,577 +8,577
Sweden 3,403 4,699 +1,296
Spain 3,000 1,043 -1,957

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 1,777,158
Spain 120,251
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 1,181,250 595,908 -585,342
Spain 110,473 9,778 -100,695
XI 28,935 0 -28,935
Czechia 27,185 0 -27,185
Nicaragua 8,642 5,313 -3,329
Turkey 12,307 0 -12,307
Egypt 9,971 0 -9,971
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,803 0 -3,803
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 1,997,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,161
Air transport 126,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,814

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 1,386,053 611,111 -774,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 102,599 55,562 -47,037
Air transport 55,099 71,770 +16,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,899 2,915 -51,984

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,997,164
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,743
London Heathrow Airport 58,568
East Midlands Airport 48,129
London Gateway Port 42,714

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 1,386,053 611,111 -774,942
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,116 13,627 -34,489
London Heathrow Airport 28,847 29,721 +874
East Midlands Airport 8,985 39,144 +30,159
London Gateway Port 42,714 0 -42,714
Heysham 25,917 8,801 -17,116
Holyhead 13,734 5,967 -7,767
Eurotunnel 2,842 16,000 +13,158
London Stansted Airport 15,412 1,939 -13,473
Felixstowe 8,782 0 -8,782

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