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 5,721,022
France 1,128,957
Ireland 825,847
United States 375,002
Turkey 307,300

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 3,535,515 2,185,507 -1,350,008
France 624,616 504,341 -120,275
Ireland 506,107 319,740 -186,367
United States 212,751 162,251 -50,500
Turkey 91,904 215,396 +123,492
Italy 189,376 115,298 -74,078
India 219,880 75,046 -144,834
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 118,430 62,490 -55,940
Thailand 65,698 76,732 +11,034
Denmark 108,491 29,313 -79,178

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 6,301,555
France 628,412
Portugal 460,407
Turkey 306,189
India 293,866

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 3,890,522 2,411,033 -1,479,489
France 382,811 245,601 -137,210
Portugal 262,947 197,460 -65,487
Turkey 90,793 215,396 +124,603
India 218,820 75,046 -143,774
United States 166,884 108,785 -58,099
Italy 177,298 91,647 -85,651
Thailand 126,631 105,663 -20,968
Germany 70,424 96,171 +25,747
Japan 66,028 33,372 -32,656

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 95
Outer London - West and North West 33
Inner London - East 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19

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 69 46 -23
Outer London - West and North West 25 13 -12
Inner London - East 23 11 -12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 14 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Outer London - East and North East 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1

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) 5,678,470
Air transport 1,974,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,937,087
Other 1,140,653
Road transport 24,430

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) 3,394,851 2,283,619 -1,111,232
Air transport 1,073,451 901,164 -172,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,254,687 682,400 -572,287
Other 753,448 387,205 -366,243
Road transport 6,955 17,475 +10,520

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,261,884
000 1,140,653
Southampton 1,068,083
London Heathrow Airport 687,419
Eurotunnel 662,213

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 2,221,990 1,039,894 -1,182,096
000 753,448 387,205 -366,243
Southampton 604,034 464,049 -139,985
London Heathrow Airport 409,808 277,611 -132,197
Eurotunnel 435,372 226,841 -208,531
London Gateway Port 318,598 266,774 -51,824
East Midlands Airport 242,256 183,904 -58,352
Birmingham Airport 200,806 194,680 -6,126
Liverpool Docks 164,482 230,278 +65,796
Grangemouth Docks 313,020 71,915 -241,105

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 178
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 133
Food and beverage service activities 28
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 37
2025-10 38
2025-09 35
2025-08 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 144
54m+ 102
0-1m 100
Other 40
15m-54m 36

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 3,947,675
Malta 2,505,398
Netherlands 1,292,682
France 1,017,744
United States 882,453

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 1,593,053 2,354,622 +761,569
Malta 2,317,660 187,738 -2,129,922
Netherlands 1,260,832 31,850 -1,228,982
France 837,948 179,796 -658,152
United States 554,853 327,600 -227,253
Germany 272,926 541,858 +268,932
Ireland 367,325 71,336 -295,989
China 358,991 77,213 -281,778
Italy 251,292 182,863 -68,429
United Arab Emirates 265,956 68,889 -197,067

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 17,666
China 13,850
Egypt 12,014
Poland 8,452
Spain 2,829

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 17,113 553 -16,560
China 6,653 7,197 +544
Egypt 10,886 1,128 -9,758
Poland 8,352 100 -8,252
Spain 2,829 0 -2,829
Viet Nam 2,570 29 -2,541
Italy 0 1,669 +1,669
Turkey 1,161 350 -811
United Arab Emirates 1,089 0 -1,089
XI 847 69 -778

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 7,103,384
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,665,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,529,954
Other 76,813

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 3,804,787 3,298,597 -506,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,450,666 1,214,907 -4,235,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 818,122 711,832 -106,290
Other 64,515 12,298 -52,217

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,662,465
London Heathrow Airport 5,566,362
East Midlands Airport 870,581
Felixstowe 607,009
Eurotunnel 434,635

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 4,552,287 1,110,178 -3,442,109
London Heathrow Airport 2,780,993 2,785,369 +4,376
East Midlands Airport 553,380 317,201 -236,179
Felixstowe 337,073 269,936 -67,137
Eurotunnel 425,960 8,675 -417,285
Southampton 186,830 121,403 -65,427
London Gateway Port 181,768 124,981 -56,787
London Stansted Airport 193,575 50,864 -142,711
Holyhead 192,763 34,507 -158,256
Liverpool Docks 109,265 104,234 -5,031

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