Import/export HS code 69120025: Earthenware or fine pottery tableware

Decorative or high-quality dining items made from earthenware or fine pottery

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 15,083,523
Portugal 3,497,889
Netherlands 2,816,194
France 1,662,115
Italy 1,657,740

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 6,941,936 8,141,587 +1,199,651
Portugal 2,311,696 1,186,193 -1,125,503
Netherlands 1,614,081 1,202,113 -411,968
France 942,559 719,556 -223,003
Italy 1,000,616 657,124 -343,492
Thailand 689,530 625,092 -64,438
Spain 353,206 542,624 +189,418
Turkey 320,719 426,142 +105,423
Germany 215,503 206,035 -9,468
Viet Nam 172,793 183,236 +10,443

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 18,909,694
Portugal 3,837,716
Italy 1,692,112
Thailand 1,326,066
Poland 987,991

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 9,032,926 9,876,768 +843,842
Portugal 2,466,101 1,371,615 -1,094,486
Italy 1,045,001 647,111 -397,890
Thailand 695,186 630,880 -64,306
Poland 568,332 419,659 -148,673
Spain 327,050 439,492 +112,442
France 367,365 272,814 -94,551
Japan 196,610 290,562 +93,952
Viet Nam 174,699 183,236 +8,537
Turkey 122,705 196,503 +73,798

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 53
Inner London - East 28
Outer London - West and North West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11

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 38 40 +2
Inner London - East 19 21 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 13 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 9 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
West Midlands 5 9 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
North Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - East and North East 6 4 -2
Outer London - South 2 6 +4

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) 17,592,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,381,773
Other 2,108,116
Air transport 742,120
Road transport 115,832

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) 8,547,481 9,045,017 +497,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,422,410 3,959,363 -1,463,047
Other 946,981 1,161,135 +214,154
Air transport 385,421 356,699 -28,722
Road transport 10,725 105,107 +94,382

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,161,184
Dover 3,717,474
London Gateway Port 3,223,320
Southampton 3,204,866
000 2,108,116

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 4,975,602 4,185,582 -790,020
Dover 2,288,984 1,428,490 -860,494
London Gateway Port 1,158,875 2,064,445 +905,570
Southampton 1,720,062 1,484,804 -235,258
000 946,981 1,161,135 +214,154
Dover / Eurotunnel 928,926 1,155,407 +226,481
Eurotunnel 824,181 507,592 -316,589
Newhaven 747,549 308,773 -438,776
499 6,675 652,662 +645,987
Thamesport 224,755 333,063 +108,308

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 121
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 87
Food and beverage service activities 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 53
2025-10 66
2025-09 61
2025-08 50
2025-07 53

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 103
54m+ 60
0-1m 55
15m-54m 33
Other 25

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 £
South Korea 16,792,416
United States 10,303,778
Australia 1,663,078
China 1,633,321
France 1,294,756

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 £
South Korea 9,035,870 7,756,546 -1,279,324
United States 4,327,542 5,976,236 +1,648,694
Australia 818,174 844,904 +26,730
China 983,359 649,962 -333,397
France 795,736 499,020 -296,716
Canada 565,153 647,064 +81,911
Malaysia 323,359 771,479 +448,120
Germany 421,787 336,487 -85,300
Netherlands 286,734 222,717 -64,017
Sweden 261,923 241,409 -20,514

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 29,099
China 1,537
XI 1,495
Portugal 27
Romania 26

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 14,587 14,512 -75
China 524 1,013 +489
XI 413 1,082 +669
Portugal 27 0 -27
Romania 26 0 -26

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,442,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,930,307
Air transport 3,233,245
Other 32,184
Road transport 1,137

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,038,117 16,404,184 +1,366,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,868,661 2,061,646 -807,015
Air transport 1,972,420 1,260,825 -711,595
Other 15,577 16,607 +1,030
Road transport 1,137 0 -1,137

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,327,461
Liverpool Docks 8,501,281
London Gateway Port 6,057,988
Felixstowe 4,161,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,125,582

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 £
Southampton 6,468,031 5,859,430 -608,601
Liverpool Docks 3,930,426 4,570,855 +640,429
London Gateway Port 3,245,262 2,812,726 -432,536
Felixstowe 1,015,758 3,145,767 +2,130,009
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,489,992 1,635,590 -854,402
London Heathrow Airport 1,193,296 566,120 -627,176
ZLC 310,288 231,880 -78,408
East Midlands Airport 256,791 216,530 -40,261
Dover 325,387 76,476 -248,911
Immingham Docks 155,774 193,054 +37,280

Quick facts

HS code: 69120025

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

Description: Decorative or high-quality dining items made from earthenware or fine pottery