Import/export HS code 680990: Various plaster-based articles

Miscellaneous items made from plaster, including crafts, molds, or specialized construction pieces

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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 £
China 1,591,670
France 1,367,631
Turkey 1,232,792
Malaysia 770,870
Lithuania 406,537

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 688,336 903,334 +214,998
France 853,948 513,683 -340,265
Turkey 850,488 382,304 -468,184
Malaysia 413,556 357,314 -56,242
Lithuania 195,336 211,201 +15,865
Germany 146,074 167,995 +21,921
Poland 112,450 107,119 -5,331
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 181,157 19,921 -161,236
Chile 0 177,144 +177,144
Sweden 130,949 42,821 -88,128

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 1,733,930
France 1,326,096
Turkey 1,238,711
Malaysia 770,870
Lithuania 416,030

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 774,665 959,265 +184,600
France 844,997 481,099 -363,898
Turkey 850,488 388,223 -462,265
Malaysia 413,556 357,314 -56,242
Lithuania 174,542 241,488 +66,946
Germany 102,533 120,718 +18,185
Poland 118,135 104,285 -13,850
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 176,294 15,006 -161,288
Chile 0 177,144 +177,144
Sweden 130,949 42,821 -88,128

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Outer London - West and North West 13
West Midlands 8
Inner London - East 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 12 13 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
West Midlands 3 7 +4
Inner London - East 6 1 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +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) 5,100,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,809,371
Air transport 445,005
Other 74,968
Road transport 2,583

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) 2,725,029 2,375,001 -350,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,145,110 664,261 -480,849
Air transport 212,158 232,847 +20,689
Other 22,267 52,701 +30,434
Road transport 2,583 0 -2,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,416,229
Dover 1,222,053
London Gateway Port 715,272
Southampton 645,341
Jersey 629,881

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 1,560,272 855,957 -704,315
Dover 806,796 415,257 -391,539
London Gateway Port 204,388 510,884 +306,496
Southampton 378,176 267,165 -111,011
Jersey 331,780 298,101 -33,679
Immingham Docks 231,096 151,108 -79,988
London 90,644 107,665 +17,021
Eurotunnel 121,475 66,648 -54,827
499 35,563 85,834 +50,271
London Heathrow Airport 49,828 67,943 +18,115

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
37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
36
Specialised construction activities
14
Construction of buildings
9
Other manufacturing
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 16
2026-03 20
2026-02 12
2026-01 8

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 51
0-1m 35
54m+ 27
15m-54m 11
Other 7

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 970,508
Ukraine 960,248
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 439,761
United States 392,684
France 356,912

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 659,025 311,483 -347,542
Ukraine 884,793 75,455 -809,338
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,217 401,544 +363,327
United States 196,963 195,721 -1,242
France 112,080 244,832 +132,752
Spain 150,752 139,004 -11,748
Switzerland 155,905 38,319 -117,586
United Arab Emirates 65,854 59,312 -6,542
Italy 26,388 69,467 +43,079
Saudi Arabia 880 82,883 +82,003

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 £
XI 194,344
Ireland 10,330
Italy 9,822
Turkey 3,110
China 1,726

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 £
XI 94,773 99,571 +4,798
Ireland 7,331 2,999 -4,332
Italy 5,514 4,308 -1,206
Turkey 2,718 392 -2,326
China 1,106 620 -486
Netherlands 795 182 -613
France 2 0 -2

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) 2,954,876
Air transport 954,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 632,474
Other 233,068
Road transport 1,991

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) 2,015,571 939,305 -1,076,266
Air transport 430,916 523,842 +92,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,733 512,741 +393,008
Other 115,815 117,253 +1,438
Road transport 1,991 0 -1,991

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,884,009
Heysham 538,501
London Heathrow Airport 432,201
Southampton 310,494
Liverpool Docks 246,380

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,250,742 633,267 -617,475
Heysham 410,802 127,699 -283,103
London Heathrow Airport 175,796 256,405 +80,609
Southampton 26,453 284,041 +257,588
Liverpool Docks 195,407 50,973 -144,434
000 115,815 117,253 +1,438
London Gateway Port 31,433 182,031 +150,598
East Midlands Airport 145,536 39,233 -106,303
Manchester Airport 18,875 156,360 +137,485
Immingham Docks 47,757 72,001 +24,244

Quick facts

HS code: 680990

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

Description: Miscellaneous items made from plaster, including crafts, molds, or specialized construction pieces