Import/export HS code 630720: Life jackets and lifebelts

Safety equipment like life jackets and lifebelts designed for water rescue and flotation

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
United States 9,882,842
China 8,909,792
Viet Nam 1,936,255
Sweden 1,612,105
Belgium 1,488,378

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 £
United States 8,338,091 1,544,751 -6,793,340
China 5,389,468 3,520,324 -1,869,144
Viet Nam 676,476 1,259,779 +583,303
Sweden 903,578 708,527 -195,051
Belgium 731,941 756,437 +24,496
Poland 802,499 450,491 -352,008
France 636,977 543,538 -93,439
India 732,412 336,952 -395,460
Germany 657,005 257,228 -399,777
Netherlands 459,578 331,193 -128,385

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 9,871,850
Mexico 6,446,633
United States 4,133,385
Viet Nam 2,038,632
Romania 1,894,471

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 5,930,815 3,941,035 -1,989,780
Mexico 6,255,242 191,391 -6,063,851
United States 2,569,339 1,564,046 -1,005,293
Viet Nam 746,021 1,292,611 +546,590
Romania 1,039,708 854,763 -184,945
United Kingdom 938,119 517,038 -421,081
Poland 782,303 447,854 -334,449
India 732,412 339,021 -393,391
Hungary 625,579 442,986 -182,593
France 427,157 423,322 -3,835

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - East 10

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 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Devon 6 6 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,046,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,678,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,724,754
Other 688,208
Road transport 32,917

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 £
Air transport 11,965,198 4,081,727 -7,883,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,642,689 5,035,536 -1,607,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,972,395 2,752,359 -1,220,036
Other 576,201 112,007 -464,194
Road transport 25,561 7,356 -18,205

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,110,846
Felixstowe 4,637,961
Southampton 4,115,248
London Stansted Airport 2,303,542
Immingham Docks 2,144,042

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 Heathrow Airport 8,834,922 1,275,924 -7,558,998
Felixstowe 2,344,291 2,293,670 -50,621
Southampton 2,620,755 1,494,493 -1,126,262
London Stansted Airport 1,277,531 1,026,011 -251,520
Immingham Docks 1,133,682 1,010,360 -123,322
Dover 1,019,544 1,088,917 +69,373
East Midlands Airport 1,071,185 839,616 -231,569
Eurotunnel 1,091,197 384,504 -706,693
London Gateway Port 685,441 218,694 -466,747
Thamesport 573,767 320,566 -253,201

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 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Other manufacturing 21
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 19
Air transport 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 41
2025-10 50
2025-09 51
2025-08 51

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 106
54m+ 78
Other 28
15m-54m 27
0-1m 26

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 £
Netherlands 3,996,704
Italy 3,758,475
Germany 2,292,258
Australia 1,410,758
Switzerland 1,403,234

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 £
Netherlands 1,517,879 2,478,825 +960,946
Italy 2,101,348 1,657,127 -444,221
Germany 1,537,492 754,766 -782,726
Australia 755,946 654,812 -101,134
Switzerland 1,246,731 156,503 -1,090,228
Ireland 732,581 548,003 -184,578
Denmark 772,538 392,715 -379,823
France 548,931 511,961 -36,970
Saudi Arabia 832,597 213,559 -619,038
Brazil 534,101 367,956 -166,145

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 1,391,438
China 17,102
Hungary 7,972
Ireland 6,583
France 1,320

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 23,117 1,368,321 +1,345,204
China 9,203 7,899 -1,304
Hungary 7,972 0 -7,972
Ireland 6,098 485 -5,613
France 1,320 0 -1,320
Nicaragua 0 486 +486
Poland 51 0 -51

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 18,299,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,062,357
Other 2,454,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,287,395
Road transport 60,318

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 10,632,731 7,666,435 -2,966,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,757,320 4,305,037 -1,452,283
Other 847,400 1,607,073 +759,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,480,357 807,038 -673,319
Road transport 60,318 0 -60,318

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,719,998
London Heathrow Airport 7,322,334
ZLC 2,764,950
000 2,454,473
East Midlands Airport 2,390,991

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 4,587,599 3,132,399 -1,455,200
London Heathrow Airport 4,382,987 2,939,347 -1,443,640
ZLC 1,693,267 1,071,683 -621,584
000 847,400 1,607,073 +759,673
East Midlands Airport 1,241,821 1,149,170 -92,651
London Stansted Airport 1,096,226 953,078 -143,148
Immingham Docks 743,714 630,455 -113,259
Manchester Airport 699,043 394,083 -304,960
Aberdeen Airport 431,577 548,466 +116,889
Warton Aerodrome 694,781 169,848 -524,933

Quick facts

HS code: 630720

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

Description: Safety equipment like life jackets and lifebelts designed for water rescue and flotation