Import/export HS code 691410: Porcelain or china ceramic products

Ceramic products made from porcelain or china, excluding decorative items

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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 3,126,917
Spain 1,241,281
Turkey 656,819
Italy 641,874
France 269,561

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 1,444,386 1,682,531 +238,145
Spain 605,989 635,292 +29,303
Turkey 290,396 366,423 +76,027
Italy 365,780 276,094 -89,686
France 70,120 199,441 +129,321
India 162,465 70,945 -91,520
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 209,696 21,501 -188,195
Portugal 33,961 97,287 +63,326
United States 65,621 30,085 -35,536
Germany 67,578 14,128 -53,450

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 3,509,960
Turkey 656,819
Spain 425,807
India 233,410
Portugal 161,905

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 1,754,876 1,755,084 +208
Turkey 290,396 366,423 +76,027
Spain 153,038 272,769 +119,731
India 162,465 70,945 -91,520
Portugal 50,042 111,863 +61,821
United States 57,918 87,100 +29,182
Italy 122,500 20,860 -101,640
France 39,412 102,835 +63,423
United Kingdom 9,954 60,517 +50,563
Viet Nam 30,655 26,390 -4,265

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Inner London - East 21
Outer London - West and North West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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 18 23 +5
Inner London - East 12 12 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 9 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 1 -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) 3,764,251
Other 1,373,089
Air transport 1,309,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 579,641
Road transport 101,834

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) 1,693,424 2,070,827 +377,403
Other 754,280 618,809 -135,471
Air transport 750,346 558,816 -191,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 341,031 238,610 -102,421
Road transport 31,474 70,360 +38,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,798,086
000 1,373,089
London Gateway Port 764,381
Southampton 557,610
Luton Airport 325,836

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 751,842 1,046,244 +294,402
000 754,280 618,809 -135,471
London Gateway Port 387,559 376,822 -10,737
Southampton 264,325 293,285 +28,960
Luton Airport 116,986 208,850 +91,864
London Heathrow Airport 262,229 61,752 -200,477
Belfast Port 150,722 134,011 -16,711
499 51,515 176,030 +124,515
Eurotunnel 76,387 110,723 +34,336
London 125,558 54,770 -70,788

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
68
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
54
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9
Other manufacturing
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 14
2026-03 19
2026-02 19
2026-01 13

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 71
0-1m 37
54m+ 36
15m-54m 14
Other 11

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 1,080,731
United States 233,273
France 221,164
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 186,704
Italy 151,176

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 678,025 402,706 -275,319
United States 149,271 84,002 -65,269
France 201,912 19,252 -182,660
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 53,142 133,562 +80,420
Italy 89,320 61,856 -27,464
Switzerland 65,450 48,595 -16,855
Germany 87,466 25,219 -62,247
Netherlands 64,227 35,256 -28,971
United Arab Emirates 62,760 9,026 -53,734
India 52,188 18,420 -33,768

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 £
Spain 809,170
Italy 120,449
Turkey 2,218
Ireland 1,254
China 197

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 £
Spain 529,483 279,687 -249,796
Italy 61,109 59,340 -1,769
Turkey 2,218 0 -2,218
Ireland 1,254 0 -1,254
China 183 14 -169

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 933,288
Air transport 849,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 811,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,048
Road transport 7,569

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 £
Other 594,247 339,041 -255,206
Air transport 505,056 344,114 -160,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 535,447 276,005 -259,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,474 8,574 -115,900
Road transport 3,335 4,234 +899

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 933,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 562,845
London Heathrow Airport 361,190
East Midlands Airport 244,155
London Stansted Airport 181,906

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 £
000 594,247 339,041 -255,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 395,730 167,115 -228,615
London Heathrow Airport 191,248 169,942 -21,306
East Midlands Airport 172,210 71,945 -100,265
London Stansted Airport 109,116 72,790 -36,326
London Gateway Port 90,612 0 -90,612
Holyhead 57,782 29,272 -28,510
Dover 50,092 36,743 -13,349
ZLC 31,623 27,645 -3,978
Liverpool Docks 20,737 12,185 -8,552

Quick facts

HS code: 691410

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

Description: Ceramic products made from porcelain or china, excluding decorative items