Import/export HS code 6913: Decorative ceramic items

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 72,620,900
Portugal 16,604,360
Germany 8,376,637
Viet Nam 6,370,832
Netherlands 5,988,046

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 35,405,203 37,215,697 +1,810,494
Portugal 7,737,530 8,866,830 +1,129,300
Germany 4,671,707 3,704,930 -966,777
Viet Nam 2,122,433 4,248,399 +2,125,966
Netherlands 3,138,466 2,849,580 -288,886
Italy 1,920,705 2,059,952 +139,247
France 1,192,698 1,191,522 -1,176
Spain 1,093,477 1,107,324 +13,847
Denmark 672,054 958,689 +286,635
Thailand 726,365 466,417 -259,948

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 80,364,066
Portugal 18,801,089
Germany 7,270,262
Viet Nam 7,156,489
Italy 4,592,668

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 38,818,707 41,545,359 +2,726,652
Portugal 8,838,618 9,962,471 +1,123,853
Germany 4,089,159 3,181,103 -908,056
Viet Nam 2,571,510 4,584,979 +2,013,469
Italy 2,643,240 1,949,428 -693,812
Spain 1,104,934 1,106,607 +1,673
France 882,225 936,138 +53,913
Thailand 804,074 519,399 -284,675
Netherlands 374,007 379,336 +5,329
India 414,500 272,734 -141,766

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 184
Inner London - East 87
Greater Manchester 82
Outer London - West and North West 71
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47

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 136 108 -28
Inner London - East 56 64 +8
Greater Manchester 62 65 +3
Outer London - West and North West 52 43 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 36 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 31 +6
West Midlands 20 21 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 19 -4
West Yorkshire 21 20 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 22 15 -7

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) 81,740,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,697,026
Air transport 8,609,886
Other 7,215,972
Road transport 226,431

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) 39,190,906 42,549,253 +3,358,347
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,875,035 17,821,991 +1,946,956
Air transport 4,850,301 3,759,585 -1,090,716
Other 4,021,175 3,194,797 -826,378
Road transport 170,364 56,067 -114,297

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 46,778,864
Southampton 17,785,033
London Gateway Port 8,486,598
Eurotunnel 7,721,799
Newhaven 7,634,418

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 26,017,284 20,761,580 -5,255,704
Southampton 8,153,719 9,631,314 +1,477,595
London Gateway Port 1,255,985 7,230,613 +5,974,628
Eurotunnel 3,418,148 4,303,651 +885,503
Newhaven 3,149,964 4,484,454 +1,334,490
000 4,021,175 3,194,797 -826,378
Dover 2,553,488 2,977,657 +424,169
Immingham Docks 2,087,930 2,228,482 +140,552
Liverpool Docks 1,875,934 2,078,353 +202,419
Thamesport 2,365,367 1,023,954 -1,341,413

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 549
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 335
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 48
Food and beverage service activities 32
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 231
2025-10 254
2025-09 210
2025-08 202
2025-07 219

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 454
0-1m 311
54m+ 176
15m-54m 102
Other 71

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 5,003,596
United States 4,449,689
France 1,594,334
Switzerland 1,251,415
Netherlands 1,029,784

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 2,797,716 2,205,880 -591,836
United States 2,664,427 1,785,262 -879,165
France 572,415 1,021,919 +449,504
Switzerland 208,831 1,042,584 +833,753
Netherlands 376,804 652,980 +276,176
Germany 637,889 333,902 -303,987
Japan 472,216 350,212 -122,004
United Arab Emirates 634,240 184,292 -449,948
Italy 241,499 405,546 +164,047
Belgium 312,567 259,031 -53,536

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 2,913,690
XL 801,944
China 319,823
Ireland 66,840
Switzerland 66,157

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 1,909,191 1,004,499 -904,692
XL 172,198 629,746 +457,548
China 166,820 153,003 -13,817
Ireland 29,850 36,990 +7,140
Switzerland 52,175 13,982 -38,193
XU 7,747 11,233 +3,486
Portugal 2,919 2,240 -679
Romania 3,879 16 -3,863
Bangladesh 3,664 0 -3,664
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,865 634 -2,231

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 8,570,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,769,848
Other 4,207,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,771,909
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 4,786,943 3,783,544 -1,003,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,275,238 4,494,610 +1,219,372
Other 2,353,714 1,853,294 -500,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,428,067 1,343,842 -84,225
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 4,720,256
000 4,207,008
London Heathrow Airport 3,927,689
East Midlands Airport 2,489,886
Dover 1,261,508

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 2,024,892 2,695,364 +670,472
000 2,353,714 1,853,294 -500,420
London Heathrow Airport 2,330,745 1,596,944 -733,801
East Midlands Airport 1,504,535 985,351 -519,184
Dover 470,606 790,902 +320,296
ZLC 394,009 302,951 -91,058
Southampton 315,654 380,049 +64,395
London Gateway Port 339,079 347,379 +8,300
Holyhead 367,813 275,774 -92,039
Felixstowe 310,182 304,648 -5,534

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