Import/export HS code 330520: Hair styling products for curling or straightening

Products used to permanently wave or straighten hair, such as perms or relaxers

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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 1,093,897
South Korea 1,049,068
Germany 907,660
United States 801,831
Italy 698,663

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 679,008 414,889 -264,119
South Korea 680,823 368,245 -312,578
Germany 591,790 315,870 -275,920
United States 484,300 317,531 -166,769
Italy 336,032 362,631 +26,599
Netherlands 330,489 193,497 -136,992
China 77,924 372,715 +294,791
South Africa 179,172 133,773 -45,399
Australia 13,118 123,560 +110,442
Egypt 7,862 122,972 +115,110

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 1,082,904
South Korea 1,028,686
United States 888,067
South Africa 630,351
Italy 538,842

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 681,294 401,610 -279,684
South Korea 655,975 372,711 -283,264
United States 479,051 409,016 -70,035
South Africa 369,532 260,819 -108,713
Italy 260,215 278,627 +18,412
China 121,383 389,830 +268,447
Germany 263,080 235,525 -27,555
France 348,034 102,387 -245,647
United Kingdom 148,579 3,379 -145,200
Australia 12,092 124,126 +112,034

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Outer London - East and North East 7
Inner London - East 6

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 9 +5
Outer London - East and North East 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 2 5 +3
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Merseyside 0 4 +4
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,211,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,909,061
Air transport 1,012,869
Other 38,200
Road transport 16,057

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,987,983 1,223,696 -764,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,426,574 1,482,487 +55,913
Air transport 500,049 512,820 +12,771
Other 10,315 27,885 +17,570
Road transport 4,572 11,485 +6,913

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,242,570
Eurotunnel 1,221,576
Southampton 1,163,319
London Gateway Port 714,348
London Heathrow Airport 536,777

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 £
Dover 850,300 392,270 -458,030
Eurotunnel 661,046 560,530 -100,516
Southampton 686,700 476,619 -210,081
London Gateway Port 350,783 363,565 +12,782
London Heathrow Airport 284,874 251,903 -32,971
Felixstowe 186,194 198,318 +12,124
London 79,601 197,198 +117,597
Immingham Docks 161,292 47,423 -113,869
London Stansted Airport 54,864 119,790 +64,926
Poole 133,411 36,988 -96,423

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Other personal service activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Human health activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 18
2026-02 11
2026-01 8
2025-12 14

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 36
0-1m 30
54m+ 13
15m-54m 8
Other 5

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 1,394,568
Ireland 622,149
Netherlands 359,693
France 265,682
Belgium 216,360

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 348,549 1,046,019 +697,470
Ireland 228,169 393,980 +165,811
Netherlands 147,931 211,762 +63,831
France 191,563 74,119 -117,444
Belgium 96,904 119,456 +22,552
Norway 152,580 29,094 -123,486
Taiwan 118,141 55,080 -63,061
Ghana 115,618 5,694 -109,924
Australia 36,043 84,897 +48,854
Germany 51,074 43,267 -7,807

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 1,588
Belgium 1,088
China 643

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 263 1,325 +1,062
Belgium 1,088 0 -1,088
China 643 0 -643

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) 1,743,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,545,204
Air transport 557,260
Other 3,340
Road transport 1,548

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) 897,985 845,579 -52,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 553,645 991,559 +437,914
Air transport 180,628 376,632 +196,004
Other 1,994 1,346 -648
Road transport 0 1,548 +1,548

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 893,510
Dover / Eurotunnel 717,587
London Heathrow Airport 323,634
Immingham Docks 321,371
Holyhead 299,985

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 £
Southampton 118,338 775,172 +656,834
Dover / Eurotunnel 410,644 306,943 -103,701
London Heathrow Airport 81,437 242,197 +160,760
Immingham Docks 161,327 160,044 -1,283
Holyhead 117,743 182,242 +64,499
Liverpool Docks 250,110 26,015 -224,095
Harwich 101,317 67,233 -34,084
Heysham 57,430 99,265 +41,835
East Midlands Airport 77,921 74,629 -3,292
Felixstowe 27,800 119,671 +91,871

Quick facts

HS code: 330520

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

Description: Products used to permanently wave or straighten hair, such as perms or relaxers