Import/export HS code 69120081: Common pottery kitchenware

Everyday kitchen items like pots and bowls made from basic pottery

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  • 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 3,211,954
Mexico 551,298
India 210,342
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 171,616
Italy 154,024

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 1,406,332 1,805,622 +399,290
Mexico 197,618 353,680 +156,062
India 82,786 127,556 +44,770
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 101,900 69,716 -32,184
Italy 55,315 98,709 +43,394
United States 93,538 50,824 -42,714
Denmark 63,664 78,818 +15,154
France 41,335 98,445 +57,110
Netherlands 94,089 18,042 -76,047
Viet Nam 1,316 99,708 +98,392

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 3,382,656
Mexico 654,488
India 210,342
Italy 158,125
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 138,334

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 1,540,776 1,841,880 +301,104
Mexico 277,041 377,447 +100,406
India 82,786 127,556 +44,770
Italy 57,076 101,049 +43,973
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,862 76,472 +14,610
Turkey 65,763 39,296 -26,467
Viet Nam 1,316 99,708 +98,392
Portugal 25,311 70,055 +44,744
Thailand 36,893 43,552 +6,659
Belgium 63,352 0 -63,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 11
Greater Manchester 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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 18 9 -9
Inner London - East 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 3 4 +1
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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) 3,736,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 698,810
Air transport 692,277
Other 126,023
Road transport 17,354

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) 1,622,975 2,113,395 +490,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 320,866 377,944 +57,078
Air transport 335,460 356,817 +21,357
Other 73,357 52,666 -20,691
Road transport 0 17,354 +17,354

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,830,117
Southampton 717,145
London Gateway Port 656,938
Liverpool Docks 436,421
London Heathrow Airport 319,364

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 723,071 1,107,046 +383,975
Southampton 308,474 408,671 +100,197
London Gateway Port 303,033 353,905 +50,872
Liverpool Docks 217,609 218,812 +1,203
London Heathrow Airport 210,890 108,474 -102,416
Dover 135,734 125,774 -9,960
Birmingham Airport 47,032 142,990 +95,958
London 98,338 73,276 -25,062
Eurotunnel 66,027 93,649 +27,622
000 73,357 52,666 -20,691

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 69
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Food and beverage service activities 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 11
2025-09 12
2025-08 14
2025-07 10

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 33
54m+ 26
15m-54m 21
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 Arab Emirates 207,286
France 154,838
United States 103,548
Netherlands 92,125
Germany 77,679

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 Arab Emirates 202,284 5,002 -197,282
France 129,889 24,949 -104,940
United States 49,062 54,486 +5,424
Netherlands 9,334 82,791 +73,457
Germany 71,296 6,383 -64,913
British Virgin Islands 61,485 0 -61,485
Philippines 24,500 11,000 -13,500
Switzerland 4,194 26,400 +22,206
Japan 16,556 11,380 -5,176
India 23,695 0 -23,695

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 138
XU 13

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 65 73 +8
XU 13 0 -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 477,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 372,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,053
Other 151

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 313,191 163,913 -149,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 315,577 57,178 -258,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,815 31,238 -45,577
Other 78 73 -5

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 206,110
Dover / Eurotunnel 197,862
East Midlands Airport 160,434
Dover 142,960
London Gateway Port 80,006

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 191,243 14,867 -176,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,050 26,812 -144,238
East Midlands Airport 64,109 96,325 +32,216
Dover 131,223 11,737 -119,486
London Gateway Port 64,060 15,946 -48,114
London Stansted Airport 25,401 10,127 -15,274
London Gatwick Airport 0 26,400 +26,400
ZLC 8,743 15,243 +6,500
Manchester Airport 23,695 0 -23,695
Liverpool Docks 3,482 11,062 +7,580

Quick facts

HS code: 69120081

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

Description: Everyday kitchen items like pots and bowls made from basic pottery