Import/export HS code 630720: Life jackets and lifebelts

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

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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 10,673,366
United States 7,533,402
Viet Nam 2,770,655
Sweden 1,570,189
Belgium 1,550,070

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 5,267,035 5,406,331 +139,296
United States 5,475,063 2,058,339 -3,416,724
Viet Nam 916,818 1,853,837 +937,019
Sweden 866,544 703,645 -162,899
Belgium 743,594 806,476 +62,882
France 571,387 910,699 +339,312
Poland 729,286 538,562 -190,724
India 528,580 472,344 -56,236
Germany 619,089 295,538 -323,551
Netherlands 481,228 432,351 -48,877

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 11,590,623
United States 4,501,031
Mexico 3,799,372
Viet Nam 2,885,958
Romania 2,169,918

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 5,794,207 5,796,416 +2,209
United States 2,580,807 1,920,224 -660,583
Mexico 3,278,477 520,895 -2,757,582
Viet Nam 1,011,220 1,874,738 +863,518
Romania 1,049,055 1,120,863 +71,808
United Kingdom 873,757 546,697 -327,060
Poland 710,849 505,453 -205,396
Hungary 571,016 530,401 -40,615
India 528,580 474,413 -54,167
France 416,882 546,875 +129,993

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17
Inner London - East 12
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 15 16 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 14 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 14 +0
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Essex 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0

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) 14,829,391
Air transport 14,153,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,857,825
Other 446,614
Road transport 41,927

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) 6,735,407 8,093,984 +1,358,577
Air transport 8,913,974 5,239,886 -3,674,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,080,512 2,777,313 -1,303,199
Other 404,224 42,390 -361,834
Road transport 25,080 16,847 -8,233

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,279,092
Felixstowe 6,736,612
Southampton 4,306,342
London Stansted Airport 2,790,561
Dover 2,379,606

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 5,623,665 1,655,427 -3,968,238
Felixstowe 2,054,142 4,682,470 +2,628,328
Southampton 2,828,545 1,477,797 -1,350,748
London Stansted Airport 1,314,698 1,475,863 +161,165
Dover 1,178,589 1,201,017 +22,428
Immingham Docks 1,239,051 929,662 -309,389
East Midlands Airport 1,106,558 871,636 -234,922
Eurotunnel 970,235 484,725 -485,510
London Gateway Port 770,210 545,659 -224,551
Thamesport 458,443 458,252 -191

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
59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Other manufacturing
23
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
19
Air transport
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 49
2026-04 59
2026-03 49
2026-02 56
2026-01 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 109
54m+ 82
15m-54m 28
Other 28
0-1m 27

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 4,362,461
Italy 3,976,703
Germany 2,559,365
Ireland 1,497,773
Australia 1,477,517

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 2,836,080 1,526,381 -1,309,699
Italy 2,492,682 1,484,021 -1,008,661
Germany 1,548,917 1,010,448 -538,469
Ireland 832,697 665,076 -167,621
Australia 859,910 617,607 -242,303
France 577,000 721,646 +144,646
Denmark 585,511 580,217 -5,294
Saudi Arabia 743,990 294,107 -449,883
Norway 357,338 549,181 +191,843
Brazil 569,259 266,381 -302,878

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 1,568,926
China 15,924
Hungary 7,972
Ireland 6,583
Nicaragua 486

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 1,367,611 201,315 -1,166,296
China 10,164 5,760 -4,404
Hungary 7,972 0 -7,972
Ireland 6,098 485 -5,613
Nicaragua 0 486 +486
Poland 12 0 -12

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 19,759,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,142,383
Other 2,388,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,323,666

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 10,570,718 9,188,912 -1,381,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,160,163 4,982,220 -1,177,943
Other 2,098,766 289,259 -1,809,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,236,292 1,087,374 -148,918

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,473,197
London Heathrow Airport 7,426,862
ZLC 3,132,951
East Midlands Airport 2,626,175
London Stansted Airport 2,551,637

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 4,894,407 3,578,790 -1,315,617
London Heathrow Airport 4,119,180 3,307,682 -811,498
ZLC 1,713,425 1,419,526 -293,899
East Midlands Airport 1,440,880 1,185,295 -255,585
London Stansted Airport 1,140,531 1,411,106 +270,575
000 2,098,766 289,259 -1,809,507
Immingham Docks 740,307 694,924 -45,383
Manchester Airport 520,895 526,743 +5,848
Aberdeen Airport 581,228 430,095 -151,133
Warton Aerodrome 610,841 260,037 -350,804

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