Import/export HS code 680221: Marble, travertine, and alabaster products

Products made from marble, travertine, or alabaster, used for building or decoration

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Italy 22,352,300
Turkey 12,525,426
Egypt 12,361,515
China 4,933,962
India 2,720,215

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 £
Italy 11,825,344 10,526,956 -1,298,388
Turkey 6,042,638 6,482,788 +440,150
Egypt 5,415,038 6,946,477 +1,531,439
China 3,488,678 1,445,284 -2,043,394
India 1,499,210 1,221,005 -278,205
Spain 660,658 554,740 -105,918
Greece 379,909 573,426 +193,517
France 649,034 301,585 -347,449
Portugal 437,568 448,624 +11,056
Oman 106,894 300,267 +193,373

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 £
Italy 22,950,409
Turkey 12,747,927
Egypt 12,436,855
China 4,958,644
India 2,739,898

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 £
Italy 12,261,956 10,688,453 -1,573,503
Turkey 6,133,673 6,614,254 +480,581
Egypt 5,461,837 6,975,018 +1,513,181
China 3,466,412 1,492,232 -1,974,180
India 1,552,366 1,187,532 -364,834
Spain 514,535 607,203 +92,668
Greece 337,813 617,898 +280,085
Portugal 434,086 354,847 -79,239
France 430,238 239,851 -190,387
Oman 91,097 247,702 +156,605

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Inner London - East 21
Outer London - West and North West 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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
Inner London - West 61 44 -17
Inner London - East 13 10 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 15 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 13 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 10 +6
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2
Outer London - South 10 5 -5
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1

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) 32,601,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,937,752
Air transport 1,136,414
Road transport 617,145
Other 267,238

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) 16,265,381 16,335,627 +70,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,081,523 12,856,229 -1,225,294
Air transport 604,159 532,255 -71,904
Road transport 213,622 403,523 +189,901
Other 121,046 146,192 +25,146

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,953,957
Felixstowe 14,386,216
London Gateway Port 12,619,605
Eurotunnel 6,608,417
Southampton 3,836,835

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 £
Dover 9,053,122 6,900,835 -2,152,287
Felixstowe 7,433,736 6,952,480 -481,256
London Gateway Port 6,361,182 6,258,423 -102,759
Eurotunnel 2,574,533 4,033,884 +1,459,351
Southampton 1,614,958 2,221,877 +606,919
Belfast Port 656,199 523,110 -133,089
London 638,356 400,676 -237,680
ZLC 381,972 582,258 +200,286
Portsmouth 295,068 342,843 +47,775
Dover / Eurotunnel 194,844 438,559 +243,715

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Specialised construction activities 51
Construction of buildings 18
Food and beverage service activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 51
2025-10 50
2025-09 51
2025-08 41
2025-07 49

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 157
0-1m 75
54m+ 45
15m-54m 30
Other 8

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 1,904,868
France 579,496
Ukraine 503,663
Italy 401,684
United States 372,073

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 1,095,684 809,184 -286,500
France 229,505 349,991 +120,486
Ukraine 0 503,663 +503,663
Italy 253,812 147,872 -105,940
United States 96,340 275,733 +179,393
Germany 85,020 60,543 -24,477
Switzerland 46,392 86,500 +40,108
Austria 5,387 55,429 +50,042
Spain 40,037 9,530 -30,507
Netherlands 20,304 28,927 +8,623

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 £
Switzerland 1,327,274
XI 351,423
Spain 56,617
China 5,018
XU 4,993

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 £
Switzerland 679,996 647,278 -32,718
XI 297,948 53,475 -244,473
Spain 30,044 26,573 -3,471
China 3,260 1,758 -1,502
XU 4,852 141 -4,711
Turkey 195 0 -195

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) 2,198,593
Other 1,745,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 328,418
Air transport 188,994

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) 833,743 1,364,850 +531,107
Other 1,016,295 729,225 -287,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,266 232,152 +135,886
Air transport 81,168 107,826 +26,658

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,947,115
000 1,745,520
Holyhead 135,868
Liverpool Docks 130,910
Southampton 100,166

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 724,566 1,222,549 +497,983
000 1,016,295 729,225 -287,070
Holyhead 70,932 64,936 -5,996
Liverpool Docks 51,525 79,385 +27,860
Southampton 20,883 79,283 +58,400
London Heathrow Airport 20,512 65,191 +44,679
Belfast Port 0 71,022 +71,022
ZLC 25,234 15,400 -9,834
East Midlands Airport 20,433 17,416 -3,017
Portsmouth 0 33,781 +33,781

Quick facts

HS code: 680221

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

Description: Products made from marble, travertine, or alabaster, used for building or decoration