Import/export HS code 6913: Decorative ceramic items

Includes ceramic statues, figurines, and other ornamental pieces used for decoration

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  • 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 73,088,722
Portugal 16,872,412
Germany 8,284,966
Viet Nam 6,318,505
Netherlands 6,089,855

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 35,523,187 37,565,535 +2,042,348
Portugal 7,668,660 9,203,752 +1,535,092
Germany 4,702,027 3,582,939 -1,119,088
Viet Nam 2,530,097 3,788,408 +1,258,311
Netherlands 3,227,915 2,861,940 -365,975
Italy 1,878,605 2,130,617 +252,012
France 1,193,271 1,202,832 +9,561
Spain 1,063,495 1,123,623 +60,128
Denmark 744,076 862,879 +118,803
United States 595,004 729,673 +134,669

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 80,843,650
Portugal 19,091,958
Germany 7,206,742
Viet Nam 7,069,995
Italy 4,631,306

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 39,014,067 41,829,583 +2,815,516
Portugal 8,879,021 10,212,937 +1,333,916
Germany 4,142,691 3,064,051 -1,078,640
Viet Nam 2,979,649 4,090,346 +1,110,697
Italy 2,597,087 2,034,219 -562,868
Spain 1,072,383 1,126,792 +54,409
France 887,752 933,397 +45,645
Thailand 840,340 536,375 -303,965
Netherlands 387,383 452,162 +64,779
United States 265,013 487,736 +222,723

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 187
Inner London - East 85
Greater Manchester 84
Outer London - West and North West 70
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46

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 142 107 -35
Inner London - East 58 60 +2
Greater Manchester 64 68 +4
Outer London - West and North West 50 43 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 33 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 29 +2
West Midlands 19 21 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 19 -5
West Yorkshire 21 20 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 21 +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) 82,431,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,107,734
Air transport 8,891,776
Other 6,948,405
Road transport 237,760

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) 39,570,524 42,861,404 +3,290,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,185,845 17,921,889 +1,736,044
Air transport 4,919,360 3,972,416 -946,944
Other 4,115,127 2,833,278 -1,281,849
Road transport 177,679 60,081 -117,598

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 45,713,335
Southampton 17,809,507
London Gateway Port 9,635,665
Eurotunnel 7,847,670
Newhaven 7,480,608

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 26,486,635 19,226,700 -7,259,935
Southampton 8,139,852 9,669,655 +1,529,803
London Gateway Port 1,332,159 8,303,506 +6,971,347
Eurotunnel 3,644,653 4,203,017 +558,364
Newhaven 3,154,052 4,326,556 +1,172,504
000 4,115,127 2,833,278 -1,281,849
Dover 2,439,070 3,506,014 +1,066,944
Immingham Docks 2,160,495 2,217,199 +56,704
Liverpool Docks 1,823,793 2,168,455 +344,662
Thamesport 2,339,649 1,006,239 -1,333,410

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 545
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 338
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 47
Food and beverage service activities 32
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 152
2025-11 231
2025-10 255
2025-09 210
2025-08 202

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 460
0-1m 306
54m+ 175
15m-54m 97
Other 73

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 £
Ireland 4,976,333
United States 4,421,414
France 1,674,987
Switzerland 1,225,407
Netherlands 1,059,997

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 £
Ireland 2,761,743 2,214,590 -547,153
United States 2,675,165 1,746,249 -928,916
France 659,656 1,015,331 +355,675
Switzerland 182,353 1,043,054 +860,701
Netherlands 313,060 746,937 +433,877
Germany 635,268 330,806 -304,462
United Arab Emirates 632,356 214,816 -417,540
Japan 457,316 357,002 -100,314
Italy 225,259 412,069 +186,810
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 425,689 156,176 -269,513

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 £
XI 2,869,532
XL 801,944
China 324,848
Ireland 69,617
Switzerland 59,344

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 £
XI 1,883,365 986,167 -897,198
XL 172,198 629,746 +457,548
China 173,962 150,886 -23,076
Ireland 28,541 41,076 +12,535
Switzerland 59,344 0 -59,344
Portugal 3,165 2,297 -868
Bangladesh 3,664 0 -3,664
Romania 3,312 8 -3,304
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,786 290 -2,496
Viet Nam 1,660 177 -1,483

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 8,630,579
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,890,012
Other 4,162,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,705,327
Road transport 9,179

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 5,001,461 3,629,118 -1,372,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,292,994 4,597,018 +1,304,024
Other 2,341,119 1,821,684 -519,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,374,405 1,330,922 -43,483
Road transport 5,723 3,456 -2,267

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,666,513
000 4,162,803
London Heathrow Airport 4,024,718
East Midlands Airport 2,445,660
Dover 1,350,182

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 1,987,138 2,679,375 +692,237
000 2,341,119 1,821,684 -519,435
London Heathrow Airport 2,533,687 1,491,031 -1,042,656
East Midlands Airport 1,482,010 963,650 -518,360
Dover 538,350 811,832 +273,482
ZLC 407,842 288,189 -119,653
London Gateway Port 343,475 348,011 +4,536
Southampton 279,957 394,799 +114,842
Holyhead 353,307 279,107 -74,200
London Stansted Airport 287,524 332,126 +44,602

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6913

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

Description: Includes ceramic statues, figurines, and other ornamental pieces used for decoration