Import/export HS code 69032090: Refractory goods with high alumina content

Heat-resistant ceramic items containing 45% or more alumina

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 £
Poland 9,012,189
United States 8,412,554
France 4,388,360
Malaysia 3,514,048
Czechia 3,050,971

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 £
Poland 4,949,546 4,062,643 -886,903
United States 4,056,010 4,356,544 +300,534
France 2,171,402 2,216,958 +45,556
Malaysia 2,163,186 1,350,862 -812,324
Czechia 1,542,020 1,508,951 -33,069
Germany 1,922,107 1,017,980 -904,127
Viet Nam 1,706,881 1,178,453 -528,428
Ireland 852,417 717,361 -135,056
Austria 629,009 598,912 -30,097
India 518,701 602,806 +84,105

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 £
Poland 9,039,083
United States 8,648,103
France 4,367,180
Germany 3,954,626
Malaysia 3,514,048

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 £
Poland 4,948,964 4,090,119 -858,845
United States 4,270,618 4,377,485 +106,867
France 2,015,582 2,351,598 +336,016
Germany 2,593,018 1,361,608 -1,231,410
Malaysia 2,163,186 1,350,862 -812,324
Viet Nam 1,892,743 1,181,768 -710,975
Czechia 1,527,218 1,528,570 +1,352
Ireland 768,072 724,255 -43,817
India 544,822 601,849 +57,027
China 444,586 382,845 -61,741

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Cheshire 8
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 8

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 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -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) 19,010,737
Air transport 15,290,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,398,379
Other 49,828
Road transport 5,145

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) 10,157,119 8,853,618 -1,303,501
Air transport 8,002,539 7,288,264 -714,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,462,137 2,936,242 -1,525,895
Other 25,769 24,059 -1,710
Road transport 5,145 0 -5,145

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,483,343
East Midlands Airport 6,746,758
Eurotunnel 4,828,564
London Heathrow Airport 4,552,341
London Stansted Airport 3,446,688

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 6,141,087 4,342,256 -1,798,831
East Midlands Airport 3,419,131 3,327,627 -91,504
Eurotunnel 3,006,510 1,822,054 -1,184,456
London Heathrow Airport 2,649,538 1,902,803 -746,735
London Stansted Airport 1,706,924 1,739,764 +32,840
Felixstowe 2,045,480 1,094,370 -951,110
Southampton 1,345,022 851,774 -493,248
Harwich 47,742 2,137,308 +2,089,566
London Gateway Port 804,017 671,309 -132,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 409,819 96,855 -312,964

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 37
2025-10 35
2025-09 31
2025-08 32

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 54
54m+ 50
0-1m 11
15m-54m 10
Other 9

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 £
Germany 12,777,700
France 9,750,609
United States 6,426,692
Netherlands 5,146,825
China 4,861,517

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 £
Germany 8,299,890 4,477,810 -3,822,080
France 5,490,297 4,260,312 -1,229,985
United States 3,263,704 3,162,988 -100,716
Netherlands 2,602,049 2,544,776 -57,273
China 2,351,307 2,510,210 +158,903
Belgium 1,669,227 1,482,463 -186,764
Singapore 1,742,463 1,280,731 -461,732
Poland 932,758 868,550 -64,208
Italy 861,692 594,561 -267,131
Australia 782,461 662,914 -119,547

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 £
India 41

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 £
India 0 41 +41

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) 28,895,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,961,774
Air transport 17,961,814
Road transport 8,667
Other 108

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) 16,921,705 11,973,852 -4,947,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,809,894 10,151,880 -3,658,014
Air transport 9,578,127 8,383,687 -1,194,440
Road transport 8,667 0 -8,667
Other 67 41 -26

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,026,400
Immingham Docks 15,941,800
London Heathrow Airport 6,609,701
London Gateway Port 5,252,878
East Midlands Airport 5,090,279

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 12,719,108 7,307,292 -5,411,816
Immingham Docks 8,241,041 7,700,759 -540,282
London Heathrow Airport 3,781,092 2,828,609 -952,483
London Gateway Port 3,445,088 1,807,790 -1,637,298
East Midlands Airport 2,734,943 2,355,336 -379,607
Southampton 1,912,429 2,032,200 +119,771
Felixstowe 1,749,802 1,217,603 -532,199
Birmingham Airport 655,370 1,275,982 +620,612
ZLC 1,131,012 690,248 -440,764
Hull 927,210 502,406 -424,804

Quick facts

HS code: 69032090

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

Description: Heat-resistant ceramic items containing 45% or more alumina