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 7,254,854
Mexico 6,110,051
United States 4,758,513
Germany 3,839,418
Malaysia 3,716,381

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 3,566,891 3,687,963 +121,072
Mexico 2,931,632 3,178,419 +246,787
United States 2,561,269 2,197,244 -364,025
Germany 1,187,160 2,652,258 +1,465,098
Malaysia 1,963,164 1,753,217 -209,947
Taiwan 491,979 587,657 +95,678
Belgium 359,554 353,252 -6,302
Sweden 145,352 236,230 +90,878
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 174,028 22,273 -151,755
Italy 72,078 95,936 +23,858

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 10,101,162
Mexico 9,864,906
Malaysia 3,939,385
United States 2,941,698
Italy 478,331

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 4,497,863 5,603,299 +1,105,436
Mexico 4,541,532 5,323,374 +781,842
Malaysia 2,134,779 1,804,606 -330,173
United States 1,415,053 1,526,645 +111,592
Italy 132,208 346,123 +213,915
Switzerland 295,640 132,259 -163,381
Ireland 368,449 21,473 -346,976
Taiwan 193,694 80,547 -113,147
Sweden 65,522 112,046 +46,524
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 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Yorkshire 4

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 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
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) 19,488,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,810,767
Air transport 4,433,498
Other 151,443
Road transport 16,059

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) 10,371,997 9,116,810 -1,255,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,835,547 2,975,220 +1,139,673
Air transport 1,523,633 2,909,865 +1,386,232
Other 99,343 52,100 -47,243
Road transport 4,955 11,104 +6,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,269,555
Southampton 6,198,205
London Gateway Port 5,143,375
Manchester Airport 3,369,306
Purfleet 2,409,503

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 3,264,727 3,004,828 -259,899
Southampton 2,029,827 4,168,378 +2,138,551
London Gateway Port 4,102,005 1,041,370 -3,060,635
Manchester Airport 1,086,601 2,282,705 +1,196,104
Purfleet 428,730 1,980,773 +1,552,043
Dover 743,086 614,971 -128,115
Liverpool Docks 336,660 481,922 +145,262
Immingham Docks 481,831 245,779 -236,052
London Heathrow Airport 323,815 342,252 +18,437
London 286,907 327,163 +40,256

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Human health activities 5
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 16
2026-02 19
2026-01 13
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 22
54m+ 13
0-1m 9
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 £
Germany 1,759,590
United Arab Emirates 1,633,230
Ireland 1,154,728
Netherlands 894,387
Denmark 709,237

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 £
Germany 774,161 985,429 +211,268
United Arab Emirates 971,849 661,381 -310,468
Ireland 559,812 594,916 +35,104
Netherlands 387,959 506,428 +118,469
Denmark 526,273 182,964 -343,309
Poland 242,816 454,799 +211,983
United States 388,096 174,455 -213,641
Switzerland 247,125 283,188 +36,063
Singapore 256,364 229,341 -27,023
Turkey 149,772 325,544 +175,772

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 99,776
China 30,740
United States 13,287
Mexico 12,296
XI 8,934

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 53,513 46,263 -7,250
China 14,452 16,288 +1,836
United States 1,814 11,473 +9,659
Mexico 0 12,296 +12,296
XI 4,622 4,312 -310
Malaysia 3,798 4,365 +567
Brazil 149 345 +196
India 115 324 +209
Viet Nam 55 237 +182
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) 8,105,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,201,624
Air transport 637,615
Other 179,263
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) 3,805,214 4,299,803 +494,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,430,187 1,771,437 -658,750
Air transport 243,976 393,639 +149,663
Other 81,171 98,092 +16,921
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 5,273,364
London Gateway Port 1,780,335
Immingham Docks 1,243,556
Southampton 782,582
Holyhead 717,648

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 2,393,081 2,880,283 +487,202
London Gateway Port 1,024,009 756,326 -267,683
Immingham Docks 807,634 435,922 -371,712
Southampton 548,675 233,907 -314,768
Holyhead 390,084 327,564 -62,520
Felixstowe 452,465 186,126 -266,339
Liverpool Docks 125,693 297,896 +172,203
Dover 194,770 204,931 +10,161
Hull 77,751 321,635 +243,884
London Heathrow Airport 109,549 268,321 +158,772

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