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 3,477,256
Italy 1,633,296
United States 764,489
France 701,130
Netherlands 356,232

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 1,932,413 1,544,843 -387,570
Italy 759,537 873,759 +114,222
United States 387,763 376,726 -11,037
France 337,420 363,710 +26,290
Netherlands 178,476 177,756 -720
India 192,144 144,216 -47,928
Portugal 130,788 187,470 +56,682
Sri Lanka 177,692 106,626 -71,066
Japan 115,862 149,467 +33,605
South Africa 64,549 111,293 +46,744

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 4,303,164
Italy 1,638,480
France 584,563
United States 372,841
Portugal 348,682

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 2,423,837 1,879,327 -544,510
Italy 786,266 852,214 +65,948
France 265,491 319,072 +53,581
United States 206,023 166,818 -39,205
Portugal 147,743 200,939 +53,196
India 178,779 145,726 -33,053
Japan 145,233 159,347 +14,114
Sri Lanka 182,630 106,626 -76,004
South Africa 64,549 113,331 +48,782
Spain 92,905 50,584 -42,321

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 112
Inner London - East 51
Outer London - West and North West 43
Greater Manchester 26
West Midlands 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 64 72 +8
Inner London - East 34 29 -5
Outer London - West and North West 26 24 -2
Greater Manchester 16 16 +0
West Midlands 18 16 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 14 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 5 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -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) 4,502,819
Air transport 3,007,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,312,846
Other 152,897
Road transport 61,279

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) 2,428,271 2,074,548 -353,723
Air transport 1,468,148 1,538,998 +70,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,221,234 1,091,612 -129,622
Other 123,223 29,674 -93,549
Road transport 35,409 25,870 -9,539

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,141,446
East Midlands Airport 1,068,463
Southampton 944,878
London Heathrow Airport 886,428
London Gateway Port 794,015

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 1,397,183 744,263 -652,920
East Midlands Airport 574,739 493,724 -81,015
Southampton 510,280 434,598 -75,682
London Heathrow Airport 384,591 501,837 +117,246
London Gateway Port 247,011 547,004 +299,993
Eurotunnel 408,272 333,997 -74,275
Dover 274,929 403,845 +128,916
London Stansted Airport 250,497 311,260 +60,763
Thamesport 237,576 317,255 +79,679
London 228,872 104,345 -124,527

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
206
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
161
Food and beverage service activities
31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
24
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
2026-05 42
2026-04 30
2026-03 45
2026-02 43
2026-01 38

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 192
0-1m 130
54m+ 111
15m-54m 44
Other 44

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 1,242,313
Japan 571,756
Canada 390,241
France 252,844
Poland 191,277

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 889,861 352,452 -537,409
Japan 271,337 300,419 +29,082
Canada 300,290 89,951 -210,339
France 149,174 103,670 -45,504
Poland 41,977 149,300 +107,323
Ireland 85,065 44,176 -40,889
Italy 102,672 15,878 -86,794
Lithuania 5,312 111,748 +106,436
Australia 16,963 89,409 +72,446
Germany 59,834 44,734 -15,100

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 24,165
Ireland 6,184
XI 648
Viet Nam 159
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 11,684 12,481 +797
Ireland 3,483 2,701 -782
XI 0 648 +648
Viet Nam 159 0 -159
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) 1,620,131
Air transport 1,594,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,021,476
Other 31,273

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) 1,069,930 550,201 -519,729
Air transport 748,583 845,448 +96,865
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 487,348 534,128 +46,780
Other 15,341 15,932 +591

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 731,278
London Gateway Port 673,999
East Midlands Airport 667,111
London Heathrow Airport 582,366
Southampton 541,291

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 336,404 394,874 +58,470
London Gateway Port 493,293 180,706 -312,587
East Midlands Airport 353,068 314,043 -39,025
London Heathrow Airport 187,297 395,069 +207,772
Southampton 265,651 275,640 +9,989
Liverpool Docks 253,983 24,948 -229,035
London Stansted Airport 148,367 40,663 -107,704
Dover 80,980 53,382 -27,598
ZLC 41,757 41,048 -709
Felixstowe 66,594 0 -66,594

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