Import/export HS code 680410: Millstones and grindstones

Millstones and grindstones used for milling, grinding, or pulping materials

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 £
Israel 996,057
India 812,743
Italy 473,819
United States 433,823
Japan 431,699

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 £
Israel 446,958 549,099 +102,141
India 415,407 397,336 -18,071
Italy 255,313 218,506 -36,807
United States 291,716 142,107 -149,609
Japan 270,065 161,634 -108,431
Netherlands 254,693 62,121 -192,572
China 128,569 94,345 -34,224
Taiwan 51,214 67,847 +16,633
Germany 40,383 49,106 +8,723
Switzerland 20,047 34,129 +14,082

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 £
Israel 996,057
India 815,202
United States 552,635
Italy 484,118
Japan 415,274

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 £
Israel 446,958 549,099 +102,141
India 415,407 399,795 -15,612
United States 357,184 195,451 -161,733
Italy 254,187 229,931 -24,256
Japan 258,872 156,402 -102,470
Netherlands 233,834 29,749 -204,085
China 146,476 103,540 -42,936
Taiwan 45,642 73,246 +27,604
Slovenia 27,470 12,973 -14,497
Germany 17,172 16,518 -654

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 6
Essex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Essex 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +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) 2,001,954
Air transport 1,676,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 438,028
Other 38

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) 945,665 1,056,289 +110,624
Air transport 1,102,111 574,543 -527,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 249,407 188,621 -60,786
Other 27 11 -16

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,041,134
London Heathrow Airport 757,110
Thamesport 461,369
East Midlands Airport 274,066
London 267,653

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 626,538 414,596 -211,942
London Heathrow Airport 505,436 251,674 -253,762
Thamesport 29,478 431,891 +402,413
East Midlands Airport 127,959 146,107 +18,148
London 135,572 132,081 -3,491
Leeds Bradford Airport 226,655 31,155 -195,500
London Stansted Airport 91,103 109,820 +18,717
Eurotunnel 114,417 72,143 -42,274
London Gateway Port 67,107 62,627 -4,480
Southampton 83,370 21,690 -61,680

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of food products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 6
2025-09 8
2025-08 6
2025-07 9

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 27
54m+ 14
15m-54m 11
0-1m 8
Other 1

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 164,177
Kenya 132,996
United States 132,394
Netherlands 131,635
Saudi Arabia 94,536

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 99,442 64,735 -34,707
Kenya 71,210 61,786 -9,424
United States 11,959 120,435 +108,476
Netherlands 69,966 61,669 -8,297
Saudi Arabia 41,628 52,908 +11,280
Germany 79,007 2,864 -76,143
Australia 27,198 46,715 +19,517
India 54,038 2,508 -51,530
United Arab Emirates 10,714 32,823 +22,109
France 20,040 16,853 -3,187

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 8,278

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 4,924 3,354 -1,570

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 740,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 349,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 345,488
Other 8,278

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 £
Air transport 386,068 353,940 -32,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 163,925 185,098 +21,173
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,505 138,983 -67,522
Other 4,924 3,354 -1,570

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 285,136
London Heathrow Airport 266,961
ZLC 226,535
London Gateway Port 178,277
East Midlands Airport 153,293

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 176,009 109,127 -66,882
London Heathrow Airport 91,336 175,625 +84,289
ZLC 124,154 102,381 -21,773
London Gateway Port 105,064 73,213 -31,851
East Midlands Airport 129,252 24,041 -105,211
Felixstowe 48,076 41,164 -6,912
Southampton 1,619 60,050 +58,431
Manchester Airport 26,231 21,717 -4,514
London Stansted Airport 6,150 27,571 +21,421
Immingham Docks 16,496 7,104 -9,392

Quick facts

HS code: 680410

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

Description: Millstones and grindstones used for milling, grinding, or pulping materials