Import/export HS code 63079093: Filtering facepieces and masks

Respiratory masks like FFP2 or FFP3, designed to protect against particles and dust

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 £
China 5,650,274
Germany 5,140,199
Taiwan 1,298,730
Poland 486,557
Turkey 450,999

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 2,891,747 2,758,527 -133,220
Germany 2,696,895 2,443,304 -253,591
Taiwan 365,164 933,566 +568,402
Poland 296,341 190,216 -106,125
Turkey 326,820 124,179 -202,641
France 235,180 133,239 -101,941
Netherlands 90,337 91,479 +1,142
Italy 93,479 84,214 -9,265
Spain 60,765 68,591 +7,826
Ireland 83,793 37,760 -46,033

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 7,278,902
Czechia 3,550,977
Taiwan 760,858
Poland 484,286
Turkey 441,689

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 3,549,055 3,729,847 +180,792
Czechia 1,871,005 1,679,972 -191,033
Taiwan 290,422 470,436 +180,014
Poland 280,111 204,175 -75,936
Turkey 314,275 127,414 -186,861
Sweden 279,640 156,191 -123,449
Italy 132,736 118,121 -14,615
Tunisia 134,892 81,835 -53,057
United States 96,435 116,147 +19,712
United Kingdom 130,961 63,253 -67,708

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - East 7
Inner London - West 7

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 3 7 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,424,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,371,521
Air transport 1,054,060
Other 499,809
Road transport 70,718

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,584,117 2,840,358 -743,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,999,242 3,372,279 +373,037
Air transport 486,966 567,094 +80,128
Other 315,474 184,335 -131,139
Road transport 37,261 33,457 -3,804

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,150,888
Felixstowe 3,353,602
Southampton 1,443,470
London Gateway Port 1,058,916
Eurotunnel 827,059

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 £
Dover 2,721,917 2,428,971 -292,946
Felixstowe 2,012,452 1,341,150 -671,302
Southampton 757,921 685,549 -72,372
London Gateway Port 101,848 957,068 +855,220
Eurotunnel 529,811 297,248 -232,563
London Heathrow Airport 190,769 348,021 +157,252
000 315,474 184,335 -131,139
Belfast Port 77,077 234,622 +157,545
London Stansted Airport 114,334 119,232 +4,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,384 11,985 -138,399

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 64
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Other manufacturing 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 24
2025-10 24
2025-09 27
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 49
54m+ 39
15m-54m 21
Other 12
0-1m 11

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 40,966,438
Poland 2,713,094
South Africa 2,687,306
Turkey 1,343,498
France 1,122,170

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 20,843,054 20,123,384 -719,670
Poland 1,752,127 960,967 -791,160
South Africa 1,487,049 1,200,257 -286,792
Turkey 215,345 1,128,153 +912,808
France 120,226 1,001,944 +881,718
Ireland 120,225 192,721 +72,496
Morocco 110,962 195,348 +84,386
Netherlands 127,536 143,117 +15,581
United States 55,455 108,379 +52,924
United Arab Emirates 92,105 41,935 -50,170

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 102,429
China 39,026
Germany 35,717
Tunisia 982
XI 556

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 50,682 51,747 +1,065
China 20,977 18,049 -2,928
Germany 20,542 15,175 -5,367
Tunisia 400 582 +182
XI 286 270 -16
Indonesia 486 0 -486
Ireland 17 424 +407
Viet Nam 0 404 +404
Poland 0 400 +400
Nicaragua 233 0 -233

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) 40,308,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,886,518
Air transport 688,400
Other 181,355

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) 16,833,915 23,474,349 +6,640,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,255,164 1,631,354 -6,623,810
Air transport 464,842 223,558 -241,284
Other 94,202 87,153 -7,049

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 41,576,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,420,797
Felixstowe 1,635,984
London Gateway Port 1,477,320
Harwich 1,297,266

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 £
Middlesbrough 21,288,233 20,288,401 -999,832
Dover / Eurotunnel 309,172 2,111,625 +1,802,453
Felixstowe 1,489,428 146,556 -1,342,872
London Gateway Port 265,783 1,211,537 +945,754
Harwich 862,511 434,755 -427,756
Hull 320,379 127,390 -192,989
ZLC 307,689 50,438 -257,251
Eurotunnel 4,773 310,077 +305,304
London Heathrow Airport 205,274 81,202 -124,072
London 151,924 89,247 -62,677

Quick facts

HS code: 63079093

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

Description: Respiratory masks like FFP2 or FFP3, designed to protect against particles and dust