Import/export HS code 681519: Various mineral-based articles

Products made from minerals or stone not listed elsewhere, such as ceramic or composite materials

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 £
Germany 31,057,293
United States 8,015,095
Japan 7,751,403
France 5,071,080
Austria 4,065,877

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 £
Germany 14,309,731 16,747,562 +2,437,831
United States 3,421,755 4,593,340 +1,171,585
Japan 4,002,596 3,748,807 -253,789
France 2,130,480 2,940,600 +810,120
Austria 2,020,321 2,045,556 +25,235
Italy 2,315,261 1,258,989 -1,056,272
China 1,716,974 1,635,600 -81,374
Netherlands 1,118,894 1,364,898 +246,004
Ireland 817,641 890,028 +72,387
Luxembourg 573,572 572,949 -623

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 £
Germany 24,173,632
United States 8,871,343
Japan 7,983,939
Italy 6,919,524
China 4,974,424

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 £
Germany 12,000,624 12,173,008 +172,384
United States 3,707,889 5,163,454 +1,455,565
Japan 4,087,886 3,896,053 -191,833
Italy 3,792,214 3,127,310 -664,904
China 2,460,980 2,513,444 +52,464
Poland 1,444,012 2,458,090 +1,014,078
Tunisia 1,139,758 1,623,759 +484,001
Netherlands 622,524 1,053,610 +431,086
Malaysia 1,192,339 458,712 -733,627
Czechia 832,542 797,210 -35,332

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40
Inner London - West 31
Greater Manchester 29
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27
West Midlands 26

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 31 +5
Inner London - West 22 18 -4
Greater Manchester 23 23 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 19 +0
West Midlands 15 21 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 16 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 10 -5
West Yorkshire 14 16 +2
Merseyside 10 12 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 13 +4

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) 34,367,463
Air transport 27,123,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,618,731
Other 469,025
Road transport 196,925

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) 16,485,059 17,882,404 +1,397,345
Air transport 12,622,222 14,501,749 +1,879,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,394,794 7,223,937 -1,170,857
Other 258,095 210,930 -47,165
Road transport 72,100 124,825 +52,725

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,228,153
Southampton 8,613,458
Eurotunnel 6,515,691
East Midlands Airport 6,024,416
Immingham Docks 5,230,009

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 £
Dover 7,871,011 8,357,142 +486,131
Southampton 4,651,101 3,962,357 -688,744
Eurotunnel 3,364,138 3,151,553 -212,585
East Midlands Airport 2,896,767 3,127,649 +230,882
Immingham Docks 1,587,722 3,642,287 +2,054,565
London Stansted Airport 2,022,991 3,069,049 +1,046,058
London Heathrow Airport 2,208,713 2,629,315 +420,602
Manchester Airport 2,083,729 2,130,602 +46,873
Felixstowe 1,856,179 1,403,014 -453,165
Birmingham Airport 1,264,389 1,903,595 +639,206

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 84
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 53
Other manufacturing 48
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 112
2026-03 98
2026-02 94
2026-01 87
2025-12 85

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
54m+ 255
1m-15m 141
15m-54m 51
Other 36
0-1m 27

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 £
United States 16,894,169
Germany 12,468,860
Hungary 10,902,374
Ireland 4,226,366
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,590,076

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 £
United States 10,585,277 6,308,892 -4,276,385
Germany 4,985,803 7,483,057 +2,497,254
Hungary 4,819,991 6,082,383 +1,262,392
Ireland 2,049,226 2,177,140 +127,914
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,356,329 2,233,747 +877,418
Sweden 1,813,305 1,700,798 -112,507
Canada 1,153,694 2,047,710 +894,016
Netherlands 1,475,844 1,643,978 +168,134
France 1,224,128 1,809,585 +585,457
Czechia 1,393,874 1,359,184 -34,690

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 11,098
Germany 1,577
China 1,133
XI 141
United States 55

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 6,667 4,431 -2,236
Germany 0 1,577 +1,577
China 719 414 -305
XI 133 8 -125
United States 20 35 +15
Mexico 27 0 -27

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 53,225,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,313,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,479,870
Road transport 47,743
Other 28,843

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 £
Air transport 26,196,894 27,028,436 +831,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,518,932 17,794,449 +3,275,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,239,498 6,240,372 -999,126
Road transport 47,743 0 -47,743
Other 11,261 17,582 +6,321

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,892,061
East Midlands Airport 14,909,592
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,740,880
Glasgow Airport 8,548,456
Liverpool Docks 6,682,876

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 Heathrow Airport 11,792,841 8,099,220 -3,693,621
East Midlands Airport 6,323,062 8,586,530 +2,263,468
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,934,727 7,806,153 +871,426
Glasgow Airport 3,836,287 4,712,169 +875,882
Liverpool Docks 2,898,865 3,784,011 +885,146
Eurotunnel 1,917,620 4,632,592 +2,714,972
Immingham Docks 2,634,448 2,347,137 -287,311
London Stansted Airport 1,883,286 3,007,840 +1,124,554
Southampton 2,958,321 588,491 -2,369,830
London Gateway Port 1,005,866 1,487,333 +481,467

Quick facts

HS code: 681519

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

Description: Products made from minerals or stone not listed elsewhere, such as ceramic or composite materials