Import/export HS code 690590: Various ceramic construction goods

Other ceramic products like chimney cowls and architectural ornaments used in construction

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* 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 £
Netherlands 2,242,018
China 100,792
India 77,442
Ireland 48,044
Turkey 35,597

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 £
Netherlands 60,821 2,181,197 +2,120,376
China 62,595 38,197 -24,398
India 0 77,442 +77,442
Ireland 24,595 23,449 -1,146
Turkey 1,043 34,554 +33,511
Italy 14,517 13,630 -887
Denmark 5,376 14,904 +9,528
Belgium 14,443 0 -14,443
Sri Lanka 12,485 0 -12,485
United States 11,393 0 -11,393

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 £
Netherlands 2,115,704
China 100,792
India 77,442
Belgium 62,534
Czechia 56,076

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 £
Netherlands 46,832 2,068,872 +2,022,040
China 62,595 38,197 -24,398
India 0 77,442 +77,442
Belgium 14,443 48,091 +33,648
Czechia 13,188 42,888 +29,700
Italy 20,032 22,340 +2,308
Turkey 1,043 34,554 +33,511
Denmark 6,369 14,904 +8,535
Germany 1,561 14,721 +13,160
Sri Lanka 12,485 0 -12,485

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 4
Inner London - West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Lancashire 2

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
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Lancashire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Essex 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 0 1 +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) 2,264,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,277
Other 46,957
Air transport 31,020
Road transport 1,043

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) 77,542 2,187,229 +2,109,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,592 178,685 +80,093
Other 23,508 23,449 -59
Air transport 26,842 4,178 -22,664
Road transport 1,043 0 -1,043

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 2,161,381
Felixstowe 95,152
London Gateway Port 78,799
Harwich 76,647
000 46,957

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 £
London 32,346 2,129,035 +2,096,689
Felixstowe 28,614 66,538 +37,924
London Gateway Port 1,357 77,442 +76,085
Harwich 26,567 50,080 +23,513
000 23,508 23,449 -59
Southampton 28,766 2,867 -25,899
Dover 8,946 13,630 +4,684
Immingham Docks 7,293 13,720 +6,427
Liverpool Docks 15,102 0 -15,102
Thamesport 8,923 5,227 -3,696

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3
Other manufacturing 2
Specialised construction activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 4
2025-07 3

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 8
0-1m 6
54m+ 5
Other 3
15m-54m 1

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 £
Ireland 2,405,038
United States 152,804
Australia 89,783
Poland 38,342
Viet Nam 15,346

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 £
Ireland 2,142,827 262,211 -1,880,616
United States 139,856 12,948 -126,908
Australia 18,942 70,841 +51,899
Poland 0 38,342 +38,342
Viet Nam 15,346 0 -15,346
Lithuania 0 12,121 +12,121
France 0 10,565 +10,565
Switzerland 4,838 0 -4,838
Singapore 0 4,103 +4,103
Jamaica 4,000 0 -4,000

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 47,123
Ireland 33,785
Germany 2,376

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 16,760 30,363 +13,603
Ireland 15,212 18,573 +3,361
Germany 938 1,438 +500

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) 2,356,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 208,151
Other 101,638
Air transport 85,325

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) 2,089,337 267,225 -1,822,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,827 79,324 -49,503
Other 42,824 58,814 +15,990
Air transport 73,374 11,951 -61,423

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,284,521
Liverpool Docks 127,966
000 101,638
London Gateway Port 73,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,166

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 £
Holyhead 2,082,403 202,118 -1,880,285
Liverpool Docks 123,586 4,380 -119,206
000 42,824 58,814 +15,990
London Gateway Port 4,000 69,964 +65,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,138 61,028 +55,890
East Midlands Airport 21,436 4,783 -16,653
London Heathrow Airport 23,135 1,128 -22,007
Manchester Airport 19,103 3,862 -15,241
London Stansted Airport 8,200 2,178 -6,022
Southampton 0 4,980 +4,980

Quick facts

HS code: 690590

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

Description: Other ceramic products like chimney cowls and architectural ornaments used in construction