Import/export HS code 252010: Gypsum and anhydrite

Natural gypsum and anhydrite, used in construction, agriculture, and industrial 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 £
Spain 49,018,222
Norway 5,618,776
Italy 3,804,783
Morocco 2,078,223
Germany 2,065,750

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 £
Spain 23,741,662 25,276,560 +1,534,898
Norway 2,546,445 3,072,331 +525,886
Italy 2,259,981 1,544,802 -715,179
Morocco 1,271,687 806,536 -465,151
Germany 1,268,359 797,391 -470,968
Tunisia 355,089 430,368 +75,279
China 235,408 163,132 -72,276
Ireland 177,026 150,239 -26,787
United States 135,527 100,941 -34,586
Belgium 125,295 107,667 -17,628

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 £
Spain 48,957,690
Norway 5,810,820
Italy 3,586,865
Germany 2,241,490
Morocco 2,079,958

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 £
Spain 23,743,567 25,214,123 +1,470,556
Norway 2,764,363 3,046,457 +282,094
Italy 2,042,063 1,544,802 -497,261
Germany 1,343,134 898,356 -444,778
Morocco 1,271,687 808,271 -463,416
Tunisia 355,089 430,368 +75,279
China 235,408 165,947 -69,461
United States 135,527 100,941 -34,586
Belgium 97,781 79,441 -18,340
Poland 103,970 11,606 -92,364

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Suffolk 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 62,473,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,093,618
Other 357,216
Air transport 118,027

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) 30,521,945 31,951,440 +1,429,495
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,663,872 429,746 -1,234,126
Other 159,467 197,749 +38,282
Air transport 49,390 68,637 +19,247

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 19,245,423
Avonmouth Docks 15,430,354
Southampton 8,590,694
Runcorn 5,411,907
Hull 5,318,401

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 9,907,532 9,337,891 -569,641
Avonmouth Docks 7,890,060 7,540,294 -349,766
Southampton 4,011,250 4,579,444 +568,194
Runcorn 2,841,657 2,570,250 -271,407
Hull 2,096,840 3,221,561 +1,124,721
499 2,292,474 2,445,081 +152,607
Belfast Port 1,290,226 842,617 -447,609
Dover 298,664 776,610 +477,946
Newport 135,416 561,095 +425,679
Leith 513,530 0 -513,530

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 11
Manufacture of food products 5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Construction of buildings 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 8
2025-07 6

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+ 13
1m-15m 7
0-1m 5
15m-54m 3

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 5,405,972
South Africa 1,485,916
Belgium 825,276
Italy 718,185
France 425,999

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 2,349,010 3,056,962 +707,952
South Africa 834,619 651,297 -183,322
Belgium 402,199 423,077 +20,878
Italy 308,366 409,819 +101,453
France 207,197 218,802 +11,605
Egypt 115,898 182,001 +66,103
Netherlands 55,643 112,873 +57,230
Brazil 141,239 4,676 -136,563
China 58,674 73,093 +14,419
Spain 103,249 28,013 -75,236

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 £
Morocco 4,332,128
Germany 82,430
Ireland 318

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 £
Morocco 1,659,921 2,672,207 +1,012,286
Germany 33,391 49,039 +15,648
Ireland 0 318 +318

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,414,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,285,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,227,797
Air transport 69,765
Road transport 1,261

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 1,693,312 2,721,564 +1,028,252
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,637,794 1,647,891 +10,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,867,215 1,360,582 -506,633
Air transport 31,873 37,892 +6,019
Road transport 1,261 0 -1,261

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,414,876
London Gateway Port 2,048,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,528,332
Holyhead 534,941
Felixstowe 471,608

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 1,693,312 2,721,564 +1,028,252
London Gateway Port 1,081,492 967,371 -114,121
Dover / Eurotunnel 680,882 847,450 +166,568
Holyhead 393,954 140,987 -252,967
Felixstowe 297,166 174,442 -122,724
Liverpool Docks 268,649 183,190 -85,459
Southampton 193,253 187,159 -6,094
London 185,731 167,955 -17,776
Immingham Docks 178,120 158,487 -19,633
Portsmouth 27,655 67,720 +40,065

Quick facts

HS code: 252010

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

Description: Natural gypsum and anhydrite, used in construction, agriculture, and industrial applications