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 937,515
South Korea 925,450
Germany 875,713
United States 732,538
Italy 635,928

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 677,457 260,058 -417,399
South Korea 577,871 347,579 -230,292
Germany 615,387 260,326 -355,061
United States 423,151 309,387 -113,764
Italy 367,591 268,337 -99,254
Netherlands 257,719 244,829 -12,890
South Africa 175,234 99,071 -76,163
China 50,277 170,924 +120,647
Australia 20,805 118,519 +97,714
Egypt 2,183 130,834 +128,651

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 946,056
South Korea 894,714
United States 821,970
South Africa 637,943
Germany 488,988

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 679,849 266,207 -413,642
South Korea 544,969 349,745 -195,224
United States 444,878 377,092 -67,786
South Africa 385,966 251,977 -133,989
Germany 311,760 177,228 -134,532
France 351,550 100,845 -250,705
Italy 271,581 162,647 -108,934
China 103,281 175,896 +72,615
United Kingdom 148,579 2,181 -146,398
Australia 19,779 121,099 +101,320

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 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - East and North 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 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +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) 2,995,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,425,497
Air transport 956,019
Other 38,035
Road transport 9,687

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) 1,980,596 1,015,267 -965,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,331,708 1,093,789 -237,919
Air transport 470,201 485,818 +15,617
Other 203 37,832 +37,629
Road transport 0 9,687 +9,687

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,231,026
Eurotunnel 1,124,765
Southampton 1,065,197
London Gateway Port 589,965
London Heathrow Airport 546,784

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 893,929 337,097 -556,832
Eurotunnel 654,082 470,683 -183,399
Southampton 538,064 527,133 -10,931
London Gateway Port 352,515 237,450 -115,065
London Heathrow Airport 289,338 257,446 -31,892
Felixstowe 95,881 139,958 +44,077
Immingham Docks 199,500 23,051 -176,449
London 109,304 70,429 -38,875
Poole 133,411 36,988 -96,423
London Stansted Airport 30,145 115,471 +85,326

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 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Other personal service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 16
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 22

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 33
0-1m 31
54m+ 12
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 1,499,015
Ireland 561,874
Netherlands 272,979
France 270,009
Norway 176,345

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 477,112 1,021,903 +544,791
Ireland 223,727 338,147 +114,420
Netherlands 160,466 112,513 -47,953
France 64,263 205,746 +141,483
Norway 152,580 23,765 -128,815
Belgium 77,940 92,154 +14,214
Taiwan 118,825 34,680 -84,145
Ghana 110,493 10,819 -99,674
Germany 46,760 49,600 +2,840
Poland 39,012 25,716 -13,296

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 1,150
China 749

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 0 1,588 +1,588
Belgium 1,150 0 -1,150
China 749 0 -749

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,645,424
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,545,784
Air transport 448,551
Other 3,487
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 705,404 940,020 +234,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 714,499 831,285 +116,786
Air transport 167,689 280,862 +113,173
Other 1,899 1,588 -311
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 832,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 661,565
Liverpool Docks 606,952
Immingham Docks 255,814
Holyhead 251,867

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 118,126 713,954 +595,828
Dover / Eurotunnel 240,577 420,988 +180,411
Liverpool Docks 414,238 192,714 -221,524
Immingham Docks 148,272 107,542 -40,730
Holyhead 83,101 168,766 +85,665
London Heathrow Airport 55,723 161,413 +105,690
East Midlands Airport 83,460 68,374 -15,086
Heysham 87,825 63,962 -23,863
Harwich 109,468 36,175 -73,293
Dover 111,890 10,871 -101,019

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