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 27,047,326
Japan 8,258,076
United States 6,822,261
France 4,221,905
Austria 3,530,169

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 13,940,200 13,107,126 -833,074
Japan 3,627,495 4,630,581 +1,003,086
United States 3,428,102 3,394,159 -33,943
France 2,103,498 2,118,407 +14,909
Austria 2,021,812 1,508,357 -513,455
Italy 2,327,381 919,347 -1,408,034
China 1,697,171 1,167,111 -530,060
Netherlands 1,080,264 1,005,125 -75,139
Ireland 833,998 643,225 -190,773
Malaysia 1,090,314 166,481 -923,833

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 21,308,201
Japan 8,451,848
United States 7,676,782
Italy 6,007,314
China 4,258,004

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 11,674,831 9,633,370 -2,041,461
Japan 3,694,161 4,757,687 +1,063,526
United States 3,605,964 4,070,818 +464,854
Italy 3,678,994 2,328,320 -1,350,674
China 2,335,499 1,922,505 -412,994
Poland 1,458,457 1,588,703 +130,246
Tunisia 1,139,758 1,377,000 +237,242
Malaysia 1,277,734 394,871 -882,863
Czechia 813,538 604,701 -208,837
Netherlands 613,870 804,044 +190,174

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 35
Inner London - West 32
Greater Manchester 26
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24
West Midlands 24

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 25 27 +2
Inner London - West 24 18 -6
Greater Manchester 22 21 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 13 -7
West Midlands 17 15 -2
West Yorkshire 15 16 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 7 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 14 +1
Merseyside 10 11 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 12 +3

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) 29,889,579
Air transport 23,640,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,198,642
Other 386,576
Road transport 200,375

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) 16,257,163 13,632,416 -2,624,747
Air transport 12,532,889 11,107,659 -1,425,230
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,865,467 7,333,175 -532,292
Other 272,953 113,623 -159,330
Road transport 89,322 111,053 +21,731

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,515,730
Southampton 8,862,312
Eurotunnel 6,233,788
East Midlands Airport 5,177,086
London Stansted Airport 4,388,027

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 7,698,229 5,817,501 -1,880,728
Southampton 4,155,726 4,706,586 +550,860
Eurotunnel 3,509,568 2,724,220 -785,348
East Midlands Airport 2,826,232 2,350,854 -475,378
London Stansted Airport 2,057,009 2,331,018 +274,009
Immingham Docks 1,531,875 2,646,999 +1,115,124
London Heathrow Airport 2,225,752 1,902,795 -322,957
Manchester Airport 2,139,238 1,541,409 -597,829
Felixstowe 2,190,805 1,128,391 -1,062,414
Birmingham Airport 1,106,583 1,602,100 +495,517

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 78
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 49
Other manufacturing 45
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 87
2025-11 96
2025-10 109
2025-09 98
2025-08 99

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+ 242
1m-15m 138
15m-54m 46
Other 34
0-1m 21

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 16,061,445
Germany 9,915,929
Hungary 8,969,756
Ireland 3,775,617
Sweden 3,125,629

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 11,386,091 4,675,354 -6,710,737
Germany 4,985,775 4,930,154 -55,621
Hungary 4,115,620 4,854,136 +738,516
Ireland 2,095,068 1,680,549 -414,519
Sweden 1,824,369 1,301,260 -523,109
Netherlands 1,595,256 1,105,785 -489,471
Canada 901,460 1,734,585 +833,125
China 1,193,881 1,401,104 +207,223
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,045,462 1,483,585 +438,123
Czechia 1,391,789 1,002,946 -388,843

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 8,799
Germany 1,471
China 1,094
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 2,132 -4,535
Germany 0 1,471 +1,471
China 778 316 -462
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 45,703,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,845,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,570,554
Road transport 50,418
Other 25,579

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 25,951,577 19,751,512 -6,200,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,494,491 12,350,833 -2,143,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,477,888 5,092,666 -2,385,222
Road transport 50,418 0 -50,418
Other 12,413 13,166 +753

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,785,918
East Midlands Airport 12,807,268
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,472,645
Glasgow Airport 6,694,747
Liverpool Docks 5,500,274

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 12,139,127 5,646,791 -6,492,336
East Midlands Airport 6,387,667 6,419,601 +31,934
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,132,608 5,340,037 -1,792,571
Glasgow Airport 3,112,978 3,581,769 +468,791
Liverpool Docks 2,440,807 3,059,467 +618,660
Eurotunnel 1,816,607 2,991,394 +1,174,787
Immingham Docks 2,684,077 1,682,879 -1,001,198
London Stansted Airport 1,981,650 2,275,553 +293,903
Southampton 3,581,924 519,172 -3,062,752
London Gateway Port 993,328 1,237,775 +244,447

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