Import/export HS code 69120089: Various ceramic kitchenware

Other kitchen 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 3,474,213
Italy 1,666,214
United States 808,750
France 703,837
Netherlands 410,726

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 1,837,553 1,636,660 -200,893
Italy 798,908 867,306 +68,398
United States 401,675 407,075 +5,400
France 309,798 394,039 +84,241
Netherlands 218,662 192,064 -26,598
India 208,390 162,566 -45,824
Portugal 142,983 197,207 +54,224
Sri Lanka 192,613 99,216 -93,397
Japan 113,622 165,846 +52,224
South Africa 68,070 101,227 +33,157

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 4,354,351
Italy 1,678,418
France 592,078
United States 388,148
Portugal 373,841

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 2,371,331 1,983,020 -388,311
Italy 828,856 849,562 +20,706
France 269,622 322,456 +52,834
United States 200,656 187,492 -13,164
Portugal 152,233 221,608 +69,375
India 195,025 163,075 -31,950
Japan 128,652 191,783 +63,131
Sri Lanka 197,551 99,216 -98,335
South Africa 68,070 103,265 +35,195
United Kingdom 21,962 128,998 +107,036

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 111
Inner London - East 49
Outer London - West and North West 44
West Midlands 27
Greater Manchester 26

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 65 73 +8
Inner London - East 29 31 +2
Outer London - West and North West 23 26 +3
West Midlands 16 18 +2
Greater Manchester 16 16 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 15 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 5 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 5 -4

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) 4,567,653
Air transport 3,120,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,377,310
Other 153,811
Road transport 74,956

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) 2,398,338 2,169,315 -229,023
Air transport 1,491,578 1,628,956 +137,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,218,701 1,158,609 -60,092
Other 98,205 55,606 -42,599
Road transport 52,669 22,287 -30,382

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,185,299
East Midlands Airport 1,107,407
Southampton 979,814
London Heathrow Airport 928,918
London Gateway Port 738,854

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 1,419,997 765,302 -654,695
East Midlands Airport 591,660 515,747 -75,913
Southampton 506,422 473,392 -33,030
London Heathrow Airport 388,682 540,236 +151,554
London Gateway Port 173,997 564,857 +390,860
Dover 320,939 411,370 +90,431
Eurotunnel 338,616 337,969 -647
Thamesport 264,228 322,056 +57,828
London Stansted Airport 258,204 314,989 +56,785
London 219,443 137,835 -81,608

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 212
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 166
Food and beverage service activities 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 25
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 45
2026-02 43
2026-01 38
2025-12 54

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 202
0-1m 130
54m+ 112
15m-54m 44
Other 42

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 1,564,082
Japan 526,665
France 495,950
Canada 436,216
Poland 171,197

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 1,165,594 398,488 -767,106
Japan 272,352 254,313 -18,039
France 387,463 108,487 -278,976
Canada 319,748 116,468 -203,280
Poland 37,082 134,115 +97,033
Ireland 83,617 48,351 -35,266
Italy 86,202 34,405 -51,797
Germany 70,096 46,646 -23,450
Australia 18,136 85,122 +66,986
Lithuania 1,592 99,948 +98,356

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 23,921
Ireland 6,184
XI 648
Viet Nam 186
Italy 67

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 10,856 13,065 +2,209
Ireland 3,483 2,701 -782
XI 0 648 +648
Viet Nam 186 0 -186
Italy 0 67 +67

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) 1,949,991
Air transport 1,618,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,258,351
Other 32,100

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) 1,472,367 477,624 -994,743
Air transport 684,167 934,807 +250,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 696,387 561,964 -134,423
Other 15,584 16,516 +932

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 986,749
London Gateway Port 781,192
East Midlands Airport 682,973
London Heathrow Airport 582,088
Southampton 505,860

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 545,399 441,350 -104,049
London Gateway Port 614,705 166,487 -448,218
East Midlands Airport 330,923 352,050 +21,127
London Heathrow Airport 155,103 426,985 +271,882
Southampton 281,151 224,709 -56,442
Liverpool Docks 297,719 21,830 -275,889
Felixstowe 286,178 2,312 -283,866
London Stansted Airport 142,727 54,379 -88,348
Dover 81,717 62,206 -19,511
ZLC 35,538 45,763 +10,225

Quick facts

HS code: 69120089

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

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