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 6,396,836
Germany 5,493,075
Taiwan 1,367,911
Poland 461,499
France 364,651

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 3,893,351 2,503,485 -1,389,866
Germany 2,705,266 2,787,809 +82,543
Taiwan 596,896 771,015 +174,119
Poland 312,903 148,596 -164,307
France 306,321 58,330 -247,991
Turkey 220,504 130,286 -90,218
Italy 114,455 115,927 +1,472
Netherlands 105,715 68,725 -36,990
India 21,942 148,326 +126,384
Spain 52,679 102,701 +50,022

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 8,249,764
Czechia 3,893,008
Taiwan 639,043
Poland 477,166
Turkey 355,055

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 4,779,620 3,470,144 -1,309,476
Czechia 1,890,018 2,002,990 +112,972
Taiwan 377,120 261,923 -115,197
Poland 306,211 170,955 -135,256
Turkey 224,769 130,286 -94,483
Sweden 151,433 196,236 +44,803
United States 158,479 148,906 -9,573
Italy 158,798 124,662 -34,136
United Kingdom 118,320 80,070 -38,250
Tunisia 197,644 0 -197,644

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
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - East 8

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 8 -1
Inner London - West 4 9 +5
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Lancashire 4 4 +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) 7,267,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,630,938
Air transport 1,264,705
Other 407,391
Road transport 81,278

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) 4,187,885 3,080,084 -1,107,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,613,189 3,017,749 -595,440
Air transport 564,106 700,599 +136,493
Other 310,908 96,483 -214,425
Road transport 55,300 25,978 -29,322

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,350,628
Felixstowe 3,524,945
London Gateway Port 1,702,764
Southampton 1,489,261
Eurotunnel 711,593

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 2,818,809 2,531,819 -286,990
Felixstowe 2,563,802 961,143 -1,602,659
London Gateway Port 463,378 1,239,386 +776,008
Southampton 927,164 562,097 -365,067
Eurotunnel 470,581 241,012 -229,569
London Heathrow Airport 200,959 497,868 +296,909
000 310,908 96,483 -214,425
London Stansted Airport 180,369 125,657 -54,712
Belfast Port 173,509 104,177 -69,332
499 13,956 183,299 +169,343

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
27
Other manufacturing
13
Manufacture of wearing apparel
6
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 18
2026-03 21
2026-02 34
2026-01 26

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 52
54m+ 45
15m-54m 21
Other 15
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 42,756,918
Poland 2,809,518
South Africa 2,259,442
Turkey 1,923,595
France 1,090,691

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 21,141,340 21,615,578 +474,238
Poland 1,652,426 1,157,092 -495,334
South Africa 180,244 2,079,198 +1,898,954
Turkey 684,734 1,238,861 +554,127
France 442,304 648,387 +206,083
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,546 971,937 +970,391
Morocco 189,474 181,367 -8,107
Ireland 143,745 192,771 +49,026
Netherlands 219,922 91,150 -128,772
United States 103,012 75,946 -27,066

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 104,624
China 40,596
Germany 32,055
Tunisia 1,445
XI 515

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 49,455 55,169 +5,714
China 19,911 20,685 +774
Germany 23,532 8,523 -15,009
Tunisia 505 940 +435
XI 481 34 -447
Indonesia 458 0 -458
Ireland 424 0 -424
Poland 329 88 -241
Viet Nam 0 404 +404
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) 49,082,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,150,856
Air transport 1,609,367
Other 181,770

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) 24,198,686 24,883,501 +684,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 710,132 2,440,724 +1,730,592
Air transport 469,780 1,139,587 +669,807
Other 95,824 85,946 -9,878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 43,447,841
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,038,806
London Gateway Port 2,276,770
Harwich 1,373,489
East Midlands Airport 1,123,887

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 21,648,534 21,799,307 +150,773
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,157,446 1,881,360 +723,914
London Gateway Port 251,739 2,025,031 +1,773,292
Harwich 732,452 641,037 -91,415
East Midlands Airport 132,592 991,295 +858,703
Hull 287,101 126,128 -160,973
Felixstowe 168,454 241,825 +73,371
ZLC 296,813 39,363 -257,450
Eurotunnel 4,773 310,077 +305,304
London Heathrow Airport 175,910 94,531 -81,379

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