Import/export HS code 691110: Porcelain or china tableware

Dining items such as plates, cups, and saucers made from porcelain or china

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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 £
China 79,378,392
France 11,543,208
Turkey 10,705,885
Germany 8,174,196
India 6,243,199

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 46,919,083 32,459,309 -14,459,774
France 6,499,656 5,043,552 -1,456,104
Turkey 6,359,820 4,346,065 -2,013,755
Germany 4,543,312 3,630,884 -912,428
India 3,611,819 2,631,380 -980,439
Belgium 2,823,050 2,548,700 -274,350
Italy 2,425,852 1,728,942 -696,910
Netherlands 2,303,728 921,303 -1,382,425
Portugal 1,967,953 1,148,321 -819,632
Indonesia 1,884,797 1,145,975 -738,822

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 93,244,440
France 10,396,851
Turkey 9,654,107
Germany 6,638,663
India 6,329,682

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 54,854,984 38,389,456 -16,465,528
France 5,859,474 4,537,377 -1,322,097
Turkey 5,694,004 3,960,103 -1,733,901
Germany 3,595,383 3,043,280 -552,103
India 3,609,063 2,720,619 -888,444
Portugal 2,521,966 1,551,950 -970,016
Italy 1,814,975 1,415,878 -399,097
Indonesia 2,008,176 1,212,739 -795,437
Japan 1,574,071 1,453,159 -120,912
Thailand 1,464,011 1,176,865 -287,146

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 219
Outer London - West and North West 86
Inner London - East 79
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42
West Midlands 38

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 166 133 -33
Outer London - West and North West 57 58 +1
Inner London - East 63 51 -12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 29 -1
West Midlands 24 20 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 27 +3
Greater Manchester 27 19 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 18 -4
Outer London - East and North East 19 21 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24 20 -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) 99,437,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,002,570
Air transport 12,585,611
Other 12,198,151
Road transport 605,817

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) 55,970,227 43,467,761 -12,502,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,082,445 11,920,125 -7,162,320
Air transport 6,860,158 5,725,453 -1,134,705
Other 8,775,828 3,422,323 -5,353,505
Road transport 220,720 385,097 +164,377

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 46,400,673
Southampton 25,484,127
London Gateway Port 12,410,258
000 12,198,151
Dover 8,417,393

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 32,030,101 14,370,572 -17,659,529
Southampton 14,853,468 10,630,659 -4,222,809
London Gateway Port 4,235,425 8,174,833 +3,939,408
000 8,775,828 3,422,323 -5,353,505
Dover 4,991,809 3,425,584 -1,566,225
Eurotunnel 4,640,193 3,435,103 -1,205,090
London Heathrow Airport 3,572,640 3,011,849 -560,791
499 5,434 4,622,225 +4,616,791
London 2,501,562 2,056,505 -445,057
Thamesport 1,681,058 1,770,143 +89,085

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 342
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 325
Food and beverage service activities 98
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 46
Accommodation 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 175
2025-11 220
2025-10 229
2025-09 175
2025-08 188

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 364
54m+ 227
0-1m 200
15m-54m 109
Other 103

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 39,853,003
Netherlands 13,622,641
Germany 6,637,533
Ireland 5,741,401
Saudi Arabia 4,225,906

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 23,275,867 16,577,136 -6,698,731
Netherlands 7,812,718 5,809,923 -2,002,795
Germany 3,836,433 2,801,100 -1,035,333
Ireland 3,552,122 2,189,279 -1,362,843
Saudi Arabia 2,088,395 2,137,511 +49,116
Spain 2,109,454 1,539,905 -569,549
United Arab Emirates 2,179,306 1,086,042 -1,093,264
France 1,586,106 1,237,671 -348,435
China 1,103,654 981,616 -122,038
Poland 1,097,676 768,273 -329,403

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 £
China 1,175,766
XI 213,931
Germany 97,360
India 61,087
Switzerland 49,304

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 £
China 674,739 501,027 -173,712
XI 188,824 25,107 -163,717
Germany 52,293 45,067 -7,226
India 61,087 0 -61,087
Switzerland 34,330 14,974 -19,356
Ireland 23,441 22,160 -1,281
Turkey 30,698 14,289 -16,409
Thailand 2,026 37,453 +35,427
France 14,497 18,788 +4,291
Spain 11,180 7,024 -4,156

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,274,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,387,970
Air transport 21,274,737
Other 2,772,531
Road transport 10,774

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,897,963 18,376,274 -10,521,689
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,244,974 17,142,996 -5,101,978
Air transport 11,193,218 10,081,519 -1,111,699
Other 1,538,231 1,234,300 -303,931
Road transport 2,537 8,237 +5,700

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 34,538,510
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,633,615
London Heathrow Airport 11,248,357
Felixstowe 9,755,043
East Midlands Airport 5,036,191

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 £
Southampton 20,107,283 14,431,227 -5,676,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,627,071 11,006,544 -3,620,527
London Heathrow Airport 5,178,467 6,069,890 +891,423
Felixstowe 6,473,324 3,281,719 -3,191,605
East Midlands Airport 3,165,289 1,870,902 -1,294,387
London Gateway Port 3,196,704 1,569,262 -1,627,442
000 1,538,231 1,234,300 -303,931
Liverpool Docks 1,853,661 861,134 -992,527
Immingham Docks 910,441 1,628,553 +718,112
Manchester Airport 1,284,755 1,091,515 -193,240

Quick facts

HS code: 691110

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

Description: Dining items such as plates, cups, and saucers made from porcelain or china