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 78,371,586
Portugal 18,600,870
Germany 8,159,879
Viet Nam 6,989,614
Netherlands 6,577,269

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 38,736,274 39,635,312 +899,038
Portugal 8,212,420 10,388,450 +2,176,030
Germany 4,891,712 3,268,167 -1,623,545
Viet Nam 3,052,049 3,937,565 +885,516
Netherlands 3,179,575 3,397,694 +218,119
Italy 2,052,428 2,141,449 +89,021
France 1,175,470 1,368,986 +193,516
Spain 1,188,107 1,086,253 -101,854
United States 513,988 1,404,936 +890,948
Denmark 803,482 912,851 +109,369

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 86,778,766
Portugal 20,769,650
Viet Nam 7,677,746
Germany 7,076,656
Italy 4,835,458

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 42,408,692 44,370,074 +1,961,382
Portugal 9,293,679 11,475,971 +2,182,292
Viet Nam 3,468,485 4,209,261 +740,776
Germany 4,248,395 2,828,261 -1,420,134
Italy 2,724,344 2,111,114 -613,230
Spain 1,243,745 1,014,186 -229,559
France 835,840 1,093,395 +257,555
Thailand 866,813 563,093 -303,720
United States 270,587 1,099,128 +828,541
Netherlands 409,028 593,263 +184,235

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 185
Inner London - East 86
Greater Manchester 84
Outer London - West and North West 72
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 138 118 -20
Inner London - East 58 59 +1
Greater Manchester 61 67 +6
Outer London - West and North West 47 47 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 35 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 33 +2
West Midlands 17 21 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 19 -3
Kent 18 21 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 15 -9

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) 88,596,665
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,282,736
Air transport 9,786,197
Other 6,406,741
Road transport 234,051

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) 42,531,232 46,065,433 +3,534,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,440,700 19,842,036 +2,401,336
Air transport 4,645,573 5,140,624 +495,051
Other 4,788,673 1,618,068 -3,170,605
Road transport 134,703 99,348 -35,355

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 45,517,511
Southampton 18,717,118
London Gateway Port 13,210,594
Eurotunnel 8,763,179
Newhaven 8,081,337

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 27,404,267 18,113,244 -9,291,023
Southampton 9,063,171 9,653,947 +590,776
London Gateway Port 2,151,261 11,059,333 +8,908,072
Eurotunnel 4,019,418 4,743,761 +724,343
Newhaven 3,561,593 4,519,744 +958,151
Dover 2,747,576 4,000,092 +1,252,516
000 4,788,673 1,618,068 -3,170,605
Immingham Docks 2,335,941 2,292,239 -43,702
499 161,227 4,274,112 +4,112,885
Liverpool Docks 1,999,089 2,193,296 +194,207

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 551
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 327
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 49
Food and beverage service activities 31
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 185
2026-03 177
2026-02 177
2026-01 152
2025-12 187

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 459
0-1m 300
54m+ 172
15m-54m 97
Other 77

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 5,043,583
United States 4,466,079
France 1,875,126
Switzerland 1,216,649
Netherlands 1,178,206

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 2,634,857 2,408,726 -226,131
United States 2,904,545 1,561,534 -1,343,011
France 921,820 953,306 +31,486
Switzerland 589,035 627,614 +38,579
Netherlands 258,063 920,143 +662,080
United Arab Emirates 634,493 245,225 -389,268
Japan 443,953 390,844 -53,109
Germany 504,154 310,074 -194,080
Italy 209,767 461,755 +251,988
China 214,585 434,436 +219,851

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 2,673,842
XL 1,102,967
China 354,305
Ireland 83,846
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 1,696,507 977,335 -719,172
XL 290,189 812,778 +522,589
China 184,711 169,594 -15,117
Ireland 22,497 61,349 +38,852
Switzerland 34,711 0 -34,711
Portugal 2,671 2,559 -112
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,012 1,902 -110
Viet Nam 1,735 0 -1,735
Bangladesh 1,662 0 -1,662
Germany 612 0 -612

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 8,725,103
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,181,522
Other 4,283,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,699,763
Road transport 6,209

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 5,046,164 3,678,939 -1,367,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,890,981 4,290,541 +399,560
Other 2,245,568 2,038,116 -207,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,264,338 1,435,425 +171,087
Road transport 2,753 3,456 +703

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,633,712
000 4,283,684
London Heathrow Airport 4,145,413
East Midlands Airport 2,364,804
Dover 1,514,121

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 2,330,880 2,302,832 -28,048
000 2,245,568 2,038,116 -207,452
London Heathrow Airport 2,332,516 1,812,897 -519,619
East Midlands Airport 1,535,636 829,168 -706,468
Dover 723,136 790,985 +67,849
London Gateway Port 342,362 427,135 +84,773
Harwich 68,790 693,018 +624,228
Southampton 332,008 403,237 +71,229
ZLC 369,053 322,615 -46,438
London Stansted Airport 284,416 356,604 +72,188

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