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

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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 17,252,863
Germany 4,702,679
Portugal 3,670,304
Netherlands 1,923,117
Thailand 1,056,515

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 8,326,008 8,926,855 +600,847
Germany 2,937,930 1,764,749 -1,173,181
Portugal 1,856,615 1,813,689 -42,926
Netherlands 898,193 1,024,924 +126,731
Thailand 607,547 448,968 -158,579
Viet Nam 423,757 432,175 +8,418
Spain 361,699 252,998 -108,701
Denmark 195,088 121,631 -73,457
Malaysia 96,565 177,660 +81,095
Italy 90,356 165,610 +75,254

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 18,992,227
Germany 4,693,840
Portugal 4,096,210
Thailand 1,065,243
Viet Nam 979,345

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 8,945,104 10,047,123 +1,102,019
Germany 2,900,909 1,792,931 -1,107,978
Portugal 2,005,658 2,090,552 +84,894
Thailand 622,132 443,111 -179,021
Viet Nam 530,112 449,233 -80,879
Spain 367,645 248,902 -118,743
Italy 426,345 130,231 -296,114
Malaysia 92,210 177,660 +85,450
Philippines 15,076 142,732 +127,656
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 48
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 35 31 -4
Inner London - East 19 17 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 4 9 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 2 -5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 6 +4

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) 19,860,527
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,842,046
Other 1,917,483
Air transport 696,381
Road transport 79,132

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) 8,944,989 10,915,538 +1,970,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,483,246 4,358,800 -1,124,446
Other 1,511,864 405,619 -1,106,245
Air transport 431,708 264,673 -167,035
Road transport 51,617 27,515 -24,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,483,759
London Gateway Port 3,778,212
Southampton 3,626,063
Eurotunnel 2,137,641
000 1,917,483

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 6,445,729 4,038,030 -2,407,699
London Gateway Port 579,377 3,198,835 +2,619,458
Southampton 1,869,993 1,756,070 -113,923
Eurotunnel 1,194,662 942,979 -251,683
000 1,511,864 405,619 -1,106,245
499 4,349 1,607,082 +1,602,733
Immingham Docks 943,010 583,522 -359,488
Hull 789,668 715,401 -74,267
Newhaven 469,554 783,187 +313,633
Dover 631,829 591,045 -40,784

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 132
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 12
Food and beverage service activities 10
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
2026-04 38
2026-03 60
2026-02 42
2026-01 45
2025-12 42

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 89
54m+ 56
0-1m 49
15m-54m 24
Other 23

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 507,114
Ireland 365,270
Germany 164,167
Australia 94,746
France 74,900

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 333,691 173,423 -160,268
Ireland 224,845 140,425 -84,420
Germany 116,162 48,005 -68,157
Australia 49,905 44,841 -5,064
France 31,358 43,542 +12,184
Italy 21,551 50,960 +29,409
United Arab Emirates 60,483 3,361 -57,122
Poland 19,035 39,067 +20,032
Netherlands 7,357 42,685 +35,328
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 21,925
China 3,299
Portugal 1,552
Viet Nam 279
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 13,544 8,381 -5,163
China 1,692 1,607 -85
Portugal 487 1,065 +578
Viet Nam 279 0 -279
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 £
Air transport 819,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 785,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,791
Other 27,476

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 524,753 294,690 -230,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 423,967 361,041 -62,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,955 64,836 -5,119
Other 16,262 11,214 -5,048

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 289,528
Dover / Eurotunnel 273,738
London Heathrow Airport 269,177
ZLC 194,814
East Midlands Airport 183,972

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 194,430 95,098 -99,332
Dover / Eurotunnel 141,806 131,932 -9,874
London Heathrow Airport 170,112 99,065 -71,047
ZLC 131,025 63,789 -67,236
East Midlands Airport 126,562 57,410 -69,152
London Stansted Airport 56,771 74,426 +17,655
Dover 21,985 85,388 +63,403
Felixstowe 59,529 10,562 -48,967
Southampton 24,146 22,293 -1,853
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