Import/export HS code 680229: Various types of stone products

Products made from natural stones not listed elsewhere, 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 £
India 6,579,258
China 2,062,528
Italy 1,682,749
Portugal 1,240,221
Morocco 883,316

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 £
India 3,677,048 2,902,210 -774,838
China 1,293,189 769,339 -523,850
Italy 724,534 958,215 +233,681
Portugal 611,044 629,177 +18,133
Morocco 550,177 333,139 -217,038
Egypt 556,179 277,713 -278,466
France 379,604 211,489 -168,115
Turkey 213,400 256,315 +42,915
Ireland 150,704 88,612 -62,092
Israel 163,768 70,017 -93,751

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 £
India 6,522,374
China 2,138,971
Italy 1,717,307
Portugal 1,523,674
Egypt 888,065

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 £
India 3,617,953 2,904,421 -713,532
China 1,366,196 772,775 -593,421
Italy 774,730 942,577 +167,847
Portugal 640,010 883,664 +243,654
Egypt 560,114 327,951 -232,163
Morocco 551,182 333,139 -218,043
Turkey 276,094 259,303 -16,791
France 204,857 125,694 -79,163
Israel 163,768 70,017 -93,751
Brazil 92,118 69,624 -22,494

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Outer London - East and North East 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Inner London - East 9

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 19 14 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 4 -5
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Essex 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +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) 11,047,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,263,482
Air transport 195,128
Other 151,946
Road transport 3,608

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) 6,301,081 4,746,009 -1,555,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,084,997 2,178,485 +93,488
Air transport 111,772 83,356 -28,416
Other 120,613 31,333 -89,280
Road transport 3,608 0 -3,608

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,103,530
London Gateway Port 2,981,571
London 1,510,536
Southampton 1,368,341
Dover 1,208,781

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 £
Felixstowe 4,024,336 1,079,194 -2,945,142
London Gateway Port 1,288,210 1,693,361 +405,151
London 630,959 879,577 +248,618
Southampton 379,758 988,583 +608,825
Dover 592,616 616,165 +23,549
Eurotunnel 483,165 534,847 +51,682
Newhaven 360,832 200,890 -159,942
Belfast Port 202,936 293,821 +90,885
Middlesbrough 80,413 176,947 +96,534
000 120,613 31,333 -89,280

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 54
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Specialised construction activities 27
Construction of buildings 11
Food and beverage service activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 18
2025-10 24
2025-09 23
2025-08 13

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 80
0-1m 40
54m+ 20
15m-54m 13
Other 2

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 £
United States 217,254
Ireland 190,095
Nigeria 49,750
Poland 41,965
Japan 32,875

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 £
United States 168,856 48,398 -120,458
Ireland 156,280 33,815 -122,465
Nigeria 0 49,750 +49,750
Poland 32,600 9,365 -23,235
Japan 0 32,875 +32,875
France 16,804 15,909 -895
Germany 31,727 0 -31,727
Netherlands 14,060 3,694 -10,366
Italy 9,377 6,746 -2,631
Oman 0 14,627 +14,627

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 £
Ireland 18,217
India 3,639
Switzerland 1,676
XI 493
China 402

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 £
Ireland 16,383 1,834 -14,549
India 3,639 0 -3,639
Switzerland 1,676 0 -1,676
XI 493 0 -493
China 382 20 -362

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) 344,866
Air transport 233,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,425
Other 24,427
Road transport 6,999

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) 254,132 90,734 -163,398
Air transport 161,521 71,942 -89,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,436 89,989 +67,553
Other 22,573 1,854 -20,719
Road transport 6,999 0 -6,999

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 202,474
Dover / Eurotunnel 162,137
Holyhead 153,005
Southampton 50,625
London Gateway Port 31,483

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 133,841 68,633 -65,208
Dover / Eurotunnel 113,268 48,869 -64,399
Holyhead 136,387 16,618 -119,769
Southampton 10,900 39,725 +28,825
London Gateway Port 8,924 22,559 +13,635
Liverpool Docks 1,455 25,575 +24,120
000 22,573 1,854 -20,719
Felixstowe 0 16,694 +16,694
Edinburgh Airport 14,500 0 -14,500
East Midlands Airport 5,690 3,309 -2,381

Quick facts

HS code: 680229

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

Description: Products made from natural stones not listed elsewhere, used for building or decoration