Import/export HS code 68029310: Polished or decorated granite slabs

Large granite slabs (10 kg or more) that are polished, decorated, or worked, but not carved

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 £
China 18,027,796
India 16,844,366
Italy 7,933,685
Spain 1,572,092
Greece 1,023,564

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 £
China 10,166,571 7,861,225 -2,305,346
India 8,982,068 7,862,298 -1,119,770
Italy 4,414,231 3,519,454 -894,777
Spain 840,933 731,159 -109,774
Greece 503,469 520,095 +16,626
France 327,497 555,174 +227,677
Germany 519,237 250,659 -268,578
Belgium 235,057 252,029 +16,972
Portugal 54,083 255,844 +201,761
Brazil 200,668 33,815 -166,853

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 £
China 17,975,171
India 17,481,558
Italy 7,707,981
Spain 1,935,141
Greece 815,496

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 £
China 10,043,981 7,931,190 -2,112,791
India 9,329,810 8,151,748 -1,178,062
Italy 4,277,286 3,430,695 -846,591
Spain 1,050,217 884,924 -165,293
Greece 293,641 521,855 +228,214
Germany 560,799 249,755 -311,044
Portugal 83,382 392,855 +309,473
Brazil 245,112 126,580 -118,532
South Africa 199,765 75,176 -124,589
Belgium 102,768 149,554 +46,786

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 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 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 7 5 -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) 37,473,283
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,110,556
Road transport 146,049
Air transport 126,606
Other 67,632

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) 20,639,019 16,834,264 -3,804,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,905,597 5,204,959 -700,638
Road transport 76,163 69,886 -6,277
Air transport 19,197 107,409 +88,212
Other 22,527 45,105 +22,578

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,760,139
London Gateway Port 7,969,750
Belfast Port 7,761,240
Dover 3,757,700
London 3,274,327

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 9,383,646 6,376,493 -3,007,153
London Gateway Port 3,812,464 4,157,286 +344,822
Belfast Port 4,003,450 3,757,790 -245,660
Dover 1,794,858 1,962,842 +167,984
London 1,988,394 1,285,933 -702,461
Eurotunnel 1,411,834 1,202,443 -209,391
Southampton 989,035 872,438 -116,597
Grangemouth Docks 1,106,431 625,213 -481,218
Portsmouth 750,018 594,829 -155,189
Immingham Docks 308,425 166,166 -142,259

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 62
Specialised construction activities 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 18
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 35
2025-10 39
2025-09 31
2025-08 18
2025-07 46

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 103
0-1m 29
54m+ 19
15m-54m 11
Other 11

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 593,211
United Arab Emirates 98,786
Gibraltar 40,159
Belgium 37,293
China 33,013

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 290,937 302,274 +11,337
United Arab Emirates 56,767 42,019 -14,748
Gibraltar 19,849 20,310 +461
Belgium 11,821 25,472 +13,651
China 33,013 0 -33,013
Spain 0 29,587 +29,587
India 21,316 0 -21,316
Netherlands 997 18,100 +17,103
United States 14,658 3,740 -10,918
Finland 0 12,100 +12,100

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 326,137
China 111,645
XU 11,491
Nicaragua 8,976
XI 6,193

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 171,721 154,416 -17,305
China 54,425 57,220 +2,795
XU 817 10,674 +9,857
Nicaragua 1,695 7,281 +5,586
XI 5,246 947 -4,299

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 464,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 234,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 191,191
Air transport 62,326

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 233,904 230,538 -3,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,046 163,504 +92,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,523 62,668 -65,855
Air transport 31,411 30,915 -496

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 464,442
Holyhead 100,967
London Gateway Port 90,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,002
Belfast Port 33,013

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 £
000 233,904 230,538 -3,366
Holyhead 32,716 68,251 +35,535
London Gateway Port 41,157 48,930 +7,773
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,360 48,642 +40,282
Belfast Port 33,013 0 -33,013
Southampton 30,108 1,000 -29,108
London 3,576 26,453 +22,877
London Heathrow Airport 22,476 3,093 -19,383
ZLC 3,346 21,157 +17,811
Immingham Docks 8,752 12,100 +3,348

Quick facts

HS code: 68029310

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

Description: Large granite slabs (10 kg or more) that are polished, decorated, or worked, but not carved