Import/export HS code 69120029: Various ceramic tableware

Other dining items made from ceramic materials, not specified above

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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 10,317,141
Portugal 2,611,166
Ireland 1,168,313
France 1,112,354
Poland 1,060,510

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 4,934,513 5,382,628 +448,115
Portugal 2,264,812 346,354 -1,918,458
Ireland 568,777 599,536 +30,759
France 603,622 508,732 -94,890
Poland 507,819 552,691 +44,872
Belgium 491,895 489,322 -2,573
Germany 491,689 130,824 -360,865
Netherlands 125,236 216,081 +90,845
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,600 176,036 +58,436
India 229,434 53,645 -175,789

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 12,039,247
Portugal 2,687,317
Germany 1,476,897
France 864,359
Czechia 349,249

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 5,894,780 6,144,467 +249,687
Portugal 2,318,212 369,105 -1,949,107
Germany 532,395 944,502 +412,107
France 474,884 389,475 -85,409
Czechia 264,969 84,280 -180,689
India 229,434 55,031 -174,403
Japan 158,620 79,804 -78,816
Italy 112,644 120,222 +7,578
Spain 150,382 75,540 -74,842
Thailand 108,191 65,095 -43,096

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 64
Outer London - West and North West 31
Inner London - East 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18

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 39 40 +1
Outer London - West and North West 19 18 -1
Inner London - East 19 18 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 16 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3

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) 11,757,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,926,317
Other 1,751,792
Air transport 1,245,339
Road transport 35,932

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) 5,757,776 5,999,895 +242,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,071,297 1,855,020 -2,216,277
Other 955,550 796,242 -159,308
Air transport 591,743 653,596 +61,853
Road transport 11,954 23,978 +12,024

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,820,087
London 2,731,230
London Gateway Port 2,246,687
Southampton 2,234,715
000 1,751,792

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 2,965,622 1,854,465 -1,111,157
London 1,884,699 846,531 -1,038,168
London Gateway Port 514,089 1,732,598 +1,218,509
Southampton 1,369,353 865,362 -503,991
000 955,550 796,242 -159,308
Dover 685,484 853,359 +167,875
Liverpool Docks 959,157 125,068 -834,089
Eurotunnel 559,804 267,804 -292,000
499 40,279 763,945 +723,666
Thamesport 360,364 155,885 -204,479

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 140
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 131
Food and beverage service activities 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 38
2026-03 47
2026-02 48
2026-01 30
2025-12 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 128
54m+ 79
0-1m 67
Other 48
15m-54m 46

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 £
United States 754,533
France 487,889
South Korea 408,070
Ireland 248,639
United Arab Emirates 194,618

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 £
United States 540,213 214,320 -325,893
France 410,963 76,926 -334,037
South Korea 136,137 271,933 +135,796
Ireland 97,258 151,381 +54,123
United Arab Emirates 75,676 118,942 +43,266
Germany 79,475 50,594 -28,881
Netherlands 44,295 76,141 +31,846
Spain 102,302 12,337 -89,965
Qatar 36,771 72,390 +35,619
Switzerland 57,477 44,596 -12,881

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 £
China 108,899
Spain 9,597
Ireland 4,195
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17

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 £
China 32,947 75,952 +43,005
Spain 5,679 3,918 -1,761
Ireland 1,186 3,009 +1,823
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 17 +17

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 1,345,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,136,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 896,031
Other 133,559
Road transport 1,373

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 663,268 682,642 +19,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 729,765 406,653 -323,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 519,855 376,176 -143,679
Other 45,763 87,796 +42,033
Road transport 0 1,373 +1,373

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 900,177
East Midlands Airport 627,806
Southampton 545,663
London Heathrow Airport 483,702
London Gateway Port 286,618

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 616,861 283,316 -333,545
East Midlands Airport 365,466 262,340 -103,126
Southampton 241,510 304,153 +62,643
London Heathrow Airport 182,785 300,917 +118,132
London Gateway Port 240,803 45,815 -194,988
000 45,763 87,796 +42,033
London Stansted Airport 37,602 58,730 +21,128
Holyhead 33,366 41,498 +8,132
ZLC 23,903 44,232 +20,329
Dover 16,100 30,341 +14,241

Quick facts

HS code: 69120029

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

Description: Other dining items made from ceramic materials, not specified above