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.
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* 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 4,122,018
Italy 3,168,450
India 1,675,283
Spain 1,613,271
Brazil 554,138

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 2,028,450 2,093,568 +65,118
Italy 1,262,718 1,905,732 +643,014
India 711,622 963,661 +252,039
Spain 785,401 827,870 +42,469
Brazil 363,510 190,628 -172,882
France 132,237 269,573 +137,336
Portugal 116,673 48,843 -67,830
Netherlands 11,606 95,063 +83,457
Ireland 92,511 1,311 -91,200
Turkey 47,456 44,656 -2,800

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 4,469,225
Italy 3,177,608
Spain 1,860,771
India 1,696,575
Brazil 572,960

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 2,036,658 2,432,567 +395,909
Italy 1,308,407 1,869,201 +560,794
Spain 962,482 898,289 -64,193
India 732,914 963,661 +230,747
Brazil 370,772 202,188 -168,584
Turkey 47,456 66,831 +19,375
Portugal 43,466 48,843 +5,377
Pakistan 56,991 550 -56,441
United States 53,422 0 -53,422
Taiwan 48,405 0 -48,405

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 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Lancashire 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) 7,757,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,471,262
Other 107,253
Air transport 98,777

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) 3,843,725 3,914,165 +70,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,836,174 2,635,088 +798,914
Other 79,366 27,887 -51,479
Air transport 70,890 27,887 -43,003

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,762,886
Southampton 2,322,313
Dover 2,152,504
London Gateway Port 1,526,598
Eurotunnel 849,570

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 1,282,224 1,480,662 +198,438
Southampton 1,172,709 1,149,604 -23,105
Dover 850,195 1,302,309 +452,114
London Gateway Port 766,294 760,304 -5,990
Eurotunnel 418,867 430,703 +11,836
Liverpool Docks 407,258 290,674 -116,584
London 252,564 364,776 +112,212
Portsmouth 237,020 312,757 +75,737
Immingham Docks 100,857 130,130 +29,273
000 79,366 27,887 -51,479

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Specialised construction activities 19
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 21
2025-09 18
2025-08 16
2025-07 29

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 69
0-1m 19
54m+ 19
15m-54m 10
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 2,155,770
Jamaica 60,459
United States 42,089
Italy 40,071
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 1,411,133 744,637 -666,496
Jamaica 60,459 0 -60,459
United States 1,812 40,277 +38,465
Italy 36,556 3,515 -33,041
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 1,857,138
Spain 118,964
XI 28,935
Czechia 27,185
Turkey 12,307

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 1,159,935 697,203 -462,732
Spain 107,460 11,504 -95,956
XI 28,935 0 -28,935
Czechia 27,185 0 -27,185
Turkey 12,307 0 -12,307
Nicaragua 4,457 5,587 +1,130
Egypt 9,971 0 -9,971
XU 3,714 112 -3,602
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 2,072,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 147,750
Air transport 128,376
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 1,358,159 714,406 -643,753
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,770 53,980 -39,790
Air transport 52,446 75,930 +23,484
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 2,072,565
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,310
London Gateway Port 60,459
London Heathrow Airport 57,600
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 1,358,159 714,406 -643,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,487 19,823 -26,664
London Gateway Port 60,459 0 -60,459
London Heathrow Airport 25,847 31,753 +5,906
East Midlands Airport 9,332 41,272 +31,940
Heysham 22,641 8,676 -13,965
Holyhead 10,475 9,226 -1,249
London Stansted Airport 15,412 1,939 -13,473
Felixstowe 8,782 0 -8,782
Liverpool Docks 7,072 1,180 -5,892

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