Import/export HS code 330620: Dental floss

Yarn or thread used to clean between teeth, sold in individual retail packages

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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 £
China 5,849,426
Mexico 5,534,943
United States 4,121,909
Malaysia 3,296,246
Germany 3,131,680

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 3,595,264 2,254,162 -1,341,102
Mexico 3,422,364 2,112,579 -1,309,785
United States 2,277,291 1,844,618 -432,673
Malaysia 2,000,286 1,295,960 -704,326
Germany 1,231,359 1,900,321 +668,962
Taiwan 430,111 455,240 +25,129
Belgium 399,161 342,227 -56,934
Sweden 148,010 148,247 +237
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 174,028 5,876 -168,152
Italy 71,519 81,591 +10,072

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 £
Mexico 8,576,226
China 7,992,257
Malaysia 3,499,869
United States 2,631,137
Italy 495,954

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 £
Mexico 4,857,753 3,718,473 -1,139,280
China 4,368,002 3,624,255 -743,747
Malaysia 2,171,501 1,328,368 -843,133
United States 1,414,225 1,216,912 -197,313
Italy 168,811 327,143 +158,332
Switzerland 319,168 118,684 -200,484
Ireland 401,997 19,470 -382,527
Taiwan 193,694 80,547 -113,147
Sweden 62,285 73,937 +11,652
Viet Nam 100,335 0 -100,335

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Yorkshire 3

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

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) 16,866,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,974,235
Air transport 3,764,111
Other 152,762
Road transport 11,996

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) 10,636,373 6,230,063 -4,406,310
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,879,675 2,094,560 +214,885
Air transport 1,536,488 2,227,623 +691,135
Other 92,202 60,560 -31,642
Road transport 4,955 7,041 +2,086

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 5,615,256
Felixstowe 5,459,772
Southampton 4,084,100
Manchester Airport 2,871,808
Purfleet 1,802,196

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 £
London Gateway Port 4,526,478 1,088,778 -3,437,700
Felixstowe 3,306,086 2,153,686 -1,152,400
Southampton 1,866,871 2,217,229 +350,358
Manchester Airport 1,084,623 1,787,185 +702,562
Purfleet 297,891 1,504,305 +1,206,414
Dover 918,481 355,470 -563,011
Immingham Docks 484,187 160,203 -323,984
London 284,877 351,488 +66,611
Liverpool Docks 292,701 315,613 +22,912
London Heathrow Airport 331,193 262,437 -68,756

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Human health activities 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 14
2025-10 16
2025-09 17
2025-08 18

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 20
54m+ 11
0-1m 10
15m-54m 7
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 Arab Emirates 1,541,465
Germany 1,475,681
Ireland 933,059
Netherlands 886,795
Denmark 650,714

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 Arab Emirates 1,157,938 383,527 -774,411
Germany 722,287 753,394 +31,107
Ireland 528,001 405,058 -122,943
Netherlands 443,293 443,502 +209
Denmark 516,282 134,432 -381,850
Poland 247,833 368,536 +120,703
United States 428,016 154,614 -273,402
Switzerland 242,751 215,716 -27,035
Belgium 207,890 233,868 +25,978
Singapore 232,720 192,728 -39,992

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 £
Ireland 96,345
China 19,457
XI 8,062
Malaysia 6,626
United States 6,365

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 £
Ireland 46,004 50,341 +4,337
China 14,569 4,888 -9,681
XI 4,637 3,425 -1,212
Malaysia 3,817 2,809 -1,008
United States 1,831 4,534 +2,703
India 86 294 +208
Viet Nam 55 169 +114
Brazil 149 0 -149
Afghanistan 33 0 -33
Taiwan 15 0 -15

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) 7,160,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,907,102
Air transport 516,255
Other 141,946
Road transport 4,068

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) 3,789,953 3,370,441 -419,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,716,831 1,190,271 -1,526,560
Air transport 211,591 304,664 +93,073
Other 73,809 68,137 -5,672
Road transport 4,068 0 -4,068

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,595,705
London Gateway Port 1,683,330
Immingham Docks 1,178,407
Southampton 792,830
Felixstowe 594,909

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 2,397,163 2,198,542 -198,621
London Gateway Port 1,266,338 416,992 -849,346
Immingham Docks 839,281 339,126 -500,155
Southampton 536,977 255,853 -281,124
Felixstowe 474,150 120,759 -353,391
Holyhead 357,999 231,014 -126,985
Hull 48,530 360,522 +311,992
Dover 204,584 158,210 -46,374
Liverpool Docks 163,411 185,071 +21,660
London Heathrow Airport 78,431 181,777 +103,346

Quick facts

HS code: 330620

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

Description: Yarn or thread used to clean between teeth, sold in individual retail packages