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 6,280,936
Germany 5,786,177
Taiwan 1,404,918
Poland 467,664
France 377,280

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 3,283,478 2,997,458 -286,020
Germany 2,781,860 3,004,317 +222,457
Taiwan 556,395 848,523 +292,128
Poland 271,139 196,525 -74,614
France 298,566 78,714 -219,852
Turkey 189,264 164,956 -24,308
Italy 107,992 113,138 +5,146
Netherlands 86,649 89,532 +2,883
Spain 37,019 127,468 +90,449
India 23,502 120,821 +97,319

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 8,163,918
Czechia 4,000,054
Taiwan 687,600
Poland 480,823
Sweden 474,454

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 3,982,650 4,181,268 +198,618
Czechia 1,904,945 2,095,109 +190,164
Taiwan 413,617 273,983 -139,634
Poland 261,424 219,399 -42,025
Sweden 278,179 196,275 -81,904
Turkey 191,298 167,187 -24,111
United States 135,157 172,405 +37,248
Italy 142,346 134,814 -7,532
United Kingdom 135,404 81,748 -53,656
Tunisia 198,418 9,223 -189,195

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 11
Inner London - West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - East 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 8 -1
West Midlands 7 10 +3
Inner London - West 3 8 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
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) 7,049,607
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,930,283
Air transport 1,351,619
Other 452,289
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) 3,567,770 3,481,837 -85,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,529,229 3,401,054 -128,175
Air transport 569,555 782,064 +212,509
Other 306,216 146,073 -160,143
Road transport 42,834 38,444 -4,390

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,478,168
Felixstowe 3,512,720
Southampton 1,509,404
London Gateway Port 1,467,588
Eurotunnel 843,891

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 2,615,767 2,862,401 +246,634
Felixstowe 2,227,704 1,285,016 -942,688
Southampton 911,723 597,681 -314,042
London Gateway Port 162,523 1,305,065 +1,142,542
Eurotunnel 588,577 255,314 -333,263
London Heathrow Airport 202,559 551,696 +349,137
000 306,216 146,073 -160,143
Belfast Port 214,582 104,177 -110,405
London Stansted Airport 158,086 149,397 -8,689
499 13,956 172,603 +158,647

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 67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 21
2026-02 34
2026-01 26
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 51
54m+ 45
15m-54m 22
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 44,578,045
Poland 2,997,821
South Africa 2,512,708
Turkey 1,841,586
France 1,112,815

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 21,136,882 23,441,163 +2,304,281
Poland 1,749,921 1,247,900 -502,021
South Africa 494,084 2,018,624 +1,524,540
Turkey 486,931 1,354,655 +867,724
France 151,155 961,660 +810,505
Morocco 189,474 181,367 -8,107
Ireland 122,866 213,529 +90,663
Netherlands 203,287 94,568 -108,719
United States 79,828 108,475 +28,647
United Arab Emirates 92,732 40,485 -52,247

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 110,240
China 39,034
Germany 33,845
Tunisia 1,387
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 53,587 56,653 +3,066
China 16,950 22,084 +5,134
Germany 22,810 11,035 -11,775
Tunisia 392 995 +603
XI 350 206 -144
Indonesia 458 0 -458
Ireland 32 409 +377
Poland 0 417 +417
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) 48,933,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,536,528
Air transport 684,687
Other 187,728

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) 21,692,543 27,240,930 +5,548,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,106,086 2,430,442 -675,644
Air transport 475,097 209,590 -265,507
Other 95,391 92,337 -3,054

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 45,445,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,973,077
London Gateway Port 2,225,619
Harwich 1,360,193
Felixstowe 760,990

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 21,788,285 23,657,658 +1,869,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 652,681 2,320,396 +1,667,715
London Gateway Port 261,162 1,964,457 +1,703,295
Harwich 725,799 634,394 -91,405
Felixstowe 511,190 249,800 -261,390
Hull 273,309 137,196 -136,113
ZLC 295,377 44,379 -250,998
Eurotunnel 4,773 310,077 +305,304
London Heathrow Airport 195,475 107,361 -88,114
London 119,820 89,247 -30,573

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