Import/export HS code 690730: Ceramic mosaic cubes

Small ceramic mosaic cubes, not including finishing ceramics

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 £
China 1,854,480
Italy 1,427,337
Spain 547,322
Morocco 458,569
Netherlands 453,694

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 1,090,684 763,796 -326,888
Italy 878,282 549,055 -329,227
Spain 330,015 217,307 -112,708
Morocco 199,360 259,209 +59,849
Netherlands 243,618 210,076 -33,542
Turkey 83,466 152,702 +69,236
India 167,070 0 -167,070
Ireland 64,104 63,935 -169
France 42,366 74,565 +32,199
Germany 37,519 44,333 +6,814

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 2,490,546
Italy 1,470,814
Morocco 505,307
Spain 407,637
Turkey 237,651

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 1,446,221 1,044,325 -401,896
Italy 880,072 590,742 -289,330
Morocco 246,098 259,209 +13,111
Spain 232,242 175,395 -56,847
Turkey 83,466 154,185 +70,719
India 172,356 1,070 -171,286
Poland 31,845 24,651 -7,194
Germany 16,246 31,127 +14,881
Egypt 33,401 0 -33,401
France 32,370 0 -32,370

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
West Yorkshire 9

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 7 -2
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
West Midlands 7 3 -4
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Kent 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 5 +5

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) 3,236,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,167,130
Other 187,301
Air transport 171,088
Road transport 5,553

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) 1,954,484 1,282,204 -672,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,203,636 963,494 -240,142
Other 96,447 90,854 -5,593
Air transport 98,361 72,727 -25,634
Road transport 3,662 1,891 -1,771

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,139,913
Dover 883,527
Southampton 581,752
London 502,503
London Gateway Port 469,817

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 679,645 460,268 -219,377
Dover 580,977 302,550 -278,427
Southampton 331,905 249,847 -82,058
London 306,149 196,354 -109,795
London Gateway Port 338,526 131,291 -207,235
Purfleet 144,300 248,446 +104,146
Eurotunnel 136,047 159,752 +23,705
Thamesport 117,588 147,240 +29,652
000 96,447 90,854 -5,593
Immingham Docks 121,031 16,443 -104,588

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Specialised construction activities 29
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Construction of buildings 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 25
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 67
0-1m 44
15m-54m 15
54m+ 14
Other 9

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 394,910
Saudi Arabia 85,043
Ireland 66,079
France 28,100
Netherlands 12,305

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 215,794 179,116 -36,678
Saudi Arabia 50,015 35,028 -14,987
Ireland 52,191 13,888 -38,303
France 10,114 17,986 +7,872
Netherlands 5,173 7,132 +1,959
Sweden 0 11,754 +11,754
Singapore 0 11,418 +11,418
United Arab Emirates 5,143 4,354 -789
Poland 0 6,400 +6,400
Spain 4,525 1,274 -3,251

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 £
Spain 234
Italy 215
China 44

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 £
Spain 118 116 -2
Italy 215 0 -215
China 44 0 -44

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 341,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,810
Road transport 1,362
Other 493

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 201,479 139,550 -61,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,581 91,561 +9,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,722 71,088 -4,634
Road transport 1,362 0 -1,362
Other 377 116 -261

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 247,626
London Gateway Port 111,203
Holyhead 63,200
London Heathrow Airport 62,961
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,349

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 £
East Midlands Airport 169,524 78,102 -91,422
London Gateway Port 75,716 35,487 -40,229
Holyhead 49,088 14,112 -34,976
London Heathrow Airport 5,513 57,448 +51,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,885 32,464 +16,579
Liverpool Docks 4,396 41,329 +36,933
London Stansted Airport 19,379 4,000 -15,379
Immingham Docks 3,110 14,664 +11,554
Belfast Port 0 11,418 +11,418
Harwich 4,583 3,709 -874

Quick facts

HS code: 690730

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

Description: Small ceramic mosaic cubes, not including finishing ceramics