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 1,757,175
China 526,229
France 377,194
Ireland 330,733
India 144,776

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 1,016,469 740,706 -275,763
China 403,397 122,832 -280,565
France 208,564 168,630 -39,934
Ireland 103,088 227,645 +124,557
India 67,592 77,184 +9,592
Spain 75,073 41,298 -33,775
Italy 49,182 23,583 -25,599
New Zealand 29,745 32,111 +2,366
Japan 15,841 14,840 -1,001
Egypt 0 26,929 +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 1,893,158
China 425,698
France 353,274
Ireland 330,733
India 151,746

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 1,132,337 760,821 -371,516
China 311,027 114,671 -196,356
France 196,958 156,316 -40,642
Ireland 103,088 227,645 +124,557
India 73,245 78,501 +5,256
Spain 81,384 43,237 -38,147
Italy 49,182 22,953 -26,229
New Zealand 29,745 32,111 +2,366
Japan 16,773 14,840 -1,933
Germany 0 29,451 +29,451

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +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) 2,663,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 764,789
Air transport 52,957
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) 1,623,893 1,039,864 -584,029
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 355,076 409,713 +54,637
Air transport 19,405 33,552 +14,147
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 1,688,525
Liverpool Docks 432,623
Heysham 282,462
London Gateway Port 280,611
Felixstowe 226,976

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 1,128,098 560,427 -567,671
Liverpool Docks 235,912 196,711 -39,201
Heysham 75,712 206,750 +131,038
London Gateway Port 116,502 164,109 +47,607
Felixstowe 126,876 100,100 -26,776
Dover 85,983 124,517 +38,534
Portsmouth 25,954 36,057 +10,103
Eurotunnel 46,810 2,443 -44,367
Thamesport 25,978 16,228 -9,750
Poole 18,093 17,202 -891

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 4
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
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 8
2025-08 3
2025-07 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+ 12
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 23,682,297
Spain 19,902,433
Italy 12,483,057
Egypt 11,415,674
Turkey 11,034,012

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 6,925,907 16,756,390 +9,830,483
Spain 8,875,292 11,027,141 +2,151,849
Italy 6,084,827 6,398,230 +313,403
Egypt 6,572,562 4,843,112 -1,729,450
Turkey 4,067,607 6,966,405 +2,898,798
China 4,187,705 3,524,928 -662,777
Portugal 3,479,658 3,121,855 -357,803
Saudi Arabia 1,766,956 3,610,404 +1,843,448
Morocco 2,204,177 2,623,239 +419,062
Netherlands 1,642,536 2,456,977 +814,441

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 £
XU 3,266
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 £
XU 2,072 1,194 -878
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) 139,989,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,105,475
Air transport 164,206
Other 3,269

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) 62,192,283 77,796,795 +15,604,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,519,634 2,585,841 +66,207
Air transport 35,442 128,764 +93,322
Other 2,072 1,197 -875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Plymouth 46,563,373
Southampton 44,099,149
Teignmouth 27,215,957
Avonmouth Docks 10,269,193
Poole 7,966,928

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 22,396,824 24,166,549 +1,769,725
Southampton 17,634,859 26,464,290 +8,829,431
Teignmouth 12,130,310 15,085,647 +2,955,337
Avonmouth Docks 5,603,174 4,666,019 -937,155
Poole 2,847,860 5,119,068 +2,271,208
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,849,009 1,681,528 -167,481
London Gateway Port 822,477 1,242,577 +420,100
Felixstowe 387,853 482,878 +95,025
London 355,385 389,107 +33,722
Immingham Docks 237,942 173,598 -64,344

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