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 22,315,828
Egypt 12,683,584
Turkey 12,553,218
China 4,928,691
India 2,815,266

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 11,552,087 10,763,741 -788,346
Egypt 5,442,532 7,241,052 +1,798,520
Turkey 6,113,153 6,440,065 +326,912
China 3,298,415 1,630,276 -1,668,139
India 1,591,070 1,224,196 -366,874
Spain 654,326 584,840 -69,486
Greece 391,572 603,487 +211,915
France 681,019 286,423 -394,596
Portugal 456,739 410,887 -45,852
Oman 91,097 300,267 +209,170

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 22,894,667
Turkey 12,820,243
Egypt 12,762,102
China 4,928,543
India 2,805,188

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 11,986,582 10,908,085 -1,078,497
Turkey 6,205,494 6,614,749 +409,255
Egypt 5,475,583 7,286,519 +1,810,936
China 3,255,125 1,673,418 -1,581,707
India 1,635,621 1,169,567 -466,054
Spain 526,846 597,678 +70,832
Greece 349,476 647,959 +298,483
Portugal 453,257 317,110 -136,147
France 452,368 241,054 -211,314
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 83
Inner London - East 24
Outer London - West and North West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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 45 -16
Inner London - East 14 13 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 16 +9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 15 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 10 +5
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 8 5 -3
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Kent 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 7 +2

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) 32,926,537
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,045,214
Air transport 1,134,472
Road transport 615,613
Other 258,173

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) 16,251,170 16,675,367 +424,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,855,685 13,189,529 -666,156
Air transport 719,671 414,801 -304,870
Road transport 224,310 391,303 +166,993
Other 100,645 157,528 +56,883

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,793,146
Felixstowe 14,316,545
London Gateway Port 12,842,965
Eurotunnel 6,772,523
Southampton 3,976,906

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 8,882,874 6,910,272 -1,972,602
Felixstowe 7,446,052 6,870,493 -575,559
London Gateway Port 6,370,752 6,472,213 +101,461
Eurotunnel 2,635,462 4,137,061 +1,501,599
Southampton 1,455,098 2,521,808 +1,066,710
Belfast Port 709,166 564,811 -144,355
London 632,791 509,908 -122,883
ZLC 373,758 572,026 +198,268
Dover / Eurotunnel 187,595 500,402 +312,807
Portsmouth 277,544 353,314 +75,770

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 53
Construction of buildings 17
Food and beverage service activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 51
2025-10 50
2025-09 51
2025-08 41

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 160
0-1m 74
54m+ 44
15m-54m 32
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 1,928,801
France 595,856
Ukraine 503,663
Italy 408,306
United States 393,909

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 1,093,123 835,678 -257,445
France 244,795 351,061 +106,266
Ukraine 0 503,663 +503,663
Italy 262,492 145,814 -116,678
United States 127,512 266,397 +138,885
Germany 106,407 38,037 -68,370
Switzerland 45,942 83,533 +37,591
Austria 5,387 55,429 +50,042
Netherlands 20,359 29,019 +8,660
United Arab Emirates 11,919 14,558 +2,639

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 1,351,105
XI 350,704
Spain 54,826
Nicaragua 8,490
China 5,018

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 669,465 681,640 +12,175
XI 300,415 50,289 -250,126
Spain 30,768 24,058 -6,710
Nicaragua 0 8,490 +8,490
China 3,291 1,727 -1,564
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) 2,182,325
Other 1,775,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 327,177
Air transport 247,101

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) 860,056 1,322,269 +462,213
Other 1,008,986 766,345 -242,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,235 216,942 +106,707
Air transport 97,148 149,953 +52,805

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,936,460
000 1,775,331
London Heathrow Airport 132,501
Holyhead 127,051
Liverpool Docks 122,628

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 739,311 1,197,149 +457,838
000 1,008,986 766,345 -242,641
London Heathrow Airport 34,432 98,069 +63,637
Holyhead 74,795 52,256 -22,539
Liverpool Docks 51,413 71,215 +19,802
Southampton 40,101 61,392 +21,291
Belfast Port 0 71,022 +71,022
ZLC 27,294 24,649 -2,645
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