Import/export HS code 6809: Plaster-based products

Items made from plaster or plaster mixtures, such as decorative pieces or construction materials

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* 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 £
Turkey 32,431,325
Germany 27,767,258
Ireland 24,527,227
Portugal 18,207,703
Netherlands 13,871,640

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 £
Turkey 13,294,656 19,136,669 +5,842,013
Germany 13,017,822 14,749,436 +1,731,614
Ireland 12,568,074 11,959,153 -608,921
Portugal 10,023,232 8,184,471 -1,838,761
Netherlands 6,777,931 7,093,709 +315,778
Spain 10,552,457 477,446 -10,075,011
France 6,846,055 3,529,522 -3,316,533
Denmark 2,701,038 1,962,189 -738,849
Belgium 2,317,182 1,804,521 -512,661
Hungary 1,552,436 2,306,006 +753,570

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 £
Turkey 34,588,836
Germany 20,227,814
Spain 18,772,360
Portugal 17,677,151
Netherlands 11,497,117

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 £
Turkey 14,158,357 20,430,479 +6,272,122
Germany 10,194,357 10,033,457 -160,900
Spain 13,669,187 5,103,173 -8,566,014
Portugal 9,862,365 7,814,786 -2,047,579
Netherlands 5,935,967 5,561,150 -374,817
France 6,282,810 4,740,087 -1,542,723
Denmark 2,914,832 2,626,981 -287,851
China 2,228,796 3,079,758 +850,962
Hungary 1,646,167 2,372,756 +726,589
Egypt 1,332,447 2,288,492 +956,045

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 22
West Midlands 19
Greater Manchester 18
Outer London - West and North West 18

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 23 18 -5
Inner London - East 16 15 -1
West Midlands 15 12 -3
Greater Manchester 13 11 -2
Outer London - West and North West 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 15 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,284,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,970,699
Other 24,177,366
Air transport 504,149
Road transport 406,453

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,687,306 41,596,712 +909,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,816,581 26,154,118 -7,662,463
Other 12,500,837 11,676,529 -824,308
Air transport 271,361 232,788 -38,573
Road transport 381,580 24,873 -356,707

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 37,811,284
000 24,157,045
London 23,251,518
Dover 18,974,463
Immingham Docks 15,079,667

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 15,847,390 21,963,894 +6,116,504
000 12,500,837 11,656,208 -844,629
London 13,550,288 9,701,230 -3,849,058
Dover 10,992,026 7,982,437 -3,009,589
Immingham Docks 7,531,582 7,548,085 +16,503
London Gateway Port 4,490,607 4,025,749 -464,858
Portsmouth 1,972,535 4,009,411 +2,036,876
Greenock 5,512,610 0 -5,512,610
Harwich 2,285,092 2,635,634 +350,542
Thamesport 2,522,166 2,276,741 -245,425

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 102
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Specialised construction activities 57
Construction of buildings 22
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 65
2025-10 56
2025-09 62
2025-08 44

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 123
0-1m 73
54m+ 48
15m-54m 31
Other 17

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 42,023,688
Germany 3,306,997
France 1,826,458
Ukraine 1,094,396
Sweden 1,021,966

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 19,956,965 22,066,723 +2,109,758
Germany 2,892,014 414,983 -2,477,031
France 1,127,720 698,738 -428,982
Ukraine 601,728 492,668 -109,060
Sweden 537,239 484,727 -52,512
Austria 512,674 284,724 -227,950
Poland 465,911 330,822 -135,089
Belgium 415,365 332,136 -83,229
Denmark 360,749 262,766 -97,983
United States 317,226 303,929 -13,297

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 £
Ireland 2,361,002
XI 1,520,770
China 230,403
Sweden 138,408
Germany 42,868

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 £
Ireland 1,274,226 1,086,776 -187,450
XI 390,610 1,130,160 +739,550
China 123,744 106,659 -17,085
Sweden 110,464 27,944 -82,520
Germany 4,581 38,287 +33,706
Portugal 0 14,444 +14,444
France 37 13,851 +13,814
Italy 6,171 3,175 -2,996
Turkey 2,848 392 -2,456
Belgium 2,121 52 -2,069

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,282,188
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,834,290
Other 7,469,092
Air transport 964,415
Road transport 6,358

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,691,102 19,591,086 -100,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,691,247 4,143,043 -1,548,204
Other 3,612,980 3,856,112 +243,132
Air transport 536,811 427,604 -109,207
Road transport 6,358 0 -6,358

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 13,117,345
Milford 9,229,309
000 7,469,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,597,053
Immingham Docks 5,799,561

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 £
Heysham 7,612,686 5,504,659 -2,108,027
Milford 5,045,886 4,183,423 -862,463
000 3,612,980 3,856,112 +243,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,863,507 2,733,546 -1,129,961
Immingham Docks 4,087,362 1,712,199 -2,375,163
Liverpool Docks 1,187,502 4,599,674 +3,412,172
Fishguard 1,725,591 3,055,772 +1,330,181
Holyhead 903,328 900,051 -3,277
London Gateway Port 195,360 305,814 +110,454
London Heathrow Airport 221,507 254,309 +32,802

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6809

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

Description: Items made from plaster or plaster mixtures, such as decorative pieces or construction materials