Import/export HS code 6809: Plaster-based products

Items made from plaster or plaster mixtures, such as decorative pieces or construction materials

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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 £
Turkey 32,958,671
Germany 29,063,298
Ireland 25,803,709
Portugal 19,201,469
Netherlands 14,820,793

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 £
Turkey 12,893,814 20,064,857 +7,171,043
Germany 13,956,596 15,106,702 +1,150,106
Ireland 11,813,563 13,990,146 +2,176,583
Portugal 10,625,282 8,576,187 -2,049,095
Netherlands 7,016,325 7,804,468 +788,143
Spain 13,074,168 560,176 -12,513,992
France 6,821,585 4,094,829 -2,726,756
Denmark 2,888,940 2,064,962 -823,978
Belgium 2,376,137 2,191,284 -184,853
Hungary 1,708,459 2,406,610 +698,151

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 £
Turkey 34,912,497
Germany 22,295,245
Spain 20,850,071
Portugal 18,869,556
Netherlands 12,318,801

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 £
Turkey 13,655,894 21,256,603 +7,600,709
Germany 11,804,158 10,491,087 -1,313,071
Spain 15,932,326 4,917,745 -11,014,581
Portugal 10,419,618 8,449,938 -1,969,680
Netherlands 6,073,875 6,244,926 +171,051
France 6,043,427 5,598,357 -445,070
Denmark 3,052,523 2,785,321 -267,202
China 1,763,687 3,554,403 +1,790,716
Hungary 1,783,553 2,491,997 +708,444
Egypt 1,026,008 2,572,485 +1,546,477

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Inner London - East 22
Greater Manchester 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
West Midlands 18

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 20 19 -1
Inner London - East 15 15 +0
Greater Manchester 15 10 -5
Outer London - West and North West 15 10 -5
West Midlands 15 12 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 15 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Essex 4 8 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 8 +4
Outer London - East and North East 6 5 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,446,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,443,175
Other 25,459,232
Air transport 505,818
Road transport 406,453

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,186,674 45,260,313 +4,073,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,259,056 27,184,119 -10,074,937
Other 11,927,764 13,531,468 +1,603,704
Air transport 265,440 240,378 -25,062
Road transport 381,580 24,873 -356,707

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 38,225,688
London 25,721,477
000 25,438,911
Dover 20,742,308
Immingham Docks 15,807,426

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 15,105,387 23,120,301 +8,014,914
London 15,191,363 10,530,114 -4,661,249
000 11,927,764 13,511,147 +1,583,383
Dover 11,867,772 8,874,536 -2,993,236
Immingham Docks 7,616,321 8,191,105 +574,784
London Gateway Port 4,509,255 3,907,684 -601,571
Greenock 6,287,905 8,928 -6,278,977
Portsmouth 1,780,349 3,879,505 +2,099,156
Southampton 3,787,138 1,477,655 -2,309,483
Harwich 2,491,340 2,589,877 +98,537

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 103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Specialised construction activities 55
Construction of buildings 22
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 65
2025-10 56
2025-09 62
2025-08 44
2025-07 51

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 121
0-1m 72
54m+ 52
15m-54m 32
Other 20

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 42,511,648
Germany 3,982,279
France 1,990,584
Ukraine 1,330,728
Sweden 1,061,766

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 18,142,149 24,369,499 +6,227,350
Germany 2,902,890 1,079,389 -1,823,501
France 1,004,506 986,078 -18,428
Ukraine 838,060 492,668 -345,392
Sweden 512,119 549,647 +37,528
Poland 505,163 372,767 -132,396
Austria 496,293 361,902 -134,391
Belgium 452,268 342,182 -110,086
United States 328,551 315,178 -13,373
Denmark 296,798 326,370 +29,572

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 £
XU 3,363,525
Ireland 2,490,327
XI 1,447,772
China 232,909
Sweden 145,801

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 £
XU 1,816,099 1,547,426 -268,673
Ireland 1,223,490 1,266,837 +43,347
XI 133,295 1,314,477 +1,181,182
China 110,644 122,265 +11,621
Sweden 116,378 29,423 -86,955
Germany 6,498 23,331 +16,833
Portugal 0 14,444 +14,444
France 2 10,819 +10,817
Italy 6,383 3,883 -2,500
Turkey 3,067 392 -2,675

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) 40,372,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,382,688
Other 7,757,038
Air transport 1,007,166
Road transport 12,586

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) 18,301,417 22,070,988 +3,769,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,469,735 4,912,953 -556,782
Other 3,418,936 4,338,102 +919,166
Air transport 519,348 487,818 -31,530
Road transport 12,586 0 -12,586

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 13,393,565
Milford 9,630,575
000 7,757,038
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,095,279
Immingham Docks 6,324,075

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 £
Heysham 6,959,274 6,434,291 -524,983
Milford 4,599,214 5,031,361 +432,147
000 3,418,936 4,338,102 +919,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,844,209 3,251,070 -593,139
Immingham Docks 3,850,627 2,473,448 -1,377,179
Liverpool Docks 1,144,161 4,439,188 +3,295,027
Fishguard 1,211,984 3,131,628 +1,919,644
Holyhead 898,450 1,069,105 +170,655
London Gateway Port 218,836 320,026 +101,190
London Heathrow Airport 209,826 295,742 +85,916

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6809

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

Description: Items made from plaster or plaster mixtures, such as decorative pieces or construction materials