Import/export HS code 6803: Slate products

Products made from slate or agglomerated slate, used for construction or decoration

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Spain 165,252,577
Brazil 35,106,581
China 17,219,946
Canada 10,175,962
Ireland 6,107,004

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 £
Spain 89,179,669 76,072,908 -13,106,761
Brazil 15,689,990 19,416,591 +3,726,601
China 9,498,817 7,721,129 -1,777,688
Canada 4,958,398 5,217,564 +259,166
Ireland 3,171,860 2,935,144 -236,716
Portugal 1,602,685 821,504 -781,181
India 894,404 1,144,545 +250,141
Italy 801,116 826,069 +24,953
Sweden 2,526 1,202,811 +1,200,285
France 726,102 333,756 -392,346

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 £
Spain 164,539,306
Brazil 35,299,999
China 17,816,643
Canada 10,253,995
India 2,477,991

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 £
Spain 88,708,919 75,830,387 -12,878,532
Brazil 15,878,610 19,421,389 +3,542,779
China 9,851,204 7,965,439 -1,885,765
Canada 5,115,142 5,138,853 +23,711
India 1,040,027 1,437,964 +397,937
Italy 816,932 910,988 +94,056
United States 260,773 398,676 +137,903
Portugal 73,527 522,752 +449,225
Chile 188,725 168,244 -20,481
Poland 121,272 59,282 -61,990

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
West Midlands 15
West Yorkshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Lancashire 10

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
West Midlands 8 13 +5
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Lancashire 6 9 +3
Merseyside 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -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) 224,032,785
Other 11,355,538
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,276,589
Air transport 242,024
Road transport 4,738

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) 117,007,467 107,025,318 -9,982,149
Other 5,858,840 5,496,698 -362,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,403,386 4,873,203 -530,183
Air transport 94,013 148,011 +53,998
Road transport 4,738 0 -4,738

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 78,319,000
Liverpool Docks 45,436,020
Southampton 41,211,464
Greenock 19,722,936
London Gateway Port 13,399,229

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 41,413,715 36,905,285 -4,508,430
Liverpool Docks 23,479,867 21,956,153 -1,523,714
Southampton 21,961,912 19,249,552 -2,712,360
Greenock 11,977,735 7,745,201 -4,232,534
London Gateway Port 6,540,392 6,858,837 +318,445
000 5,858,840 5,496,698 -362,142
Felixstowe 5,000,516 4,300,619 -699,897
Belfast Port 2,691,583 3,318,905 +627,322
London 2,724,499 3,000,228 +275,729
Purfleet 2,123,675 2,266,674 +142,999

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 103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Specialised construction activities 18
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 37
2026-02 36
2026-01 32
2025-12 38

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 116
0-1m 47
54m+ 35
15m-54m 28
Other 10

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 3,874,251
Australia 3,296,451
Netherlands 2,065,076
United States 688,865
Sweden 334,856

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 1,957,870 1,916,381 -41,489
Australia 1,336,421 1,960,030 +623,609
Netherlands 1,014,070 1,051,006 +36,936
United States 306,402 382,463 +76,061
Sweden 281,610 53,246 -228,364
New Zealand 215,680 101,178 -114,502
Denmark 15,971 291,701 +275,730
Finland 203,107 91,535 -111,572
Spain 183,689 25,853 -157,836
France 19,925 179,099 +159,174

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 £
Spain 2,130,317
Ireland 394,448
XI 138,833
China 90,000
Brazil 12,936

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 £
Spain 1,000,809 1,129,508 +128,699
Ireland 240,557 153,891 -86,666
XI 59,627 79,206 +19,579
China 47,622 42,378 -5,244
Brazil 4,494 8,442 +3,948
Switzerland 902 7,867 +6,965
Poland 1,120 0 -1,120
India 312 214 -98
Belgium 0 360 +360
Italy 3 0 -3

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,383,284
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,105,543
Other 2,899,343
Air transport 151,678

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,491,337 2,891,947 +400,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,968,156 2,137,387 +169,231
Other 1,439,127 1,460,216 +21,089
Air transport 49,517 102,161 +52,644

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,927,784
000 2,899,343
Immingham Docks 2,053,200
Holyhead 1,099,430
Southampton 660,135

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,057,081 1,870,703 +813,622
000 1,439,127 1,460,216 +21,089
Immingham Docks 946,909 1,106,291 +159,382
Holyhead 643,581 455,849 -187,732
Southampton 268,713 391,422 +122,709
Dover / Eurotunnel 281,350 358,888 +77,538
Felixstowe 504,176 103,360 -400,816
Liverpool Docks 139,455 267,718 +128,263
Dover 243,259 131,769 -111,490
Avonmouth Docks 183,689 25,853 -157,836

Quick facts

HS code: 6803

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

Description: Products made from slate or agglomerated slate, used for construction or decoration