Import/export HS code 69139093: Earthenware or fine pottery decorative items

Decorative ceramic items made from earthenware or fine pottery, often used for artistic or functional decor

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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 16,118,256
Germany 5,030,842
Portugal 3,587,182
Netherlands 1,724,392
Thailand 988,504

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 7,749,401 8,368,855 +619,454
Germany 3,088,988 1,941,854 -1,147,134
Portugal 1,812,794 1,774,388 -38,406
Netherlands 889,709 834,683 -55,026
Thailand 591,422 397,082 -194,340
Viet Nam 498,775 306,542 -192,233
Spain 240,865 373,241 +132,376
Denmark 155,099 155,699 +600
Malaysia 80,708 218,211 +137,503
France 106,297 134,911 +28,614

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 17,603,622
Germany 5,075,208
Portugal 4,021,912
Thailand 1,004,871
Viet Nam 954,892

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 8,217,422 9,386,200 +1,168,778
Germany 3,116,633 1,958,575 -1,158,058
Portugal 2,053,996 1,967,916 -86,080
Thailand 609,951 394,920 -215,031
Viet Nam 603,235 351,657 -251,578
Spain 240,565 380,820 +140,255
Italy 417,089 110,654 -306,435
Malaysia 76,353 218,211 +141,858
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 109,511 66,482 -43,029
Netherlands 89,289 38,238 -51,051

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
Inner London - East 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 11
West Yorkshire 10

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 34 24 -10
Inner London - East 19 20 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 10 +3
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 5 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2

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) 18,447,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,661,223
Other 2,122,320
Air transport 898,832
Road transport 75,155

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) 8,494,740 9,952,459 +1,457,719
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,383,477 4,277,746 -1,105,731
Other 1,296,285 826,035 -470,250
Air transport 692,938 205,894 -487,044
Road transport 51,617 23,538 -28,079

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,226,034
Southampton 3,632,162
London Gateway Port 2,613,054
Eurotunnel 2,243,618
000 2,122,320

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 6,640,392 4,585,642 -2,054,750
Southampton 2,000,368 1,631,794 -368,574
London Gateway Port 188,741 2,424,313 +2,235,572
Eurotunnel 1,240,921 1,002,697 -238,224
000 1,296,285 826,035 -470,250
Immingham Docks 882,955 606,444 -276,511
Hull 466,531 887,348 +420,817
Dover 593,421 642,913 +49,492
Newhaven 365,158 729,121 +363,963
London 503,258 285,949 -217,309

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 133
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 66
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 12
Food and beverage service activities 10
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 43
2025-10 44
2025-09 44
2025-08 53

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 83
54m+ 61
0-1m 52
15m-54m 23
Other 22

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 492,373
Ireland 480,145
Germany 154,833
Australia 72,860
Italy 68,560

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 264,361 228,012 -36,349
Ireland 335,958 144,187 -191,771
Germany 121,077 33,756 -87,321
Australia 46,184 26,676 -19,508
Italy 19,892 48,668 +28,776
United Arab Emirates 60,483 1,829 -58,654
Netherlands 17,914 42,685 +24,771
France 29,337 30,235 +898
Poland 31,564 23,959 -7,605
Kuwait 32,083 0 -32,083

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 20,518
China 3,951
Portugal 1,533
Viet Nam 381
Ireland 168

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 11,576 8,942 -2,634
China 2,488 1,463 -1,025
Portugal 831 702 -129
Viet Nam 381 0 -381
Ireland 0 168 +168

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 863,580
Air transport 740,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,239
Other 26,773
Road transport 1,670

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 552,267 311,313 -240,954
Air transport 432,832 307,750 -125,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,483 69,756 -16,727
Other 15,415 11,358 -4,057
Road transport 1,670 0 -1,670

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 333,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,204
London Heathrow Airport 233,100
East Midlands Airport 171,512
ZLC 165,006

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 £
Holyhead 229,446 104,224 -125,222
Dover / Eurotunnel 157,890 109,314 -48,576
London Heathrow Airport 109,929 123,171 +13,242
East Midlands Airport 105,130 66,382 -38,748
ZLC 124,957 40,049 -84,908
London Stansted Airport 56,046 70,008 +13,962
Liverpool Docks 98,673 14,097 -84,576
Dover 21,635 55,591 +33,956
Felixstowe 44,729 18,603 -26,126
Southampton 26,597 19,816 -6,781

Quick facts

HS code: 69139093

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

Description: Decorative ceramic items made from earthenware or fine pottery, often used for artistic or functional decor