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 9,910,833
Turkey 8,986,906
Spain 4,783,091
Cyprus 4,702,940
Greece 4,290,465

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 5,642,658 4,268,175 -1,374,483
Turkey 4,217,082 4,769,824 +552,742
Spain 2,455,603 2,327,488 -128,115
Cyprus 2,423,758 2,279,182 -144,576
Greece 1,625,140 2,665,325 +1,040,185
United States 1,042,484 1,237,708 +195,224
Italy 1,551,960 465,311 -1,086,649
Morocco 1,208,887 402,003 -806,884
China 697,690 474,374 -223,316
Canada 270,818 305,334 +34,516

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 9,086,852
Netherlands 8,102,901
Greece 5,581,799
Spain 5,039,820
Cyprus 4,498,569

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 4,262,210 4,824,642 +562,432
Netherlands 4,519,002 3,583,899 -935,103
Greece 2,774,263 2,807,536 +33,273
Spain 2,561,650 2,478,170 -83,480
Cyprus 2,342,348 2,156,221 -186,127
United States 1,785,682 1,646,075 -139,607
Morocco 1,208,887 569,231 -639,656
Italy 1,045,206 478,229 -566,977
China 813,393 609,681 -203,712
Canada 234,670 130,834 -103,836

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 6
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 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Kent 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 3 +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) 29,924,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,930,214
Other 609,659
Air transport 244,949
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) 15,298,377 14,626,227 -672,150
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,813,242 5,116,972 -1,696,270
Other 371,723 237,936 -133,787
Air transport 79,311 165,638 +86,327
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 6,553,083
Liverpool Docks 5,731,299
Immingham Docks 5,200,120
Felixstowe 4,743,534
Avonmouth Docks 4,256,018

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 3,942,871 2,610,212 -1,332,659
Liverpool Docks 2,974,405 2,756,894 -217,511
Immingham Docks 2,908,651 2,291,469 -617,182
Felixstowe 2,508,753 2,234,781 -273,972
Avonmouth Docks 1,742,734 2,513,284 +770,550
London Gateway Port 1,737,240 1,357,582 -379,658
Grangemouth Docks 806,829 1,249,843 +443,014
Ellesmere Port 752,481 1,100,428 +347,947
London 954,038 601,844 -352,194
Hull 643,848 692,044 +48,196

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 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 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
2026-01 13
2025-11 17
2025-10 19
2025-09 15
2025-08 18

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 23
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 1,186,158
France 1,060,356
Singapore 1,008,873
Spain 895,001
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 554,725 631,433 +76,708
France 593,900 466,456 -127,444
Singapore 551,818 457,055 -94,763
Spain 539,969 355,032 -184,937
South Africa 513,441 281,744 -231,697
Ireland 375,785 345,157 -30,628
Netherlands 385,808 290,370 -95,438
Iceland 407,817 139,673 -268,144
China 237,684 209,635 -28,049
Saudi Arabia 285,005 157,661 -127,344

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 80,916
Ireland 39,099
India 34,737
Netherlands 34,277
China 1,329

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 42,648 38,268 -4,380
Ireland 25,699 13,400 -12,299
India 17,243 17,494 +251
Netherlands 17,299 16,978 -321
China 126 1,203 +1,077
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) 6,312,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,765,240
Other 220,379
Air transport 197,173

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) 3,407,175 2,905,638 -501,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,568,874 2,196,366 -1,372,508
Other 121,431 98,948 -22,483
Air transport 59,795 137,378 +77,583

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,136,332
Immingham Docks 2,355,831
London Gateway Port 1,968,942
Southampton 1,229,348
Felixstowe 1,086,200

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 1,905,005 1,231,327 -673,678
Immingham Docks 1,146,080 1,209,751 +63,671
London Gateway Port 1,302,783 666,159 -636,624
Southampton 528,932 700,416 +171,484
Felixstowe 608,921 477,279 -131,642
Middlesbrough 495,614 190,885 -304,729
Liverpool Docks 308,024 290,477 -17,547
Holyhead 155,087 191,168 +36,081
000 121,431 98,948 -22,483
Grimsby 131,662 0 -131,662

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