Import/export HS code 681519: Various mineral-based articles

Products made from minerals or stone not listed elsewhere, such as ceramic or composite 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 £
Germany 28,768,019
Japan 8,934,011
United States 7,709,962
France 4,585,196
Italy 4,073,530

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 £
Germany 13,564,851 15,203,168 +1,638,317
Japan 3,118,316 5,815,695 +2,697,379
United States 3,836,678 3,873,284 +36,606
France 1,937,397 2,647,799 +710,402
Italy 2,894,888 1,178,642 -1,716,246
Austria 1,807,896 1,963,738 +155,842
China 1,656,324 1,541,017 -115,307
Netherlands 1,021,869 1,252,151 +230,282
Ireland 817,289 812,143 -5,146
Malaysia 974,228 282,567 -691,661

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 £
Germany 22,804,768
Japan 9,242,222
United States 8,461,698
Italy 7,038,505
China 4,708,718

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 £
Germany 11,080,166 11,724,602 +644,436
Japan 3,280,512 5,961,710 +2,681,198
United States 3,803,398 4,658,300 +854,902
Italy 3,879,771 3,158,734 -721,037
China 2,322,117 2,386,601 +64,484
Poland 1,466,182 1,777,937 +311,755
Tunisia 1,139,758 1,377,000 +237,242
Malaysia 1,143,386 554,431 -588,955
Czechia 830,269 735,509 -94,760
Netherlands 673,038 887,188 +214,150

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38
Inner London - West 32
Greater Manchester 28
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24
West Midlands 24

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 28 +2
Inner London - West 21 20 -1
Greater Manchester 24 22 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 14 -4
West Midlands 14 17 +3
West Yorkshire 15 16 +1
Merseyside 12 12 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 8 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 14 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 14 +5

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) 32,285,119
Air transport 26,060,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,442,412
Other 402,221
Road transport 227,640

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) 15,885,229 16,399,890 +514,661
Air transport 12,823,919 13,236,718 +412,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,132,819 9,309,593 +2,176,774
Other 279,224 122,997 -156,227
Road transport 116,587 111,053 -5,534

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,653,618
Southampton 9,065,526
Eurotunnel 6,788,663
East Midlands Airport 5,664,553
London Stansted Airport 4,951,257

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 £
Dover 7,644,316 7,009,302 -635,014
Southampton 3,169,642 5,895,884 +2,726,242
Eurotunnel 3,528,320 3,260,343 -267,977
East Midlands Airport 2,711,683 2,952,870 +241,187
London Stansted Airport 2,340,575 2,610,682 +270,107
London Heathrow Airport 2,187,133 2,354,583 +167,450
Immingham Docks 1,124,079 3,142,146 +2,018,067
Manchester Airport 2,083,324 1,919,580 -163,744
Felixstowe 2,409,100 1,493,553 -915,547
Birmingham Airport 1,070,689 1,813,103 +742,414

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 80
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 52
Other manufacturing 46
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 36
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 87
2025-11 96
2025-10 109
2025-09 98
2025-08 99

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
54m+ 249
1m-15m 144
15m-54m 46
Other 34
0-1m 22

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 £
United States 17,922,722
Germany 11,218,790
Hungary 9,451,792
Ireland 4,254,001
Sweden 3,386,549

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 £
United States 10,708,036 7,214,686 -3,493,350
Germany 5,290,290 5,928,500 +638,210
Hungary 3,462,012 5,989,780 +2,527,768
Ireland 2,117,966 2,136,035 +18,069
Sweden 1,794,193 1,592,356 -201,837
Netherlands 1,702,345 1,319,148 -383,197
China 1,210,998 1,618,989 +407,991
Czechia 1,431,980 1,265,420 -166,560
Canada 542,723 2,151,096 +1,608,373
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 922,039 1,643,091 +721,052

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 £
Ireland 9,300
Germany 1,471
China 1,101
XI 141
United States 55

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 £
Ireland 5,636 3,664 -1,972
Germany 0 1,471 +1,471
China 600 501 -99
XI 133 8 -125
United States 20 35 +15
Mexico 20 7 -13

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 49,831,192
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,028,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,059,123
Road transport 149,411
Other 29,233

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 24,628,683 25,202,509 +573,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,923,603 15,104,790 +1,181,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,937,792 6,121,331 -1,816,461
Road transport 149,411 0 -149,411
Other 12,833 16,400 +3,567

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,480,551
East Midlands Airport 14,108,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,753,586
Glasgow Airport 6,992,147
Liverpool Docks 5,762,865

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 11,565,185 7,915,366 -3,649,819
East Midlands Airport 6,614,603 7,494,064 +879,461
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,030,093 6,723,493 -306,600
Glasgow Airport 2,256,573 4,735,574 +2,479,001
Liverpool Docks 1,990,473 3,772,392 +1,781,919
Eurotunnel 1,588,809 3,436,020 +1,847,211
Southampton 4,329,667 594,185 -3,735,482
London Stansted Airport 2,099,316 2,821,244 +721,928
Immingham Docks 2,710,150 2,069,714 -640,436
London Gateway Port 1,032,152 1,441,412 +409,260

Quick facts

HS code: 681519

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

Description: Products made from minerals or stone not listed elsewhere, such as ceramic or composite materials