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 1,516,294
France 1,314,109
Turkey 1,130,677
Malaysia 722,409
Lithuania 369,069

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 661,621 854,673 +193,052
France 862,792 451,317 -411,475
Turkey 758,631 372,046 -386,585
Malaysia 399,253 323,156 -76,097
Lithuania 205,937 163,132 -42,805
Germany 160,619 141,375 -19,244
Poland 117,029 96,715 -20,314
Chile 0 177,144 +177,144
Sweden 149,259 24,511 -124,748
Italy 109,080 53,594 -55,486

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 1,657,576
France 1,274,264
Turkey 1,136,596
Malaysia 722,409
Lithuania 388,788

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 751,217 906,359 +155,142
France 855,531 418,733 -436,798
Turkey 758,631 377,965 -380,666
Malaysia 399,253 323,156 -76,097
Lithuania 195,369 193,419 -1,950
Poland 123,006 93,589 -29,417
Germany 116,328 96,448 -19,880
Chile 0 177,144 +177,144
Sweden 149,259 24,511 -124,748
Denmark 74,618 84,168 +9,550

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Outer London - West and North West 13
West Midlands 7
Inner London - East 6
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 10 12 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
West Midlands 2 7 +5
Inner London - East 5 1 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
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) 4,774,515
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,739,320
Air transport 433,792
Other 74,649
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) 2,638,230 2,136,285 -501,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,178,567 560,753 -617,814
Air transport 215,801 217,991 +2,190
Other 22,265 52,384 +30,119
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 2,187,868
Dover 1,189,579
London Gateway Port 715,272
Southampton 601,391
Jersey 591,213

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 1,417,769 770,099 -647,670
Dover 855,144 334,435 -520,709
London Gateway Port 228,143 487,129 +258,986
Southampton 365,761 235,630 -130,131
Jersey 333,211 258,002 -75,209
Immingham Docks 242,200 130,448 -111,752
London 102,703 80,950 -21,753
Eurotunnel 107,260 61,760 -45,500
499 35,353 84,094 +48,741
London Heathrow Airport 48,908 63,642 +14,734

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
35
Specialised construction activities
13
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 49
0-1m 35
54m+ 26
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 £
Ukraine 960,248
Ireland 876,113
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 439,761
United States 368,951
France 331,103

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 £
Ukraine 884,793 75,455 -809,338
Ireland 589,667 286,446 -303,221
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,292 400,469 +361,177
United States 213,330 155,621 -57,709
France 113,265 217,838 +104,573
Spain 146,296 135,663 -10,633
Switzerland 155,905 38,319 -117,586
United Arab Emirates 49,431 59,312 +9,881
Italy 17,925 69,467 +51,542
Bermuda 53,762 29,552 -24,210

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 186,657
Ireland 9,096
Italy 8,898
Turkey 3,110
China 1,687

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 96,268 90,389 -5,879
Ireland 6,154 2,942 -3,212
Italy 5,111 3,787 -1,324
Turkey 2,718 392 -2,326
China 1,307 380 -927
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) 2,815,114
Air transport 900,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 624,710
Other 222,883
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) 1,927,099 888,015 -1,039,084
Air transport 385,024 515,667 +130,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,969 477,741 +330,772
Other 115,839 107,044 -8,795
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 1,857,810
Heysham 457,700
London Heathrow Airport 411,275
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 1,256,697 601,113 -655,584
Heysham 339,176 118,524 -220,652
London Heathrow Airport 154,870 256,405 +101,535
Southampton 61,453 249,041 +187,588
Liverpool Docks 196,444 49,936 -146,508
000 115,839 107,044 -8,795
London Gateway Port 23,669 182,031 +158,362
Manchester Airport 17,954 156,360 +138,406
East Midlands Airport 126,154 32,133 -94,021
Immingham Docks 37,244 70,551 +33,307

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