Import/export HS code 691310: Porcelain or china decorative items

Decorative ceramic items made from high-quality porcelain or china, often used for home decor

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  • 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 13,165,937
Italy 1,942,788
Spain 1,227,717
Germany 1,140,943
France 1,050,283

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 7,493,838 5,672,099 -1,821,739
Italy 978,593 964,195 -14,398
Spain 749,614 478,103 -271,511
Germany 695,452 445,491 -249,961
France 697,413 352,870 -344,543
United States 217,104 343,267 +126,163
Portugal 104,724 337,276 +232,552
Taiwan 78,808 350,937 +272,129
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 286,380 139,981 -146,399
Netherlands 228,183 186,654 -41,529

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 15,295,217
Italy 2,090,887
Spain 1,214,794
France 751,442
Germany 624,399

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 8,523,167 6,772,050 -1,751,117
Italy 1,154,124 936,763 -217,361
Spain 736,034 478,760 -257,274
France 475,726 275,716 -200,010
Germany 471,731 152,668 -319,063
Portugal 120,795 480,813 +360,018
United States 77,495 279,039 +201,544
Hungary 263,589 51,940 -211,649
Austria 216,865 62,800 -154,065
Thailand 139,840 36,099 -103,741

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 81
Greater Manchester 63
Inner London - East 38
Outer London - West and North West 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16

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 44 -20
Greater Manchester 42 56 +14
Inner London - East 23 25 +2
Outer London - West and North West 22 17 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
West Midlands 8 8 +0
West Central Scotland 7 10 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3

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) 13,530,106
Air transport 4,616,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,696,124
Other 1,000,222
Road transport 66,063

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) 7,655,621 5,874,485 -1,781,136
Air transport 2,527,572 2,089,074 -438,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,945,826 1,750,298 -195,528
Other 806,038 194,184 -611,854
Road transport 45,456 20,607 -24,849

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,548,602
Southampton 2,871,771
London Heathrow Airport 1,806,908
Dover 1,235,224
Eurotunnel 1,227,650

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 4,828,671 2,719,931 -2,108,740
Southampton 1,630,910 1,240,861 -390,049
London Heathrow Airport 1,091,973 714,935 -377,038
Dover 661,758 573,466 -88,292
Eurotunnel 693,844 533,806 -160,038
Liverpool Docks 309,639 692,926 +383,287
London Stansted Airport 648,330 352,805 -295,525
000 806,038 194,184 -611,854
London Gateway Port 256,361 743,316 +486,955
East Midlands Airport 437,832 438,448 +616

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 275
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 140
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 16
Other manufacturing 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 62
2025-10 121
2025-09 76
2025-08 76

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 188
0-1m 110
54m+ 105
15m-54m 49
Other 35

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 3,673,178
United States 2,439,721
Switzerland 673,275
Germany 424,718
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 414,462

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 2,154,810 1,518,368 -636,442
United States 1,965,716 474,005 -1,491,711
Switzerland 131,081 542,194 +411,113
Germany 226,494 198,224 -28,270
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 292,901 121,561 -171,340
France 195,129 147,861 -47,268
China 141,047 159,575 +18,528
Italy 112,266 173,644 +61,378
Australia 195,412 90,010 -105,402
Oman 158,670 92,520 -66,150

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 2,607,607
XL 801,944
China 103,660
Ireland 58,109
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 1,854,273 753,334 -1,100,939
XL 172,198 629,746 +457,548
China 91,357 12,303 -79,054
Ireland 22,090 36,019 +13,929
Switzerland 34,711 0 -34,711
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,379 145 -2,234
Taiwan 0 4 +4

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 4,444,136
Other 3,612,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,555,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 955,379
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 3,043,911 1,400,225 -1,643,686
Other 2,180,249 1,432,507 -747,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,188,025 1,367,355 +179,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 605,901 349,478 -256,423
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 £
000 3,612,756
London Heathrow Airport 2,229,015
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,942,884
East Midlands Airport 1,377,211
Manchester Airport 409,959

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 £
000 2,180,249 1,432,507 -747,742
London Heathrow Airport 1,419,356 809,659 -609,697
Dover / Eurotunnel 816,856 1,126,028 +309,172
East Midlands Airport 995,039 382,172 -612,867
Manchester Airport 382,696 27,263 -355,433
Liverpool Docks 133,078 158,147 +25,069
Belfast Port 257,092 21,235 -235,857
London Gateway Port 118,164 127,084 +8,920
Dover 107,682 131,284 +23,602
London Stansted Airport 97,936 125,119 +27,183

Quick facts

HS code: 691310

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

Description: Decorative ceramic items made from high-quality porcelain or china, often used for home decor