Import/export HS code 690730: Ceramic mosaic cubes

Small ceramic mosaic cubes, not including finishing ceramics

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 £
China 1,566,538
Italy 1,290,744
Spain 475,387
Morocco 454,856
Netherlands 421,099

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 £
China 946,147 620,391 -325,756
Italy 875,424 415,320 -460,104
Spain 280,371 195,016 -85,355
Morocco 195,647 259,209 +63,562
Netherlands 248,398 172,701 -75,697
Turkey 138,278 88,924 -49,354
India 167,070 0 -167,070
Ireland 69,656 49,253 -20,403
France 61,275 50,443 -10,832
Germany 30,160 41,616 +11,456

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 £
China 2,147,116
Italy 1,340,182
Morocco 501,594
Spain 360,641
Turkey 228,685

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 £
China 1,277,173 869,943 -407,230
Italy 894,273 445,909 -448,364
Morocco 242,385 259,209 +16,824
Spain 217,176 143,465 -73,711
Turkey 139,761 88,924 -50,837
India 173,426 0 -173,426
Poland 41,370 15,126 -26,244
Germany 12,419 29,893 +17,474
France 28,498 0 -28,498
Egypt 26,608 0 -26,608

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
West Yorkshire 9
Greater Manchester 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 7

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 10 6 -4
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Kent 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 5 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,831,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,998,979
Other 170,390
Air transport 164,065
Road transport 3,936

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,801,885 1,029,236 -772,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,209,702 789,277 -420,425
Other 103,881 66,509 -37,372
Air transport 97,191 66,874 -30,317
Road transport 2,045 1,891 -154

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 904,169
Dover 796,865
Southampton 568,276
London 476,369
London Gateway Port 417,366

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 £
Felixstowe 637,835 266,334 -371,501
Dover 551,139 245,726 -305,413
Southampton 328,213 240,063 -88,150
London 284,716 191,653 -93,063
London Gateway Port 298,947 118,419 -180,528
Purfleet 182,301 192,678 +10,377
Eurotunnel 128,765 147,948 +19,183
Thamesport 99,944 144,824 +44,880
000 103,881 66,509 -37,372
Immingham Docks 116,360 11,464 -104,896

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 56
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Specialised construction activities 27
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 25
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 66
0-1m 40
15m-54m 15
54m+ 11
Other 8

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 377,838
Saudi Arabia 85,043
Ireland 53,866
France 28,100
Netherlands 12,305

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 233,996 143,842 -90,154
Saudi Arabia 55,019 30,024 -24,995
Ireland 41,962 11,904 -30,058
France 23,493 4,607 -18,886
Netherlands 5,173 7,132 +1,959
Sweden 0 11,754 +11,754
Singapore 0 11,418 +11,418
United Arab Emirates 5,143 4,354 -789
Poland 6,400 0 -6,400
Spain 4,525 1,274 -3,251

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 £
Spain 234
China 44

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 £
Spain 118 116 -2
China 44 0 -44

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 320,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 134,812
Road transport 1,362
Other 278

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 206,370 114,371 -91,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,680 76,462 -20,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,673 41,139 -52,534
Road transport 1,362 0 -1,362
Other 162 116 -46

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 230,554
London Gateway Port 111,203
London Heathrow Airport 59,745
Holyhead 51,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,349

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 £
East Midlands Airport 173,658 56,896 -116,762
London Gateway Port 80,720 30,483 -50,237
London Heathrow Airport 6,270 53,475 +47,205
Holyhead 39,074 12,128 -26,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,450 10,899 -26,551
Liverpool Docks 14,491 31,234 +16,743
London Stansted Airport 19,379 4,000 -15,379
Immingham Docks 3,110 14,664 +11,554
Belfast Port 0 11,418 +11,418
Harwich 4,583 3,709 -874

Quick facts

HS code: 690730

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

Description: Small ceramic mosaic cubes, not including finishing ceramics