Import/export HS code 6914: Various ceramic products

Various ceramic items not classified as decorative, such as household or industrial ceramic products

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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 £
Spain 33,082,718
China 29,567,762
Viet Nam 28,358,623
United States 14,953,864
France 10,518,227

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 £
Spain 14,975,657 18,107,061 +3,131,404
China 13,915,760 15,652,002 +1,736,242
Viet Nam 15,487,520 12,871,103 -2,616,417
United States 8,155,548 6,798,316 -1,357,232
France 5,551,990 4,966,237 -585,753
Italy 5,617,197 4,856,457 -760,740
Germany 2,659,618 3,315,088 +655,470
Pakistan 2,398,013 2,724,969 +326,956
Netherlands 2,592,132 2,240,970 -351,162
Malaysia 1,620,689 2,014,871 +394,182

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 £
Spain 37,230,913
China 32,392,724
Viet Nam 29,732,171
United States 15,588,084
Italy 12,558,284

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 £
Spain 18,165,423 19,065,490 +900,067
China 14,812,847 17,579,877 +2,767,030
Viet Nam 16,588,793 13,143,378 -3,445,415
United States 8,042,362 7,545,722 -496,640
Italy 5,762,149 6,796,135 +1,033,986
Germany 2,675,465 2,773,110 +97,645
Pakistan 2,456,337 2,749,796 +293,459
Malaysia 1,672,332 2,046,137 +373,805
Portugal 1,831,881 1,831,672 -209
Japan 1,884,927 1,237,795 -647,132

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 136
Inner London - East 67
Outer London - West and North West 53
Surrey, East and West Sussex 52
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 48

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 84 91 +7
Inner London - East 45 43 -2
Outer London - West and North West 37 34 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38 28 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 37 +12
Greater Manchester 29 24 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27 18 -9
West Midlands 27 20 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 21 +4
West Yorkshire 22 20 -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) 69,651,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,791,163
Air transport 26,043,668
Other 6,451,000
Road transport 449,485

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) 33,546,496 36,105,496 +2,559,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,243,737 31,547,426 -696,311
Air transport 13,555,572 12,488,096 -1,067,476
Other 4,385,373 2,065,627 -2,319,746
Road transport 180,910 268,575 +87,665

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 32,279,225
Felixstowe 23,996,654
Portsmouth 20,291,892
Eurotunnel 17,041,535
London Heathrow Airport 14,589,423

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 £
Southampton 15,793,367 16,485,858 +692,491
Felixstowe 13,723,449 10,273,205 -3,450,244
Portsmouth 9,541,678 10,750,214 +1,208,536
Eurotunnel 8,163,156 8,878,379 +715,223
London Heathrow Airport 7,152,179 7,437,244 +285,065
Dover 4,134,510 3,024,298 -1,110,212
London 3,721,229 2,849,059 -872,170
000 4,385,373 2,065,627 -2,319,746
London Gateway Port 1,779,770 4,537,342 +2,757,572
London Stansted Airport 2,415,548 1,652,079 -763,469

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 321
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 269
Other manufacturing 50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 41
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 118
2025-11 138
2025-10 146
2025-09 121
2025-08 136

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 413
54m+ 223
0-1m 195
15m-54m 98
Other 59

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 17,023,976
Ireland 3,281,570
France 3,257,007
Italy 2,818,894
Germany 2,809,946

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 7,753,166 9,270,810 +1,517,644
Ireland 2,093,505 1,188,065 -905,440
France 1,626,664 1,630,343 +3,679
Italy 1,441,609 1,377,285 -64,324
Germany 1,224,500 1,585,446 +360,946
Japan 1,303,290 1,268,837 -34,453
Poland 1,085,644 1,039,939 -45,705
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 794,508 1,270,546 +476,038
Ukraine 1,156,807 766,695 -390,112
Spain 331,019 327,475 -3,544

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 £
Spain 913,687
Nicaragua 285,964
XI 122,929
Italy 94,246
China 13,640

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 £
Spain 493,951 419,736 -74,215
Nicaragua 151,332 134,632 -16,700
XI 46,653 76,276 +29,623
Italy 27,391 66,855 +39,464
China 11,764 1,876 -9,888
Ireland 3,395 0 -3,395
United Arab Emirates 2,673 0 -2,673
United States 1,143 1,092 -51
Turkey 2,038 180 -1,858
Czechia 767 0 -767

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 31,023,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,689,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,878,403
Other 1,467,872
Road transport 124,784

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 14,356,729 16,667,005 +2,310,276
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,044,037 5,645,217 -1,398,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,231,308 647,095 -584,213
Other 755,019 712,853 -42,166
Road transport 119,480 5,304 -114,176
Rail transport 0 7,973 +7,973

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 21,242,629
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,853,373
East Midlands Airport 4,019,315
ZLC 3,719,012
000 1,467,872

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 9,801,413 11,441,216 +1,639,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,576,114 4,277,259 -298,855
East Midlands Airport 2,090,338 1,928,977 -161,361
ZLC 1,702,802 2,016,210 +313,408
000 755,019 712,853 -42,166
London Stansted Airport 525,869 874,201 +348,332
Holyhead 1,023,222 268,190 -755,032
Portsmouth 710,080 547,945 -162,135
London Gateway Port 288,922 269,941 -18,981
Southampton 369,297 151,127 -218,170

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6914

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

Description: Various ceramic items not classified as decorative, such as household or industrial ceramic products