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 6,381,032
France 1,137,388
Ireland 891,815
Turkey 365,362
United States 344,652

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 3,472,613 2,908,419 -564,194
France 591,427 545,961 -45,466
Ireland 479,729 412,086 -67,643
Turkey 89,752 275,610 +185,858
United States 205,327 139,325 -66,002
Italy 186,302 133,145 -53,157
India 209,809 70,697 -139,112
Portugal 107,311 87,605 -19,706
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 110,360 70,480 -39,880
Denmark 105,793 55,853 -49,940

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 7,006,344
France 623,960
Portugal 512,158
Turkey 364,251
India 279,446

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 3,829,320 3,177,024 -652,296
France 325,722 298,238 -27,484
Portugal 257,940 254,218 -3,722
Turkey 88,641 275,610 +186,969
India 208,749 70,697 -138,052
Italy 181,018 88,046 -92,972
United States 153,004 91,215 -61,789
Thailand 150,720 87,940 -62,780
Germany 76,189 98,105 +21,916
Japan 80,386 35,977 -44,409

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 96
Inner London - East 32
Outer London - West and North West 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
West Midlands 22

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 70 45 -25
Inner London - East 24 14 -10
Outer London - West and North West 24 13 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 13 -2
West Midlands 11 15 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2

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) 6,331,799
Air transport 2,243,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,928,781
Other 1,142,438
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) 3,279,100 3,052,699 -226,401
Air transport 1,180,522 1,063,261 -117,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,183,766 745,015 -438,751
Other 711,063 431,375 -279,688
Road transport 16,784 9,793 -6,991

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,419,830
Southampton 1,155,499
000 1,142,438
London Gateway Port 765,723
London Heathrow Airport 758,046

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 2,041,944 1,377,886 -664,058
Southampton 636,711 518,788 -117,923
000 711,063 431,375 -279,688
London Gateway Port 325,299 440,424 +115,125
London Heathrow Airport 409,788 348,258 -61,530
Eurotunnel 413,146 250,270 -162,876
Liverpool Docks 189,968 315,754 +125,786
Birmingham Airport 233,410 254,239 +20,829
East Midlands Airport 273,245 205,832 -67,413
Grangemouth Docks 283,031 56,411 -226,620

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 179
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 137
Food and beverage service activities 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 25
2026-02 29
2026-01 27
2025-12 35

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 153
54m+ 112
0-1m 92
Other 42
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 3,812,391
Malta 2,505,398
Netherlands 1,341,377
France 1,023,249
United States 1,008,139

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 2,391,729 1,420,662 -971,067
Malta 2,317,660 187,738 -2,129,922
Netherlands 1,270,680 70,697 -1,199,983
France 851,191 172,058 -679,133
United States 529,855 478,284 -51,571
Germany 438,806 459,692 +20,886
United Arab Emirates 259,049 248,354 -10,695
Italy 246,457 240,082 -6,375
Ireland 372,927 89,599 -283,328
Japan 209,907 121,929 -87,978

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 19,572
China 14,230
Egypt 10,859
Poland 8,261
Spain 3,688

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 2,459 -14,654
China 5,621 8,609 +2,988
Egypt 9,165 1,694 -7,471
Poland 8,161 100 -8,061
Spain 2,355 1,333 -1,022
Viet Nam 2,073 2 -2,071
Italy 0 1,669 +1,669
Turkey 946 340 -606
United Arab Emirates 1,089 0 -1,089
XI 414 69 -345

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 7,284,474
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,826,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,673,877
Other 77,875

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 4,598,214 2,686,260 -1,911,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,727,942 1,098,674 -4,629,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 667,016 1,006,861 +339,845
Other 58,840 19,035 -39,805

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,809,610
London Heathrow Airport 5,763,691
East Midlands Airport 863,551
Felixstowe 497,171
Eurotunnel 432,622

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 4,777,025 1,032,585 -3,744,440
London Heathrow Airport 3,581,568 2,182,123 -1,399,445
East Midlands Airport 550,715 312,836 -237,879
Felixstowe 213,678 283,493 +69,815
Eurotunnel 432,622 0 -432,622
Southampton 192,190 205,522 +13,332
Liverpool Docks 71,952 275,651 +203,699
London Gateway Port 167,375 150,564 -16,811
London Stansted Airport 188,525 70,201 -118,324
Holyhead 212,152 31,359 -180,793

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