Import/export HS code 69120025: Earthenware or fine pottery tableware

Decorative or high-quality dining items made from earthenware or fine pottery

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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 16,222,156
Portugal 3,183,666
Netherlands 2,589,890
Italy 1,794,241
France 1,675,125

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 8,771,483 7,450,673 -1,320,810
Portugal 1,920,369 1,263,297 -657,072
Netherlands 1,610,462 979,428 -631,034
Italy 744,821 1,049,420 +304,599
France 900,475 774,650 -125,825
Thailand 723,361 686,481 -36,880
Spain 413,175 871,105 +457,930
Turkey 465,343 315,834 -149,509
Germany 140,399 235,697 +95,298
Japan 139,613 222,110 +82,497

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 19,700,355
Portugal 3,667,963
Italy 1,793,265
Thailand 1,421,286
Spain 1,077,251

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 10,866,111 8,834,244 -2,031,867
Portugal 2,108,195 1,559,768 -548,427
Italy 763,083 1,030,182 +267,099
Thailand 729,017 692,269 -36,748
Spain 332,814 744,437 +411,623
Poland 537,924 495,101 -42,823
France 327,745 244,919 -82,826
Japan 216,416 316,124 +99,708
Turkey 185,892 192,118 +6,226
Viet Nam 131,228 175,799 +44,571

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 56
Inner London - East 30
Outer London - West and North West 16
West Midlands 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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 36 43 +7
Inner London - East 18 23 +5
Outer London - West and North West 8 13 +5
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 9 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
North Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - South 4 5 +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) 18,543,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,528,189
Other 1,928,437
Air transport 974,882
Road transport 283,361

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) 9,728,441 8,815,425 -913,016
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,905,474 4,622,715 -282,759
Other 1,510,210 418,227 -1,091,983
Air transport 331,925 642,957 +311,032
Road transport 4,050 279,311 +275,261

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,587,671
London Gateway Port 3,761,999
Southampton 3,347,677
Dover 3,347,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,595,509

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 6,065,475 2,522,196 -3,543,279
London Gateway Port 1,089,850 2,672,149 +1,582,299
Southampton 1,737,171 1,610,506 -126,665
Dover 1,719,535 1,627,607 -91,928
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,346,106 1,249,403 -96,703
000 1,510,210 418,227 -1,091,983
499 0 1,744,559 +1,744,559
Eurotunnel 648,951 553,839 -95,112
Newhaven 597,997 308,048 -289,949
Thamesport 353,731 203,538 -150,193

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 121
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 88
Food and beverage service activities 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 37
2026-03 60
2026-02 44
2026-01 50
2025-12 43

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 103
54m+ 68
0-1m 53
15m-54m 33
Other 26

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 £
South Korea 17,638,028
United States 11,063,604
Australia 1,713,548
China 1,582,367
Malaysia 1,563,608

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 £
South Korea 9,493,222 8,144,806 -1,348,416
United States 3,898,919 7,164,685 +3,265,766
Australia 772,584 940,964 +168,380
China 1,020,198 562,169 -458,029
Malaysia 323,359 1,240,249 +916,890
Canada 642,472 457,380 -185,092
France 545,546 455,275 -90,271
Germany 487,811 259,880 -227,931
Sweden 243,360 266,335 +22,975
Ireland 260,252 223,273 -36,979

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 £
XI 1,275
China 1,100
Romania 20

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 £
XI 1,140 135 -1,005
China 185 915 +730
Romania 20 0 -20

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) 33,779,389
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,979,082
Air transport 2,974,627
Other 35,882
Road transport 1,137

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) 15,282,515 18,496,874 +3,214,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,833,292 2,145,790 -687,502
Air transport 1,580,235 1,394,392 -185,843
Other 16,502 19,380 +2,878
Road transport 1,137 0 -1,137

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,775,904
Liverpool Docks 9,060,804
London Gateway Port 6,203,421
Felixstowe 5,595,176
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,122,194

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 7,212,710 5,563,194 -1,649,516
Liverpool Docks 3,820,591 5,240,213 +1,419,622
London Gateway Port 3,370,126 2,833,295 -536,831
Felixstowe 766,086 4,829,090 +4,063,004
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,367,365 1,754,829 -612,536
London Heathrow Airport 934,208 797,513 -136,695
East Midlands Airport 213,997 242,245 +28,248
ZLC 235,182 197,657 -37,525
Immingham Docks 175,953 179,532 +3,579
Holyhead 172,332 126,883 -45,449

Quick facts

HS code: 69120025

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

Description: Decorative or high-quality dining items made from earthenware or fine pottery