Import/export HS code 69120081: Common pottery kitchenware

Everyday kitchen items like pots and bowls made from basic pottery

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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 3,269,376
Mexico 551,298
India 229,524
Italy 164,593
United States 157,114

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 1,441,447 1,827,929 +386,482
Mexico 265,363 285,935 +20,572
India 82,786 146,738 +63,952
Italy 47,441 117,152 +69,711
United States 108,130 48,984 -59,146
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 87,362 67,352 -20,010
Denmark 91,906 50,576 -41,330
France 42,879 96,773 +53,894
Netherlands 93,150 21,922 -71,228
Viet Nam 0 99,708 +99,708

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 3,432,083
Mexico 668,235
India 229,524
Italy 167,990
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 130,371

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 1,584,736 1,847,347 +262,611
Mexico 355,941 312,294 -43,647
India 82,786 146,738 +63,952
Italy 47,821 120,169 +72,348
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 56,466 73,905 +17,439
Viet Nam 0 99,708 +99,708
Portugal 23,541 69,788 +46,247
Turkey 46,398 39,296 -7,102
Thailand 41,323 39,122 -2,201
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 23
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 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 15 10 -5
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 8 +4
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 3 4 +1
Merseyside 5 2 -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) 3,781,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 704,259
Air transport 699,517
Other 122,033
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) 1,714,786 2,066,541 +351,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 336,532 367,727 +31,195
Air transport 334,399 365,118 +30,719
Other 75,026 47,007 -28,019
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 1,828,003
Southampton 731,822
London Gateway Port 679,517
Liverpool Docks 444,393
London Heathrow Airport 319,902

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 704,868 1,123,135 +418,267
Southampton 308,520 423,302 +114,782
London Gateway Port 386,365 293,152 -93,213
Liverpool Docks 235,449 208,944 -26,505
London Heathrow Airport 207,992 111,910 -96,082
Dover 146,870 128,995 -17,875
Birmingham Airport 58,558 149,510 +90,952
London 104,733 66,881 -37,852
Eurotunnel 67,587 91,984 +24,397
000 75,026 47,007 -28,019

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 55
Food and beverage service activities 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 8
Real estate activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 14
2025-10 11
2025-09 12
2025-08 14

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 66
0-1m 34
54m+ 27
15m-54m 20
Other 7

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 £
France 155,738
United States 101,289
Netherlands 92,125
British Virgin Islands 61,485
United Arab Emirates 48,886

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 £
France 129,889 25,849 -104,040
United States 53,566 47,723 -5,843
Netherlands 14,596 77,529 +62,933
British Virgin Islands 61,485 0 -61,485
United Arab Emirates 43,884 5,002 -38,882
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
Ireland 11,473 4,341 -7,132

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

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 69 69 +0

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 313,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 304,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,053
Other 138

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 153,196 159,985 +6,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 250,464 53,831 -196,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,650 28,403 -51,247
Other 69 69 +0

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 156,169
Dover 142,345
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,017
London Gateway Port 80,006
London Heathrow Airport 47,710

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 62,728 93,441 +30,713
Dover 129,593 12,752 -116,841
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,305 27,712 -74,593
London Gateway Port 64,060 15,946 -48,114
London Heathrow Airport 32,843 14,867 -17,976
London Stansted Airport 25,401 10,127 -15,274
London Gatwick Airport 0 26,400 +26,400
Manchester Airport 23,695 0 -23,695
ZLC 8,529 14,199 +5,670
Liverpool Docks 6,317 8,227 +1,910

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