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 29,976,348
United States 7,670,075
Japan 7,200,760
France 5,097,457
Austria 3,936,697

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 14,682,757 15,293,591 +610,834
United States 3,357,104 4,312,971 +955,867
Japan 3,830,993 3,369,767 -461,226
France 2,307,117 2,790,340 +483,223
Austria 2,048,526 1,888,171 -160,355
China 1,569,442 1,826,137 +256,695
Italy 2,072,721 1,046,000 -1,026,721
Netherlands 1,105,349 1,355,719 +250,370
Ireland 831,983 869,939 +37,956
Luxembourg 543,610 571,223 +27,613

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 23,095,690
United States 8,535,031
Japan 7,507,712
Italy 6,493,864
China 4,927,175

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 11,964,953 11,130,737 -834,216
United States 3,860,082 4,674,949 +814,867
Japan 3,923,290 3,584,422 -338,868
Italy 3,760,866 2,732,998 -1,027,868
China 2,305,630 2,621,545 +315,915
Poland 1,473,288 2,360,342 +887,054
Tunisia 1,139,758 1,623,759 +484,001
Netherlands 726,216 946,417 +220,201
Malaysia 1,096,943 455,429 -641,514
Czechia 808,910 739,484 -69,426

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 38
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 29
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26
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 27 27 +0
Inner London - West 25 15 -10
Greater Manchester 23 23 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 18 -1
West Midlands 18 21 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 16 +3
West Yorkshire 14 15 +1
Merseyside 14 10 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 10 12 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 11 -1

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) 33,129,277
Air transport 26,257,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,984,596
Other 451,095
Road transport 133,646

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) 16,515,725 16,613,552 +97,827
Air transport 12,924,811 13,332,804 +407,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,009,871 6,974,725 -1,035,146
Other 238,682 212,413 -26,269
Road transport 38,036 95,610 +57,574

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,859,464
Southampton 8,175,316
Eurotunnel 6,172,043
East Midlands Airport 6,024,798
Immingham Docks 4,969,731

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 7,821,131 8,038,333 +217,202
Southampton 4,634,276 3,541,040 -1,093,236
Eurotunnel 3,292,686 2,879,357 -413,329
East Midlands Airport 3,004,561 3,020,237 +15,676
Immingham Docks 1,750,433 3,219,298 +1,468,865
London Stansted Airport 1,802,858 2,906,377 +1,103,519
London Heathrow Airport 2,409,921 2,295,564 -114,357
Manchester Airport 2,171,776 1,956,541 -215,235
Felixstowe 1,603,471 1,573,916 -29,555
Birmingham Airport 1,466,536 1,615,284 +148,748

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.
55
Other manufacturing
49
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
2026-05 106
2026-04 113
2026-03 98
2026-02 94
2026-01 87

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 138
15m-54m 49
Other 36
0-1m 28

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 15,295,006
Germany 12,335,058
Hungary 10,415,895
Ireland 4,111,745
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,504,717

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 9,079,377 6,215,629 -2,863,748
Germany 4,866,248 7,468,810 +2,602,562
Hungary 5,155,735 5,260,160 +104,425
Ireland 2,104,715 2,007,030 -97,685
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,239,557 2,265,160 +1,025,603
Sweden 1,751,576 1,606,337 -145,239
Canada 1,166,695 2,020,088 +853,393
France 1,112,213 1,940,593 +828,380
Netherlands 1,441,444 1,504,190 +62,746
Czechia 1,493,482 1,156,885 -336,597

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 14,914
Germany 1,577
China 1,245
United States 55
Mexico 43

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 6,903 8,011 +1,108
Germany 0 1,577 +1,577
China 591 654 +63
United States 20 35 +15
Mexico 27 16 -11
XI 7 8 +1

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 50,871,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,957,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,143,019
Other 73,943
Road transport 28,579

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 25,679,433 25,191,982 -487,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,310,814 17,646,327 +3,335,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,309,065 5,833,954 -475,111
Other 11,428 62,515 +51,087
Road transport 28,579 0 -28,579

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,078,461
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,233,076
East Midlands Airport 14,148,522
Glasgow Airport 8,391,395
Liverpool Docks 6,904,870

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 11,209,110 7,869,351 -3,339,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,716,093 7,516,983 +800,890
East Midlands Airport 6,374,607 7,773,915 +1,399,308
Glasgow Airport 4,185,359 4,206,036 +20,677
Liverpool Docks 3,246,771 3,658,099 +411,328
Eurotunnel 2,011,077 4,720,638 +2,709,561
Immingham Docks 2,500,697 2,179,428 -321,269
London Stansted Airport 1,400,213 3,030,956 +1,630,743
London Gateway Port 1,234,037 1,299,271 +65,234
Southampton 1,756,144 504,988 -1,251,156

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