Import/export HS code 68029910: Polished or decorated stone slabs

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

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  • 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 4,039,673
Italy 3,220,185
India 1,648,627
Spain 1,613,572
Brazil 505,539

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 2,062,259 1,977,414 -84,845
Italy 1,365,103 1,855,082 +489,979
India 802,589 846,038 +43,449
Spain 760,377 853,195 +92,818
Brazil 301,860 203,679 -98,181
France 159,526 268,748 +109,222
Portugal 116,673 75,568 -41,105
Netherlands 36,571 99,597 +63,026
Turkey 47,456 44,656 -2,800
Ireland 90,346 1,311 -89,035

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 4,429,044
Italy 3,237,448
Spain 1,858,645
India 1,669,919
Brazil 525,752

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 2,104,167 2,324,877 +220,710
Italy 1,410,792 1,826,656 +415,864
Spain 961,626 897,019 -64,607
India 823,881 846,038 +22,157
Brazil 309,122 216,630 -92,492
Portugal 43,466 75,568 +32,102
Turkey 47,456 66,831 +19,375
Taiwan 48,405 11,340 -37,065
Pakistan 56,991 550 -56,441
United States 53,422 0 -53,422

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +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) 7,644,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,572,777
Other 107,468
Air transport 94,984

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) 3,907,862 3,736,733 -171,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,990,418 2,582,359 +591,941
Other 81,601 25,867 -55,734
Air transport 58,372 36,612 -21,760

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,796,014
Southampton 2,228,755
Dover 2,224,328
London Gateway Port 1,472,806
Eurotunnel 831,203

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 1,373,833 1,422,181 +48,348
Southampton 1,239,652 989,103 -250,549
Dover 895,928 1,328,400 +432,472
London Gateway Port 703,240 769,566 +66,326
Eurotunnel 493,187 338,016 -155,171
Liverpool Docks 404,110 303,577 -100,533
London 250,103 362,538 +112,435
Portsmouth 240,439 307,311 +66,872
Immingham Docks 102,100 134,392 +32,292
000 81,601 25,867 -55,734

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Specialised construction activities 19
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 18
2025-10 21
2025-09 18
2025-08 16

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 68
0-1m 20
54m+ 19
15m-54m 11
Other 7

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 2,125,172
Jamaica 60,459
Italy 54,880
United States 43,057
United Arab Emirates 38,121

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 1,432,870 692,302 -740,568
Jamaica 60,459 0 -60,459
Italy 35,365 19,515 -15,850
United States 4,812 38,245 +33,433
United Arab Emirates 38,121 0 -38,121
Saudi Arabia 0 32,739 +32,739
China 8,782 0 -8,782
France 0 8,577 +8,577
Sweden 3,403 4,699 +1,296
Switzerland 5,135 914 -4,221

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 £
China 1,824,784
Spain 120,251
XI 28,935
Czechia 27,185
Nicaragua 13,955

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 £
China 1,177,157 647,627 -529,530
Spain 108,822 11,429 -97,393
XI 28,935 0 -28,935
Czechia 27,185 0 -27,185
Nicaragua 4,457 9,498 +5,041
Turkey 12,307 0 -12,307
Egypt 9,971 0 -9,971
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,803 0 -3,803
Poland 392 0 -392

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 2,045,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 159,174
Air transport 129,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,559

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 1,376,686 668,666 -708,020
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,789 63,385 -32,404
Air transport 55,446 73,898 +18,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,644 2,915 -69,729

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,045,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,743
London Gateway Port 60,459
London Heathrow Airport 58,568
East Midlands Airport 50,604

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 1,376,686 668,666 -708,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,920 19,823 -22,097
London Gateway Port 60,459 0 -60,459
London Heathrow Airport 28,847 29,721 +874
East Midlands Airport 9,332 41,272 +31,940
Heysham 25,917 8,801 -17,116
Holyhead 12,107 7,594 -4,513
Eurotunnel 2,842 16,000 +13,158
London Stansted Airport 15,412 1,939 -13,473
Felixstowe 8,782 0 -8,782

Quick facts

HS code: 68029910

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

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