Import/export HS code 69120029: Various ceramic tableware

Other dining items made from ceramic materials, not specified above

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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 9,411,401
Portugal 3,032,880
Ireland 1,062,414
France 1,013,758
Belgium 947,712

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 4,575,949 4,835,452 +259,503
Portugal 1,964,611 1,068,269 -896,342
Ireland 558,560 503,854 -54,706
France 599,265 414,493 -184,772
Belgium 493,883 453,829 -40,054
Poland 426,019 458,093 +32,074
Germany 585,277 141,060 -444,217
Netherlands 169,867 179,355 +9,488
India 210,897 70,977 -139,920
Spain 159,193 99,222 -59,971

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 11,109,158
Portugal 3,120,508
Germany 1,295,510
France 743,635
Czechia 354,443

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 5,633,256 5,475,902 -157,354
Portugal 2,039,375 1,081,133 -958,242
Germany 453,651 841,859 +388,208
France 458,848 284,787 -174,061
Czechia 266,776 87,667 -179,109
Spain 199,340 95,290 -104,050
India 215,264 72,363 -142,901
Italy 150,063 105,904 -44,159
Japan 168,962 69,886 -99,076
Thailand 161,560 60,045 -101,515

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 60
Outer London - West and North West 29
Inner London - East 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 40 33 -7
Outer London - West and North West 19 17 -2
Inner London - East 19 15 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 16 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
West Midlands 8 12 +4
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - South 6 7 +1

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) 10,796,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,161,172
Other 1,696,574
Air transport 1,260,544
Road transport 37,066

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) 5,450,031 5,346,549 -103,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,826,181 2,334,991 -1,491,190
Other 892,911 803,663 -89,248
Air transport 678,821 581,723 -97,098
Road transport 19,920 17,146 -2,774

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,592,424
London 2,750,297
Southampton 2,294,118
London Gateway Port 1,706,898
000 1,696,574

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 2,883,596 1,708,828 -1,174,768
London 1,390,168 1,360,129 -30,039
Southampton 1,271,640 1,022,478 -249,162
London Gateway Port 419,738 1,287,160 +867,422
000 892,911 803,663 -89,248
Liverpool Docks 1,131,929 255,456 -876,473
Dover 678,497 668,240 -10,257
Eurotunnel 512,160 350,256 -161,904
Thamesport 374,923 182,605 -192,318
499 44,090 486,105 +442,015

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 130
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 122
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Food and beverage service activities 20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 46
2025-10 49
2025-09 44
2025-08 42

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 122
54m+ 74
0-1m 66
15m-54m 46
Other 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 £
United States 712,404
France 483,997
South Korea 408,070
Ireland 228,482
United Arab Emirates 205,106

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 389,882 322,522 -67,360
France 413,225 70,772 -342,453
South Korea 136,137 271,933 +135,796
Ireland 99,795 128,687 +28,892
United Arab Emirates 103,493 101,613 -1,880
Spain 109,841 61,382 -48,459
Germany 94,176 55,836 -38,340
Netherlands 48,914 78,323 +29,409
Switzerland 59,393 59,511 +118
Qatar 35,985 76,798 +40,813

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 £
China 83,228
Spain 10,442
Ireland 3,775

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 £
China 25,671 57,557 +31,886
Spain 7,101 3,341 -3,760
Ireland 1,140 2,635 +1,495

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 1,300,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,236,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 905,850
Other 106,398

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 580,195 719,882 +139,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 815,241 421,690 -393,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 426,009 479,841 +53,832
Other 39,717 66,681 +26,964

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,005,821
East Midlands Airport 653,191
Southampton 536,155
London Heathrow Airport 416,627
London Gateway Port 307,997

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 697,163 308,658 -388,505
East Midlands Airport 347,063 306,128 -40,935
Southampton 126,994 409,161 +282,167
London Heathrow Airport 105,480 311,147 +205,667
London Gateway Port 259,479 48,518 -210,961
000 39,717 66,681 +26,964
London Stansted Airport 46,515 54,171 +7,656
Holyhead 27,640 46,588 +18,948
ZLC 34,231 29,183 -5,048
Dover 27,657 19,179 -8,478

Quick facts

HS code: 69120029

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

Description: Other dining items made from ceramic materials, not specified above