Import/export HS code 25070080: Various kaolinic clays

Other types of clay similar to kaolin, used in industrial and artistic applications

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* 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 £
United States 1,646,504
China 519,255
France 385,482
Ireland 353,825
India 136,004

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 £
United States 946,024 700,480 -245,544
China 405,266 113,989 -291,277
France 213,448 172,034 -41,414
Ireland 111,494 242,331 +130,837
India 65,607 70,397 +4,790
Spain 59,902 40,127 -19,775
Italy 40,483 23,583 -16,900
New Zealand 29,745 32,111 +2,366
Japan 14,538 20,615 +6,077
Egypt 26,929 0 -26,929

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 £
United States 1,785,608
China 418,724
France 361,562
Ireland 353,825
India 141,952

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 £
United States 1,061,062 724,546 -336,516
China 312,896 105,828 -207,068
France 199,491 162,071 -37,420
Ireland 111,494 242,331 +130,837
India 70,238 71,714 +1,476
Spain 69,586 39,715 -29,871
Italy 40,483 22,953 -17,530
New Zealand 29,745 32,111 +2,366
Japan 15,470 20,615 +5,145
Germany 26,929 2,522 -24,407

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Merseyside 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
West Midlands 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1

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
Merseyside 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
West Midlands 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1

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) 2,518,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 794,920
Air transport 57,429
Other 15,878

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) 1,547,334 971,430 -575,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 375,395 419,525 +44,130
Air transport 19,273 38,156 +18,883
Other 6,162 9,716 +3,554

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,585,873
Liverpool Docks 408,306
Heysham 310,865
London Gateway Port 259,718
Dover 223,500

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 £
Southampton 1,070,293 515,580 -554,713
Liverpool Docks 238,524 169,782 -68,742
Heysham 83,688 227,177 +143,489
London Gateway Port 103,466 156,252 +52,786
Dover 101,435 122,065 +20,630
Felixstowe 123,663 95,943 -27,720
Portsmouth 25,954 36,057 +10,103
Eurotunnel 42,793 2,443 -40,350
Thamesport 17,575 24,628 +7,053
London Heathrow Airport 7,598 28,539 +20,941

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of food products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 8
2025-08 3

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
54m+ 11
15m-54m 5
1m-15m 5
0-1m 4

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 £
India 23,605,125
Spain 19,519,175
Italy 13,073,818
Egypt 10,729,749
Turkey 10,248,040

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 £
India 6,817,910 16,787,215 +9,969,305
Spain 9,488,997 10,030,178 +541,181
Italy 7,492,318 5,581,500 -1,910,818
Egypt 6,000,857 4,728,892 -1,271,965
Turkey 3,400,987 6,847,053 +3,446,066
China 4,170,004 3,598,015 -571,989
Portugal 3,452,820 3,488,906 +36,086
Saudi Arabia 1,870,101 3,425,255 +1,555,154
Morocco 2,437,102 2,390,314 -46,788
Poland 2,026,433 2,322,058 +295,625

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 3

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 0 3 +3

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,399,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,146,823
Air transport 166,094
Other 3,011

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,380,454 76,019,031 +12,638,577
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,598,197 2,548,626 -49,571
Air transport 38,867 127,227 +88,360
Other 1,948 1,063 -885

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Plymouth 45,358,200
Southampton 44,159,964
Teignmouth 27,682,568
Avonmouth Docks 10,285,802
Poole 8,090,543

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 £
Plymouth 21,580,469 23,777,731 +2,197,262
Southampton 17,801,426 26,358,538 +8,557,112
Teignmouth 13,089,823 14,592,745 +1,502,922
Avonmouth Docks 5,880,321 4,405,481 -1,474,840
Poole 3,501,074 4,589,469 +1,088,395
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,896,426 1,588,980 -307,446
London Gateway Port 815,210 1,240,474 +425,264
Felixstowe 417,891 498,935 +81,044
London 375,884 401,652 +25,768
Immingham Docks 223,374 179,636 -43,738

Quick facts

HS code: 25070080

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

Description: Other types of clay similar to kaolin, used in industrial and artistic applications