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 14,845,495
Portugal 3,184,308
Netherlands 2,625,641
France 1,526,253
Italy 1,485,891

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 8,249,517 6,595,978 -1,653,539
Portugal 2,111,096 1,073,212 -1,037,884
Netherlands 1,601,354 1,024,287 -577,067
France 870,519 655,734 -214,785
Italy 816,007 669,884 -146,123
Thailand 747,167 518,978 -228,189
Spain 364,118 543,969 +179,851
Turkey 420,265 308,827 -111,438
Viet Nam 202,890 133,073 -69,817
Germany 131,631 203,352 +71,721

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 18,330,855
Portugal 3,556,474
Italy 1,507,793
Thailand 1,277,589
Poland 907,138

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 10,318,005 8,012,850 -2,305,155
Portugal 2,290,849 1,265,625 -1,025,224
Italy 847,127 660,666 -186,461
Thailand 752,823 524,766 -228,057
Poland 544,679 362,459 -182,220
Spain 301,575 466,136 +164,561
France 311,933 260,335 -51,598
Japan 202,620 283,411 +80,791
Viet Nam 204,796 133,073 -71,723
Turkey 159,187 163,989 +4,802

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 54
Inner London - East 28
Outer London - West and North West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11

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 38 40 +2
Inner London - East 20 20 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
North Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - South 3 5 +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) 17,092,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,669,076
Other 2,020,708
Air transport 729,574
Road transport 130,984

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) 9,619,121 7,473,099 -2,146,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,037,981 3,631,095 -1,406,886
Other 1,205,084 815,624 -389,460
Air transport 356,151 373,423 +17,272
Road transport 10,725 120,259 +109,534

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,651,859
Dover 3,286,816
London Gateway Port 3,185,089
Southampton 3,135,546
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,088,587

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 5,998,743 2,653,116 -3,345,627
Dover 1,912,937 1,373,879 -539,058
London Gateway Port 1,024,946 2,160,143 +1,135,197
Southampton 1,832,155 1,303,391 -528,764
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,165,569 923,018 -242,551
000 1,205,084 815,624 -389,460
Eurotunnel 660,916 510,574 -150,342
Newhaven 726,859 283,134 -443,725
499 6,675 824,711 +818,036
Thamesport 303,236 240,242 -62,994

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 118
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 89
Food and beverage service activities 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 50
2025-11 53
2025-10 66
2025-09 61
2025-08 50

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+ 61
0-1m 52
15m-54m 32
Other 25

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 15,752,026
United States 10,105,962
Australia 1,565,601
China 1,559,396
Malaysia 1,241,532

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 8,476,616 7,275,410 -1,201,206
United States 3,969,432 6,136,530 +2,167,098
Australia 698,133 867,468 +169,335
China 924,482 634,914 -289,568
Malaysia 323,359 918,173 +594,814
Canada 708,825 430,389 -278,436
France 518,244 430,838 -87,406
Germany 476,441 222,691 -253,750
Sweden 256,627 210,144 -46,483
Ireland 256,068 201,034 -55,034

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 1,495
China 1,332
Portugal 27
Romania 24

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 445 1,050 +605
China 324 1,008 +684
Portugal 27 0 -27
Romania 24 0 -24

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) 30,226,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,518,663
Air transport 2,984,026
Other 30,360
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) 14,336,245 15,889,840 +1,553,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,755,085 1,763,578 -991,507
Air transport 1,745,464 1,238,562 -506,902
Other 15,472 14,888 -584
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 11,371,531
Liverpool Docks 8,299,075
London Gateway Port 6,006,675
Felixstowe 4,360,673
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,734,990

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 5,788,238 5,583,293 -204,945
Liverpool Docks 3,911,327 4,387,748 +476,421
London Gateway Port 3,486,579 2,520,096 -966,483
Felixstowe 982,824 3,377,849 +2,395,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,324,088 1,410,902 -913,186
London Heathrow Airport 1,022,002 561,424 -460,578
ZLC 288,626 202,344 -86,282
East Midlands Airport 236,645 225,254 -11,391
Immingham Docks 182,617 149,883 -32,734
Holyhead 167,018 110,528 -56,490

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