Import/export HS code 69120081: Common pottery kitchenware

Everyday kitchen items like pots and bowls made from basic pottery

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 3,562,678
Mexico 513,835
United States 264,360
Italy 249,325
India 229,433

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 1,819,933 1,742,745 -77,188
Mexico 304,433 209,402 -95,031
United States 74,772 189,588 +114,816
Italy 83,839 165,486 +81,647
India 108,902 120,531 +11,629
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 103,402 50,091 -53,311
Denmark 84,054 39,620 -44,434
France 100,505 15,644 -84,861
Viet Nam 25,131 74,577 +49,446
Turkey 39,342 21,143 -18,199

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 3,681,897
Mexico 737,314
Italy 256,863
India 229,433
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,863

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 1,896,534 1,785,363 -111,171
Mexico 363,129 374,185 +11,056
Italy 88,581 168,282 +79,701
India 108,902 120,531 +11,629
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,267 34,596 -48,671
Viet Nam 25,131 74,577 +49,446
Portugal 89,478 3,851 -85,627
Thailand 44,752 34,380 -10,372
Turkey 39,342 21,143 -18,199
Japan 17,277 30,884 +13,607

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 10
Outer London - East and North East 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 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Merseyside 4 3 -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) 4,159,184
Air transport 710,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 693,032
Other 90,197
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) 2,002,989 2,156,195 +153,206
Air transport 443,587 266,710 -176,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 349,034 343,998 -5,036
Other 84,097 6,100 -77,997
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 1,919,513
Southampton 1,001,721
London Gateway Port 618,132
Liverpool Docks 462,385
London Heathrow Airport 292,839

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 920,161 999,352 +79,191
Southampton 444,215 557,506 +113,291
London Gateway Port 297,290 320,842 +23,552
Liverpool Docks 259,153 203,232 -55,921
London Heathrow Airport 173,534 119,305 -54,229
Dover 109,535 178,319 +68,784
Birmingham Airport 160,429 60,689 -99,740
London 150,834 45,093 -105,741
Eurotunnel 103,936 46,503 -57,433
000 84,097 6,100 -77,997

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
68
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
55
Food and beverage service activities
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 6
2026-03 12
2026-02 15
2026-01 11

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 39
54m+ 31
15m-54m 17
Other 4

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 115,027
United States 95,463
Ireland 61,277
United Arab Emirates 48,556
France 33,657

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 13,392 101,635 +88,243
United States 43,641 51,822 +8,181
Ireland 7,987 53,290 +45,303
United Arab Emirates 42,630 5,926 -36,704
France 4,706 28,951 +24,245
Switzerland 18,500 8,800 -9,700
Japan 15,142 8,657 -6,485
India 23,695 0 -23,695
Germany 8,262 3,779 -4,483
Portugal 11,908 0 -11,908

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 50,987
China 118
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 50,987 +50,987
China 111 7 -104
Taiwan 15 0 -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 303,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 128,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,158
Other 51,120

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 150,439 152,984 +2,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,874 77,088 +25,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,478 24,680 -29,798
Other 126 50,994 +50,868

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 133,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,720
000 51,120
London Heathrow Airport 50,680
London Gateway Port 49,684

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 46,006 87,741 +41,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,951 36,769 +3,818
000 126 50,994 +50,868
London Heathrow Airport 27,700 22,980 -4,720
London Gateway Port 36,320 13,364 -22,956
ZLC 16,553 20,713 +4,160
London Stansted Airport 17,934 11,344 -6,590
London Gatwick Airport 17,600 8,800 -8,800
Manchester Airport 23,695 0 -23,695
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