Import/export HS code 63079092: Single-use surgical drapes

Disposable drapes made from specific fabrics, used during medical procedures

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  • 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 £
China 23,206,702
Czechia 1,970,463
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,631,240
Turkey 1,437,667
Belgium 1,228,457

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 11,987,423 11,219,279 -768,144
Czechia 819,085 1,151,378 +332,293
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,041,183 590,057 -451,126
Turkey 609,750 827,917 +218,167
Belgium 637,877 590,580 -47,297
France 164,714 368,731 +204,017
Netherlands 212,603 91,559 -121,044
Ireland 153,660 145,140 -8,520
Italy 142,602 132,973 -9,629
Germany 155,605 45,996 -109,609

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 26,270,206
Czechia 2,031,960
Turkey 1,437,667
France 326,919
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 282,932

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 13,828,113 12,442,093 -1,386,020
Czechia 864,145 1,167,815 +303,670
Turkey 609,750 827,917 +218,167
France 30,106 296,813 +266,707
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 204,193 78,739 -125,454
Italy 117,163 94,012 -23,151
Portugal 72,578 90,096 +17,518
Thailand 77,764 24,364 -53,400
Singapore 0 75,541 +75,541
Bulgaria 63,246 0 -63,246

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
West Yorkshire 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 2 6 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Kent 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +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) 25,275,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,207,851
Air transport 535,757
Other 333,241
Road transport 272,995

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) 13,171,675 12,103,734 -1,067,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,510,719 2,697,132 +186,413
Air transport 224,147 311,610 +87,463
Other 160,577 172,664 +12,087
Road transport 144,826 128,169 -16,657

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,697,756
Southampton 8,196,110
Dover 2,669,403
London Gateway Port 2,434,610
Grangemouth Docks 1,457,600

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 5,377,250 7,320,506 +1,943,256
Southampton 6,291,024 1,905,086 -4,385,938
Dover 1,262,088 1,407,315 +145,227
London Gateway Port 685,181 1,749,429 +1,064,248
Grangemouth Docks 760,734 696,866 -63,868
Purfleet 334,677 557,548 +222,871
London 150,418 257,925 +107,507
ZLC 243,984 154,192 -89,792
London Heathrow Airport 180,517 206,609 +26,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,632 236,557 +93,925

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Other manufacturing 13
Human health activities 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 27
2026-02 22
2026-01 16
2025-12 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 31
54m+ 23
15m-54m 13
Other 12
0-1m 10

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 £
Ireland 920,064
Switzerland 236,502
Poland 133,391
Sweden 128,971
United States 83,265

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 £
Ireland 491,649 428,415 -63,234
Switzerland 95,859 140,643 +44,784
Poland 64,362 69,029 +4,667
Sweden 4,633 124,338 +119,705
United States 38,267 44,998 +6,731
Austria 32,720 49,736 +17,016
Panama 16,502 47,950 +31,448
Netherlands 29,459 25,592 -3,867
Gibraltar 12,220 34,442 +22,222
France 17,054 22,050 +4,996

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 £
Switzerland 21,785
Mexico 18,627
XI 15,174
China 12,406
Germany 3,329

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 £
Switzerland 8,335 13,450 +5,115
Mexico 7,734 10,893 +3,159
XI 15,174 0 -15,174
China 2,185 10,221 +8,036
Germany 0 3,329 +3,329
United States 807 391 -416

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) 1,440,878
Air transport 316,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 238,496
Other 75,110
Road transport 996

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) 713,034 727,844 +14,810
Air transport 119,726 196,441 +76,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,201 186,295 +134,094
Other 34,919 40,191 +5,272
Road transport 996 0 -996

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 617,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 299,325
Hull 225,340
Liverpool Docks 185,960
Immingham Docks 151,331

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 £
Holyhead 294,524 323,413 +28,889
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,224 160,101 +20,877
Hull 91,786 133,554 +41,768
Liverpool Docks 133,013 52,947 -80,066
Immingham Docks 19,870 131,461 +111,591
London Heathrow Airport 40,464 101,408 +60,944
ZLC 23,835 69,837 +46,002
000 34,919 40,191 +5,272
East Midlands Airport 41,621 12,792 -28,829
Southampton 10,966 38,036 +27,070

Quick facts

HS code: 63079092

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

Description: Disposable drapes made from specific fabrics, used during medical procedures