Import/export HS code 65061010: Plastic safety headgear

Safety helmets made primarily from plastic materials

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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 49,261,864
France 18,902,749
Germany 18,254,271
Japan 13,090,123
Viet Nam 12,269,746

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 25,360,972 23,900,892 -1,460,080
France 10,371,299 8,531,450 -1,839,849
Germany 8,630,485 9,623,786 +993,301
Japan 6,527,863 6,562,260 +34,397
Viet Nam 6,296,935 5,972,811 -324,124
Italy 3,689,998 4,714,614 +1,024,616
Netherlands 2,943,074 2,007,737 -935,337
Belgium 3,804,305 263,953 -3,540,352
Taiwan 2,037,160 1,899,771 -137,389
Austria 1,572,659 1,838,494 +265,835

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 75,459,695
Viet Nam 13,760,778
Japan 13,255,081
France 7,174,436
Italy 7,097,180

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 39,044,426 36,415,269 -2,629,157
Viet Nam 6,867,740 6,893,038 +25,298
Japan 6,692,197 6,562,884 -129,313
France 3,327,765 3,846,671 +518,906
Italy 3,360,779 3,736,401 +375,622
Germany 2,242,444 2,656,769 +414,325
Turkey 3,413,073 4,333 -3,408,740
Portugal 1,607,012 1,809,293 +202,281
Taiwan 1,862,801 1,361,149 -501,652
Poland 1,743,355 1,477,963 -265,392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30
Greater Manchester 25
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25

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 31 30 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 24 +4
Greater Manchester 16 19 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 17 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 19 +0
West Midlands 20 21 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 16 -3
West Yorkshire 19 15 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 12 17 +5
Inner London - East 13 11 -2

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) 77,495,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,507,472
Air transport 16,829,560
Other 10,052,882
Road transport 44,750

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) 37,016,599 40,479,043 +3,462,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,828,221 22,679,251 -2,148,970
Air transport 8,005,035 8,824,525 +819,490
Other 8,930,746 1,122,136 -7,808,610
Road transport 35,792 8,958 -26,834

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 37,105,271
Dover 18,757,045
Southampton 18,599,588
Eurotunnel 13,444,632
London Gateway Port 13,149,530

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 18,980,906 18,124,365 -856,541
Dover 9,373,465 9,383,580 +10,115
Southampton 9,625,370 8,974,218 -651,152
Eurotunnel 7,625,317 5,819,315 -1,806,002
London Gateway Port 5,847,136 7,302,394 +1,455,258
000 8,930,746 1,122,136 -7,808,610
499 171,404 5,924,133 +5,752,729
Immingham Docks 2,759,826 3,027,347 +267,521
London Heathrow Airport 2,281,468 2,579,512 +298,044
East Midlands Airport 1,898,165 2,501,516 +603,351

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
182
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
160
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
34
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Other manufacturing
27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 125
2026-04 133
2026-03 130
2026-02 126
2026-01 118

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 230
54m+ 124
0-1m 95
15m-54m 67
Other 39

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 £
Poland 9,957,276
Germany 7,451,355
United States 5,608,623
Ireland 5,100,598
Netherlands 5,004,580

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 £
Poland 188,429 9,768,847 +9,580,418
Germany 3,780,852 3,670,503 -110,349
United States 3,118,236 2,490,387 -627,849
Ireland 2,781,912 2,318,686 -463,226
Netherlands 2,644,770 2,359,810 -284,960
France 852,788 617,445 -235,343
United Arab Emirates 946,869 496,441 -450,428
Egypt 750,178 681,893 -68,285
Switzerland 83,242 991,814 +908,572
Italy 461,598 430,715 -30,883

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 £
China 377,578
XI 234,840
Switzerland 82,351
France 21,244
Portugal 20,613

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 £
China 165,447 212,131 +46,684
XI 94,675 140,165 +45,490
Switzerland 41,103 41,248 +145
France 9,571 11,673 +2,102
Portugal 12,039 8,574 -3,465
Germany 12,135 264 -11,871
Ireland 5,149 4,016 -1,133
Sweden 2,218 2,652 +434
Netherlands 2,281 1,020 -1,261
Austria 2,837 0 -2,837

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) 33,287,456
Air transport 10,767,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,186,384
Other 788,251
Road transport 4,948

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) 12,528,766 20,758,690 +8,229,924
Air transport 5,986,613 4,780,902 -1,205,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,667,659 3,518,725 -148,934
Other 358,071 430,180 +72,109
Road transport 4,948 0 -4,948

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,282,981
Felixstowe 8,741,521
Southampton 3,359,333
East Midlands Airport 3,246,262
London Heathrow Airport 3,152,907

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 8,413,257 8,869,724 +456,467
Felixstowe 503,582 8,237,939 +7,734,357
Southampton 1,130,664 2,228,669 +1,098,005
East Midlands Airport 1,884,222 1,362,040 -522,182
London Heathrow Airport 1,652,606 1,500,301 -152,305
Holyhead 1,190,416 1,597,811 +407,395
Dover 1,206,317 1,375,909 +169,592
London Gateway Port 1,623,623 536,436 -1,087,187
Liverpool Docks 1,292,951 284,689 -1,008,262
Belfast Airport 1,106,879 392,347 -714,532

Quick facts

HS code: 65061010

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

Description: Safety helmets made primarily from plastic materials