Import/export HS code 691190: Various porcelain or china household items

Toiletries and other household goods made from porcelain or china

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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 5,952,822
France 1,200,650
Ireland 850,550
United States 410,528
Italy 336,326

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 3,475,318 2,477,504 -997,814
France 661,720 538,930 -122,790
Ireland 447,622 402,928 -44,694
United States 209,837 200,691 -9,146
Italy 193,438 142,888 -50,550
Turkey 38,839 270,187 +231,348
India 177,177 117,749 -59,428
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 132,658 58,590 -74,068
Portugal 130,088 17,764 -112,324
Denmark 105,421 36,761 -68,660

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 6,567,575
France 694,758
Portugal 502,579
Turkey 307,915
Italy 302,566

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 3,860,671 2,706,904 -1,153,767
France 429,081 265,677 -163,404
Portugal 296,262 206,317 -89,945
Turkey 37,728 270,187 +232,459
Italy 173,604 128,962 -44,642
India 176,117 117,749 -58,368
United States 144,581 148,355 +3,774
Thailand 114,250 114,551 +301
Germany 73,581 93,955 +20,374
Japan 83,884 35,804 -48,080

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 95
Inner London - East 34
Outer London - West and North West 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Outer London - East and North East 19

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 64 50 -14
Inner London - East 26 15 -11
Outer London - West and North West 23 16 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
Outer London - East and North East 10 12 +2
West Midlands 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 8 -6
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2

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) 5,886,733
Air transport 2,106,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,071,742
Other 1,190,958
Road transport 25,321

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) 3,215,949 2,670,784 -545,165
Air transport 1,081,994 1,024,232 -57,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,307,864 763,878 -543,986
Other 704,523 486,435 -218,088
Road transport 4,607 20,714 +16,107

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,424,720
000 1,190,958
Southampton 1,119,056
London Heathrow Airport 721,632
Eurotunnel 703,207

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 2,051,379 1,373,341 -678,038
000 704,523 486,435 -218,088
Southampton 665,008 454,048 -210,960
London Heathrow Airport 412,656 308,976 -103,680
Eurotunnel 441,027 262,180 -178,847
London Gateway Port 247,176 349,609 +102,433
East Midlands Airport 260,984 189,650 -71,334
Birmingham Airport 183,051 218,166 +35,115
Grangemouth Docks 324,130 59,473 -264,657
Liverpool Docks 143,669 238,491 +94,822

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 184
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 135
Food and beverage service activities 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 37
2025-10 38
2025-09 35
2025-08 27
2025-07 45

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 149
0-1m 104
54m+ 104
Other 42
15m-54m 36

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 £
Viet Nam 3,947,675
Malta 2,505,398
Netherlands 1,297,964
France 1,021,017
United States 918,083

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 £
Viet Nam 1,102,778 2,844,897 +1,742,119
Malta 0 2,505,398 +2,505,398
Netherlands 108,741 1,189,223 +1,080,482
France 143,267 877,750 +734,483
United States 553,322 364,761 -188,561
South Korea 737,136 161,401 -575,735
Germany 123,449 619,580 +496,131
Italy 258,508 200,184 -58,324
Ireland 178,122 277,810 +99,688
China 373,316 77,213 -296,103

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 17,666
China 14,574
XU 14,516
Egypt 12,751
Poland 9,059

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 13,958 3,708 -10,250
China 6,974 7,600 +626
XU 13,399 1,117 -12,282
Egypt 9,996 2,755 -7,241
Poland 6,085 2,974 -3,111
Viet Nam 2,704 308 -2,396
Spain 2,829 0 -2,829
Italy 0 1,669 +1,669
United Arab Emirates 1,615 0 -1,615
Turkey 1,015 496 -519

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 7,213,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,640,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,221,562
Other 80,358
Road transport 7,505

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 3,253,250 3,959,945 +706,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 904,342 5,735,927 +4,831,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,521,464 700,098 -821,366
Other 59,477 20,881 -38,596
Road transport 7,505 0 -7,505

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,616,540
London Heathrow Airport 5,558,419
Southampton 975,228
East Midlands Airport 952,977
Felixstowe 608,765

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 645,200 4,971,340 +4,326,140
London Heathrow Airport 2,224,195 3,334,224 +1,110,029
Southampton 866,439 108,789 -757,650
East Midlands Airport 528,319 424,658 -103,661
Felixstowe 338,829 269,936 -68,893
Eurotunnel 39,123 397,318 +358,195
London Gateway Port 181,964 126,818 -55,146
London Stansted Airport 207,641 49,169 -158,472
Holyhead 25,709 200,602 +174,893
Liverpool Docks 79,434 135,311 +55,877

Quick facts

HS code: 691190

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

Description: Toiletries and other household goods made from porcelain or china