Import/export HS code 69120089: Various ceramic kitchenware

Other kitchen 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 3,273,589
Italy 1,525,421
United States 717,609
France 603,738
India 375,029

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 1,950,457 1,323,132 -627,325
Italy 747,526 777,895 +30,369
United States 396,710 320,899 -75,811
France 282,201 321,537 +39,336
India 181,808 193,221 +11,413
Netherlands 130,491 222,325 +91,834
Sri Lanka 193,354 112,611 -80,743
Portugal 144,457 143,314 -1,143
Japan 107,744 166,801 +59,057
Spain 96,338 81,677 -14,661

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 4,127,668
Italy 1,544,618
France 468,207
United States 391,354
India 365,010

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 2,430,268 1,697,400 -732,868
Italy 787,724 756,894 -30,830
France 231,856 236,351 +4,495
United States 191,170 200,184 +9,014
India 171,280 193,730 +22,450
Portugal 160,895 162,037 +1,142
Japan 117,424 196,644 +79,220
Sri Lanka 201,101 112,611 -88,490
Spain 70,960 90,530 +19,570
South Africa 59,440 88,087 +28,647

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 101
Outer London - West and North West 48
Inner London - East 47
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
West Midlands 26

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 60 65 +5
Outer London - West and North West 24 29 +5
Inner London - East 32 28 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 15 +2
West Midlands 16 16 +0
Greater Manchester 19 14 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 13 +6
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 5 -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) 4,365,061
Air transport 2,835,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,155,875
Other 163,086
Road transport 80,532

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) 2,592,030 1,773,031 -818,999
Air transport 1,344,998 1,490,871 +145,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,092,032 1,063,843 -28,189
Other 56,554 106,532 +49,978
Road transport 65,830 14,702 -51,128

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,337,998
East Midlands Airport 1,025,865
London Heathrow Airport 822,291
Southampton 820,601
Dover 661,470

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 1,663,848 674,150 -989,698
East Midlands Airport 518,390 507,475 -10,915
London Heathrow Airport 401,590 420,701 +19,111
Southampton 523,149 297,452 -225,697
Dover 353,972 307,498 -46,474
Eurotunnel 283,230 334,814 +51,584
London Gateway Port 176,363 418,218 +241,855
London Stansted Airport 250,308 299,036 +48,728
Thamesport 247,108 256,253 +9,145
London 154,770 237,666 +82,896

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 211
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 162
Food and beverage service activities 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 25
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 51
2025-10 53
2025-09 42
2025-08 41
2025-07 49

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 204
0-1m 124
54m+ 106
15m-54m 42
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 1,611,116
Canada 510,646
France 478,696
Japan 418,805
Germany 136,987

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 991,036 620,080 -370,956
Canada 323,539 187,107 -136,432
France 348,469 130,227 -218,242
Japan 194,910 223,895 +28,985
Germany 86,961 50,026 -36,935
Ireland 44,888 75,915 +31,027
Italy 74,096 43,875 -30,221
Switzerland 33,416 66,510 +33,094
Poland 10,393 69,100 +58,707
United Arab Emirates 32,788 15,849 -16,939

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 20,924
Ireland 3,483
XU 2,087
Viet Nam 220
Italy 67

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 8,968 11,956 +2,988
Ireland 3,483 0 -3,483
XU 2,055 32 -2,023
Viet Nam 193 27 -166
Italy 0 67 +67
Brazil 24 0 -24

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) 1,849,579
Air transport 1,489,957
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,077,435
Other 26,805
Road transport 6,605

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) 1,312,144 537,435 -774,709
Air transport 622,668 867,289 +244,621
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 584,946 492,489 -92,457
Other 14,723 12,082 -2,641
Road transport 6,605 0 -6,605

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 824,029
East Midlands Airport 689,546
London Gateway Port 667,364
London Heathrow Airport 429,011
Southampton 403,178

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 469,020 355,009 -114,011
East Midlands Airport 358,303 331,243 -27,060
London Gateway Port 446,751 220,613 -226,138
London Heathrow Airport 129,729 299,282 +169,553
Southampton 213,404 189,774 -23,630
Felixstowe 385,889 15,273 -370,616
Liverpool Docks 248,194 92,061 -156,133
London Stansted Airport 56,341 148,239 +91,898
Dover 87,464 63,153 -24,311
ZLC 61,364 53,525 -7,839

Quick facts

HS code: 69120089

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

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