Import/export HS code 69139093: Earthenware or fine pottery decorative items

Decorative ceramic items made from earthenware or fine pottery, often used for artistic or functional decor

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 17,147,044
Germany 4,741,659
Portugal 3,668,569
Netherlands 1,915,834
Thailand 984,263

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 8,137,577 9,009,467 +871,890
Germany 2,908,700 1,832,959 -1,075,741
Portugal 1,841,209 1,827,360 -13,849
Netherlands 915,089 1,000,745 +85,656
Thailand 523,709 460,554 -63,155
Viet Nam 446,061 434,610 -11,451
Spain 340,223 211,114 -129,109
Denmark 201,162 134,008 -67,154
Malaysia 88,454 191,983 +103,529
Italy 90,329 158,645 +68,316

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 18,884,470
Germany 4,743,176
Portugal 4,092,651
Viet Nam 998,677
Thailand 997,640

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 8,766,658 10,117,812 +1,351,154
Germany 2,892,282 1,850,894 -1,041,388
Portugal 1,996,790 2,095,861 +99,071
Viet Nam 547,583 451,094 -96,489
Thailand 541,554 456,086 -85,468
Italy 428,958 125,979 -302,979
Spain 344,523 208,689 -135,834
Malaysia 84,099 191,983 +107,884
Philippines 10,102 146,130 +136,028
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 111,852 42,984 -68,868

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 53
Inner London - East 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Yorkshire 10

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 37 34 -3
Inner London - East 21 17 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 4 9 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 2 -5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 6 +4
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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) 19,873,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,821,056
Other 1,844,751
Air transport 651,021
Road transport 80,809

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) 8,678,782 11,195,067 +2,516,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,496,145 4,324,911 -1,171,234
Other 1,544,994 299,757 -1,245,237
Air transport 374,684 276,337 -98,347
Road transport 51,617 29,192 -22,425

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,179,573
London Gateway Port 3,926,198
Southampton 3,446,755
Eurotunnel 2,155,221
499 1,894,353

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 6,178,348 4,001,225 -2,177,123
London Gateway Port 670,051 3,256,147 +2,586,096
Southampton 1,693,368 1,753,387 +60,019
Eurotunnel 1,190,683 964,538 -226,145
499 9,918 1,884,435 +1,874,517
000 1,544,994 299,757 -1,245,237
Hull 833,630 736,054 -97,576
Immingham Docks 923,107 587,623 -335,484
Newhaven 475,661 790,936 +315,275
Dover 668,807 508,756 -160,051

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
134
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
71
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
12
Food and beverage service activities
11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 36
2026-04 38
2026-03 61
2026-02 42
2026-01 45

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 91
54m+ 59
0-1m 50
15m-54m 26
Other 22

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 402,912
Ireland 352,367
Germany 163,074
Australia 90,837
France 89,572

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 227,776 175,136 -52,640
Ireland 216,609 135,758 -80,851
Germany 115,069 48,005 -67,064
Australia 49,996 40,841 -9,155
France 33,911 55,661 +21,750
Italy 21,551 50,960 +29,409
United Arab Emirates 52,981 3,361 -49,620
Poland 15,201 39,067 +23,866
Netherlands 9,077 40,965 +31,888
India 8,193 33,914 +25,721

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 22,471
China 2,932
Portugal 1,383
Viet Nam 267
Ireland 176

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 13,566 8,905 -4,661
China 1,295 1,637 +342
Portugal 291 1,092 +801
Viet Nam 267 0 -267
Ireland 121 55 -66

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 781,167
Air transport 695,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 140,072
Other 27,474

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 423,696 357,471 -66,225
Air transport 399,892 295,597 -104,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,955 70,117 +162
Other 15,762 11,712 -4,050

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 276,627
Dover / Eurotunnel 269,219
London Heathrow Airport 258,840
East Midlands Airport 162,360
London Stansted Airport 126,617

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 £
Holyhead 185,645 90,982 -94,663
Dover / Eurotunnel 147,164 122,055 -25,109
London Heathrow Airport 158,575 100,265 -58,310
East Midlands Airport 108,861 53,499 -55,362
London Stansted Airport 56,191 70,426 +14,235
Dover 24,092 96,860 +72,768
ZLC 35,982 68,422 +32,440
Felixstowe 59,529 10,562 -48,967
Southampton 24,146 24,184 +38
Manchester Airport 39,075 0 -39,075

Quick facts

HS code: 69139093

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

Description: Decorative ceramic items made from earthenware or fine pottery, often used for artistic or functional decor