Import/export HS code 25309070: Various unspecified minerals

Miscellaneous minerals not classified under other HS codes, often used in niche industrial applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 18,891,484
Netherlands 14,472,195
Turkey 1,441,302
France 1,390,114
Austria 1,282,760

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 9,439,856 9,451,628 +11,772
Netherlands 7,655,419 6,816,776 -838,643
Turkey 1,056,323 384,979 -671,344
France 807,390 582,724 -224,666
Austria 758,169 524,591 -233,578
Germany 772,128 378,549 -393,579
Spain 446,537 498,993 +52,456
Finland 300,153 385,515 +85,362
China 205,933 470,964 +265,031
Italy 36,258 207,752 +171,494

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 22,780,613
Netherlands 9,294,731
Germany 2,039,809
Turkey 1,452,802
Austria 1,301,093

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 12,122,217 10,658,396 -1,463,821
Netherlands 4,468,597 4,826,134 +357,537
Germany 1,122,027 917,782 -204,245
Turkey 1,056,323 396,479 -659,844
Austria 765,362 535,731 -229,631
France 709,501 554,008 -155,493
Spain 485,164 417,738 -67,426
China 178,974 560,282 +381,308
Finland 321,432 385,515 +64,083
Slovakia 164,257 181,620 +17,363

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Kent 2 4 +2
West of England 3 3 +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) 30,549,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,949,943
Air transport 614,195
Other 121,224

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) 15,331,989 15,217,057 -114,932
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,877,808 5,072,135 -1,805,673
Air transport 287,118 327,077 +39,959
Other 46,655 74,569 +27,914

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 11,461,464
Immingham Docks 8,958,189
Liverpool Docks 7,027,900
Felixstowe 2,833,270
Thamesport 2,685,152

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 5,457,182 6,004,282 +547,100
Immingham Docks 4,824,356 4,133,833 -690,523
Liverpool Docks 3,384,763 3,643,137 +258,374
Felixstowe 1,802,253 1,031,017 -771,236
Thamesport 1,118,786 1,566,366 +447,580
Killingholme 1,473,867 844,293 -629,574
Dover 1,148,621 611,719 -536,902
London 481,765 660,604 +178,839
Hull 881,220 16,766 -864,454
London Gateway Port 324,000 393,124 +69,124

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 15
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 9
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 23
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
1m-15m 43
54m+ 25
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
Other 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 3,513,403
Germany 2,677,896
China 2,671,126
United States 2,511,447
Netherlands 2,137,296

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 1,811,519 1,701,884 -109,635
Germany 1,281,811 1,396,085 +114,274
China 1,477,503 1,193,623 -283,880
United States 1,807,884 703,563 -1,104,321
Netherlands 1,593,622 543,674 -1,049,948
Brazil 819,175 340,707 -478,468
Singapore 823,568 282,266 -541,302
Belgium 803,845 237,673 -566,172
Denmark 503,558 463,301 -40,257
Spain 545,615 218,644 -326,971

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 2,539,145
Ireland 33,788
Netherlands 9,218
Germany 5,941

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 1,264,445 1,274,700 +10,255
Ireland 17,865 15,923 -1,942
Netherlands 4,612 4,606 -6
Germany 2,980 2,961 -19

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) 10,513,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,858,794
Other 2,596,394
Air transport 975,104

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) 6,904,982 3,608,911 -3,296,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,144,923 3,713,871 -1,431,052
Other 1,294,364 1,302,030 +7,666
Air transport 919,629 55,475 -864,154

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,433,359
Southampton 4,087,534
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,326,396
London Gateway Port 3,114,092
000 2,596,394

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,529,268 1,904,091 -625,177
Southampton 2,637,486 1,450,048 -1,187,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,425,707 900,689 -1,525,018
London Gateway Port 2,008,094 1,105,998 -902,096
000 1,294,364 1,302,030 +7,666
Felixstowe 843,424 898,470 +55,046
Holyhead 795,541 454,918 -340,623
London 80,685 438,127 +357,442
London Heathrow Airport 444,662 17,120 -427,542
Manchester Airport 378,478 14,498 -363,980

Quick facts

HS code: 25309070

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

Description: Miscellaneous minerals not classified under other HS codes, often used in niche industrial applications