Import/export HS code 69120081: Common pottery kitchenware

Everyday kitchen items like pots and bowls made from basic 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 3,603,297
Mexico 399,810
United States 275,581
India 250,835
Italy 204,476

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 1,677,607 1,925,690 +248,083
Mexico 248,139 151,671 -96,468
United States 87,933 187,648 +99,715
India 106,194 144,641 +38,447
Italy 57,975 146,501 +88,526
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 104,483 57,370 -47,113
Denmark 76,545 53,339 -23,206
France 85,921 28,888 -57,033
Viet Nam 25,131 74,577 +49,446
Turkey 43,850 30,565 -13,285

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 3,718,348
Mexico 634,453
India 250,835
Italy 211,297
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 126,433

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 1,752,657 1,965,691 +213,034
Mexico 317,999 316,454 -1,545
India 106,194 144,641 +38,447
Italy 58,349 152,948 +94,599
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 84,250 42,183 -42,067
Viet Nam 25,131 74,577 +49,446
Portugal 89,478 3,851 -85,627
Thailand 40,889 44,453 +3,564
Turkey 43,850 30,565 -13,285
Netherlands 11,872 27,919 +16,047

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Greater Manchester 8

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 9 12 +3
Inner London - East 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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) 4,095,954
Air transport 735,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 662,369
Other 94,031
Road transport 17,354

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) 1,878,262 2,217,692 +339,430
Air transport 393,958 341,785 -52,173
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 302,534 359,835 +57,301
Other 80,384 13,647 -66,737
Road transport 12,174 5,180 -6,994

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,944,899
Southampton 907,885
London Gateway Port 627,058
Liverpool Docks 459,165
London Heathrow Airport 321,378

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 906,154 1,038,745 +132,591
Southampton 368,308 539,577 +171,269
London Gateway Port 291,708 335,350 +43,642
Liverpool Docks 220,775 238,390 +17,615
London Heathrow Airport 199,375 122,003 -77,372
Dover 92,252 164,993 +72,741
Birmingham Airport 97,787 123,607 +25,820
London 138,745 60,292 -78,453
Eurotunnel 102,293 32,377 -69,916
000 80,384 13,647 -66,737

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 67
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Food and beverage service activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 12
2026-02 15
2026-01 11
2025-12 14

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 59
0-1m 38
54m+ 31
15m-54m 17
Other 6

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 £
Netherlands 114,948
United States 98,058
United Arab Emirates 48,556
Ireland 31,804
France 29,938

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 £
Netherlands 11,502 103,446 +91,944
United States 46,486 51,572 +5,086
United Arab Emirates 42,630 5,926 -36,704
Ireland 6,208 25,596 +19,388
France 3,839 26,099 +22,260
Switzerland 2,046 26,400 +24,354
India 23,695 0 -23,695
Japan 8,576 15,075 +6,499
Portugal 6,513 5,395 -1,118
Philippines 0 11,000 +11,000

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 21,483
China 149
Taiwan 15

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 0 21,483 +21,483
China 142 7 -135
Taiwan 0 15 +15

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 309,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,947
Other 21,647

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 126,327 183,240 +56,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,387 77,992 +34,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,528 27,419 -27,109
Other 142 21,505 +21,363

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 137,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,124
London Heathrow Airport 54,020
London Gateway Port 51,530
ZLC 37,266

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 £
East Midlands Airport 51,298 86,659 +35,361
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,309 41,815 +16,506
London Heathrow Airport 29,208 24,812 -4,396
London Gateway Port 36,720 14,810 -21,910
ZLC 4,192 33,074 +28,882
London Stansted Airport 17,934 11,344 -6,590
London Gatwick Airport 0 26,400 +26,400
Manchester Airport 23,695 0 -23,695
000 142 21,505 +21,363
Liverpool Docks 10,608 7,527 -3,081

Quick facts

HS code: 69120081

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

Description: Everyday kitchen items like pots and bowls made from basic pottery