Import/export HS code 691190: Various porcelain or china household items

Toiletries and other household goods 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 5,979,369
France 1,033,335
Ireland 833,526
Turkey 350,410
United States 327,286

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 3,128,563 2,850,806 -277,757
France 546,648 486,687 -59,961
Ireland 463,891 369,635 -94,256
Turkey 224,104 126,306 -97,798
United States 233,017 94,269 -138,748
Italy 169,129 129,241 -39,888
India 180,714 70,181 -110,533
Portugal 98,008 86,546 -11,462
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 104,780 70,330 -34,450
Thailand 98,799 61,534 -37,265

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 6,586,206
France 563,597
Portugal 463,112
Turkey 349,299
Italy 251,456

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 3,477,781 3,108,425 -369,356
France 306,464 257,133 -49,331
Portugal 235,813 227,299 -8,514
Turkey 222,993 126,306 -96,687
Italy 169,261 82,195 -87,066
India 179,654 70,181 -109,473
Thailand 146,346 98,252 -48,094
United States 173,315 62,599 -110,716
Germany 72,169 95,604 +23,435
Japan 74,020 32,533 -41,487

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 85
Inner London - East 31
Outer London - West and North West 31
West Midlands 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

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 68 37 -31
Inner London - East 24 14 -10
Outer London - West and North West 23 13 -10
West Midlands 10 14 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 11 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Outer London - East and North East 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0

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) 5,979,996
Air transport 2,137,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,799,522
Other 1,033,322
Road transport 26,577

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) 3,059,895 2,920,101 -139,794
Air transport 1,187,916 949,426 -238,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,152,919 646,603 -506,316
Other 668,856 364,466 -304,390
Road transport 18,101 8,476 -9,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,210,188
Southampton 1,083,471
000 1,033,322
London Gateway Port 768,433
London Heathrow Airport 707,897

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 2,016,188 1,194,000 -822,188
Southampton 598,398 485,073 -113,325
000 668,856 364,466 -304,390
London Gateway Port 314,497 453,936 +139,439
London Heathrow Airport 426,276 281,621 -144,655
Eurotunnel 393,283 210,054 -183,229
Liverpool Docks 181,508 314,216 +132,708
Birmingham Airport 235,692 241,125 +5,433
East Midlands Airport 230,617 204,763 -25,854
499 74,296 251,363 +177,067

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
171
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
134
Food and beverage service activities
29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 36
2026-04 26
2026-03 25
2026-02 29
2026-01 27

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 143
54m+ 106
0-1m 91
Other 38
15m-54m 37

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 £
Viet Nam 3,806,713
Malta 2,505,398
Netherlands 1,336,611
France 978,695
United States 957,027

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 £
Viet Nam 2,840,884 965,829 -1,875,055
Malta 2,502,917 2,481 -2,500,436
Netherlands 1,269,976 66,635 -1,203,341
France 802,389 176,306 -626,083
United States 472,116 484,911 +12,795
Germany 529,955 355,770 -174,185
United Arab Emirates 255,245 258,938 +3,693
Italy 256,302 192,815 -63,487
Ireland 325,960 89,815 -236,145
China 231,532 96,640 -134,892

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 £
Ireland 17,348
China 13,852
Egypt 8,896
Poland 6,997
Spain 3,417

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 £
Ireland 14,745 2,603 -12,142
China 5,565 8,287 +2,722
Egypt 7,048 1,848 -5,200
Poland 6,997 0 -6,997
Spain 1,997 1,420 -577
Italy 1,669 0 -1,669
Viet Nam 1,619 0 -1,619
Turkey 946 340 -606
XI 252 69 -183
United Arab Emirates 254 0 -254

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 6,766,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,663,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,576,387
Other 63,925

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 4,551,019 2,215,715 -2,335,304
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,749,495 914,012 -4,835,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 753,088 823,299 +70,211
Other 45,601 18,324 -27,277

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,708,526
London Heathrow Airport 5,328,470
East Midlands Airport 809,065
Felixstowe 488,609
Eurotunnel 404,915

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 4,866,904 841,622 -4,025,282
London Heathrow Airport 3,592,802 1,735,668 -1,857,134
East Midlands Airport 517,860 291,205 -226,655
Felixstowe 390,255 98,354 -291,901
Eurotunnel 404,915 0 -404,915
Southampton 163,839 224,405 +60,566
Liverpool Docks 88,036 251,104 +163,068
London Gateway Port 111,398 154,785 +43,387
London Stansted Airport 185,486 68,113 -117,373
Holyhead 211,075 33,674 -177,401

Quick facts

HS code: 691190

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

Description: Toiletries and other household goods made from porcelain or china