Import/export HS code 681599: Various stone or mineral articles

Includes all other stone or mineral-based products not covered by specific HS codes

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 £
Hungary 15,105,592
China 11,307,507
Germany 9,926,828
India 6,904,209
Austria 6,725,367

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 £
Hungary 15,092,979 12,613 -15,080,366
China 6,547,053 4,760,454 -1,786,599
Germany 4,628,804 5,298,024 +669,220
India 3,309,147 3,595,062 +285,915
Austria 2,669,128 4,056,239 +1,387,111
Japan 4,444,500 864,205 -3,580,295
United States 2,422,433 2,014,379 -408,054
France 2,089,032 1,657,038 -431,994
Poland 1,838,624 1,512,131 -326,493
Netherlands 1,936,191 938,343 -997,848

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 £
Hungary 15,084,775
Germany 13,299,813
China 11,496,835
India 7,013,589
Poland 5,625,321

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 £
Hungary 15,084,775 0 -15,084,775
Germany 6,205,820 7,093,993 +888,173
China 6,705,771 4,791,064 -1,914,707
India 3,387,391 3,626,198 +238,807
Poland 3,092,816 2,532,505 -560,311
Japan 4,477,900 892,282 -3,585,618
United States 2,385,061 2,001,832 -383,229
Austria 1,289,088 2,593,565 +1,304,477
Taiwan 1,823,139 858,576 -964,563
Italy 808,446 1,066,679 +258,233

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 56
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 32
Greater Manchester 28
West Midlands 22

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 40 31 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 25 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23 19 -4
Greater Manchester 22 14 -8
West Midlands 15 13 -2
Inner London - East 15 14 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
West Yorkshire 13 16 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 15 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13 15 +2

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) 39,878,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,738,526
Air transport 10,278,785
Other 219,531
Road transport 64,384

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) 26,798,365 13,080,285 -13,718,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,676,498 13,062,028 -4,614,470
Air transport 6,107,387 4,171,398 -1,935,989
Other 112,362 107,169 -5,193
Road transport 20,094 44,290 +24,196
Rail transport 0 1,192 +1,192

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,594,856
Felixstowe 10,428,370
Southampton 8,480,305
London Gateway Port 5,947,318
Eurotunnel 5,795,951

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 19,561,093 5,033,763 -14,527,330
Felixstowe 5,521,642 4,906,728 -614,914
Southampton 4,806,177 3,674,128 -1,132,049
London Gateway Port 3,027,497 2,919,821 -107,676
Eurotunnel 2,467,658 3,328,293 +860,635
Immingham Docks 2,485,838 2,452,950 -32,888
London 1,940,625 1,682,244 -258,381
London Heathrow Airport 1,867,552 1,166,195 -701,357
East Midlands Airport 1,869,226 854,036 -1,015,190
Harwich 1,052,383 999,584 -52,799

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
126
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
98
Other manufacturing
50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 82
2026-04 90
2026-03 85
2026-02 85
2026-01 69

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 201
54m+ 189
15m-54m 72
0-1m 67
Other 38

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 £
Italy 2,128,957
Netherlands 2,035,016
Germany 1,649,915
Ireland 1,531,752
Switzerland 1,497,552

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 £
Italy 1,531,542 597,415 -934,127
Netherlands 1,321,556 713,460 -608,096
Germany 947,172 702,743 -244,429
Ireland 841,513 690,239 -151,274
Switzerland 1,322,713 174,839 -1,147,874
Norway 869,786 402,546 -467,240
India 630,930 612,236 -18,694
United States 605,354 596,750 -8,604
France 750,987 394,573 -356,414
Ukraine 287,864 533,909 +246,045

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 52,930
Malaysia 14,443
China 5,384
Viet Nam 103
Sri Lanka 60

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 50 52,880 +52,830
Malaysia 8,469 5,974 -2,495
China 2,741 2,643 -98
Viet Nam 60 43 -17
Sri Lanka 33 27 -6
Austria 0 22 +22
Germany 9 9 +0
Finland 0 18 +18
Ireland 14 0 -14
Taiwan 0 12 +12

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) 10,083,760
Air transport 8,009,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,047,760
Other 77,017

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) 5,851,541 4,232,219 -1,619,322
Air transport 4,903,621 3,105,529 -1,798,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,942,326 2,105,434 +163,108
Other 13,744 63,273 +49,529

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,717,238
London Heathrow Airport 3,434,956
London Gateway Port 2,047,015
East Midlands Airport 1,462,077
Manchester Airport 1,235,571

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 3,755,470 2,961,768 -793,702
London Heathrow Airport 2,537,287 897,669 -1,639,618
London Gateway Port 1,092,209 954,806 -137,403
East Midlands Airport 718,735 743,342 +24,607
Manchester Airport 631,865 603,706 -28,159
Immingham Docks 506,724 657,040 +150,316
London Stansted Airport 742,870 261,283 -481,587
Southampton 377,514 588,010 +210,496
Holyhead 444,088 487,922 +43,834
ZLC 175,436 414,238 +238,802

Quick facts

HS code: 681599

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

Description: Includes all other stone or mineral-based products not covered by specific HS codes