Import/export HS code 6913: Decorative ceramic items

Includes ceramic statues, figurines, and other ornamental pieces used for decoration

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 76,020,667
Portugal 18,565,147
Germany 7,678,186
Viet Nam 7,271,200
Netherlands 6,322,722

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 39,125,976 36,894,691 -2,231,285
Portugal 8,902,625 9,662,522 +759,897
Germany 4,587,954 3,090,232 -1,497,722
Viet Nam 3,661,216 3,609,984 -51,232
Netherlands 3,107,079 3,215,643 +108,564
Italy 2,110,927 1,810,331 -300,596
France 1,205,808 1,302,025 +96,217
Spain 1,225,727 890,010 -335,717
United States 489,099 1,401,814 +912,715
Denmark 883,019 840,802 -42,217

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 84,169,332
Portugal 20,557,298
Viet Nam 7,909,074
Germany 6,662,350
Italy 4,562,674

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 42,813,638 41,355,694 -1,457,944
Portugal 9,887,345 10,669,953 +782,608
Viet Nam 4,084,157 3,824,917 -259,240
Germany 3,954,391 2,707,959 -1,246,432
Italy 2,780,328 1,782,346 -997,982
Spain 1,274,961 814,397 -460,564
France 904,975 1,052,162 +147,187
United States 248,526 1,154,953 +906,427
Thailand 777,595 509,531 -268,064
Netherlands 393,333 579,206 +185,873

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 186
Greater Manchester 85
Inner London - East 85
Outer London - West and North West 70
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 47

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 137 120 -17
Greater Manchester 66 67 +1
Inner London - East 58 57 -1
Outer London - West and North West 48 41 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31 34 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 33 +3
West Midlands 18 21 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 19 -2
Kent 20 18 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 16 -7

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) 86,455,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,566,803
Air transport 9,204,584
Other 5,999,642
Road transport 252,347

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) 43,096,597 43,358,638 +262,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,446,598 18,120,205 -326,393
Air transport 4,290,268 4,914,316 +624,048
Other 5,048,690 950,952 -4,097,738
Road transport 128,414 123,933 -4,481

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 43,194,187
Southampton 18,093,113
London Gateway Port 13,701,199
Eurotunnel 8,451,796
Newhaven 8,232,765

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 26,563,378 16,630,809 -9,932,569
Southampton 9,177,165 8,915,948 -261,217
London Gateway Port 3,212,600 10,488,599 +7,275,999
Eurotunnel 4,050,081 4,401,715 +351,634
Newhaven 4,197,412 4,035,353 -162,059
Dover 2,998,715 3,565,063 +566,348
000 5,048,690 950,952 -4,097,738
499 178,697 4,771,759 +4,593,062
Immingham Docks 2,373,687 2,114,755 -258,932
Liverpool Docks 2,203,320 1,896,195 -307,125

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
548
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
316
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
51
Food and beverage service activities
31
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 172
2026-04 185
2026-03 178
2026-02 177
2026-01 152

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 451
0-1m 292
54m+ 169
15m-54m 99
Other 74

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 £
Ireland 4,862,341
United States 3,955,961
France 1,894,811
Switzerland 1,206,774
Netherlands 1,167,143

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 £
Ireland 2,657,607 2,204,734 -452,873
United States 2,539,537 1,416,424 -1,123,113
France 973,787 921,024 -52,763
Switzerland 585,332 621,442 +36,110
Netherlands 341,914 825,229 +483,315
United Arab Emirates 640,440 226,376 -414,064
Germany 487,258 298,785 -188,473
Japan 446,447 238,993 -207,454
Italy 348,053 319,853 -28,200
China 337,802 319,372 -18,430

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 2,443,579
XL 1,208,481
China 346,682
Ireland 85,409
Switzerland 34,711

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 1,466,478 977,101 -489,377
XL 568,445 640,036 +71,591
China 182,594 164,088 -18,506
Ireland 20,420 64,989 +44,569
Switzerland 34,711 0 -34,711
Portugal 2,276 2,506 +230
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,698 2,118 +420
Viet Nam 1,629 0 -1,629
Germany 612 0 -612
India 149 124 -25

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 8,147,931
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,875,961
Other 4,149,364
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,471,181
Road transport 4,769

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 4,715,509 3,432,422 -1,283,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,055,394 3,820,567 -234,827
Other 2,286,266 1,863,098 -423,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,414,742 1,056,439 -358,303
Road transport 1,313 3,456 +2,143

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,349,941
000 4,149,364
London Heathrow Airport 3,897,859
East Midlands Airport 2,194,157
Dover 1,557,154

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 2,400,695 1,949,246 -451,449
000 2,286,266 1,863,098 -423,168
London Heathrow Airport 2,248,795 1,649,064 -599,731
East Midlands Airport 1,433,966 760,191 -673,775
Dover 795,172 761,982 -33,190
Harwich 105,551 643,310 +537,759
London Gateway Port 410,494 330,388 -80,106
Southampton 374,122 311,070 -63,052
London Stansted Airport 256,218 334,089 +77,871
ZLC 262,923 314,315 +51,392

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6913

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

Description: Includes ceramic statues, figurines, and other ornamental pieces used for decoration