Import/export HS code 250810: Bentonite clay

A type of absorbent clay used in industries like drilling, cosmetics, and construction

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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 £
Netherlands 9,989,748
Turkey 8,914,939
Cyprus 4,811,470
Spain 4,751,951
Greece 3,834,313

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 £
Netherlands 5,596,318 4,393,430 -1,202,888
Turkey 4,231,070 4,683,869 +452,799
Cyprus 2,599,843 2,211,627 -388,216
Spain 2,575,210 2,176,741 -398,469
Greece 1,116,738 2,717,575 +1,600,837
United States 1,092,983 1,259,116 +166,133
Italy 1,552,089 465,311 -1,086,778
Morocco 1,208,887 402,003 -806,884
China 761,712 467,784 -293,928
Canada 231,812 346,711 +114,899

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 £
Turkey 9,021,599
Netherlands 8,192,837
Greece 5,126,051
Spain 4,987,301
Cyprus 4,602,005

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 £
Turkey 4,279,981 4,741,618 +461,637
Netherlands 4,479,848 3,712,989 -766,859
Greece 2,284,574 2,841,477 +556,903
Spain 2,665,682 2,321,619 -344,063
Cyprus 2,517,636 2,084,369 -433,267
United States 1,843,856 1,694,352 -149,504
Morocco 1,208,887 569,231 -639,656
Italy 1,043,201 480,234 -562,967
China 851,613 598,644 -252,969
Canada 211,492 156,383 -55,109

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Kent 5
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Kent 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +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) 29,726,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,925,351
Other 622,654
Air transport 247,100
Road transport 5,741

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) 15,138,066 14,588,872 -549,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,871,581 5,053,770 -1,817,811
Other 371,349 251,305 -120,044
Air transport 74,272 172,828 +98,556
Road transport 0 5,741 +5,741

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 6,078,375
Liverpool Docks 5,676,573
Immingham Docks 5,303,382
Felixstowe 4,790,027
Avonmouth Docks 4,314,649

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 £
Middlesbrough 3,456,076 2,622,299 -833,777
Liverpool Docks 3,117,542 2,559,031 -558,511
Immingham Docks 2,908,282 2,395,100 -513,182
Felixstowe 2,520,044 2,269,983 -250,061
Avonmouth Docks 2,032,682 2,281,967 +249,285
London Gateway Port 1,829,829 1,361,190 -468,639
Grangemouth Docks 686,091 1,372,388 +686,297
Ellesmere Port 752,481 1,100,428 +347,947
London 892,767 638,722 -254,045
Hull 654,335 692,422 +38,087

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 26
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of beverages 5
Manufacture of food products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 19
2025-09 15
2025-08 18
2025-07 16

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+ 27
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 9
Other 9
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 £
Belgium 1,239,238
France 1,075,284
Singapore 989,203
Spain 910,552
South Africa 795,185

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 £
Belgium 625,756 613,482 -12,274
France 610,437 464,847 -145,590
Singapore 519,405 469,798 -49,607
Spain 533,907 376,645 -157,262
South Africa 513,441 281,744 -231,697
Ireland 393,311 343,108 -50,203
Netherlands 422,652 249,198 -173,454
Iceland 438,493 137,005 -301,488
Germany 217,986 247,510 +29,524
Canada 271,707 166,802 -104,905

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 80,757
Ireland 39,911
Netherlands 33,940
India 32,561
XU 30,036

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 42,787 37,970 -4,817
Ireland 26,046 13,865 -12,181
Netherlands 17,271 16,669 -602
India 13,953 18,608 +4,655
XU 17,854 12,182 -5,672
Indonesia 3,132 0 -3,132
China 120 1,173 +1,053
XI 368 0 -368

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) 6,164,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,999,793
Other 221,998
Air transport 185,470

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) 3,314,023 2,850,239 -463,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,856,526 2,143,267 -1,713,259
Other 121,531 100,467 -21,064
Air transport 55,323 130,147 +74,824

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,122,868
Immingham Docks 2,335,645
London Gateway Port 1,963,117
Southampton 1,137,154
Felixstowe 1,074,239

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,888,187 1,234,681 -653,506
Immingham Docks 1,157,028 1,178,617 +21,589
London Gateway Port 1,235,601 727,516 -508,085
Southampton 533,243 603,911 +70,668
Felixstowe 630,787 443,452 -187,335
Middlesbrough 527,198 188,217 -338,981
Liverpool Docks 356,932 293,733 -63,199
Holyhead 163,087 190,890 +27,803
000 121,531 100,467 -21,064
Killingholme 213,222 0 -213,222

Quick facts

HS code: 250810

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

Description: A type of absorbent clay used in industries like drilling, cosmetics, and construction