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 14,784,597
Italy 2,254,904
Spain 1,330,704
Germany 1,266,503
France 1,150,914

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 7,390,918 7,393,679 +2,761
Italy 998,753 1,256,151 +257,398
Spain 723,222 607,482 -115,740
Germany 759,344 507,159 -252,185
France 682,225 468,689 -213,536
United States 184,733 929,417 +744,684
Taiwan 75,419 468,781 +393,362
Netherlands 208,268 252,493 +44,225
Portugal 137,745 309,290 +171,545
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 286,380 141,481 -144,899

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 17,070,085
Italy 2,401,619
Spain 1,329,439
United States 887,308
France 861,427

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 8,441,413 8,628,672 +187,259
Italy 1,174,860 1,226,759 +51,899
Spain 718,214 611,225 -106,989
United States 74,977 812,331 +737,354
France 449,287 412,140 -37,147
Germany 505,997 225,644 -280,353
Portugal 146,936 456,934 +309,998
Hungary 255,128 60,049 -195,079
Austria 199,614 79,154 -120,460
Thailand 134,760 34,972 -99,788

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 85
Greater Manchester 64
Inner London - East 39
Outer London - West and North West 30
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 62 54 -8
Greater Manchester 42 57 +15
Inner London - East 22 27 +5
Outer London - West and North West 20 18 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 11 +1
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
West Central Scotland 7 10 +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) 15,243,806
Air transport 5,732,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,036,085
Other 990,046
Road transport 69,412

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) 7,503,496 7,740,310 +236,814
Air transport 2,520,730 3,212,131 +691,401
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,971,183 2,064,902 +93,719
Other 825,566 164,480 -661,086
Road transport 45,456 23,956 -21,500

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,926,969
Southampton 2,795,010
London Heathrow Airport 2,054,298
Dover 1,421,322
Eurotunnel 1,268,365

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 4,752,430 4,174,539 -577,891
Southampton 1,494,255 1,300,755 -193,500
London Heathrow Airport 1,056,242 998,056 -58,186
Dover 643,515 777,807 +134,292
Eurotunnel 767,884 500,481 -267,403
London Stansted Airport 626,789 532,893 -93,896
London Gateway Port 277,438 851,975 +574,537
Liverpool Docks 357,375 714,408 +357,033
East Midlands Airport 446,195 557,102 +110,907
000 825,566 164,480 -661,086

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 284
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 144
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 16
Other manufacturing 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 41
2026-03 46
2026-02 48
2026-01 45
2025-12 51

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 116
54m+ 106
15m-54m 54
Other 39

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 4,064,463
United States 2,705,350
Switzerland 679,631
Germany 444,405
France 402,948

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 2,092,610 1,971,853 -120,757
United States 1,875,688 829,662 -1,046,026
Switzerland 125,121 554,510 +429,389
Germany 224,844 219,561 -5,283
France 198,842 204,106 +5,264
China 149,334 209,688 +60,354
Australia 189,976 167,701 -22,275
Italy 113,569 234,947 +121,378
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 196,710 130,575 -66,135
Spain 78,588 190,564 +111,976

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 2,638,149
XL 1,102,967
China 94,242
Ireland 82,988
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 1,671,645 966,504 -705,141
XL 290,189 812,778 +522,589
China 70,784 23,458 -47,326
Ireland 21,694 61,294 +39,600
Switzerland 34,711 0 -34,711
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,012 1,902 -110
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 4,787,735
Other 3,961,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,814,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,071,212
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 2,880,196 1,907,539 -972,657
Other 2,094,327 1,866,710 -227,617
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,199,552 1,614,801 +415,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 573,075 498,137 -74,938
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 3,961,037
London Heathrow Airport 2,522,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,110,187
East Midlands Airport 1,382,936
Manchester Airport 410,912

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 2,094,327 1,866,710 -227,617
London Heathrow Airport 1,307,833 1,214,673 -93,160
Dover / Eurotunnel 811,806 1,298,381 +486,575
East Midlands Airport 951,749 431,187 -520,562
Manchester Airport 382,696 28,216 -354,480
Liverpool Docks 87,249 236,436 +149,187
London Gateway Port 110,114 183,895 +73,781
Dover 117,833 164,628 +46,795
Belfast Port 274,871 3,456 -271,415
London Stansted Airport 100,014 151,931 +51,917

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